Suma Sukumaran
Golden Square,VIC
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
Work History
PERSONAL CARE ASSISTANT
Ontime Healthcare Agency
12.2023 - Current
- Working as a casual personal care assistant
- Assist with rehabilitation exercise
- Follows therapy plans that is intervention to assist with dementia and behavioural problems
- Participate in care planning and report complaints
- Assist with personal care needs such as mobility, showering, eating, dressing and communication
- Observe and report change in resident’s conditions.
PERSONAL CARE ASSISTANT
Ontime Healthcare Agency
02.2020 - 01.2022
- Working as a casual personal care assistant
- Assist with rehabilitation exercise
- Follows therapy plans that is intervention to assist with dementia and behavioural problems
- Participate in care planning and report complaints
- Assist with personal care needs such as mobility, showering, eating, dressing and communication
- Observe and report change in resident’s conditions.
Registered Nurse
King Khaled Civilian Hospital
04.2015 - 07.2019
- Competent in the care of non invasive ventilation, inotropic, support, central line management, arterial line management, intercostals catheter and drain management, management of post operative care of complex patients, gastrointestinal, burns, urology, orthopaedic surgery, neurosurgery, laprotomy, tracheostomy etc
- Assist emergency intubation, defibrillation, CPR
- Reporting to the doctors, abnormal clinical presentation and lab results of patients
- Use of and administration of inotropic infusions
- Removal of sutures, and drains
- Experience in administering Total Parenteral Nutrition
- Administered blood and blood products
- Work as an effective member of the team to provide quality and safe patient care
- Provide for the physical, psychological, social, and spiritual needs of the patients
- Protect the patient from infection or accidents
- Assist emergency intubation, defibrillation, and CPR
- Intensive care of patients that require Mechanical ventilation support
- Care of patients that have had complex surgeries requiring intensive care specialist management
- Invasive monitoring of patients such as arterial and central venous catheter
- Assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of the nursing care
- Monitor vital signs including cardiac, neurologic, hematologic and pulmonary status
- Effective communication with multidisciplinary team, patients and staffs
- Based on disease condition communicate with the patient and family and give health education
- Adhere to the hospital policies to prevent infection and to ensure standard healthcare to the patients.
Registered Nurse
Noorul Islam Institute of Medical Science (NIMS)
06.2013 - 04.2014
- Competent in the care of acute and chronic renal failure patients, liver cirrhosis, neurosurgery, orthopedic surgery, Post operative cases
- Patient Assessment & care within the ICU
- Take over the assigned patients from the earlier shift staff nurses with relevant details
- Monitored arterial BP, drawing arterial blood gases and take care for the Arterial lines
- Responsible for the analyzing, calculating and recording the cardiac output for the cardiac patient
- Treated patients who were recovering from the surgeries
- Responding for the recording an reporting values of laboratory with the medical treatment
- Took immediate measures while observing negative signs in patient’s condition
- Plan, Manage and assess care, administrate medication and treatment, maintain record of code
- Care for patient on respiratory ventilation or tracheotomy tube, Arterial line, pacing wire, intercostals drainage tubes
- Assist emergency intubation, defibrillation, and CPR
- Administer blood & blood products
- Keep the Articles ready for extubation and procedures
- Prepare intercostals drainage tube and removal
- Prepare post operative bed to receive post operative patients
- Ensure the needed equipment’s are in working condition before receiving patient
- Receive patient from wards when in emergency like cardiac arrest
- Be a communicator between the patient and relatives
- Shift the patient to the ward with relevant records
- Inform the patient relative about the shifting for accompanying the patient during shifting.
