Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Ongoing Professional Development
Awards
Digital Skills
Timeline
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Rhiannon Jones

Overview

12
12
years of professional experience

Work History

Clinical Nurse/Child Health Nurse

Great Southern Aboriginal Health Service
01.2022 - Current
  • Advocacy for Aboriginal clients to access culturally appropriate health care
  • Health Promotion
  • Mentoring and Education of Aboriginal Health Workers

Immunisation

  • Administering immunisations in line with the National Immunisation Program including Aboriginal Schedule
  • Vaccine Management including temperature monitoring and cold chain breaches
  • Vaccine ordering through OneLink
  • Administering Covid immunisations and reporting data through CVAS

Child Health

  • Plan, develop, implement, and evaluate care of Aboriginal Children in line with the universal and ECHS child health schedules
  • Tympanometry
  • Hemoglobin testing

Child Protection and Vulnerable Families

  • Activating, updating, extending, and inactivating child at risk alerts
  • Liaising with Child Protection and Family Support including referrals
  • Mandatory reporting of child sexual abuse
  • Albany Health Campus Emergency Department Safety Net team

Adult Health/Chronic Disease

  • Coordination of community nursing care
  • Referral to other services
  • Work collaboratively with GP’s in a clinic setting

Acting Clinical Nurse Manager

Great Southern Aboriginal Health Service
09.2023 - 10.2023
  • Coordination and Supervision Chronic Disease, Adult Health, GP Clinics, Podiatry Clinic, Diabetes Education, Child Health, Boodjarri Yorga (antenatal) and Ngalung Moort (playgroup) over two sites across Lower Great Southern and Upper Great Southern
  • Line management of 14 employees including Clinical Nurses, Midwives, Social Workers and Aboriginal Liaison Officers ROSTAR and Leave Management
  • Recruitment
  • Incoming referrals
  • Maintaining client of concern lists, birth register and antenatal lists
  • Site coordination of VaccinateWA

Registered Nurse

Bruce Rock And Narembeen Health Services
05.2013 - 01.2022
  • Coordination and provision of care for 12 aged care residents, up to 8 acute patients, emergency presentations and outpatient care
  • Clinical Coordinator directly supervising Registered Nurses, Enrolled Nurses, Assistants in Nursing and Residential Care Workers
  • Liaising with services such as the Emergency Telehealth Service, Royal Flying Doctor Service and Metropolitan Hospitals
  • Sexual Assault Resource Nurse

Clinical Nurse

Population Health Merredin
05.2021 - 12.2021

Eastern Wheatbelt Covid-19 Vaccination rollout

Aged Care Coordinator

Bruce Rock Health Service
07.2013 - 03.2017
  • Ensuring residential care is compliant with Aged Care Standards
  • Developing care plans and other programs for aged care residents and overseeing their implantation
  • Preparing documentation for audits and accreditations
  • Working closely with other health care providers such as physiotherapists, occupation therapists, medical officers, dentists, audiologists and optometrists to ensure holistic care for aged care residents

Graduate Registered Nurse

SCGH/KEMH
04.2012 - 05.2013

Graduate Nurse Program – Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital

  • Caring for patients on a general medical and surgical ward
  • Specialisation in General Surgery, Endocrinology, Radiation Oncology, Palliative Care and Dermatology
  • High level of experience with drains, pumps and wound care

Graduate Nurse Program – King Edward Memorial Hospital

  • Caring for pre and post operative patients in the Day Surgery Unit
  • Caring for immediately post operative patients in the recovery unit
  • Neuraxial Care of post surgical patients
  • Management of airways
  • Admissions and discharges
  • IV Drug admission

Education

Graduate Certificate Child And Adolescent Health

Curtin University
Perth, WA
2020

Bachelor of Nursing

University of Notre Dame Australia
Fremantle, WA
2011

Skills

  • Strong understanding of Indigenous health issues
  • In depth understanding of the NIP
  • Ability to work well in a multidisciplinary team
  • Excellent documentation of patient care
  • Understanding of the challenges facing rural communities
  • Able to work autonomously or in a team environment
  • Adapt well in all situations
  • Able to observe confidentiality
  • Excellent knowledge of safe working practices, polices and procedures
  • Strong empathy and understanding of clients needs
  • Interact well with colleagues and patients
  • Effective time management, communication and organisation skills

Ongoing Professional Development

  • Breastfeeding Dynamics
  • Triple P Facilitator Training
  • Ascia Anaphylaxis
  • Understanding Vaccines and the National Immunisation Program
  • QAMMS Training
  • Happe Ear Health Training
  • Australian Government Covid Vaccination provider training and all relevant updates


Awards

WAHS & GSAHS Staff Recognition - 2023

"Doynitj" - Integrity, Honesty, Collaboration and Professionalism


Dr Rex Joyner Prize - 2011

University of Notre Dame Australia Award for Nursing Excellence

Digital Skills

  • CHIS
  • WebPas
  • Rostar
  • Bossnet DMR
  • Iclinical Manager
  • Microsoft Applications

Timeline

Acting Clinical Nurse Manager

Great Southern Aboriginal Health Service
09.2023 - 10.2023

Clinical Nurse/Child Health Nurse

Great Southern Aboriginal Health Service
01.2022 - Current

Clinical Nurse

Population Health Merredin
05.2021 - 12.2021

Aged Care Coordinator

Bruce Rock Health Service
07.2013 - 03.2017

Registered Nurse

Bruce Rock And Narembeen Health Services
05.2013 - 01.2022

Graduate Registered Nurse

SCGH/KEMH
04.2012 - 05.2013

Graduate Certificate Child And Adolescent Health

Curtin University

Bachelor of Nursing

University of Notre Dame Australia
Rhiannon Jones