Shiny Kalayamkandathil James
Muirhead,
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. Equipped with expertise in medical procedures, patient assessments, and care coordination.
Overview
26
26
years of professional experience
Work History
Registered Nurse
Top End Mental Health (TEMH) and Alcohol & Other Drugs (AOD) Services NT Health
02.2022 - Current
- Facilitate and schedule intakes, discharges, and transfers to Best Care Treatment Services residential or outpatient, and/or outside agency programs as necessary
- Work as part of an interdisciplinary team to gather medical history and manage the intake process
- Assess clients for withdrawal symptoms and administer medications as indicated per appropriate MD orders
- Take and record vital signs and medically monitor clients’ detoxification symptoms using CIWA and COWS
- Answer phones and assist with housekeeping duties as necessary
- Administer routine PRN and detox medications as indicated
- Implement motivational interviewing and active listening techniques in supporting clients recovering from drug/alcohol dependence
- May perform wound care, venepuncture, and diabetic testing
- Check in visitors and supervise detox clients
Registered Nurse, MAPU
Royal Darwin Hospital
10.2017 - 02.2022
- Direct patient admission and discharge task while managing patient and co coordinating care
- Provide direct care to assigned patients including taking nursing history by completing care plans at the time of admission and each shift
- Observe and record vital signs, symptoms, and behaviours including the physiological status of patients
- Accurately documented treatment, medications and IVs administered, discharge instructions and follow up care
- Maintained highest level of patient’s satisfaction, generating referrals to maintain productivity levels
- Perform and assist others in performing proper aseptic techniques, isolation procedures, and infection control measures
- Insertion and managing IDC and SPC under aseptic technique
- Work within the multidisciplinary team and notify any changes in the patient’s status
- Attend patient and family meetings with the multidisciplinary team
- Perform admission, discharge, and transfer procedures like inter-hospital transfers by completing nursing transfer letters and organising the discharge letters from the multidisciplinary team
- Refer patients to community health centres like attending wound dressings and IDC and SPC management
- Always maintain patient’s privacy and confidentiality of information and records
- Evaluate care given including patient response
- Offered exceptional care and support to individuals recovering from acute incidents and dealing with chronic conditions
- Leveraged feedback and process improvement opportunities to create safer and healthier environment and increase patient satisfaction
Registered Nurse, Respiratory Ward
Auckland City Hospital
05.2013 - 09.2017
- Attending daily rounds with Respiratory team, providing ongoing support and expertise through comprehensive assessment, care planning, plan implementation and overall evaluation of individual patient needs
- Enhance the quality of patient management and satisfaction, to promote continuity of care and cost effectiveness through the integration of functions of case management, utilization review and management of discharge planning
- Maintaining Respiratory documentation
- Discuss the treatment plan of Asthma/COPD with clients, medication and importance of compliance, inhalation techniques follow up, reinforce control and trigger avoidance, using CPAP mission at home
- Develop education brochures for respiratory illness and action plan for physiology, triggers, exacerbation, treatment, inhalation techniques or different inhaler devices, peak flow and its monitoring
- Familiarise with using NIV machines and ABG collection
Registered Nurse
Everslie Hospital
06.2011 - 12.2012
- Provide direct care, monitor health conditions, administer medications and coordinate care with health care professionals
- Understand and treat the often complex physical and mental health needs of older people
- Treating with palliative care patients, provide care that includes the promotion of comfort, relief of pain, and other symptoms, and support for patients’ families and other close to the patient
Registered Nurse, ICU & Emergency Ward
Koyili Hospital
01.2007 - 09.2010
- Give compassionate care to critical patients suffering from injuries or deteriorating conditions
- Managed life support equipment and IV administration of fluids and medications
- Monitored telemetry and responded to codes
- Observe patients’ conditions and report changes to on call physicians
- Educate family about patient conditions and provide support as needed
Registered Nurse, ICU, Medical & Surgical Ward
J.S.S Hospital
06.1999 - 05.2006
- Utilized critical thinking skills to prioritize nursing interventions based on patients'' acuity levels and individual needs.
- Conducted thorough patient assessments to identify changes in condition, promptly notifying physicians and initiating appropriate interventions when necessary.
- Enhanced patient satisfaction by providing compassionate, holistic nursing care that addressed physical, emotional, and spiritual needs.
- Assisted in the training and mentorship of new nursing staff members, contributing to a positive work environment and high-quality patient care.
- Prevented the spread of infections by consistently adhering to strict infection control protocols and educating patients on proper hygiene practices.
Education
Master of Science - Nursing
University of Newcastle
Newcastle, NSW12-2024
Master - Nursing
Charles Darwin University
Darwin, NT05-2022
Graduate Certificate - Clinical Nursing
Charles Darwin University
Darwin, NT01-2020
Diploma - Nursing
Koyili Hospital
Kannur, Kerala, India 01-1998
Skills
- Medication and IV administration
- Direct patient care
- Positive role Model and excellent leadership qualities
- Problem solving and critical thinking
- Strong clinical judgment
- Patient assessments
- Patient education and counseling
- Infection control measures
- Documentation and charting
- Well-developed communication, interpersonal and counselling skills
- Family education
- Update policy and procedure guidelines relevant to the unit
Qualifications
· Nursing and midwifery board of Australia registration number: NMW0001635044
· Nursing Council of New Zealand registration number 174967
Timeline
Registered Nurse
Top End Mental Health (TEMH) and Alcohol & Other Drugs (AOD) Services NT Health
02.2022 - Current
Registered Nurse, MAPU
Royal Darwin Hospital
10.2017 - 02.2022
Registered Nurse, Respiratory Ward
Auckland City Hospital
05.2013 - 09.2017
Registered Nurse
Everslie Hospital
06.2011 - 12.2012
Registered Nurse, ICU & Emergency Ward
Koyili Hospital
01.2007 - 09.2010
Registered Nurse, ICU, Medical & Surgical Ward
J.S.S Hospital
06.1999 - 05.2006
Master of Science - Nursing
University of Newcastle
Master - Nursing
Charles Darwin University
Graduate Certificate - Clinical Nursing
Charles Darwin University
Diploma - Nursing
Koyili Hospital
Similar Profiles
Ayisha ChitakunyeAyisha Chitakunye
Service Director at Child and Youth Mental Health Service (CYMHS) Mental Health Drug and Alcohol (MHDA) Northern Sydney Local Health District (NSLHD)Service Director at Child and Youth Mental Health Service (CYMHS) Mental Health Drug and Alcohol (MHDA) Northern Sydney Local Health District (NSLHD)
JANET KNIGHTJANET KNIGHT
Clinical Nurse (Permanent Full Time) Authorised Mental Health Practitioner at Logan Hospital Ward HDU/2C Short stay inpatient unit Alcohol and other Drug services. Mental HealthClinical Nurse (Permanent Full Time) Authorised Mental Health Practitioner at Logan Hospital Ward HDU/2C Short stay inpatient unit Alcohol and other Drug services. Mental Health
Emma BrownEmma Brown
Executive Officer to the Deputy Chief Executive at NT Regional Health Services, NT Health, NTGExecutive Officer to the Deputy Chief Executive at NT Regional Health Services, NT Health, NTG