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Sushmita Karki

Maryborough,VIC

Summary

Detail-oriented registered nurse with strong organisational skills. Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously with a high degree of accuracy. To seek and maintain full-time position that offers professional challenges utilising interpersonal skills, excellent time management and problem-solving skills.

Overview

4
4
years of professional experience

Work History

DIDO/FIFO Registered Nurse

Nursing agency
03.2023 - Current
  • Worked across various aged care settings in Victoria, NSW, SA and Tasmania comprising of 6-8weeks contract with extension when requested
  • Assisting facilities to pass accreditation by completion and evaluation of care plans
  • Contacting and liaising with HITH, GP assists and 000 after hours during clinical deterioration
  • Assisted facility during infectious outbreak such as (COVID, Gastro) outbreaks
  • Provided support and flexibility to cover shifts to permanent staff members and facility when required
  • Working across rotating rosters, covering RN in-charge shifts and liaising with on call executives/ management for sick coverage
  • Assisting with sick coverage by being on call RN when requested by facility across various states upon request
  • Administering oral, IM, SC and IV medications including S4 and S8 drugs Administration
  • Evaluation of PRN medications and completion of evaluation
  • Collaborated with doctors during GP rounds
  • Conflict resolution and management between consumers, family and staff by conducting family meetings and team huddles
  • Critical thinking and problem-solving nursing approach, and duty of care in various aged care setting

Registered Nurse

Alfred Hospital
03.2022 - 03.2023
  • Worked across various wards such as orthopaedic, surgical, renal and cardiac wards
  • Administration of oral, Intravenous, subcutaneous, Intramuscular, rectal medication administration
  • Completing procedures such as neurological observations, attending vital signs, IDC insertion and removal, conducting bladder scan, ECG etc
  • Escalation and assistance during clinical deterioration, medical review, MET calls and code blue emergencies
  • Patient admission and discharge Patient assessment during fall/ injuries and post-fall care
  • Collected blood, tissue, and other laboratory specimens and prepared for lab testing
  • Monitored patient condition by interpreting and tracking ECG readings, identifying irregular telemetry readings
  • Calling clinical review/ MET calls for deteriorating patients

Registered Nurse

Australian unity aged care
02.2020 - 03.2022
  • Worked as RN-in-charge of 35bed and 6 Care assistants in dementia secured unit
  • Conducted medical review, geriatrician review, Specialists’ referral and DSA referrals and reviews, family meetings
  • Assisted consumers with GP rounds, and face to face health consultations
  • Performing assessments such as Neuro-observations, vital signs, head to toe assessment, A-G assessment during clinical deterioration
  • IDC chatherisation and care
  • Completing documentation, incident reports, investigating incidents, advance care directive, care plans following up with consumers, families and GP in a timely manner
  • Escalation of clinical deterioration with GP s and 000 for emergency transfer in a timely manner
  • Recovery based nursing care and strategies to improve quality of life liasing with leisure and lifestyle activities.
  • Managed care from admission to discharge.
  • Assisted in the training and mentorship of new nursing staff members, contributing to a positive work environment and high-quality patient care.

Registered Nurse

Caulfield hospital
03.2021 - 03.2022
  • Worked in sub-acute (Acquired brain injury ward)
  • Provided rehabilitative nursing care to patients with brain injury acquired from high-speed motor vehicle accident, bike/ pedestrian accidents and hypoxia
  • Medication administration including oral, IV, IM, sub-cut, via PEG and NG tube
  • IDC Catheterisation and catheter care and FBC monitoring.
  • Liaising with allied health team for personal care, hygiene, pressure injury care, and ADLs,
  • Participated in team huddles, meetings and trainings to upskill on mental health nursing, rehabilitative and recovery-based nursing care pathway
  • 1:1 nursing care and supervision in closed off specailised unit along with other multidisciplinary team he
  • Escalation and assistance provided during code black and code blue emergencies
  • Participated in team nursing during high turnover of admission and discharge in the ward.

Education

Bachelor of Nursing - Bachelor of Nursing

University of Technology, Sydney
Sydney
11.2019

Skills

  • EMR Systems/ software applications like I-care, Lee care, people point, E-case, medmobile, Bestmed
  • Care Plan Development and Evaluation
  • Syringe driver and SC intima insertion- End of life care
  • IDC insertion and catherisation care
  • PEG/NG medication administration and care

Accomplishments

  • Completed care plans and assessments to assist with accreditation in one of the care facilities in 2024 in 75 bed facility in rural NSW.
  • Managed and passed clinical accreditation as RN in charge of Dementia Support unit (35 bed facility) in 2022 in Victoria
  • Assisted and worked during COVID outbreak and lockdown and successfully assisted with infection control as RN in 2021 in 75 bed facility in Victoria
  • Successfully assisted with infection control during outbreak in 175 bed facility as after hours RN in charge during night duty in Tasmania
  • Assisted successfully with medication/ S8 auditing across various aged care facilities as RN in charge afterhours in rural Victoria
  • Flying in/ flying out or driving in/ driving out covering urgent RN contracts across various short staffed aged care facilities across various states in Australia.

Timeline

DIDO/FIFO Registered Nurse

Nursing agency
03.2023 - Current

Registered Nurse

Alfred Hospital
03.2022 - 03.2023

Registered Nurse

Caulfield hospital
03.2021 - 03.2022

Registered Nurse

Australian unity aged care
02.2020 - 03.2022

Bachelor of Nursing - Bachelor of Nursing

University of Technology, Sydney

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