Susan Devine
Brisbane,OLD
Summary
Dedicated Perioperative Registered Nurse with extensive experience in diverse surgical environments. Known for strong theatre competency, patient preparation, and effective collaboration with multidisciplinary teams to enhance patient safety and care quality.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Perioperative Registered Nurse (Theatre & PACU)
Mater Private Hospital
Redlands, Australia
03.2012 - Current
- Delivered perioperative care per ACORN standards, scrubbing, circulating, and ensuring sterile procedures in diverse surgical environments.
- Assist anaesthetists with patient preparation, monitoring, and ophthalmology eye blocks/sedation
- Provide care across multiple specialties: urology, orthopaedics, general surgery, plastics, previous obstetrics
- Extensive experience in oral and maxillofacial surgery, supporting surgical procedures beyond official rostered role
- Upskilled in neurosurgery, providing patient care and theatre support across this specialty
- Provide PACU care: airway and haemodynamic monitoring, pain and nausea management, early recognition of deterioration, and safe Shared Handover
- Support efficient theatre flow and turnover, collaborating with multidisciplinary teams
- Maintain compliance with infection prevention and control, theatre standards, and hospital policy
Education
Bachelor of Nursing Science -
Skills
- Perioperative Nursing
- Sterile technique
- Aseptic surgical instrumentation
- Anaesthetic Assistance
- Patient preparation
- Monitoring
- Airway management
- Clinical Governance
- Safety
- Theatre competency
- PACU competency
- Ophthalmology sedation
- Eye block training
- ACORN perioperative workshops
- CPD
- Neurosurgery upskilling
References
Available on request
Certification
- Registered Nurse - AHPRA
- Basic Life Support (BLS)
- Hospital competencies Manual Handling
- Fire Safety: Infection Control
Professional Development
- Theatre & PACU competency updates
- Ophthalmology sedation and eye-block training
- ACORN perioperative workshops and CPD
- Neurosurgery upskilling
Current Role
Perioperative Registered Nurse (Theatre & PACU), Mater Private Hospital, Redlands, 03/01/12, Present, Deliver perioperative care per ACORN standards, scrubbing, circulating, sterile procedures., Assist anesthetists with patient preparation, monitoring, and coordination., Provide care across multiple specialties; urology, orthopedics, general surgery, plastics, previous obstetrics., Extended experience in oral and maxillofacial surgery, supporting procedures beyond official role., Upskilled in neurosurgery, delivering patient care and theatre support across this specialty., Provide PACU care, always hemodynamic monitoring, pain and nausea management, early recognition of deterioration, and safe discharge., Support efficient theatre flow and turnaround, collaborating with multidisciplinary teams.
Timeline
Perioperative Registered Nurse (Theatre & PACU)
Mater Private Hospital
03.2012 - Current