Summary
Overview
Work History
Skills
Timeline
Employment Interests
Key responsibilities
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Scott Buchanan

Charlestown

Summary

Experienced healthcare professional skilled in patient care, critical thinking, and communication. Strong focus on team collaboration and achieving optimal patient outcomes. Reliable and adaptable, ensuring efficient and compassionate care in dynamic environments..

Dedicated and compassionate Registered Nurse (RN) with progressive career history in direct patient care in fast-paced environment. Proven to remain calm under pressure and skillfully handle difficult patients and high-stress situations. Consistently developing strong relationships with patients through empathetic communication, respectful attitude and excellent customer service.

Overview

44
44
years of professional experience

Work History

Relieving NUM2 Anaesthetics and Recovery

John Hunter Hospital
  • Relieving NUM2 Anaesthetics and Recovery JHH, 9 months in total dispersed over my 17 years at John Hunter Hospital

Registered Nurse Anaesthetics

Honeysuckle Day Hospital
01.2025 - Current
  • Honeysuckle Day Hospital PPT 1 day per week from January 2025

Registered Nurse Anaesthetics

Newcastle Endoscopy Centre
03.2023 - Current
  • Newcastle Endoscopy Centre PPT 3 days per week from March 2023

Registered Nurse

Belmont District Hospital
01.2010 - 09.2022
  • Anaesthetic Nurse
  • Anaesthetic Department Stores Officer 10 years
  • Anaesthetic Department Equipment Manager 10 years

Registered nurse Anaesthetics and Recovery

JHH
01.2008 - 01.2010
  • Registered nurse Anaesthetics and Recovery 0.5 BH / 0.5 JHH

Clinical Nurse Educator Anaesthetics and Recovery

JHH
01.2007 - 01.2008
  • Clinical Nurse Educator Anaesthetics and Recovery JHH

Clinical Nurse Specialist Anaesthetics and Recovery

JHH
01.1997 - 01.2007
  • Clinical Nurse Specialist Anaesthetics and Recovery JHH

Registered Nurse Anaesthetics and Recovery

JHH
01.1991 - 01.1997
  • Registered Nurse Anaesthetics and Recovery JHH

Registered Nurse Anaesthetics and Recovery

Royal Newcastle Hospital
01.1989 - 01.1991
  • Registered Nurse Anaesthetics and Recovery Royal Newcastle Hospital

Registered Nurse Intensive Care

Royal Newcastle Hospital
01.1987 - 01.1989
  • Registered Nurse Intensive Care Royal Newcastle Hospital

Registered Nurse Accident and Emergency

Royal Newcastle Hospital
01.1985 - 01.1987
  • Registered Nurse Accident and Emergency Royal Newcastle Hospital

Student Nurse

Royal Newcastle Hospital
01.1982 - 01.1985
  • Student Nurse Royal Newcastle Hospital

Skills

  • Moving to Adelaide and looking to start employment early 2026
  • The ability to empathise with people
  • Excellent teamwork skills
  • Verbal and written communication skills
  • Resilience and the ability to maintain some psychological distance from work
  • A friendly demeanour
  • Medication and IV administration
  • Direct patient care
  • Patient assessments
  • Documentation and charting
  • Strong clinical judgment
  • Patient assessment
  • Patient education and counseling

Timeline

Registered Nurse Anaesthetics

Honeysuckle Day Hospital
01.2025 - Current

Registered Nurse Anaesthetics

Newcastle Endoscopy Centre
03.2023 - Current

Registered Nurse

Belmont District Hospital
01.2010 - 09.2022

Registered nurse Anaesthetics and Recovery

JHH
01.2008 - 01.2010

Clinical Nurse Educator Anaesthetics and Recovery

JHH
01.2007 - 01.2008

Clinical Nurse Specialist Anaesthetics and Recovery

JHH
01.1997 - 01.2007

Registered Nurse Anaesthetics and Recovery

JHH
01.1991 - 01.1997

Registered Nurse Anaesthetics and Recovery

Royal Newcastle Hospital
01.1989 - 01.1991

Registered Nurse Intensive Care

Royal Newcastle Hospital
01.1987 - 01.1989

Registered Nurse Accident and Emergency

Royal Newcastle Hospital
01.1985 - 01.1987

Student Nurse

Royal Newcastle Hospital
01.1982 - 01.1985

Relieving NUM2 Anaesthetics and Recovery

John Hunter Hospital

Employment Interests

Patient focused healthcare, With 43 years Nursing experience, I am excited to be looking for a new challenge., I believe I can offer patient care experience, life skills, maturity and stability to the work force., The enthusiasm that a new career challenge will bring for me.

Key responsibilities

  • Assessing and planning nursing care requirements
  • Organising workload
  • Building relationships with, reassuring, listening to and talking with patients
  • Administering medication
  • Agreeing and reviewing patient care and monitoring
  • Liaising with doctors, nursing staff and other health professionals
  • Assessing treatment success
  • Preparation of equipment
  • IV cannulation.
  • Trouble shooting equipment issues.
  • Assisting the anaesthetist in the administration of anaesthetic during surgery.
Scott Buchanan