Seona MacDonald

• Mentoring new nursing staff, fostering professional growth and team building.
• Acting as a clinical resource for colleagues seeking guidance on best practices or challenging cases.
• Contributing to a supportive learning environment within the unit.
• Overseeing the work of nursing students and to educate on proper procedures and how to prioritise care tasks.
• Meeting with students one-on-one to design learning plans, set goals and discuss workload.
• Directly caring for patients for at least 10 hours a month to maintain currency on clinical techniques.

TRANSIT CARE HUB:

• Reduced hospital readmissions through effective discharge planning, patient education, and follow-up care coordination, working directly with 10 to 15 patients daily.

NURSE BANK:

• Improved patient outcomes by assisting with the compilation of comprehensive assessments and developing individualised care plans. Four patients daily.

MEDICAL/STROKE

• Maintained current knowledge of best practices by attending conferences in-hospital, reviewing literature, and networking with fellow professionals.

CLERMONT HOSPITAL

• Assisted in the administration of life-saving interventions including CPR, defibrillation shocks, or advanced airway management techniques during cardiac emergencies.

• Residential aged care RN overseeing cares given by care assistants
• Application of Aged Care Quality Standards in residential setting.
• Person-centred approach to care, inclusion of family in daily activities.
• Enhanced patient care by implementing evidence-based nursing practices and protocols.

• Facilitated smooth transitions between shifts by providing thorough handoff reports to incoming nurses, ensuring continuity of care.

• Torres Strait - In collaboration with DON, Thursday Island Hospital, facilitated introduction of Grade 7 Nurse Manager and acted in role.

• Collaborated with interdisciplinary teams to develop comprehensive treatment plans for complex patients with multiple comorbidities.

• Optimized staff performance through comprehensive training and development programs.
• Managed nurses and nursing activities in residential community facilities by providing comprehensive nursing guidance and maintaining high patient satisfaction and care standards.
• Worked on the floor as a Registered Nurse in residential care providing person-centred care and activities to residents.

Managed two remote Indigenous Health Centres in NSW. Employed, educated and trained local Indigenous persons to position of Health Officer. Jointly piloted NSW first Well Person's Health Check. Worked in collaboration with CDEP and local Indigenous Health Board.

Completed RN training February 1984 in Scotland, Midwifery training 1996 in Sydney.