Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Accomplishments
Additional Information
Timeline
RegisteredNurse

Smitha Rajan

Chisholm,NSW

Summary

I am a caring, compassionateand responsible registered nurse with strong commitmment to providing quality and person centred care to residents with maximum respect and dignity.

I am an effective team player and can adapt to flexible work schedules whilst maintaining good interpersonal skills. Hardworking Registered Nurse with success providing individualized patient care. Committed to delivering best-in-class patient care through effective education and counselings. Proven leadership focused on increasing and enhancing patient care and satisfaction. Streamline safety protocols for comprehensive patient care. Dedicated and compassionate Registered Nurse (RN) with progressive career history in direct patient care, and care coordination. Proven to remain calm under pressure and skillfully handle difficult patients and high-stress situations. Consistently developing strong relationships with patients and families through empathetic communication, respectful attitude and excellent customer service.

Overview

24
24
years of professional experience

Work History

Registered Nurse

Wallsend Aged Care Facility.(HUNTER NEW ENGLAND
07.2016 - Current
  • Administered medications and treatment to patients and monitored responses while working with healthcare teams to adjust care plans.
  • Dealing with residents havi issues and assessing and planning nursing care requirements.
  • Liaising with doctors ,Social workers and other professionals.
  • Developed ,implemented,and evaluate nursing care plan for geriatric patients.
  • Observed and recorded patient's responses to their individual plan of care .
  • Handled and responded to treatment and nursing care related queries of patients and their families .
  • Attended and participate in various health promotion and education activities.
  • Built and maintained positive relationship with medical professionals ,patients and their families.
  • Male and Female Catheterisation .
  • Diabetics Management
  • Tracheostomy care and insertion of tracheostomy tube .
  • Peg feed administration and timely change of peg tube .
  • Liaise with NDIS team members and planning and organising resident's care needs and appointments.

Registered Nurse

Great Lakes Nursing Home ,Bulahdelah ,Nsw
11.2011 - 07.2016

Assist elderly people in activities of daily living including nourishment ,personal hygiene and other support with the plan of care .

  • Administered medications and treatment to patients and monitored responses while working with healthcare teams to adjust care plans.
  • Provided direct patient care, stabilized patients, and determined next course of action.
  • Work according to the agedcare policies,procedures and procedures .
  • Liaise with family or carers and other members of health care team to facilitate resident's desired outcomes .
  • Wound Management and Infection control .
  • Attend the monthly audits .
  • Monitor and supervise the Assistant in Nursing .

Registered Nurse

Larch Field Park Nursing Home ,Kildare,Ireland.
07.2007 - 10.2011
  • Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
  • Administered medications via oral, , and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
  • Administered medications and treatment to patients and monitored responses while working with healthcare teams to adjust care plans.
  • Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process, and management and lifestyle options.
  • Trained new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures, and safety protocols.

Registered Nurse

Modern Hospital,Adivadu,Kothamangalam.India
03.2003 - 01.2007
  • Administered medications via oral, IV, and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
  • Administered medications and treatment to patients and monitored responses while working with healthcare teams to adjust care plans.
  • Provided direct patient care, stabilized patients, and determined next course of action.
  • Managed care from admission to discharge.
  • Trained new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures, and safety protocols.
  • Evaluated healthcare needs, goals for treatment, and available resources of each patient and connected to optimal providers and care.
  • Organized and managed care of patients undergoing various therapies and procedures.
  • Advocated for patients by communicating care preferences to practitioners, verifying interventions met treatment goals and identifying insurance coverage limitations.
  • Advised patients and caregivers of proper wound management, discharge plan objectives, safe medication use, and disease management.
  • Collected blood, tissue, and other laboratory specimens and prepared for lab testing.
  • Monitored patient condition by interpreting and tracking EKG readings, identifying irregular telemetry readings and updating team members on changes in stability or acuity.
  • Maintained quality care and comfort for patients with heart failure, pulmonary hypertension, and other conditions.
  • Provided exceptional care to high-acute patients needing complex care such as ventilator management, extensive wound care and rehabilitation.

Registered Nurse

St .Joseph's Hospital ,Kothamangalam,Kerala,India
04.1999 - 02.2003
  • Performed various nursing interventions such as wound dressing, vital sign monitoring, and specimen collection.
  • Monitored patients' conditions and reported changes in physical presentation, appearance, and behavior to discuss treatment with physicians.
  • Administered medications via oral, IV, and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
  • Effectively prioritized assignments, executing care based on each patient's relative condition and delegating tasks to available personnel deliver safe and efficient care.

Education

Bachelor of Nursing - Nursing

St.Joseph's School of Nursing .
Kerala,India
01.2000

Skills

  • Strong Clinical Judgment
  • Patient Assessments
  • Patient Monitoring
  • Complex Problem-Solving
  • Rostering management
  • Proven Record of reliability and responsibility
  • Very effective leadership and interaction qualities

Accomplishments

Employee of the year Award 2020,.Staff member of the year .Hunter New England Health wallsend Aged Care .

Additional Information

References


Virginia Tideswell-Director of nursing ,Wallsend Aged Care .


Phone -0249246633

Scott Gregory -Nursing Unit Manager

Phone -0458494875

Timeline

Registered Nurse

Wallsend Aged Care Facility.(HUNTER NEW ENGLAND
07.2016 - Current

Registered Nurse

Great Lakes Nursing Home ,Bulahdelah ,Nsw
11.2011 - 07.2016

Registered Nurse

Larch Field Park Nursing Home ,Kildare,Ireland.
07.2007 - 10.2011

Registered Nurse

Modern Hospital,Adivadu,Kothamangalam.India
03.2003 - 01.2007

Registered Nurse

St .Joseph's Hospital ,Kothamangalam,Kerala,India
04.1999 - 02.2003

Bachelor of Nursing - Nursing

St.Joseph's School of Nursing .
Smitha Rajan