Zachary Boyd
Alkimos
Summary
I am an experienced Registered Nurse with over 2.5 years in the Emergency Department at Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, providing high-quality care in a fast-paced, high-acuity setting. I am skilled in leadership, mentoring junior staff, and work to foster a collaborative team environment to improve patient outcomes. I am committed to continuous learning and advancing my nursing practice through ongoing professional development and education.
Overview
3
3
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Undergraduate Clinical Facilitator
Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital
09.2023 - Current
- Monitoring and promotion of clinical and professional development of undergraduate nurses
- Addressing deficits and monitoring progress according to education provider frameworks
- Coordinating, facilitating and delivering learning opportunities
- Engaging and supporting clinical preceptors to provide timely feedback on student progression
- Evaluation and feedback of student learning objectives to facilitate ongoing clinical and professional development
- Fostering a supportive and inclusive learning environment, addressing individual student needs and promoting academic and clinical success
Clinical Coach
Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital
01.2023 - Current
- Mentoring new starters, fostering a supportive learning environment and promoting professional growth
- Use and promotion of evidence-based practice guidelines, ensuring consistent delivery of high-quality care
- Utilisation of constructive feedback methods when coaching staff members on their performance, resulting in measurable improvements over time
- Working closely with the education team to support new starters to provide advanced, comprehensive care to patients
- Acting as a role model, providing leadership and support
- Facilitating a safe and effective learning environment
- Adherence to hospital guidelines, training programs and workbooks to ensure standardised assessments
Registered Nurse
Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital
03.2022 - Current
- Utilising critical thinking skills to prioritize nursing interventions based on patients acuity levels and individual needs
- Conducting thorough patient assessments to identify changes in condition, promptly notifying doctors and initiating appropriate interventions when necessary
- Safe administration of medications according to established guidelines while closely monitoring for side effects or adverse reactions requiring intervention
- Enhancing patient satisfaction by providing compassionate, holistic nursing care that addressed physical, emotional, and spiritual needs
- Collaboration with interdisciplinary teams to develop comprehensive treatment plans for complex patients with multiple comorbidities
- Precepting nursing students during their clinical rotations, providing guidance to foster professional growth
- Participation in ongoing professional development opportunities to stay current on best practices in nursing care and emerging trends in healthcare delivery
- Providing support for patients families during difficult medical decisions or end-of-life care, serving as a liaison between the healthcare team and loved ones
- Documentation of treatments delivered, medications and IVs administered, discharge instructions, and follow-up care
- Collaboration with doctors to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions
- Efficiently triaging patients based on acuity levels and prioritizing urgent cases
- Management and operation of mechanical ventilators to deliver airway management
- Providing airway management interventions, assisting with tracheal intubation, and providing invasive and non-invasive ventilatory support
- Assisting in life-saving procedures such as CPR, manual defibrillation, and advanced airway management during critical events
Education
Graduate Certificate in Critical Care Nursing -
Curtin University
11-2024
Bachelor of Nursing -
University of Notre Dame Australia
06-2020
Western Australia Certificate of Education -
Governor Stirling Senior High School
10-2015
Skills
- IV Cannulation and Venepuncture
- IV narcotic administration
- Direct Current Cardioversion
- External Cardiac Pacing
- Arterial Line Management
- BIERS Block
- Procedural sedation
- Preparation, administration and titration of inotropes, vasopressors, sedation and critical care drugs
- Assisting with intubation and subsequent management of intubated patients
- Management of non-invasive ventilation including Hi-Flow, CPAP and BiPAP
- Rapid and comprehensive A-E assessment taking and writing
Certification
Hospital Advanced Life Support, 2024
Teaching on the Run, 2024
Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Certificate, 2024
MIMMS, 2024
Competencies
- Airway Competent
- Circulation Competent
- Aseptic Non Touch Technique, 2024
- Hand Hygiene, 2024
- Safety for Staff, 2024
- Infection Control, 2024
- Emergency Preparedness, 2024
- Evacuation and Code Orange, 2024
- Aboriginal Cultural eLearning, 2023
Timeline
Undergraduate Clinical Facilitator
Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital
09.2023 - Current
Clinical Coach
Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital
01.2023 - Current
Registered Nurse
Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital
03.2022 - Current
Hospital Advanced Life Support, 2024
Teaching on the Run, 2024
Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Certificate, 2024
MIMMS, 2024
Graduate Certificate in Critical Care Nursing -
Curtin University
Bachelor of Nursing -
University of Notre Dame Australia
Western Australia Certificate of Education -
Governor Stirling Senior High School
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