ROSHNI RAJAN
Everton Park,Australia
Summary
Experienced registered nurse with a background in primary health nursing at the Health Hub Project, General Practice in New Zealand. Graduated from Universal College of Learning (UCOL) NZ. Dedicated caregiver thriving in a team environment focused on creating a relaxed, happy, and secure atmosphere while maintaining high standards of care. Possesses four years of experience assisting in cardiac operations and familiar with routine theatre equipment. Also has valuable experience working as a dental assistant.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Dental Assistant
My Dentist
01.2020 - Current
- Working alongside the clinician in providing consultation, x-rays, and treatment
- Ensuring a good flow of patients being brought into the surgery
- Ensuring clinical notes are correct and treatment is charged through
- Communicating with patients about diagnostic outcomes
- Patient Management, appointment and recalls, some debt management
- Doing sterilization and ensuring infection control protocols are adhered to
- Data entry and general office/admin duties
- A willingness to learn, adapt and grow as part of the organisation, with exceptional customer services skills
Registered Nurse
Health Hub Project New Zealand Limited
10.2023 - 04.2024
- Urgent triage (including resuscitation, stabilisation and assisting with assessment as necessary);
- Assessment of the urgency and severity of presenting problems through history taking, and examination before referral to the appropriate GP
- Assessment can be via telephone or 1:1 consultation with patient
- Follow-up of patient test results and communication with patients where appropriate
- Undertaking treatment options and carrying out appropriate clinical interventions and procedures, including but not limited to counselling, advising, and providing information
- Set-up and assistance with minor surgery
- Health screening
- Provide timely clinical and culturally appropriate health services through ongoing well-health education and advice, including counselling to improve health and prevent disease
- Use of recall and reminder systems and referral, as appropriate, to national screening programmes
- Education to assist people to reduce or change risky and harmful lifestyle behaviour
- Family planning services, provision of contraceptive advice and sexual health services
- Working with public health providers in the prevention and control of communicable diseases for individuals and families/whanau and reporting to relevant public health providers
- Ongoing care and support for people with chronic and terminal conditions
- Health promotion to the practices' enrolled population, linking to public health programmes at a national, regional and local level and utilising such programmes to target specific populations
- Co-ordinating an individual's rehabilitation process and participating where appropriate in providing recovery orientated services to restore normal functioning
- Developing collaborative working relationships with community health services, DHB and non-Government public health providers, ACC and relevant non-health agencies
- Advocating on behalf of patients with external agencies to communicate patient care and support needs
- Ensure all patient services undertaken are charged out in accordance with appropriate protocols
- When claiming subsidies from any funding agency, all compliance clauses must be adhered to
- Assist with provision of information for practice reporting requirements, as requested
- Maintain adequate levels of stock for materials and equipment in all treatment and consulting rooms, ensuring no item is past its expiry date
- Maintain minimum levels of drug supplies for the practice, and the doctors' bags
- Maintain control over the Controlled Drug Register in accordance with defined protocols
- All information you enter into the PMS system is accurate, appropriate and in accordance with agreed protocols
- Set up all screening and recall programmes for new patients
- Supporting other staff by assisting in promoting the benefits of enrolling in the PHO or other appropriate Ministry of Health mandated organisation, to patients
- All patient consultations must be accurately recorded in the clinical patient notes within 24 hours of seeing the patient
- Undertakes responsibility for own professional nursing development
- Continuing professional development meets the minimum requirements set by the NZ Nursing Council
- Attendance at regular peer review meetings in accordance with the guidelines of the NZ Nursing Council
- All complaints to be referred to the Practice Manager in the first instance
- Total confidentiality and privacy of patients is maintained
- Comply with established health and safety policies with regard to handling of instruments, infection control, storage of drugs and disposal of sharps and other potentially dangerous equipment and substances
Dental Assistant
Smile Care
01.2019 - 01.2020
Caregiver
