Tamara Stijacic

• Monitored vital signs and provided assistance with medical procedures.
• Administered medications and treatments according to physician orders.
• Ensured compliance with standards of professional practice and code of conduct.
• Utilised critical thinking skills to assess clinical situations quickly and accurately.
• Documented patient progress notes accurately and efficiently in the electronic medical record system.
• Collaborated with allied health and the medical teams.
• Assessed and prepared patients for procedures, performing initial and ongoing patient assessments.

• Assisting patients with activities of daily living: feeding, mobility, toileting, personal care.
• Measured and documented: Vital signs, skin assessments/ pressure area care, patient care plans, input and output, A-G assessments.
• Gained excellent professional and therapeutic communication skills with patients and patient families.
• Recognised and reported abnormalities or changes in patients' health status to nursing staff.
• Providing 1:1 or 1:4 special care: high experience with dementia patients, patients with intellectual disabilities/ mental health and high falls risk patients.
• Ensuring the workplace area is tidy: Pan room/observation machines are cleaned/ skip bins changed/ sharp bins changed/ gloves and linen trolleys restocked/BSL machines checked.
• Comply with infection control policies and procedures: hand hygiene, appropriate PPE

• Restocked shelves and prepared expired drugs for return.
• Supported pharmacist in preparing daily prescriptions.
• Created new customer profiles and updated demographics, allergies and new medications in pharmacy computer systems.
• Delivered medications to local retirement villages.
• Developed great professional and therapeutic communication skills with consumers.

3rd Year

• Emergency Department - Prince Of Wales Hospital

Date: 14/11/2022 - 16/12/2022 Duration: 180hrs

• Emergency Department - Campbeltown Hospital

Date: 21/03/2022 - 15/04/2022 Duration: 152hrs

I gained great experience from the two fast paced environments, I was able to improve my critical thinking skills, time management and IV medication administration.

• Geriatric Mental Health - Concord Hospital

Date: 01/03/2021 - 12/03/2021 Duration: 80hrs

• Extended stay/forensic Mental health - Concord Hospital

Date: 17/05/2021 - 28/05/2021 Duration: 80hrs

I was able to improve on my professional and therapeutic communication skills with mental health residents.

2nd Year

• Rehabilitation Unit - Camden Hospital

Date: 30/03/2020 - 24/04/2020 Duration: 160hrs

• Renal Dialysis - Campbeltown Hospital

Date: 05/10/2020 - 30/10/2020 Duration: 160hrs

1st Year

• Medical Assessment Unit - Bankstown Hospital

Date15/07/2019 - 26/07/2019 Duration: 80 hrs

• 3B - St George Hospital

Date: 14/14/2019 - 25/10/2019 Duration: 80 hrs