Ruvarashe Gwitima
Beveridge,Australia
Summary
Dedicated hardworking Registered nurse with over 10 years of diverse healthcare experience in direct patient care
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
Work History
Endorsed Enrolled Nurse
Footscray Hospital (3B)
10.2017 - 08.2024
- Provide direct quality nursing care according to the nursing care plan, professional standards, workplace polices and procedures
- Places patients receiving treatment at the centre of care and support patients make informed choices
- Work under the supervision of a Registered nurse and collaborate with multidisciplinary health care team
- Practises culturally safe care for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders peoples and people from all other cultures
- Deliver written and verbal care reports such as clinical handover.
- Collaborated with interdisciplinary teams for optimized patient treatment plans and outcomes.
- Mentored new nursing staff members, fostering teamwork and improving unit efficiency.
- Promoted a safe and comfortable healing environment by addressing patient concerns promptly and professionally.
- Performed routine wound care and dressing changes on schedule.
- Administered medications via oral, IV, subcutaneous and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
- Collected blood samples in accordance with laboratory protocols and regulations.
Endorsed Enrolled Nurse
Embracia Aged Care
04.2017 - 10.2017
- Contributes and collaborated in decision-making through participation in multidisciplinary health care team meetings and conferences
- Identifying clinical deterioration
- Demonstrated leadership skills, ability to delegate tasks to team members e.g personal carers (PCA's) by communicating clearly and setting realistic goals and keeping track of progress
- Provide emotional support both to residents and their family members.
Endorsed Enrolled Nurse
Lourdes Hospital and Community Service
04.2015 - 11.2016
- Medication Administration; Administering medication as per Dr's order, via different routes and monitor
- Chronic Care Experience
- Provide end of life care
- Wound care management
- Encourage and guide patients to promote independence.
Assistant in Nurse
Masonic Care Queensland
01.2012 - 12.2014
- Assist residents with daily living needs such as hygiene cares, toileting, meals and mobility
- Cared for critically ill residents- attended to pressure area care
- Documented daily progress notes.
Education
Bachelor Of Nursing -
Latrobe University
Bundoora, Victoria12.2023
Diploma in Nursing (Endorsed Enrolled Nurse) -
TAFE Queensland
Brisbane, Queensland11.2014
School based traineeship (Certificate III in Aged Care) Assistant in nursing -
Masonic Care Queensland
Sandgate, Queensland12.2013
Skills
- Patient centered
- Electronic Medical Record
- Patient, family advocacy and support
- Patient care and safety
- Vital Signs and Patient Monitoring
- Patient Assessment
- Clinical Documentation
- Palliative Care
Registered nurse (Clinical Placements)
- Community Residential Withdrawal Unit, 03/2023, 03/2023, Footscray, Victoria, 120, Alcohol withdrawal scale assessment, Team player, Time management, Dedication and Patience
- Orthopaedic and Neurosurgery Ward, 02/2023, 02/2023, Footscray, Victoria, 120, Head to toe assessment, Pre & Post-operative management, IV therapy, IV antibiotics, Neurovascular assessment, Monitor patients on Patient controlled analgesia (PCA), Wound care, Clinical reasoning
- Hospital in the home, 10/2022, 11/2022, Footscray, Victoria, 80, Assisted with VAC dressings, Patient assessment, Administration of subcutaneous injection, Drain tube management, Reconstitution and administration of antibiotics
- Haemotology and Bone Marrow Transplant, 06/2022, 06/2022, Melbourne, Victoria, 80, Pain assessment, Closely monitored pathology results, Closely monitored for signs of deterioration and escalated
- Geriatric Evaluation Management (GEM), 08/2022, 09/2022, Sunshine, Victoria, 120, Behaviour management, Falls risk management, Risk assessments
- Surgical unit, 05/2022, 05/2022, Sunshine, Victoria, 80, Basic wound care, Head to toe assessments, Drain tube management, IV therapy/ IV antibiotics
References
Available upon request
Timeline
Endorsed Enrolled Nurse
Footscray Hospital (3B)
10.2017 - 08.2024
Endorsed Enrolled Nurse
Embracia Aged Care
04.2017 - 10.2017
Endorsed Enrolled Nurse
Lourdes Hospital and Community Service
04.2015 - 11.2016
Assistant in Nurse
Masonic Care Queensland
01.2012 - 12.2014
Bachelor Of Nursing -
Latrobe University
Diploma in Nursing (Endorsed Enrolled Nurse) -
TAFE Queensland
School based traineeship (Certificate III in Aged Care) Assistant in nursing -
Masonic Care Queensland
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