Australia

I am a registered nurse looking to gain employment in the mining industry in a occupational health and safety role. I have excellent communication skills. I am energetic and love a challenge. My experience and skills are ideally suited.

Jul 2007 - Present

Clinical Nurse - Nurse Special Unit . Have assisted in setting up this unit which is an ongoing assignment, I am responsible for promoting excellent clinical practice within the unit, recognizing staff educational needs, rostering of staff . Orientating new staff, casual and agency staff and establishing their scope of practice . Mentor to the new 2nd year graduate nurses . Maintain leadership role within the unit . Developing excellent communication skill . Maintaining and analyzing my own educational need . Caring for patients on Bi-Pap and C-Pap . Dealing with end of lifeAs part of our contract we can be moved to any area to cover staffshortages. I am regularly sent to work in our busy emergency departmentwhere I have gained skills in trauma management.

Nov 2010 - Mar 2011

Project Officer Redevelopment office Joondalup Health CampusThis was a secondment to the redevelopment department to assist incommissioning the two new wards and the construction within the existingbuilding. I was responsible for ordering all new equipment and all relevanttraining for staff. Also I had to liaise with the building company tomaintain deadlines. Then finally co-coordinate the move of two very busyexisting wards to their new location, this involved the transfer of overone hundred patients over a two day period. This was done successfully andwith minimum interruption to patient care.

Mar 2007 - Jul 2007

Joondalup Health CampusRegistered Nurse . Casual Pool . Worked in all clinical areas of the hospital

Jan 2007 - Mar 2007

Australian Red Cross Blood ServiceRegistered Nurse . Trained in Apherisis unit . Each donor is given an in-depth health interview prior to donation . Phlebotomy skills . Equipment set up and maintenance . Customer service

Oct 2005 - Jan 2007

Nurse Specials Unit Joondalup HealthCampusRegistered Nurse . A three bed unit for medical and surgical patients requiring more intensive nursing . Assess patients care needs and updating plan of care accordingly . Consulting with Drs as regards changing patient needs . Cannulate and phlebotomy requirements . Interpret ECG recordings and general blood results and act accordingly to the results . Can work independently or within team environment, to acknowledge and involve multi disciplinary team as and when required . To be cost effective . Build strong relationships with our patients and their families in a short period of time so to ease their anxiety and stress . Educate patients and family on their health care needs

Jul 2004 - Oct 2005

1 West Cassia Joondalup Health CampusRegistered Nurse . Worked on medical section before moving to surgical section . I have worked hard to increase my surgical knowledge and level of clinical skill . Effectively co-ordinate both medical and surgical wards when required . Maintain a high standard of care for all patients on the ward . Preceptor to nursing students, providing them with opportunities for learning and gaining clinical skills.

Jan 2004 - Jul 2004

Nurse West Nursing AgencyRegistered Nurse . Majority of shifts were at Sir Charles Gardiner Hospital, Princess Margaret Hospital and King Edward Hospital special care nursery . Areas I worked in included emergency both adult and children, CCU, neuro, surgical and medical areas . Developed excellent abilities to adapt to different situations and the type of patient I was to care for. I gained confidence and developed excellent communication skills.

Jan 2003 - Jan 2004

Joondalup Health CampusGraduate Registered Nurse . Four months was spent on each of surgical, pediatrics and medical wards . Included in my day to day care of patients were workshops designed to increase my clinical skills and give me support if required . Gained skills in evaluating health status of patients . Built relationships with the multi-disciplinary teams . Assessed patients needs when preparing them for discharge

Jan 2000 - Jan 2002

Joondalup Health CampusNursing Assistant . Assisted nursing staff with patient ADLs . For last year of this job I worked under a scholarship program which allowed me to experience a wider range of duties, e.g. taking vital signs, BSL monitoring. . Assisted patients with many different health issues including dementia, medical , surgical and pediatric patients

Jan 1970 - Jan 1970

Leadership Course - Joondalup Health Campus, 2009, Australian College of Critical Care Nurse, High Dependancy - clinical approach to problem solving, 2008, Train the trainer - Joondalup Health Campus, 2008, Advanced Life Support - Joondalup Health Campus, 2008, Cardiac Course - Joondalup Health Campus, 2008, Intermediate Life Support - Joondalup Health Campus, 2005, Intravenous Cannulation - Joondalup Health Campus, 2005, Preceptor workshop - Joondalup Health Campus, 2005, Clinical Skills update Study Day - Joondalup Health Campus, 2005, Nurses, Introduction to Critical Care Nursing - Australian College of Critical Care, 2004, Diabetic Study Day - Joondalup Health Campus, 2004, Advanced Nursing Skills - ECG interpretation, 2003, CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT, Bush Walking, Gym, Kayaking.