Santosh Rijal
5 Isidore Drive, Doreen,Australia
Summary
Experienced and dedicated professional with a strong clinical background seeking to utilize skills and qualifications to provide exceptional service in a dynamic healthcare organization. Eager to advance clinical skills and expand knowledge within the industry. Looking for a role where I can make a positive impact and continue professional growth.
Overview
3
3
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Registered Nurse
Ivonehoe Grand (Opal Health Care)
02.2024 - Current
- Clinical Care: Providing high-quality medical care, including assessing residents' health conditions, monitoring vital signs, and managing medications (BestMed) and treatments.
- Wound Management: Managing and dressing wounds, preventing infections, and promoting proper wound healing.
- Health Care Planning: Developing and implementing individualized care plans based on residents' specific needs and medical conditions.
- Assessment and Documentation: Conducting thorough health assessments, maintaining accurate medical records, and documenting changes in residents' health conditions on eCase./ Autumncare
- Pain Management: Addressing pain concerns and implementing pain management strategies.
- Emergency Response: Being prepared to handle medical emergencies and coordinating the response as necessary.
- End-of-Life Care: Providing comfort and support during end-of-life care, including palliative care.
- Team leader: Supervising Enrolled nurse and care staff and delegating task as per their role.
- Enhanced patient satisfaction by providing compassionate, holistic nursing care that addressed physical, emotional, and spiritual needs.
- Provided support for patients'' families during difficult medical decisions or end-of-life care, serving as a liaison between the healthcare team and loved ones.
Registered Nurse
The Northern Health
11.2022 - Current
- Assisting with bladder washout and irrigation and maintaining fluid balance chart.
- Preparing Patient for bowel preparation, preparing pre-operative documents for Endoscopy and Gastroscopy, Colonoscopy etc.
- Post-operative care and also acknowledgement of multiple medical conditions and treatment including gastrointestinal diseases, cancer and infectious diseases.
- Preparing IV medications and administering them according to the protocols.
- Changing wound dressing including complex wound, VAC dressing, colostomy, nephrostomy bag as needed.
- Monitoring patient with PCA and administer PRN analgesia as charted.
- Competency of administering Infliximab, steroid medication as per local policy.
- Administering schedule 8, psychotic medication and Schedule 11 medication as per medical order and protocol, also acknowledgement of their side-effects and local policy.
- End-of-Life Care: Providing comfort and support during end-of-life care, including palliative care.
- Utilized critical thinking skills to prioritize nursing interventions based on patients'' acuity levels and individual needs.
- Conducted thorough patient assessments to identify changes in condition, promptly notifying physicians and initiating appropriate interventions when necessary.
Registered Nurse
Arcare Templestowe
06.2023 - 03.2024
- Administered medications safely according to established guidelines while closely monitoring for side effects or adverse reactions requiring intervention.
- Clinical Care: Providing high-quality medical care, including assessing residents' health conditions, monitoring vital signs, and managing medications and treatments.
- Wound Management: Managing and dressing wounds, preventing infections, and promoting proper wound healing.
- Health Care Planning: Developing and implementing individualized care plans based on residents' specific needs and medical conditions.
- Assessment and Documentation: Conducting thorough health assessments, maintaining accurate medical records, and documenting changes in residents' health conditions on eCase.
- Pain Management: Addressing pain concerns and implementing pain management strategies.
- Emergency Response: Being prepared to handle medical emergencies and coordinating the response as necessary.
- End-of-Life Care: Providing comfort and support during end-of-life care, including palliative care
Respiratory Unit (ward 20)
The Northern Health
05.2022 - 11.2022
- Assessing, Observing and speaking to patients
- Preparing patient for examination and treatment and assisting in medical procedure.
- Administering medication and treatments.
- Drawing blood, urine samples and other fluids for pathology.
- Educating patients and family members on treatment and care plan.
- Monitoring the deterioration of patients and escalate to the medical team as required.
- Prepared and administered medications such as antibiotics, IV fluids therapies.
- Performed assessment of IV cannula site to ensure if there is infection, infiltration, and phlebitis as per hospital policy.
- Assessed patients and developed care plan according to patients’ needs.
- Assisted to support patients’ activities and helping prevent any fall and pressure injury.
- Assisted to complete therapy and daily activities to work towards patients’ goal.
Education
Bachelor of Nurse -
Victoria University
01.2022
Skills
- Proficient in aseptic non-touch technique and personal protective equipment
- Acknowledgement of resident’s and patient’s privacy and dignity
- Ability to recognise patient’s deterioration and wellbeing
- Understanding of safety regulations and practices
- Understanding local clinical policies
- Ability to work with well-developed organisational skills and ability to exercise a high level of initiative, judgement, confidentiality, and discretion
- Ability to handle pressure and ability to take appropriate action to maintain own safety and health and report injury and hazard in healthcare setting
- Patient assessments
- Direct patient care
- Medication administration
- Medication and IV administration
- Documentation and charting
- Strong clinical judgment
- Wound care
Accomplishments
- Patient Care - Delivered compassionate care that exceeded residential care requirements.Successfully provided quality care to 42 Residents in aged care environment.
- Patient Advocacy - Explained treatment procedures, medication risks, special diets and physician instructions to patients.
- Clinical Skills - Monitored patients' respiration activity, blood pressure and blood glucose levels in response to medical administration.
- Supervised team of 8 staff members.
Certification
- Certificate III in Aged Care, NSW, 2010
- Palliative Approach Skill Set, NSW, 2016
- Dementia Support Skill Set, NSW, 2016
- ACFI Questions and Documentation Workshop, NSW, 2016
Section name
Note: Current Referee will be provided on a request.
Languages
Hindi
Nepali
Timeline
Registered Nurse
Ivonehoe Grand (Opal Health Care)
02.2024 - Current
Registered Nurse
Arcare Templestowe
06.2023 - 03.2024
Registered Nurse
The Northern Health
11.2022 - Current
Respiratory Unit (ward 20)
The Northern Health
05.2022 - 11.2022
Bachelor of Nurse -
Victoria University
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