Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Nursing Registration
Career Overview
Media
Publications
Volunteer Experience
References
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Rhys Ellison

Tranmere,South Australia

Summary

Dedicated and compassionate nurse with proven ability to provide patient care in fast-paced environment. Calm and level-headed when handling high-stress situations. Uses strong communication skills and humor to develop professional relationships with patients and families.

Overview

24
24
years of professional experience

Work History

Clinical Nurse

Royal Adelaide Hospital
04.2008 - Current
  • I have had four opportunities to act in the Clinical Nurse role prior to undertaking the personal reclassification to Clinical Nurse
  • My portfolio includes: Undergraduate Nurse facilitating; Quality, Safety and Risk Management; Blood Safe and Manual Handling.

Registered Nurse

Royal Adelaide Hospital
11.2000 - Current
  • Initiate and continue nursing care, advocate for patients and junior colleagues
  • Undertake and assist with interventional non-cardiac angiographic procedures, CT scan, Ultrasound, Nuclear Medicine and various Screening Procedures
  • I mentor new nursing staff through their orientation and development.

Clinical Facilitator

University of South Australia (UniSA)
07.2007 - 09.2009
  • Acted as the Clinical Facilitator to the University of South Australia (UniSA) nursing students; developing, initiating and evaluating learning opportunities and guiding nursing students through the processes to demonstrate their competence to practice nursing and attain registration.

Education

Diploma of Management -

ROYAL ADELAIDE HOSPITAL
11.2011

Certificate IV: Frontline Management -

ROYAL ADELAIDE HOSPITAL
11.2010

Graduate Certificate: Clinical Education -

FLINDERS UNIVERSITY
06.2009

Certificate IV: Workplace Training and Assessment -

ROYAL ADELAIDE HOSPITAL
08.2005

Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) -

TEACH INTERNATIONAL
04.2005

Bachelor of Nursing -

FLINDERS UNIVERSITY
11.2004

Preceptor Training -

ROYAL ADELAIDE HOSPITAL
05.2004

Skills

  • Exceptionally developed listening and communicating skills, honed through working with the migrant population
  • Highly proficient interpersonal skills through nursing practice, working in and with different cultures
  • Innovative and able to problem solve to facilitate a learning scenario
  • Able to plan, implement and evaluate processes that have been enhanced through quality improvement activities and nursing processes
  • Developed level of competence in computer literacy, from nursing specific software to more universal applications

Nursing Registration

Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia, NMW0001296997, 05/31/15

Career Overview

A dedicated and highly motivated Registered Nurse with over twenty years’ experience in patient-centred care, from health promotion, interventional procedures and student and colleague education. From the Training and Graduate programs at the Royal Adelaide Hospital (1988 -1992) I moved into the Department of Radiology. Undertaking evening courses I gained skills that enhanced my chances to gain a ‘Responsible Infirmier’ position at the Queensland Club Med. Village on Lindeman Island. Following that was a four year period of Occupational Health related work in Great Britain, based in London. I returned to the Department of Radiology at Royal Adelaide Hospital in November 2000, and attained the personal reclassification to Clinical Nurse in 2008.

Media

  • 05/01/21, SA MEDICAL IMAGING, Commitment to your care poster
  • 07/01/07, UNIVERSTIY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA, Lecture to First Year Medical Imaging Students, Podcast, http://www.docstoc.com/docs/86471743/Role-of-a-Radiology-Nurse
  • 03/01/07, AUSTRALIAN NURSES FEDERATION (ANF), Enterprise Bargaining Agreement (EBA) 2007, Television Advertisement
  • 03/01/07, AUSTRALIAN NURSES FEDERATION (ANF), In Touch Magazine, April 2007, Interview

Publications

  • ROYAL ADELAIDE HOSPITAL – Department of Radiology: Patient Information Sheets
  • Abdominal Xray
  • Barium Swallow & Meal
  • Chest Xray
  • CT Scan
  • Facet Joint Injection
  • Fluoroscopy Knee
  • MRI Booklet
  • Pelvis Xray
  • Currently under review
  • PICC
  • Spinal Xray
  • Ultrasound

Volunteer Experience

  • 03/01/05, ROYAL ADELAIDE HOSPITAL, Quality, Safety and Risk Management Work Group, Department of Radiology, I am the Nurse Representative developing initiating and evaluating protocols and practices for the Department of Radiology
  • 06/01/02, TAFESA, English Language Service, I am a volunteer Home Tutor/Classroom Assistant involved in the English tuition to migrant students currently Monday evenings and formerly Thursday or Friday mornings.

References

  • Neville Hearse, Clinical Service Coordinator, Department of Radiology, Royal Adelaide Hospital, ADELAIDE, SOUTH AUSTRALIA, 5000, 8222 4309
  • Melita Cummings, Clinical Practice Coordinator – PICC’s, Department of Radiology, Royal Adelaide Hospital, ADELAIDE, SOUTH AUSTRALIA, 5000, 8222 4833
  • Lauren Luke, Associate Clinical Service Coordinator, Department of Radiology, Royal Adelaide Hospital, ADELAIDE, SOUTH AUSTRALIA, 5000, 8222 4310
  • Kathryn Loprete, Associate Clinical Service Coordinator, Department of Radiology, Royal Adelaide Hospital, ADELAIDE, SOUTH AUSTRALIA, 5000, 8222 4310

Timeline

Clinical Nurse

Royal Adelaide Hospital
04.2008 - Current

Clinical Facilitator

University of South Australia (UniSA)
07.2007 - 09.2009

Registered Nurse

Royal Adelaide Hospital
11.2000 - Current

Diploma of Management -

ROYAL ADELAIDE HOSPITAL

Certificate IV: Frontline Management -

ROYAL ADELAIDE HOSPITAL

Graduate Certificate: Clinical Education -

FLINDERS UNIVERSITY

Certificate IV: Workplace Training and Assessment -

ROYAL ADELAIDE HOSPITAL

Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) -

TEACH INTERNATIONAL

Bachelor of Nursing -

FLINDERS UNIVERSITY

Preceptor Training -

ROYAL ADELAIDE HOSPITAL

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