Wendy Chileshe
Somerville
Summary
Poses advanced assessment and diagnostic skills Experienced nursing lecturer and clinical educator Excellent teaching and coaching skills Excellent patient care assessment Reliable, ethical healthcare provider with ability to stay calm and intervene during crisis Proven ability to build positive relationships with patients’ family members, physicians and other medical professionals Mentoring newly qualified nurses and students Special interest in patient and staff education and cultural safety Displays leadership skills and ability to direct and supervise others Demonstrates ability to complete self-directed learning, ability to delegate patient care appropriately, ability to communicate with MD’s, RN’s, and Hospital Personnel and ability to intervene and treat complications and emergencies independently Great Time management skills Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Overview
22
22
years of professional experience
Work History
Acting Clinical Nurse Manager, Clinical Nurses, RN
Kalgoorlie Rural Hospital
2012.12 - Current
- Over 11 years of experience in Dialysis unit
- Directing day-to-day nursing and operational functions for 12-bed dialysis Unit, ensuring exceptional delivery of care when developing well-rounded nursing teams.
- Introducing initiatives based on staff education, infection control audits, safe medication administration to achieve unit and facility goals.
- Maximized nursing staff potential by providing ongoing coaching and support, leading to higher levels of competence and confidence in delivering quality care.
- Reviewed charts weekly to complete quality control checks.
- Conducting routine performance evaluations, providing constructive feedback to drive continuous improvement among nursing staff members.
- Collaborating with physicians and interdisciplinary teams to devise and manage individualized plans of care.
- Rostering of staff
- Facilitated therapeutic communication, conflict resolution and crisis intervention by redirecting negative behaviors and helping patients regain or improve coping abilities.
- Monitoring dialysis key performance indicators
- Providing care to adult patients with End stage renal disease on dialysis, in a satellite unit, attached to a hospital
- Responsible for the implementation, administration, monitoring, and documentation of patient’s response to prescribed intradialytic transfusions, including appropriate notification of adverse reactions to physician
- Develops and assimilates theoretical and technical knowledge with observations, assessment, and communication skills to detect dialysis and non-dialysis related problems
- Delivers safe and effective patient care in compliance with established hospital policies and procedures
- Participates in education, research and performance improvement activities
- Provides health education to patients and families
- Initiates, monitors, and discontinues dialysis treatments according to established procedures
- Implementing dialysis treatments on patients with permanent fistulas, grafts, and central catheters
- Performing appropriate terminal cleaning following each treatment
- Assessing patients before and after each treatment, developing a plan of care for each patient and altering their dialysis management, based on standing and current physician's orders
- Competent in operating Fresenius machine 4008, 508, 5008S
- Respond to behavior and department codes
- Conduct nephrologist clinics, advising physician on patient conditions and assisting in coordinating diagnostic testing an follow up appointments to achieve optimal patient outcomes
- Analyze emergency situations Collaborates with nephrologist
- Investigating incident report and providing recommendations’
- Key Achievements: Establishing vascular, Anemia management and transplant portfolio. Successfully training new graduate nurses to become specialized dialysis nurses, part of team in expanding unit from 7 chair to 12 chairs, effectively managing COVID outbreak in unit, introduction of digital documentation template, Reduction of overall DNA rates, Part of team awarded excellence in strengthening partnerships- Renal vascular outreach team FSH.
- Reduced hospital readmissions by developing and implementing effective discharge planning processes.
- Increased employee retention rates by creating a supportive work environment that valued teamwork and open communication.
Nurse Lecturer/Nurse Educator
Central regional TAFE
2013.08 - 2017.12
- Introduced theoretical and laboratory sessions in wound care management, fundamentals of nursing, care plans and analyse health information
- Supervised students in various practical at local hospital and rest homes
- Prepared lecturers, assessments and exams for these courses
- Maintained attendance records and resulting records
- Performed other duties such as mapping, validating and moderation of other assessments and exams
- Taught in lecture theatres, classroom, laboratories and clinical settings for a variety of courses (mainly professional practice and clinical assessment and reasoning)
- Prepared appropriate daily lesson plans routine assignments and assessments
- Maintained and submitted timely accurate and detailed attendance rosters and grade records
- Provided pastoral care to students
- Performed other duties as assigned
- Submit student progress reports and met with students to discuss progress
- Arrange learning opportunities in all areas hospital other than the area the student is allocated
- Supervises students in various clinical areas of specialty (medical, surgical, Theatre, emergency departments)
- Ensure safe nursing practice during clinical exposure of students
- Conducts problem based learning sessions in clinical areas
- Assist student nurses in applying nursing skills in real time environments
- Assist student nurses in applying theory to practice.
