Rini Varghese Laly John

I have been working with Talent Quarter since June 2023. I have worked mostly in acute medical care setting with some exposure in aged care. My recent experience is with Albury-Wodonga health, in Medical ward 2 including the HAB unit( High Acuity Beds). I have been with AWH since November 2023.

Responsibilities

• Assessed, planned, implemented and evaluated nursing care for assigned patients.
• Monitored vital signs,
• Maintained a safe environment for all patients by adhering to infection control policies and procedures.
• Demonstrated knowledge of current trends in nursing practices by attending continuing education classes or seminars.
• Utilized critical thinking skills to assess clinical situations quickly and accurately.
• Counseled patients regarding medication side effects or lifestyle changes necessary for improved health outcomes.
• Administered medications and treatments, monitoring patients for reactions and side effects.
• Assessed and prepared patients for procedures, performing initial and ongoing patient assessments.
• Team leading and responding to Emergency situations effectively.

Since September 2022 I have been working as a travel nurse. I have worked with Affinity Nursing and skilled medical between September 2022 and June 2023. During this time I have worked mostly in medical-surgical wards and MPS setting.

Orthopedic Acute Care/ED and Orthopedic Outpatient Department

Experience with The Orthopedic Outpatient Department caring for patients of all ages covering acute emergency/trauma, follow-up appointments and specialty clinics. No day is the same with a variety of tasks including wound management, casting, splinting, patient education and running a variety of clinics.

All patients presenting with acute emergency and trauma are seen at the Acute Orthopedic Care (OAC) in the Emergency Department. In addition to this follow up care is organized in the Orthopedic Outpatient Department (OOPD) with clinics Monday – Friday 0800-1730.

• Responsibilities
• Maintaining a comprehensive overview of all patients allocated to orthopaedic team and to make informed decisions on resource and support allocation
• Provide clinical support, education, and leadership to the OAC RN’s.
  Taking a ‘lighter’ patient load should allow you to coordinate clinical
  support/education to RN’s who may lack experience or confidence or who may need support due to workload.
• Maintaining effective communication with the ED team leader throughout the shift allows more efficient coordination off resource allocation such as procedural sedation and patient handover.
• Liaise with the Orthopedic Registrar regarding plans for all GP Referral patients.
  Ensure that all RN’s have an appropriate workload.
  Oversee the allocation of bed spaces in OAC
• Ensure daily tasks have been completed – Drug check, treatment room checks, OAC shift report
• Supporting RNs to provide care i.e holds, analgesia checks, MDT referral
• Monitoring status of investigations i.e imaging to maintain flow
• Coordinating care to increase flow +/- casting, analgesia, mobilisation, procedure, MDT referral.
• Taking over patient load of RNs who leave to do casting elsewhere i.e resus/ the ward
• Coordinating MDT assessment
• Taking Ortho enquiries on nurse in-charge phone

• Acute orthopedic registered nurse with acute inpatient and orthopedic trauma unit experience.
• Work collaboratively with the Nurse unit manager to provide effective, transformational leadership and supervision across the team.
• Committed to patient advocacy role and acts as liaison between patients', patients' families and the MDT.
• Accountable for operational and management portfolios as delegated.
• Proficient Level- Professional Development Recognition Program holder since 2018. •
• Passionate about minimizing surgical site infections- providing informal staff and patient education sessions about antimicrobial- resistance and consequences of acute on chronic infections on individuals and the wider health care organization.
• Attend daily staffing meetings as a shift co-coordinator to ensure safe staffing is achieved within the department.
• Culturally sensitive health care professional and cognizant about the health disparities between different ethnic groups.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills-experience in managing inpatient patient management software and others including MS office, word, excel.
• Critical thinking skills with a willingness to learn new management skills

Registered Nurse/Shift Co-ordinator/Trendcare Champion

Experience working within a tertiary specialist mental health setting working mainly with forensic Intellectual disability sector. Actively involved in leadership, quality improvement and training of staff.

• Excellent knowledge and skills in caring for mental health service users
• Positive Behavior support as model of care
• Utilizes trauma informed care and least restrictive practice
• organizing and leading teaching sessions for the staff
• Liaising with multidisciplinary team
• Working with mental health service users in a multi-disciplinary setting
• Responding quickly and effectively to episodes of physical and verbal
• Excellent de-escalation skills.
• Collaborated with treatment and service providers using interprofessional interdisciplinary team approach for continuity of care.
• Implemented evidence-based and best practice problem-solving interventions to establish protective measures for suicide prevention and self-harm.
• Developed collaborative safety plan with patient and family to prepare for discharge.
• Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis, treatment and disease management, equipping them with tools to achieve and maintain optimal psychiatric and mental health.
• Participated in root cause analysis for concerning patient behaviors to prevent acts of furtherance on inpatient unit.
• Created safe and supportive therapeutic milieu to promote recovery.
• Met patient needs by devising and coordinating highly tailored care plans for each individual.
• Organized treatment projects that focused on problem solving skills and creative thinking.
• Recorded comprehensive patient histories and coordinated treatment plans with multi-disciplinary team members.
• Collaborated with prescribing professionals to get patients necessary medications.
• Served as lead clinician for patients with bipolar, depression, anxiety and personality disorders.
• Consulted with psychiatrists about client medication changes, issues with medicine compliance and efficacy of medications.

• Rannerdale is a 60 bedded facility with rest home and hospital level of care catering to the needs for clinically complex group of people-people with intellectual disability and complex medical and psychiatric condition
• Responsibilities
• Assessing the care needs of the patients and prioritizing needs
• Responsible for custody, storage and administration of medication
• Assisting in the supervision and training of CAP students and health care assistants
• Providing physical and psychological support to patients as well as their families
• Excellent knowledge and skills in caring for mental health service users
• Appropriate referrals-palliative care, older person's health, specialist wound care, mental health etc
• Liaising with multidisciplinary team-OT, physio, and rehabilitation
• Working with mental health service users in a multi-disciplinary setting
• Responding quickly and effectively to episodes of physical and verbal aggression
• Responsible for the facility after hours
• Completing all assessments and documentations-long term and short term care plan etc
• Caring for palliative care residents.

• Shift Coordinator/Registered Nurse experience within a 88 bedded facility, mostly working afterhours(1600-0000hrs).
• responsible for admission procedures, care planning, implementing and evaluating, and monitoring and reporting and safe drug administration as per GP orders
• responsible for care planning and delivery of care co-ordination
• Supervision and training of care staff was also part of my role.

Experience working in a busy emergency department caring for patients of all ages covering acute emergency/trauma, follow-up appointments and specialty clinics.

General awareness about difference between public and private models of health care funding.

Experience caring for patients with various medical co-morbidities.

• Worked for a year in a 650 bedded hospital
• Worked in a broad range of medical and surgical departments including ICU, CCU, PICU, NICU, POST-OP ICU and Renal Unit, working with and leading teams in the delivery of high standards of patient care
• Perceptively and proactively fulfilled role as Preceptor to student nurses and new graduates, guiding and mentoring them on medical procedures, policy application and holistic nursing practice