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Perth, Wa, Au

Bentley, Western Australia

Western Australia And New South Wales

Responsibilities:● Contributing to the care compliance and financial sustainability of the organisation that isfast-growing and operating over two States.● Comprehensively assessing illness of care recipients and providing appropriate nursing care.● Comprehensively assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating nursing care of an older adultwith a wide variety of medical and mental conditions.● Coordinating care recipient's care when necessary with General Practitioners, Hospitals, Transitioncare and other Residential Aged Care Facilities.● Collaborating with care recipient, carer/family and other healthcare professionals to promote aperson and relationship centered care.● Complying with and demonstrating a positive commitment to Regulations, Acts and Policies relevantto nursing including the Code of Ethics for Nurses in Australia, the Code of Conduct for Nurses andthe National Competency Standards for the Registered Nurse and the Poisons ACT 1964.● Working with organisational framework to continuously develop and improve clinical documentationand policies and procedures.● Leading Exercise Physiology project to operationalise this role in residential aged care facilities withinput from a tertiary institution on a research project.● Creating change and a culture of integrity, managing strategically towards desired future.● Leading change management initiatives that have a direct impact on the business and consumerusing a collaborative approach that is possible only due to interdisciplinary understanding of alliedhealth and nursing paradigms.● Growing talent to enable direct reports to increase their responsibility through mentoring, coaching,performance appraisal and professional development.● Providing guidance and training for registered nurses and managers to understand My Aged CarePortal.● Coordinating recruitment and contributing to selection of other roles.● Managing eight direct reports across WA and NSW

Western Australia And New South Wales

Lead, assisted and educated staff in the homes on all issues concerning clinical documentation(functional assessments and care planning).● Assisted staff in the homes to ensure that the care recipients’ ACFI classification is appropriate fortheir assessed care needs.● Gave clinical and technical advice related to the clinical documentation process and practice.● Drove continuous quality improvement.● Worked in the collaboration with the Clinical Resource Team, Directors of Nursing, Clinical NurseManagers, Registered Nurses and other staff within the homes.● Ensured that the staff in the homes are aware of all regulatory developments in relation tocompliance and ACFI.● Provided technical advice on ACFI in a positive and supportive manner.● Promoted learning within the facilities.● Proactively worked within the organisational framework to continuously develop and improve thepolicies and procedures concerning clinical documentation and ACFI.● Attended and participated in all corporate meetings as directed by the CEO● Prepared written reports in relation to the operation and implementation of ACFI across the group

Western Australia

Responsibilities:● Lead team and organised staff allocations in a 50-bed unit and trained in ACFI.● Assessed illness or injuries of care recipients and provided appropriate care.● Assessed, planned, implemented and evaluated nursing care of an older adult with a wide variety ofmedical conditions including cardiac, respiratory, neurological and infective disorders.● One-on-one nursing care for confused care recipients’ at risk of absconding and high risk of falling.● Corrected care recipients’ diet and fluids to be safe and within their prescribed categories.● Led complex wound management.● Assessed, observed and provided nursing care to post-operative care recipients.● Monitored vital signs and distributed medications (IV, IM, PO).● Monitored care recipients’ progress and reported changes to doctors and referred tomultidisciplinary health team.● Made equipment orders.● Organised and led family conferences and palliative care conferences.

Western Australia, Australia

Responsibilities:● Assisted care recipients with physical comfort.● Assisted care recipients with prescribed physiotherapy programs.● Pain management.

Western Australia

Responsibilities:● Complete nursing care of elderly including all aspects of health, i.e. oral care, dressing, grooming, etc.● Also active care including positioning and pressure care● Formed activities group and promoted exercising, active assisted and passive exercises● Assisting Physiotherapist in various activities including assessments, conducting of group exercises, manual handling training● Actively organised and implemented care plans● Assisted with all management reporting and administration functions

Belgrade, Europe

Treatment responsibilities included:● Acute and chronic back and neck pain● Acute sport injuries● Arthritis (Rheumatoid, Osteo and Gouty)● Cerebral palsy● Lumbago● Migraine● Osteoporosis● Post CVA rehabilitation● Total hip and knee replacement

Master Of Business Leadership, Business Administration And Management, General

Bachelor Of Nursing, Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse

Certificate Iii In Aged Care, Health/Health Care Administration/Management

Diploma Of Physiotherapy, Health/Health Care Administration/Management