TAO WANG (KEN)
Adelaide,SA
Summary
To secure a registered nurse position in a dynamic healthcare company where I can utilize my clinical and management skills and compassionate patient care to contribute to the well-being of patients.
Compassionate and dedicated registered nurse with 9 years of experience in community and disability nursing. Skilled in patient assessment, medication administration, and care planning. Strong interpersonal skills with a commitment to delivering high-quality patient-centered care to the community. Committed to patient education and advocacy.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Specialized Ventilation RN
SACARE Briarholm
01.2019 - Current
- Working 1:1 with an NDIS participant with spinal injury, ventilator dependence, and other complex needs.
- Conducting consistency assessments and tracheotomy care to maintain airway patency and reduce infections.
- Monitoring ventilator, administering medications, conducting catheter care and bowel care, providing emotional support, and engaging in social and community events, and collaborating with a multi-disciplinary team such as a GP, medical specialists, OT, physio, and NDIS case coordinators.
- Responded quickly to life-threatening situations by providing appropriate interventions.
- Achievement: Successfully collaborated with NDIS case managers and medical professionals to advocate for the participant affected by NDIS funding cuts, securing essential financial support and resources. Eventually, the participant was able to utilize the funding to obtain a new air mattress and bed, a blue bath, a powered wheelchair, as well as her new smart home device and communication device in order to improve the quality of life.
Registered Nurse in Charge in Supported Accommodation
SACARE Briarholm
01.2018 - 01.2019
- Managing 9 NDIS participants in a high-care supported accommodation setting.
- The participants were with complex needs, such as Huntington disease, MND, MS, Cerebral Palsy, ventilator dependent, brain injury, spinal injury, and diabetes.
- Providing clinical care to each participant, medication administration, providing supervision and education to support workers with their tasks, collaborating closely with NDIS coordinators and families to meet participants' needs.
- Collaborated with physicians, clinical nurse manager, therapists, and other healthcare professionals to develop individualized care plans for each participant.
RN
SACARE Briarholm
05.2017 - 12.2017
- Working 1:1 with an NDIS participant with a spinal injury and requiring airway support in supported accommodation.
- Conducting consistency assessments and tracheotomy care to maintain airway patency and reduce infections.
- Monitoring ventilator, administrating medications, conducting supra-pubic catheter care and bowel care, providing mental health supports and managing abusive and challenging behavior, and collaborating with multi-disciplinary team such as GP, medical specialists, OT, physio, social worker, mental health consultant and aboriginal liaison officer.
Disability Support Worker
SACARE
01.2016 - 04.2017
- Providing daily life support to people with disabilities, such as assisting with personal care, meals, medications, social activities, community participation, and transportation service.
Agency RN
Adelaide Care Solutions
07.2015 - 04.2017
- Visiting various settings and providing nursing care to meet patients/clients’ needs
- Such as nursing assessment wound care, medication administration, BGL management, PEG feeding, long term / short term urinary catheter care, stoma care and continence care.
Causal pool RN
SA Health and Calvary Health Care
07.2015 - 10.2016
- Managing post-op patients, collaborating with multi-disciplinary team to assist and educate patients with their rehabilitation.
EN and Personal care assistant
Adelaide Care Solutions
10.2013 - 11.2014
- Assisting clients ADL’s and meals, medication administration and simple wound dressing.
Education
Bachelor of Nursing -
University of South Australia
12.2014
Diploma of Nursing -
Equals International
07.2012
South Australian Certificate of Education (SACE) -
Eynesbury Senior School
12.2010
Skills
- Nursing assessment
- Care planning
- Collaboration with multi-disciplinary teams
- Advocacy and support
- Community nursing
- Disability nursing
- Electronic documentation management
- Rehabilitation care
- Medication administration
- Wound care
- BGL management
- PEG feeding
- Urinary catheter care
- Stoma care
- Continence care
- Tracheotomy care and Ventilator monitoring
- Mental health support
- Seizure management
- Autonomic dysreflexia management
- Basic Life Support
Relevant management experiences
- Clinical Care Management
- Supervision and Training
- Emergency Response and Crisis Management
- Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
- Advocacy and Support
- Quality Assurance and Compliance
- Interdisciplinary Collaboration
- Medication and Equipment Management
Relevant community nurse experiences
- Wound care, medication administration, seizure management, Autonomic dysreflexia management diabetic care, PEG feeding, long term / short term urinary catheter care, stoma care, continence care and tracheotomy care.
- Visit clients in their home setting to provide nursing assessment, interventions and education.
- Experiences with spinal injury, brain injury and rehabilitation.
Certification
- Registered Nurse (registered with AHPRA)
- Registration Number: NMW0001907557
- Current DCSI and working with children
- First Aid and CPR
- Manual handling
- Valid driver’s license
- NDIS check
Languagespeaking
- English (fluent)
- Mandarin (fluent)
- Cantonese (fluent)
Availability
Available for Monday, Wednesday, Friday and weekends. Weekday AM preferred
References
Susan Kerrigan
Accommodation Network Manager
SACARE
Susan.kerrigan@sacare.com.au
Timeline
Specialized Ventilation RN
SACARE Briarholm
01.2019 - Current
Registered Nurse in Charge in Supported Accommodation
SACARE Briarholm
01.2018 - 01.2019
RN
SACARE Briarholm
05.2017 - 12.2017
Disability Support Worker
SACARE
01.2016 - 04.2017
Agency RN
Adelaide Care Solutions
07.2015 - 04.2017
Causal pool RN
SA Health and Calvary Health Care
07.2015 - 10.2016
EN and Personal care assistant
Adelaide Care Solutions
10.2013 - 11.2014
Bachelor of Nursing -
University of South Australia
Diploma of Nursing -
Equals International
South Australian Certificate of Education (SACE) -
Eynesbury Senior School
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