William Bessent
Tara,QLD
Summary
Organized and dependable candidate successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals. Hardworking and passionate job seeker with strong organizational skills eager to secure entry-level Enrolled nurse position. Ready to help team achieve company goals. Detail-oriented team player with strong organizational skills. Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously with a high degree of accuracy. To seek and maintain full-time position that offers professional challenges utilizing interpersonal skills, excellent time management and problem-solving skills.
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
Work History
Community Connector
Tara Neighbourhood Centre
11.2023 - Current
- Provided one-on-one assistance to residents navigating various social services systems.
- Collaborated with local organizations to develop new programs addressing community needs.
- Coordinated large-scale events such as town hall meetings or cultural celebrations that fostered sense of pride among residents about their shared history or identity within larger society context.
- Educated community members about their rights, responsibilities, and opportunities through workshops and presentations.
- Ensured compliance with funding requirements by maintaining accurate records of project outcomes, expenditures, and participant demographics.
- Connected individuals with relevant resources and support networks for improved wellbeing.
- Developed partnerships with local businesses to secure sponsorships for community events and activities.
- Conducted outreach efforts targeting underrepresented or marginalized populations, ensuring equal access to resources and opportunities for all residents.
- Managed volunteer efforts to ensure effective use of time and resources in community projects.
- Increased awareness of available services by creating and distributing informative materials.
- Acted as main point of contact between management, clinical staffs and external community.
- Served as a liaison between the community and government agencies, advocating for resources and support on behalf of residents.
Agency Nursing
Sustain Health
12.2022 - 01.2023
- Self-motivated, with a strong sense of personal responsibility.
- Worked effectively in fast-paced environments.
- Skilled at working independently and collaboratively in a team environment.
- Worked flexible hours across night, weekend, and holiday shifts.
- Performed accurate documentation of patient assessments, interventions, and outcomes in compliance with regulatory standards.
- Administered medications via oral, IV, and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
- Performed routine wound care and dressing changes on schedule.
- Remained calm during high-stress, critical situations, demonstrating sustained focus and problem-solving in real-time.
- Followed proper procedure for installation and removal of catheters, IVs.
- Maintained up-to-date knowledge on emerging trends in nursing practice to enhance effectiveness in delivering quality care.
- Managed care from admission to discharge.
- Implemented medication and IV administration, catheter insertion, and airway management.
Agency Nursing
Sustain Health
07.2022 - 08.2022
- Performing wound and skin care, administering medication
- Created an efficient shift handover process which improved continuity of care between nursing shifts.
- Streamlined communication between patients, families, and healthcare providers to ensure comprehensive understanding of care plans.
- Provided direct patient care, stabilized patients, and determined next course of action.
- Evaluated student progress regularly, adjusting lesson plans accordingly for optimal skill development and achievement of personal goals.
- Performed accurate documentation of patient assessments, interventions, and outcomes in compliance with regulatory standards.
- Administered medications via oral, IV, and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
- Performed routine wound care and dressing changes on schedule.
- Promoted a safe and comfortable healing environment by addressing patient concerns promptly and professionally.
- Remained calm during high-stress, critical situations, demonstrating sustained focus and problem-solving in real-time.
- Educated patients on disease management, self-care techniques, and wellness strategies to improve long-term health outcomes.
- Utilized strong clinical judgment in prioritizing patient needs during high-stress situations, ensuring optimal outcomes.
- Collaborated with interdisciplinary teams for optimized patient treatment plans and outcomes.
- Updated patient charts with data such as medications to keep records current and support accurate treatments.
- Reduced medication errors through thorough double-checking of prescriptions and dosages.
- Followed proper procedure for installation and removal of catheters, IVs, and PIC lines.