Awanui Resthome
03.2017 - 01.2018
Caregiver
Ohope Beach Care
05.2016 - 01.2017
Caregiver
Cantabria Rest Home & Hospital
05.2015 - 11.2015
- Communicate effectively with team members including Caregivers, RN and facility manager
- Good team player, ensuring the smooth functioning of the team while taking over senior caregiver responsibilities
- Assist clients in their activities of daily living such as toileting, bathing and grooming
- Perform light housekeeping tasks such as cleaning, dusting and vacuuming
- Make beds on daily basis and change linen as often as required
- Engage clients in physical and mental exercises prescribed by their doctors
- Escort clients on appointments with hair dressers and physical therapists
- Provide companionship on a daily basis by lending an ear or a shoulder to lean on
- Engage wards in outdoor activities such as walking and light sports
- Manage laundry and ironing activities
- Maintain a safe and clean environment and ensure that garbage is taken out on a daily basis
- Arrange medicines to be taken on schedule by providing appropriate reminders or administering medication only upon doctor's orders
- Observe elderly for signs of deterioration or concern and report them to the registered nurse on an immediate basis
- Maintain record of ward's activities, behaviour and symptoms for reference purposes
Staff Nurse
Madras Medical Mission
02.2008 - 02.2012
- Overall management of the operation theatre as shift incharge
- Training and supervision of junior nurses
- Caring for patients with respect and empathy
- Guiding patients through procedures also providing assurance and comfort
- Conduct pre-procedure evaluations, plan patient care, coordinate nursing interventions, and assess results
- Accurate documentation maintained
- Act quickly in case of emergencies and familiar with the emergency protocols
- Contributes to decision-making, communication and interpersonal skills
- Performed all the duties and functions of an Operating Circulating and Scrub Nurse
- Assisted in preparing surgery schedules and planning the perioperative care for surgical patients
- Ensure all medications are administered and charted according to established policies and procedures
- Maintained supplies and assured cleanliness/sterility of surgical area
- Cared for specimens and cultures as directed by set policies and procedures
- Participate in identifying and resolving of nursing practice and unit problems
- Maintain sterility and discipline in the OR
- Scrub for all types of cases including vascular surgeries
- Ensure the sterility of all items/equipments received from CSSD
- Receive the right patient from ward after checking all details like identity, case records, payment, blood etc
- Hand over the instruments to CSSD once the surgery is over and help in packing
- Assist in cleaning of all the operation theatres, store Room on every Saturday and rearrange the OR for the following week
- Prepare the ETO items for the following week
- Supervise the general work of clinical and non-clinical staff
- Assist in maintaining the cleanliness & sterility of the operation theatres
- To look after other responsibilities, as may be assigned, from time to time, by the Superiors
- Supervision of the staffs, arrange the required indent items (sets, sutures, equipment for the cardiac cases)
- Maintain discipline inside the OT
- Complete infection control by proper waste management
- Well trained to assist both adult and paediatric cases including Off pump coronary Artery Grafting (Beating Heart)
Education
Bachelors In Nursing -
Ucol
01.2023
B.Sc Nursing Basic Degree -
Srinidhi College of Nursing
01.2007
Skills
- Empathy
- Active listening
- Patient advocacy
- Effective communication
- Interpersonal communication
- Critical thinking
- Problem solving
- Team player
- Leadership
- Time management
Certification
- Ausmed Aged Care Training Passport
- Firstaid and CPR
- Mini-ACE Cognitive Examination
- Jadelle Device Training
Additional Information
Police check completed, Yellow card and blue card, Australian Driver License
References
- Marionetha Gouws, Senior Registered Nurse, Preceptor Health Hub Project, 021 036 7806, dmgouws1@gmail.com
- Joyce Li, Registered Nurse, Health Hub project, 021 0877 1183, q.li@hhpnz.nz
- Sally Durham, Facility Manager, Ohope Beach Care, Ohope, Whakatane, New Zealand, 027 308 0920, ccruse@Xtra.co.nz
Timeline
Registered Nurse
Health Hub Project New Zealand Limited
10.2023 - 04.2024
Dental Assistant
My Dentist
01.2020 - Current
Dental Assistant
Smile Care
01.2019 - 01.2020
Caregiver
Awanui Resthome
03.2017 - 01.2018
Caregiver
Ohope Beach Care
05.2016 - 01.2017
Caregiver
Cantabria Rest Home & Hospital
05.2015 - 11.2015
Staff Nurse
Madras Medical Mission
02.2008 - 02.2012
B.Sc Nursing Basic Degree -
Srinidhi College of Nursing
- Ausmed Aged Care Training Passport
- Firstaid and CPR
- Mini-ACE Cognitive Examination
- Jadelle Device Training
Bachelors In Nursing -
Ucol
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