Sreeraj Mundekodu Puthenveedu (Raj)
Denman Prospect,ACT
Summary
Dynamic Advanced Respiratory Diseases APN with a proven track record at Department of Respiratory and Sleep Medicine, CHS.
Demonstrated excellence in patient and staff education. Excellent clinical skills in patient assessment and communication with multi-disciplinary team to ensure safe and continuous care.
Skilled and confident in working independently and in a team.
Proven leadership in quality improvement.
Recognized for exceptional leadership and advanced clinical skills in leading health care service delivery both in-patient and outpatient settings.
Highly skilled in liaising with multidisciplinary teams to enhance service delivery and patient outcomes, fostering a culture of continuous improvement in healthcare settings.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
Work History
Advanced Respiratory Diseases APN
Department of Respiratory and Sleep Medicine, CHS
09.2022 - Current
- Conduct outpatient clinics to assess patients with chronic and advanced airway and interstitial lung diseases
- Liaise with respiratory medical team regarding unwell or deteriorating patients, organise medical reviews and treatment plans, and follow up
- Educate patient with chronic airway diseases and interstitial lung diseases about symptom management and prevention of exacerbations.
- Take part in interstitial lung diseases multi-disciplinary discussions.
- Educate COPD and ILD patients about symptom management through non-pharmacological measures.
- Provided education to nurses about care and management of patients with COPD and ILD.
- Conduct outpatient clinics, review COPD patients and liaise with specialists and community services to organise specialist reviews, community assistance and support.
- Collect data to evaluate efficiency of current services and help design better and efficient designs for service delivery.
Acting Clinical Nurse Consultant IPCU
CHS
06.2022 - 10.2022
- Led Infection Prevention and Control Unit under supervision of the ADON, to undertake routine activities, surveillance programs and providing education to clinical areas.
- Oversaw the process of updating and maintaining the policies and procedure guidelines relevant to infection prevention and control.
- Oversaw the auditing and performance benchmarking of performance indicators relevant to infection prevention and control.
Registered Nurse Level 2
Ward 9A, The Canberra Hospital
11.2014 - 06.2022
- Utilised 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.
- Administered medications safely according to established guidelines while closely monitoring for side effects or adverse reactions requiring intervention.
- Enhanced patient satisfaction by providing compassionate, holistic nursing care that addressed physical, emotional, and spiritual needs.
- led the nursing team over a rotating roster to deliver appropriate care in a timely manner utilising the resources
- participated in quality improvement projects
Acting Clinical Nurse Consultant Ward 9A
The Canberra Hospital
01.2021 - 01.2022
- Oversaw operations, including patient admissions and discharges, and scheduling of nursing staff.
- Educated patients and families on treatment, expected outcomes and discharge instructions, serving as advisory resource to patients and families to facilitate recovery.
- Fostered improvement in all operational facets, including staff development, personnel training and standards of patient care.
- Investigated clinical incident reports and implementing risk eliminating strategies.
- Facilitated roll out of new Comprehensive Care Plan.
- Identified Work Health and Safety issues and escalated for follow up by WHS experts.
- Participated in policy review processes, ensured availability of organisational documents guiding clinical practice
- conflict resolution
- Maintained performance plans for staff members
- Conducted ward meetings and communicated to staff constantly
- Assessed the staff members against various competency based skills to award competency
- Oversaw the student rosters for clinical placements, allocate them with various nurses according to their levels and scope to ensure the effective learning opportunities.
- Met with Clinical Liaison Nurses from the universities and discuss student performances, issues and measures to overcome challenges.
Teacher of Nursing- Casual
Health and Fitness, CIT
09.2020 - 02.2021
- Developed strong relationships with students and colleagues by maintaining open lines of communication and fostering a supportive learning environment.
- Managed classroom and clinical behaviour effectively by establishing clear expectations, modelling appropriate conduct, and consistently enforcing established rules and consequences.
- Enhanced engagement through the use of interactive teaching methods based on adult learning principles like clinical bedside teachings, case studies.
- Maintained accurate records of student progress, attendance, and behaviour to facilitate ongoing communication.
Acting National Bowel Cancer Screening Nurse
The Canberra hosptal
11.2020 - 01.2021
- Followed up patients with positive iFOBT tests.
- Conducted clinics to screen patients for colonoscopy.
- Updated the National Cancer Screening Register.
Acting RN3.1 Clinical Care Co-ordinator Ward 9A
The Canberra hospital
06.2018 - 03.2019
- Lead the nursing team on the acute medical gastro-enterology ward in the provision of wholistic nursing care
- Conducted meetings with medical and multi-disciplinary team to facilitate appropriate care for individual consumers.
- ensured continuity of care through the inclusion of various external and internal stake holders.
- Assessed the staff and resources requirement on both long and short term basis, and communicated with nurse in-charge.
- Engaged with patient flow and bed management unit to facilitate discharges and admissions.
Registered Nurse
Acute Haemodialysis Unit, The Canberra Hospital
01.2012 - 11.2014
- Provided haemodialysis services to acutely ill clients with end stage renal failure and acute kidney injury.
- Worked as on-call dialysis nurse.
- Delivered haemodialysis to critically ill patients in intensive care unit.
- Assisted in the training and mentorship of new nursing staff members, contributing to a positive work environment and high-quality patient care.
Education
Certificate IV in Training And Assessment - Education
Canberra Institute of Technology
Reid, Canberra06.2021
Master of Nursing - Masters in Clinical Nursing (Renal)
University of Tasmania
12.2018
Bachelor of Science - Bachelor of Science in Nursing
University Of Calicut
Calicut, India06.2009
Skills
- Excellent teaching skills in healthcare settings
- Effective leadership skills
- Effective communication and problem solving skills
- Organizational skills
- Ability to remain calm and work effectively under pressure
- Experience in quality improvement activities
- Advanced clinical knowledge and assessment skills
- Role model for colleagues
- Confident to undertake new roles
- Adaptability
Timeline
Advanced Respiratory Diseases APN
Department of Respiratory and Sleep Medicine, CHS
09.2022 - Current
Acting Clinical Nurse Consultant IPCU
CHS
06.2022 - 10.2022
Acting Clinical Nurse Consultant Ward 9A
The Canberra Hospital
01.2021 - 01.2022
Acting National Bowel Cancer Screening Nurse
The Canberra hosptal
11.2020 - 01.2021
Teacher of Nursing- Casual
Health and Fitness, CIT
09.2020 - 02.2021
Acting RN3.1 Clinical Care Co-ordinator Ward 9A
The Canberra hospital
06.2018 - 03.2019
Registered Nurse Level 2
Ward 9A, The Canberra Hospital
11.2014 - 06.2022
Registered Nurse
Acute Haemodialysis Unit, The Canberra Hospital
01.2012 - 11.2014
Certificate IV in Training And Assessment - Education
Canberra Institute of Technology
Master of Nursing - Masters in Clinical Nursing (Renal)
University of Tasmania
Bachelor of Science - Bachelor of Science in Nursing
University Of Calicut
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