Sarah Norman
Adelaide,SA
Summary
Experienced Critical Care Nurse and Educator with a proven track record in delivering high-quality patient care and a passion to deliver creative, innovative and flexible education, to ensure quality nursing care and positive patient outcomes. Demonstrated leadership skills, committed and motivated to improve education and professional development among nurses, to meet the expected outcomes within the NSQHS standards. Demonstrated ability to provide direct clinical support, supervision, mentorship and feedback.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
Work History
Learning and Development Coordinator
Calvary Adelaide Hospital
Adelaide, SA
11.2024 - Current
- Developed and implemented training delivery plans to meet organisational objectives.
- Conducted training needs assessments to identify areas of improvement in employee performance.
- Collaborated with internal stakeholders to ensure learning programs are aligned with corporate goals.
- Assisted managers in identifying individual staff members' training requirements based on job roles or responsibilities.
- Hospital Orientation sessions
- Mandatory training sessions for clinical and non clinical staff
- Mock scenarios in wards on topics from hospital incidents
Intensive Care Unit Nurse
Calvary Adelaide Hospital
Adelaide, SA
05.2016 - Current
- Mechanical ventilation and endotracheal tube care.
- Non-Invasive ventilation
- Tracheostomy management
- Assistance with intubation, extubation and respiratory weaning
- Management of vasopressor infusions.
- Management of arterial lines, central venous catheters, peripherally inserted central catheters, vascaths, pulmonary artery catheters, intra-aortic balloon pumps, chest drains, external ventricular drains
- Pulmonary artery measurements
- Arterial blood gas analysis
- Intracranial pressure and cerebral perfusion pressure monitoring
- Dialysis
Clinical Facilitator
Calvary Adelaide Hospital
Adelaide, SA
01.2024 - 11.2024
- Facilitated students on placement; ICU, Emergency, CCU, Day procedure, theatre and wards
- Supported students to apply knowledge and skills and to link theory with practice
- Provided constructive feedback and encouraged self reflection of learning goals
- Implemented clinical challenges and learning plans for students not meeting expected learning outcomes
- Written reports and assessments for Universities
- Identified student learning needs and designed strategies to achieve outcomes in line with scope of practice
- Advocating and negotiating with clinical staff to ensure optimal learning opportunities
- Orientation to hospital, pre placement checks, onboarding processes, rosters and e-learning support
Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Registered Nurse
John Hunter Children's Hospital
Newcastle , NSW
10.2020 - 01.2021
- Caring for babies in Level 2 Special Care Nursery
- Admitting, discharging and transferring patients
- Neonatal sepsis pathway management
- Neonatal hyperbilirubinemia management
- Neonatal hypoglycaemia management
- Thermoregulation management
- Hepatitis B prevention and management
- Breastfeeding promotion and support
- Expressed breast milk management
- Developmental care principles
- Nasal cannula respiratory support (low and high flow)
- Neonatal pain assessment and sedation scores
- Modified glamorgan pressure injury risk assessment
- SPO2 histogram and overnight monitoring/downloads
Intensive Care Unit Nurse
Royal Adelaide Hospital
Adelaide, SA
03.2013 - 05.2016
- Care of critically ill patients including trauma and burns
- Mechanical ventilation & endotracheal tube care
- Non-Invasive ventilation
- Tracheostomy management
- Assistance with intubation, extubation and respiratory weaning
- Management of vasopressor infusions
- Management of arterial lines, central venous catheters, peripherally inserted central catheters, vascaths, chest drains, external ventricular drains
- Arterial blood gas analysis
- Intracranial pressure and cerebral perfusion pressure monitoring
Education
Advanced Life Support 1 Instructor
Resusitation Australia
Adelaide, SA11-2024
Post Graduate Certificate - Critical Care Nursing
Flinders University
Adelaide, SA11-2020
Bachelor of Nursing - Registered Nursing
Flinders University
Adelaide, SA11-2012
Post Graduate Certificate - Clinical Nursing & Teaching
University of Tasmania
Tasmania Skills
- Training delivery
- Adaptability
- Presentation Skills
- Build training manuals
- Adult Learning Principles
- Training facilitation
- Problem-solving aptitude
- Conflict Resolution
- Training material development
- Coaching and Mentoring
Accomplishments
- Mary Potter Nominee - November 2024
References
- Pip Hilliard - Clinical Educator, ICU Calvary Adelaide Hospital, Pip.Hilliard@calvarycare.org.au, 8227 6661, 0417 064 209
- Michael Havlis - Acting Learning & Development Consultant, Calvary Adelaide Hospital, Michael.Havlis@calvarycare.org.au, 0407 940 403
- Emma Brokenshire - Graduate Nurse Program Coordinator, Calvary Adelaide Hospital, Emma.Brokenshire@calvarycare.org.au, 8227 6202
Timeline
Learning and Development Coordinator
Calvary Adelaide Hospital
11.2024 - Current
Clinical Facilitator
Calvary Adelaide Hospital
01.2024 - 11.2024
Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Registered Nurse
John Hunter Children's Hospital
10.2020 - 01.2021
Intensive Care Unit Nurse
Calvary Adelaide Hospital
05.2016 - Current
Intensive Care Unit Nurse
Royal Adelaide Hospital
03.2013 - 05.2016
Advanced Life Support 1 Instructor
Resusitation Australia
Post Graduate Certificate - Critical Care Nursing
Flinders University
Bachelor of Nursing - Registered Nursing
Flinders University
Post Graduate Certificate - Clinical Nursing & Teaching
University of Tasmania
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