Clinical Nurse Team Leader
NWRH
04.2022 - 07.2022
- Monitor and lead the ongoing development and improvement of clinical services and client pathways, provide clinical leadership, consultation and expertise to NWRH clinicians and Private Practitioners in the delivery of specialist mental health care to the work force and their families, provide line management to staff and oversee staff development, coordinate the intake and referral processes to ensure high quality clinical care and access to services, performing Risk Assessments to help a smooth running of client services, undertake clinical load providing direct clinical services to clients and support to their families and friends, lead and participate in multidisciplinary meetings, supervision and case conferences that contribute to high quality outcomes and ensure clinical review meetings occur regularly, develop, implement and review the clinical governance framework, develop, implement and review policies and procedures that relate to direct service provision, provide leadership in the development and implementation of new health and wellbeing projects and initiatives, contribute to the vision, strategic planning and relevant policy development, for NWRH and actively participate as a member of the management team, manage resources and rosters in a flexible and efficient manner to effectively manage workflow and to ensure timely and responsive service delivery, contribute to organisational planning, budgeting and reporting processes, maintain high standards of file management ensuring that accurate notes are recorded, file audits completed, and all consumer files are stored in line with legislative requirements and organisational policies and procedures, participate in data collection and evaluation processes that contribute to service improvement, liaise and work closely with Consortium members and external providers, to ensure the effective functioning of NWRH, build and maintain effective relationships with key stakeholders involved in the provision of health, mental health and psychosocial services
- Maintained strong working relationships with physicians and ancillary staff, fostering a collaborative approach to patient care delivery.
- Responded to patient emergencies to provide prompt and correct intervention .
Agency Nursing
Limelight Health
03.2022 - 04.2022
- Contributing to the effective management of patient care plan systems, including participating in patient care conferences, managing patient follow-up procedures, use patient information system to identify care needs and document patient consultation in patient's medical file, assist Doctors and other health professionals with communication, treatment and any advice relevant to a client's treatment, assist in the provision of high quality emergency care that at times is independent but with support from other health professionals, actively encourage client/family/community to engage in practices conducive to optimising health
- Evaluated student progress regularly, adjusting lesson plans accordingly for optimal skill development and achievement of personal goals.
- Worked effectively in fast-paced environments.
- Performed accurate documentation of patient assessments, interventions, and outcomes in compliance with regulatory standards.
- Administered medications via oral, IV, and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
- Performed routine wound care and dressing changes on schedule.
- Promoted a safe and comfortable healing environment by addressing patient concerns promptly and professionally.
- Remained calm during high-stress, critical situations, demonstrating sustained focus and problem-solving in real-time.
- Educated patients on disease management, self-care techniques, and wellness strategies to improve long-term health outcomes.
- Assessed patients to determine individual needs and develop care plans in coordination with multidisciplinary healthcare professionals.
- Improved patient satisfaction ratings by delivering compassionate and personalized care.
- Implemented infection control measures that significantly reduced hospital-acquired infections.
- Utilized strong clinical judgment in prioritizing patient needs during high-stress situations, ensuring optimal outcomes.
Enrolled Nurse
vanguard Health
01.2022 - 02.2022
- Working in conjunction with Qld Health promoting rural and remote community's First Nations and Torres strait islanders to get vaccinated for Covid 19, working out of different clinics and outreach in far North Qld, vaccinating 5- to 11-year-old and 12 +, preparing the Pfizer Biotech keeping within the cold chain, working direct and indirect with an RN following all the QLD heath policy's, determine clinical suitability for vaccination, including identifying any contraindications, obtain and document informed consent from patients, administer the COVID-19 vaccine in accordance with training protocols, document that vaccine has been administered in the electronic immunisation register, providing after-care including follow-up appointment and adverse event advice to patients, preparing vaccine doses for administration by reconstituting and drawing up doses from multidose vials, meet the clinical governance framework set out by the relevant health service, familiarise self with all clinics electronic forms, vaccine administration protocols, vaccines, and follow-up information to be given to clients, check emergency equipment, ensuring that adrenaline and adrenaline protocol is at hand, provide administrative and supportive roles to the vaccination team, record on job action sheet, any problems, expected or unanticipated, and how these were resolved, provide supervision role to emergency authorised workforce, attend team meetings as directed by supervisor, give Clinical feedback about what is working well and what is not working
- Self-motivated, with a strong sense of personal responsibility.
- Worked effectively in fast-paced environments.
- Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.
- Worked well in a team setting, providing support and guidance.
- Demonstrated respect, friendliness and willingness to help wherever needed.
- Passionate about learning and committed to continual improvement.