Education
BACHELOR OF NURSING -
SANJAY GANDHI COLLEGE OF NURSING, RAJIV GANDHI UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH SCIENCE, KARNATAKA, INDIA
01.2012
10th Secondary school leaving certificate (SSLC) -
GOVT. HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL FOR GIRLS COTTON HILL, KERALA, INDIA
01.2006
12th Higher Secondary School (HSS) -
GOVT. VOCATIONAL & HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL VATTIYOORKAVU, KERALA, INDIA
01.2008
Skills
- Cardiac monitors
- Transport cardiac monitors
- ECG machine
- Pulse oximeter
- Invasive and non-invasive line(Arterial line, CVC line,)
- Defibrillator
- Ventilators ( Dragger, Maquent)
- Portable ventilator
- Laryngoscope with blade
- Cuff pressure manometer
- CPAP & BiPAP Non invasive ventilation
- Suction apparatus
- Syringe pumps
- Infusion Pumps
- Defibrillators
- Glucometer
- Bair Hugger
- ABG Machine
- Blood warmer
- DVT / compression pump
- Nebulizer
- Steam inhalation
- Doppler machine
- Bladder scanner
- Nasogastric feed pump
- VAC therapy machine
Career Ambitions
My career objective is to provide a professional quality care, to improve my clinical skills, to enhance and extend my knowledge in providing an exceptional standard of care in my chosen field of expertise. I aim to constantly update and improve my knowledge base in all areas related to intensive & critical care unit.
Qualifying Examinations
- NATIONAL COUNCIL LICENSURE EXAMINATION FOR REGISTERED NURSE (NCLEX RN), 02/06/22
- OBJECTIVE STRUCTURED CLINICAL EXAMINATION (OSCE) FOR REGISTERED NURSE, 12/21/23
- PEARSON TEST FOR ENGLISH(PTE), 03/19/24
Particulars Of Nursing
- Karnataka Nursing Council, 08N4216, 03/27/13
- Kerala Nurse’s & Midwife’s Council, 35395, 05/21/13
- Saudi Commission For Health Specialist, 17-T-N-0001624, 05/04/17
- Australian Health practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA), NMW0002834443, 05/15/24
Pivotal Career History
- Ontime Healthcare Agency, 15 - 31 Pelham Street, Carlton, VIC, 3053, 02/23/20, 01/21/22, PERSONAL CARE ASSISTANT in aged care facilities in Bendigo
- Ontime Healthcare Agency, 15 - 31 Pelham Street, Carlton, VIC, 3053, 12/13/23, Present, PERSONAL CARE ASSISTANT in aged care facilities in Bendigo
- King Khaled Civilian Hospital, Tabuk, Saudi Arabia, 09/04/15, 07/23/19, Registered Nurse in Intensive Care Unit
- Noorul Islam Institute of Medical Science (NIMS), Aralummoodu, Neyyattinkara, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India, 06/26/13, 07/04/14, Registered Nurse in Medical Intensive Care Unit
Career Overview
Professionally trained and qualified Registered Nurse with 5 years of experience in Medical Intensive Care Unit. I am comfortable working in stressful and fast-paced environment. I have the exceptional capacity to multi-task and manage numerous, often competing, priorities with ease and foster the provision of superior patient care. I can ensure high standards of culturally competent care for a wide variety of patients with diverse needs. I am an eager learner who can adapt easily to changing environments and demands.
References
- Mr. Sreejith Jyothirmayan, Registered Nurse In charge (Bupa aged care), 0432001080, sreejithadelaide@gmail.com
- Mrs. Shintu Mathew, Registered Nurse (Intensive care unit shift in charge), King Khaled Civilian Hospital, +966535041613, shintumathew99@gmail.com
- Mrs. Remya.U.R, Registered Nurse, Noorul Islam institute of medical science (NIMS) Hospital, +918943775532, remyastephin532@gmail.com
Disclaimer
I hereby declare that the above mentioned details are true and correct to the best of my knowledge and belief.
Timeline
PERSONAL CARE ASSISTANT
Ontime Healthcare Agency
12.2023 - Current
PERSONAL CARE ASSISTANT
Ontime Healthcare Agency
02.2020 - 01.2022
Registered Nurse
King Khaled Civilian Hospital
04.2015 - 07.2019
Registered Nurse
Noorul Islam Institute of Medical Science (NIMS)
06.2013 - 04.2014
BACHELOR OF NURSING -
SANJAY GANDHI COLLEGE OF NURSING, RAJIV GANDHI UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH SCIENCE, KARNATAKA, INDIA
10th Secondary school leaving certificate (SSLC) -
GOVT. HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL FOR GIRLS COTTON HILL, KERALA, INDIA
12th Higher Secondary School (HSS) -
GOVT. VOCATIONAL & HIGHER SECONDARY SCHOOL VATTIYOORKAVU, KERALA, INDIA
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