SARAH HANCOCK
Summary
Compassionate Registered Nurse with seven years of experience within multiple specialties including emergency, medical, surgical, and palliative who has a passion to advocate for improved patient communication, care, and outcomes. Seeking to expand my clinical skills to include the leadership and responsibilities of a Clinical Nurse that promotes the improvement of self, colleagues, and organisational service.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
Work History
Registered Nurse, Emergency Department (permanent)
Queensland Health
04.2021 - Current
- Resus/Acute/Sub Acute area team leadership
- Triage patient presentations and acuity
- Perform primary and secondary assessments, identify deterioration, risk factors and implement nursing interventions
- Utilized critical thinking skills to prioritize nursing interventions based on patient's acuity levels and individual needs
- Work within a multidisciplinary team to plan well-coordinated treatment approaches
- Perform clinical skills within nursing work scope, evidence-based practice and workplace policy eg; airway management, PIVC, NGT and IDC insertion, medication administration.
- Perform daily patient care including, patient hygiene, skin integrity and falls prevention
- Wound care and minor injury management
- Behaviour management and de-escalation of dementia and mental health patients
- Assisted in the training and mentorship of new nursing staff members, contributing to a positive work environment and high-quality patient care
Registered Nurse
Queensland Health (CHRP)
11.2023 - 12.2023
- Participate in the project planning team for new department redevelopment
- Redevelopment of new clinical spaces in accordance with emergency service standards and workplace health and safety
- Improvement of work flows, policies and clinical checks in accordance with newly designed department areas
- Stock ordering, management and distribution for department readiness
- Education, orientation and support on 'Go Day' for department opening
Clinical Nurse Discharge Planner, Transit Lounge P.A.C.E (temporary)
Queensland Health
04.2023 - 06.2023
- Assess and identify patients with high discharge risk factors
- Participate in family and MDT discussions for discharge planning
- Facilitate post admission care and support at home residence
- Facilitate transition to post admission rehabilitation, respite or permanent care placement
- Educated patients and families to increase understanding of condition and best ways to manage health status on discharge
- Support hospital bed flow by identifying patients appropriate for ongoing community care
Registered Nurse, Nursing Support Unit
Queensland Health
01.2020 - 04.2021
- Ability to quickly acquire skills and knowledge to perform nursing duties efficiently within varying specialty areas including COVID-19 Unit, Emergency Department, Medical and Surgical Units
- Performed all clinical nursing requirements of each department in accordance with nursing scope of practice, hospital policy and evidence based best practice
Registered Nurse, 3B Medical (permanent)
Queensland Health
01.2018 - 01.2020
- Performed Team Leader role coordinating floor staff, admissions, discharges, deteriorating clinical events and doctor's ward round
- Participated in work project for ward improvement and enhanced patient care e.g 3B Bake Off and Palliative Care Trolley
- Temporarily acted up as Clinical Nurse on Ward 3B to facilitate education and mentorship
- Medical nursing duties in accordance with nursing scope of practice, hospital policy and evidence based best practice
Graduate Registered Nurse, Medical/Surgical/Palliative (permanent)
Ramsay Health Care
07.2016 - 01.2018
- Completed Ramsay Graduate Program and continued as Registered Nurse in Medical, Surgical and Palliative specialties
- Perform clinical skills within nursing scope of practice, hospital policy and evidence-based best practice
Nursing Assistant (permanent)
Ramsay Health Care
01.2014 - 07.2016
- Helped patients effectively manage routine activities of daily living
- Monitored and conveyed important assessment information to clinical staff to optimize treatment planning
Education
Bachelor of Nursing Science -
University of Sunshine Coast
01.2016
Diploma of Business Administration -
TAFE Queensland
01.2003
Skills
- Emergency (Triage, Resus, Acute & Sub Acute)
- Medical (Acute Sub Acute)
- Dementia and Delirium
- COVID-19
- Surgical
- Palliative
- Team Leading
- Hospital/ Ward Projects and Improvements
- Resus Team Roles incl Airway Management
- GUSS (Swallow) Assessments
- IDC Insertion (Male & Female)
- PIVC Insertion & Venepuncture
- Advance Life Support
Professional Development
- Advanced Life Support
- Ventilation & Intubation
- Procedural Sedation
- Paediatric Emergency Care
- Acute Complex Care (Jan 2023)
- Emergency Transition Program (in progress)
- MN Mandatories
References
- Sarah Harper, Nurse Unit Manager, Emergency Department, Caboolture Hospital, Queensland Health, 5433 8681, sarahanne.harper@health.qld.gov.au
- Jessica Linnan, Nurse Unit Manager, Transit Lounge - P.A.C.E, Caboolture Hospital, Queensland Health, 5316 5891, jessica.linnan@health.qld.gov.au
Timeline
Registered Nurse
Queensland Health (CHRP)
11.2023 - 12.2023
Clinical Nurse Discharge Planner, Transit Lounge P.A.C.E (temporary)
Queensland Health
04.2023 - 06.2023
Registered Nurse, Emergency Department (permanent)
Queensland Health
04.2021 - Current
Registered Nurse, Nursing Support Unit
Queensland Health
01.2020 - 04.2021
Registered Nurse, 3B Medical (permanent)
Queensland Health
01.2018 - 01.2020
Graduate Registered Nurse, Medical/Surgical/Palliative (permanent)
Ramsay Health Care
07.2016 - 01.2018
Nursing Assistant (permanent)
Ramsay Health Care
01.2014 - 07.2016
Bachelor of Nursing Science -
University of Sunshine Coast
Diploma of Business Administration -
TAFE Queensland
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