Enrolled Nurse
QLD Health
03.2021 - 02.2022
- Current registration with the Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia, skills gained working within a rural Hospital, performing physical assessments, vital signs, using safe transfer techniques providing holistic patient care, practice within a safe, confidential, non-judgmental, and inclusive environment to patients and their families and friends, communicating and building trusting nurse-patient relationships so that clients feel comfortable sharing thoughts, feelings, and concerns, understand supervision and hospital policies, conducting safe medication administration and acute care procedures such as IV therapy, fluid balance chart management, collaborate with interdisciplinary team members working towards achieving health and well-being for patients as well as discussing care plans of patients, effective clinical communication, inputting information into the hospital data base such as EDIS, and hibiscus, written and verbal and sound interpersonal skills including the ability to communicate with a diverse range of people
- Self-motivated, with a strong sense of personal responsibility.
- Worked effectively in fast-paced environments.
- Developed and maintained courteous and effective working relationships.
- Proved successful working within tight deadlines and a fast-paced environment.
- Adaptable and proficient in learning new concepts quickly and efficiently.
- Strengthened communication skills through regular interactions with others.
- Organized and detail-oriented with a strong work ethic.
- Passionate about learning and committed to continual improvement.
- Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.
- Proven ability to learn quickly and adapt to new situations.
Support Worker
Ability Care
03.2020 - 10.2020
- Assisted clients with daily living needs to maintain self-esteem and general wellness.
- Helped clients manage and reach individual goals, supporting independent progression and social skills.
- Enhanced the quality of care for clients by providing personalized support and assistance with daily living activities.
- Transported clients to appointments, shopping venues and entertainment events according to determined schedule.
- Established trusting relationships with clients and their families through empathetic communication and active listening.
- Developed strong rapport with clients by consistently demonstrating respect, understanding, and genuine concern for their wellbeing.
- Kept clients engaged in social networks and communities for personal health and growth.
- Coordinated appointments for clients with healthcare providers to promote consistent access to essential medical services.
Education
Diploma of Nursing - Enrolled Nursing
Tafe QLD
Gold Coast, QLD01.2021
Skills
- Medication and IV administration
- Medication Administration
- Patient Care
- Patient Assessment
- Clinical Documentation
- Patient Education
- Clinical judgment
- Patient Management
- Healthcare ethics
- Wound Management
- Emergency Care
- Mental health care
Key Skills And Experience
- MAINTAIN EFFECTIVE WORKING RELATIONSHIPS WITH COLLEAGUES
- CONTRIBUTE TO HEALTH AND SAFETY IN YOUR WORK ENVIRONMENT
- PROVIDE PROFESSIONAL CUSTOMER CARE
- DEAL WITH EMERGENCIES AND INCIDENTS
- NEO NATAL RESUSCITATION
- IMMIINENT BIRTH
- INTRODUCTION TO TRIAGE
- CANNULATION & VENEPUNCHTURE
- CARDIAC EMERGENCIES IN A RURAL SETTING
- Management of Sepsis
- Respiratory Emergencies in a Rural Setting
Personal Qualities
Twenty years of progressive client service experience in many different settings. Self-motivated; able to set effective priorities and implement decisions to achieve immediate and long-term goals and meet operational deadlines. Adapt easily to new concepts and responsibilities and willing to undertake any training to obtain any further qualifications. Excellent personal motivation with proven ability to build and work collaboratively in a strong team concept environment and independently as well as well-developed skills in organization, decision making, time management and verbal/ written communication skills.
Personal Information
- Date of Birth: 06/11/1980
- Driving License: Full Australian with HR
References
Available on request
Languages
English
Native or Bilingual
Timeline
Community Connector
Tara Neighbourhood Centre
11.2023 - Current
Agency Nursing
Sustain Health
12.2022 - 01.2023
Agency Nursing
Sustain Health
07.2022 - 08.2022
Clinical Nurse Team Leader
NWRH
04.2022 - 07.2022
Agency Nursing
Limelight Health
03.2022 - 04.2022
Enrolled Nurse
vanguard Health
01.2022 - 02.2022
Enrolled Nurse
QLD Health
03.2021 - 02.2022
Support Worker
Ability Care
03.2020 - 10.2020
Diploma of Nursing - Enrolled Nursing
Tafe QLD
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