Registered Nurse
Bay of Plenty District Health Board
2002.04 - 2012.09
- 28 years experience in different specialities in nursing including, cardiothoracic, cardiac rehabilitation, geriatrics, cardiac, general medicine, surgical, Orthopaedics and Acute assessment unit
- Responsible for assessing patient needs, planning, implementation and evaluation of a programme of care which is evidence-based utilising all available resources taking into consideration the lifestyle, gender and cultural background and ensuring involvement with the patient, family, carers and significant others
- Organised own workload to ensure that the interests of the patients/clients were met
- In the absence of the ward manager, took charge of the department for the management of the daily responsibilities, including work allocation, deployment and supervision of staff, to ensure smooth running of the area
- Assisted junior members of staff in planning, priority setting and decision making to ensure patient’s needs are met
- Utilised appropriate risk assessment tools in order to identify actual and potential risk, implemented the appropriate intervention and reported the outcome to the Line Manager
- Mentoring students and newly qualified staff nurses
- Ensures that doctors’ orders are effectively carried out, including testing, medical procedures, consultations and orders for transfer to tertiary hospitals
- Performs all tasks with a patient-centred focus while seeking opportunities for improvement of processes and treatments
- Actively participates in unit-based Quality Assurance Program such as infection control
- Key Achievement: Designed chest pain assessment card for nurses, Researched and implemented handover nursing tool.
- Utilized critical thinking skills to prioritize nursing interventions based on patients'' acuity levels and individual needs.
- Conducted thorough patient assessments to identify changes in condition, promptly notifying physicians and initiating appropriate interventions when necessary.
- Administered medications safely according to established guidelines while closely monitoring for side effects or adverse reactions requiring intervention.
- Managed care from admission to discharge.
- Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
- Enhanced patient satisfaction by providing compassionate, holistic nursing care that addressed physical, emotional, and spiritual needs.
- Assisted in training and mentorship of new nursing staff members, contributing to positive work environment and high-quality patient care.
- Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process, and management and lifestyle options.
- Collaborated with interdisciplinary teams to develop comprehensive treatment plans for complex patients with multiple comorbidities.
- Participated in ongoing professional development opportunities to stay current on best practices in nursing care and emerging trends in healthcare delivery.
Education
Certificate IV in training and assessment -
Central Regional TAFE Kalgoorlie WA
02.2014
Master of nursing with distinction Wintec -
Waikato Institute of Technology (WINTEC) Waikato New Zealand
03.2011
Post Graduate Diploma in Nursing – New Zealand -
Waikato Institute of Technology (WINTEC) Waikato New Zealand
03.2008
Post Graduate certificate Nursing – New Zealand -
Waikato Institute of Technology (WINTEC) Waikato New Zealand
03.2006
Preceptorship Course – New Zealand -
Professional Growth New Zealand- BOPDHB, Tauranga, New Zealand
07.2003
Introduction to critical care nursing - South Africa -
Netcare Training Academy, South Africa
07.2001
Registered Nurse Diploma -
Mufulira School of Nursing, Mufulira Zambia
07.1995
Skills
- Clinical Leadership
- Nurse Leadership
- Staff and patient Education
- Competent dialysis nurse
- Excellent organization skill
- Great communication skill
Contactnumbers
+61 8 9021 2630, 0450015425
Personal Information
Citizenship: New Zealander
References
- Fiona Norman, Renal educator, Kalgoorlie hospital, Fiona.norman@health.wa.gov.au, +61406224557
- Brigette Cowell, Nursing Manager, Kalgoorlie Dialysis Unit, brigette.cowell@health.wa.gov.au, +61437016723
Timeline
Nurse Lecturer/Nurse Educator
Central regional TAFE
2013.08 - 2017.12
Acting Clinical Nurse Manager, Clinical Nurses, RN
Kalgoorlie Rural Hospital
2012.12 - Current
Registered Nurse
Bay of Plenty District Health Board
2002.04 - 2012.09
Certificate IV in training and assessment -
Central Regional TAFE Kalgoorlie WA
Master of nursing with distinction Wintec -
Waikato Institute of Technology (WINTEC) Waikato New Zealand
Post Graduate Diploma in Nursing – New Zealand -
Waikato Institute of Technology (WINTEC) Waikato New Zealand
Post Graduate certificate Nursing – New Zealand -
Waikato Institute of Technology (WINTEC) Waikato New Zealand
Preceptorship Course – New Zealand -
Professional Growth New Zealand- BOPDHB, Tauranga, New Zealand
Introduction to critical care nursing - South Africa -
Netcare Training Academy, South Africa
Registered Nurse Diploma -
Mufulira School of Nursing, Mufulira Zambia
Similar Profiles
Bevan EganBevan Egan
Aboriginal Liaison Officer at Kalgoorlie Hospital EmergencyAboriginal Liaison Officer at Kalgoorlie Hospital Emergency
Courtney MoberleyCourtney Moberley
Family Nurse Practitioner at Madison Parish Hospital Rural Health ClinicFamily Nurse Practitioner at Madison Parish Hospital Rural Health Clinic
MICHELLE JOHNSONMICHELLE JOHNSON
Registered Nurse - Operating Theatre at Wagga Wagga Rural Referral HospitalRegistered Nurse - Operating Theatre at Wagga Wagga Rural Referral Hospital