Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Accomplishments
Additional Information
Reference
Certification
Timeline
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Sally Moon

Cheltenham,VIC

Overview

30
30
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Clinical Nurse Specialist - Recovery

The Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne
Parkville, VIC
03.2006 - Current
  • Post operative management of Adult & Paediatric Medical and Surgical patients
  • Acute airway management
  • Nurse initiated pain management
  • Preceptorship and education of undergraduate nursing students & Graduate Nurses to the Post Anaesthetic Care Unit
  • Perform head-to-toe physical assessments, prioritizing treatment
  • Haemodynamic monitoring
  • Discharge planning, prioritising care to maintain patient flow
  • Educating patients, family and care givers
  • Proficient use of electronic medical record
  • Document all aspects of care following policy and creating accurate patient records
  • Completion annual mandatory competencies
  • Infection control link and Unit hand hygiene auditor

Registered Nurse

The Royal Women's Hospital
Parkville, VIC
11.2002 - 02.2003
  • Nursing care of preterm infants
  • Nursing care of infants requiring isolette care for temperature and glucose level management
  • Administered medications via oral, IV, and intramuscular injections and monitored responses
  • Family centered care

Registered Nurse (Paediatric Intensive Care)

The Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne
Parkville, VIC
03.2003 - 03.2006
  • Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.
  • Developed and maintained courteous and effective working relationships
  • Invasive and non invasive ventilation management
  • Arterial monitoring
  • Haemofiltration management
  • Haemodynamic monitoring
  • Interpretation of laboratory results, X-ray analysis and arterial blood gases
  • Patient centred care
  • Discharge planning
  • Worked effectively in fast paced environments

Clinical Nurse Specialist, Cardiothoracic Unit

The Royal Melbourne Hospital
Parkville, VIC
11.2001 - 02.2003
  • Strengthened communication skills through regular interactions with others
  • Management and care of pre and post operative cardiothoracic patients
  • Swan Ganz catheter management
  • Management of temporary pacemakers
  • Haemodynamic monitoring
  • Cardiac output computing
  • Management intra arterial lines
  • Vasoactive and Inotropic drug therapy
  • Ecg interpretation
  • Use of sedation and muscle relaxants
  • Patient education
  • pain management
  • Administration, maintenance, venipuncture, dressings and removal of vascular access devices
  • Supervision/education of Post Graduate Diploma Nursing students

Associate Nurse Unit Manager

The Royal Melbourne Hospital
Parkville, VIC
06.1998 - 06.2000
  • Established and maintained effective communication with medical and nursing staff, allied health and patients to promote high quality patient care
  • Fostered improvement in staff development and standards of patient care
  • Strong organisational and time management
  • Allocation of patient load and shift coordination

Registered Nurse - Cardiothoracic Unit

The Royal Melbourne Hospital
Parkville, VIC
10.1994 - 06.1998
  • Ensuring comprehensive patient assessments and devising suitable plans of care
  • Identifying own clinical lear objectives and utilising the relevant resources to achieve these
  • Knowledge of patient admission, transfer and discharge policies
  • capacity to work independently in an Intensive Care environment
  • Haemodynamic monitoring
  • Ability to care for mechanically ventilated patients and successfully interpret Haemodynamic monitoring
  • Continually evaluating the effectiveness of nursing interventions in terms of patient responses in achieving planned outcomes

Registered Nurse/Administration Manager

Mt Hotham Medical Centre
Mt Hotham Victoria

June - October (2000-2004)

  • Emergency triage, resuscitation, cubical and short stay care to patients post snow sports injury
  • Provide total patient care inclusive obtaining and dispensing scripts and following up Specialist referrals
  • Maintain medical records and statistics
  • Financial records and Medical accounts
  • Perform and develop patient x-rays, plaster application
  • Support Medical staff, Ski patrol staff and Paramedics in a ream care environment
  • Maintain equipment, sterilisation, order of medical and pharmacy stock

Nurse Immuniser

Health Care Australia
Melbourne, VIC
02.2024 - Current

Corporate Vaccination provider

Maintain Australian Immunisation record

Maintain Cold chain safety of Vaccines

Education

High School Diploma -

Kilvington Grammar School
Ormond, Victoria

Graduate Diploma in Advanced Clinical Nursing

The University of Melbourne
1997

General Nurse Training
The Royal Melbourne Hospital, Parkville Victoria
1993

Skills

  • Post Graduate qualified critical care nurse
  • Twenty years acute paediatric nursing experience
  • Ability to adapt well to changing priorities and working under pressure
  • Strong time management and organisational skills
  • A passion for nursing and an understanding of the privilege it is to care for a patient at their most vulnerable time
  • Electronic Medical Record Systems
  • An enthusiastic approach to further build upon knowledge

Accomplishments

Volunteer Companion - Camp

Quality Victoria 10 years

Volunteer ICU Nurse with Open Heart International. An organisation providing the opportunity for those living in developing countries to receive specialised healthcare they cannot access.

Solomon Islands 2006, Tonga 2009, 2011, 2011

Presenter at the National Conference of Australian Society of Anaesthesia Paramedical Officers AAAHP

2011 & 2013

Additional Information

Nursing and Midwifery Board, AHPRA

* Registered Nurse Division 1 : (General) NMW0001034392

* Working with children check : 01750198-05 (expiry 26/05/2029)

Professional Memberships

* Australian Nursing and Midwifery Foundation - current

Reference

Simone Kelly

Nurse Unit Manager

Post Anaesthetic Care Unit

The Royal Children's Hospital, Parkville 3050

Email : Simone.kelly@rch.org.au

Phone : 93455523

Katie Molloy

Associate Nurse Unit Manager

Post Anaesthetic Care Unit

The Royal Children's Hospital, Parkville 3050

Email : Katie.molloy@rch.org.au

Phone : 93455254

Certification

January 2024 - SA Health

Understanding Vaccines and the National Immunisation Program

May 2023

HLTAID012 -Provide First Aid in an education setting

2024 - current

Hand Hygiene Principals

Manual Handling

Principles Infection Control

Basic Life support/CPR certification

Timeline

Nurse Immuniser

Health Care Australia
02.2024 - Current

Clinical Nurse Specialist - Recovery

The Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne
03.2006 - Current

Registered Nurse (Paediatric Intensive Care)

The Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne
03.2003 - 03.2006

Registered Nurse

The Royal Women's Hospital
11.2002 - 02.2003

Clinical Nurse Specialist, Cardiothoracic Unit

The Royal Melbourne Hospital
11.2001 - 02.2003

Associate Nurse Unit Manager

The Royal Melbourne Hospital
06.1998 - 06.2000

Registered Nurse - Cardiothoracic Unit

The Royal Melbourne Hospital
10.1994 - 06.1998

Registered Nurse/Administration Manager

Mt Hotham Medical Centre

High School Diploma -

Kilvington Grammar School

Graduate Diploma in Advanced Clinical Nursing

The University of Melbourne

General Nurse Training
Sally Moon