Sarah Gee

Experienced in being adaptable in all clinical areas, applying knowledge and experience as a senior nurse.

• Fulfilling all shifts AM, PM, ND in areas primarily neurosurgery, orthopedics, spinal, urology, ENT, plastics, general surgery, vascular, ophthalmology and trauma.
• Providing and managing patient care and assessments from admission to pre and postoperative medical and surgical procedures; identifying and responding appropriately to any changes or deterioration in patients condition and promptly notifying coordinators and medical teams and initiating appropriate interventions when necessary.

ROYAL PERTH HOSPITAL 2005-2018

Ward - 5H Neurosurgery/Orthopedics

Clinical Nurse

• Regular co-ordination of ward, admissions, discharges, transfers: co-ordination of staff; liaising with medical, multidisciplinary teams, and family members of patients care and changing conditions.
• Assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating patient care pre and post operatively specific to neurosurgery and orthopedics.
• Assisted in education and mentorship of others staff members, contributing to a positive work environment and high quality of patient care.
• Attended Clinical Management and Quality assurance meetings.

ROYAL PERTH HOSPITAL 2003-2004

Ward 5H Neurosurgery/Orthopedics

Registered Nurse

• Improving knowledge and developing my skills in neurosurgery and orthopedics; utilizing critical thinking skills to prioritize nursing interventions based on patient acuity levels and individual needs.
• Carrying out all duties of care for patients from admissions to discharges and transfers. Including all care from general daily hygiene and activities of daily living: to pre and postoperative care and any specialized care including wounds, surgical drains or anything specific to patients, such as tracheostomies, Full neurological observations, orthopedic external fixations, nasal gastric or peg tubes, spinal braces , traction etc .
• Administration of medications safely as per hospital policy and closely monitoring for side effects and adverse reactions requiring intervention.
• Liaised with medical and multidisciplinary team members from admission to discharge of patients to provide individualized high quality of care and best practices.
• Maintaining and documenting all patients records as per hospital policy.

AAA NURSING AGENCY Perth WA 2003

Registered Nurse

• As a RN working for AAA agency, I re-familiarized policies and workings at R.P.H. after returning from working and travelling overseas and was allocated to surgical and medical ward
• Providing high level of care of all duties of nursing including admissions, discharges, transfers; pre and postoperative care, and activities of daily living.
• Liaison with coordinators, medical and multidisciplinary teams.

STRAND NURSING AGENCY - London U.K. 2000-2003

Registered Nurse

• Contracted to St Bartholomew Hospital London, Angiogram Day Ward.
• RN/Supervisor of 10-14 bed day unit for pre and post care of procedures such as cardiac angiograms, pacemakers, cardioversions, cardiac eblations and echoes.
• Co-ordination of admissions, discharges and transfers.
• Preparations and administrations of medications
• Order of stock and supplies
• Documentations and records.
• in charge of securing unit.

As an agency nurse working throughout major hospitals in the London metropolitan area welcoming the challenge of adapting to a new hospital , different wards on a daily basis and adhering to hospital policy,

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R0YAL PERTH HOSPITAL 1995-1999

Registered Nurse

Graduate Program -Staff Nurse 1995-1996

• Completed graduate nurse program

6months General Surgery/Gastroenterology

6 months ENT / Plastics

• Secondment 6 months Theatres
• Operating theatres duties as scrubbing and circulating nurse.
• General Surgical and Gastroenterology nursing. Acted as Clinical Nurse 3 months.

CONCORD NURSING HOME -South Perth WA. 1994

Enrolled Nurse.

• Care and Welfare of elderly residents. Including companionship and activities, medication administration, maintenance of medical records.