Yvette Dempsey

• Team Leader Role within current Emergency Department
• Triage Competent (Australian Triage Scale)
• Advanced assessment skills and knowledge of presenting paediatric, adult, older person groups, including Mental Health illnesses and Patient referrals
• Provides specialised nursing care and management for critically ill patients requiring advanced monitoring and interventions
• Maintains strong working relationships with physicians fostering a collaborative approach to patient care delivery
• Collaborates with interdisciplinary teams for optimal patient outcomes and efficient care coordination
• Difficult IV cannulation and phlebotomy competent
• Safe administration of medications and treatments to manage patient's condition
• Accessing Tele-health services / Transit Nursing (safe patient transfer for RFDS)
• Responds to intra and inter-departmental patient emergencies to provide prompt and correct intervention
• Maintains situational awareness
• Strong supportive team player
• Educate patients and families to increase understanding of condition and best ways to manage
• Mentor new nursing staff, fostering professional growth and team building
• Implementation of Emergency Preparedness and Procedures
• Participate in monthly quality improvement initiatives to improve patient care outcomes
• Previous Acting After Hours Nurse Manager Role including on-call duties

• Delivering primary health care / health screening / health education / health promotion and prevention within Immigration Detention Centres
• Team Leading roles and Code Blue Responder
• Triage competent
• Optimised time management skills to prioritise tasks effectively and provide consistent attention to multiple patients simultaneously
• Accessing Telephone Interpreter Services awareness
• Reduced client anxiety through effective communication and active listening
• Clinic Nurse consultations, assessments and initiating Community Referrals
• Administered medications accurately, adhering to current protocols and safety guidelines
• Professional and Personal Safety Awareness and Conduct
• Implemented Cultural Awareness, Safety and Sensitivity

Three month nursing contract

• Conducted thorough and on-going patient assessments to identify changes in condition, immediate escalation and initiating appropriate interventions
• Utilised critical thinking skills to prioritise nursing interventions based on patients' acuity level and individual needs
• Administered medications safely according to established guidelines while closely monitoring for side effects or adverse reactions requiring intervention
• Documented treatments delivered, discharge instructions, and follow-up care.

Casual Employee

• Performed triage on incoming patients and determined severity of presenting injuries and illnesses
• Conducted thorough patient assessments to identify changes in condition, promptly notifying physicians and initiating appropriate interventions
• Effective and supportive team player
• Strong, professional communication skills verbal and written
• Safe medication administration and response monitoring

Three month nursing contract

• Conducted thorough and on-going patient assessments to identify changes in condition, promptly notifying Medical Officers and initiating appropriate interventions
• Utilised critical thinking skills to prioritise nursing interventions based on patients' acuity and individual needs
• Documented treatments delivered, medications and IVs administered, discharge instructions, and follow-up care
• Collaborated with interdisciplinary teams to develop individualised treatment plans for complex patients with multiple co-morbidities.
• Implemented cultural safety, awareness and sensitivity

• Triage and head to toe assessment (adult / paediatric)
• Team leader roles in most areas
• Student nurse co-ordinator
• Domestic Violence and Child Abuse screening

• Advanced nursing knowledge and on-going patient assessments
• Provided skilled, timely and level-headed emergency responses to critically-ill patients
• Provided specialised nursing care and management for critically ill patients requiring advanced monitoring and interventions
• ECG interpretation with ALS certification
• Maintained strong working relationships with physicians fostering collaborative approach to patient care delivery
• Implemented individualised patient care plans for optimal outcomes
• Utilised Arabic translator effectively
• Knowledge and Safety of Medication Administration and Contra-indications

• Haemodynamic monitoring (NIBP, ABP, CVP)
• Phlebotomy via arterial line – ABG analysis with arterial line management
• Patient assessment
• Preceptor (new staff members)
• Admission and Discharge Planning

• Full patient assessment of all age groups including Mental Health presentations
• Team lead in various areas within ED for bed management, managing staff skill mix, supporting staff and primary point of contact for multidisciplinary teams
• IV cannulation and phlebotomy competent
• Provide skilful nursing care and management of minor and major trauma patient (MVA, MBA)
• Provide and assist with Rapid Sequence Induction airway management and procedural relocation of dislocations/fractures
• Assisted in mentorship of new nursing staff members, contributing to positive work environment and high-quality patient care.

• Pre and post-operative cares
• Full head to toe patient assessment
• Central Line cares and management
• Preceptor (new graduate and student nurses)
• Pain and wound care management including VAC dressings
• Indwelling catheter cares including continuous bladder irrigation post TURP
• Post TOP (termination of pregnancy) cares, mastitis
• Admission and Discharge Planning