Brett Larsson Email & Phone Number

HiI am the Coordinator of CQ Community and In-Home Care, a division of CQ Nurse. CQ Community and In-Home Care provides home care and nursing services to the elderly, disabled and infirmed in the comfort of their own home. Services we provide are determined by our clients’ needs, and are thus flexible, we can offer you services 24hrs a day 7 days per week.

Coordinator CQ Community and In-Home Care ProgramCoordination of program developed to provide in home care to the community within Mackay, in the areas of transition care, domestic assistance, personal care, palliative care, dementia support, disability support, and transportStaff recruitment and selection, in accordance with RCSA and company guidelines and policiesThorough assessment of client needs inclusive of all activities of daily living, and environmental assessment utilising risk management approach to promote safety in a variety of workplaces for clients and carersDevelopment of policies, procedure, work instructions and forms for Community support workers Succession planning and development of work process maps to ensure quality and structure of work is maintainedCommunicate and liaison with other service providers to ensure understanding of the program and identification of gaps within the current local HACC program provisionInduction and orientation training for Community support workers Reporting KPI and Quality achievements to company director and development committee utilising effective communication techniquesDetermination of skill mix requirements and acuity status among clients and allocation of staff based on appropriate training and qualifications

Coordinator Aggressive Behaviour Management for Healthcare Workers Program Coordination of local District program for Aggressive Behaviour Management for Healthcare Workers (ABMHW)Liaison with coordinators in other districts to benchmark standardisation, and strategic direction of program delivery in line with Corporate Office policy.Provision of Occupational Violence Risk Assessments throughout district including reporting risk control strategies utilising design, engineering, structural and administrative controls, and training needs analyses for staff experiencing Occupational Violence in the workplace Member of Workplace Health and Safety committee, Safe Practice and Environment committee, and Security Fire and Disaster committeeDelivery of training for staff in aggressive behaviour management utilising awareness, avoidance, verbal de-escalation and last resort physical skills.Reporting to District management and state executive on key performance outcomes for the program in the Mackay DistrictOngoing evaluation on delivery of program and update of program theory, including provision of research and literature and communication with program leadership at state level.

Coordination and facilitation of Corporate Office programs filling the role of Acting District Manual Handling Coordinator, coordinating the local program, inclusive of the continued development of area manual handling facilitators within the Mackay Health Service DistrictLiaison with Workplace Health and Safety Manager to assimilate compliance monitoring in line with the Workplace Health and Safety Act 1995 in monitoring manual handling injuries and rehabilitation programs to include remedial training for injured staffIn-servicing QAS officers in correct lifting techniques, specifically to transfer patients within the Emergency Department from trolleys to bed and log rollingFacilitation of back care training program for new employees to MHSD, in both theory and practical competency assessment.Participation in forum to update guidelines for manual handling of people.Provision of training for all streams of staff in Back Care inclusive of Materials Handling and Patient Handling, in group in-service format.District Aggressive Behaviour Management CoordinatorCoordination of local District program for Aggressive Behaviour Management for Healthcare Workers (ABMHW)Liaison with coordinators in other districts to benchmark standardisation of program delivery in line with Corporate Office policy.Provide human resources for instruction for the course from a base of 9 instructors within the districtMember of Workplace Health and safety committee, Safe practice and environment committee, and Security Fire and Disaster committeeFacilitator of verbal de-escalation session 8 hrFacilitator of Conflict resolution program, including dealing with difficult behaviours as part of communication sessionDesign and implementation of "Zero tolerance to violence - an introduction to ABMHW and verbal de-escalation" training session as part of District Orientation Program for new staff

Registered Nurse in a range of Acute Care areas including Medical and ICU, and in Nursing Management

Coordination HR, patient flow and movement within the hospital.management of skill mix requirements and acuity status within 165 bed hospital, High level communication, with key stakeholders including NUMs, Nursing Directors, Team leaders within units, Elective surgery coordinator, Medical Officers, Executive, Pre-admissions Clinic staff.Managing availability and bookings of Red Cross Rooms.Facilitation of bed management meeting.Liaison with community and media facilitating information release within the guidelines of the Queensland Health Code of Conduct 2006, regarding confidentiality.Coordination of retrievals, admissions and transfers between facilities.

Level 1 & Level 2

Grad. Cert, Icu Nursing

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