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Agnus Shaju

Hamilton

Summary

An extremely motivated young nurse whose focus is on quality development and change management. Excellence-oriented personality with wide range of nursing experience in medical, surgical, ED, rehabilitation and neonatal intensive nursing. A sound understanding in RTC & trendcare and worked as RTC champions in two different areas of waikato hospital. Committed to developing both personally and professionally.

Overview

7
7
years of professional experience

Work History

Registered Nurse, Neonatal Intensive Care

Waikato District Health Board
10.2021 - Current
  • Skilled and professional registered nurse with a strong commitment to providing appropriate care to full-term and premature newborn babies
  • Level 3 ventilator trained with proven capability to care for critically ill newborn infants.
  • Ward RTC & Trendcare champion- active involvement in 2023 Trendcare audit, conducted 6 monthly patient & staff surveys, monthly RTC board update.
  • Worked closely with the Clinical Director and other multidisciplinary teams in developing a National medication chart audit tool tailored to NICU.
  • Precepted new staff members, NETPs, Masters and IP students.
  • Ability to stay calm in emergency situations and make sound decisions during life-threatening patient situations.
  • Skilled at operating, and setting up complex lines and medical equipment in NICU such as ventilators and CPAP.

Registered Nurse, Acute Medical Unit

Waikato District Health Board
02.2021 - 10.2021
  • Proven ability to manage and coordinate shifts.
  • Practised evidence-based practice processes to improve nursing practice and healthcare outcomes.
  • Worked as a triage nurse.
  • Telemetry monitoring nurse in the chest pain unit.

Registered Nurse, Inpatient Medical Unit

Waikato District Health Board
03.2019 - 02.2021
  • Developed a wide range of experience in medical, Rehabilitation, Palliative, surgical and emergency nursing.
  • Shift coordination and ensuring adequate staffing and reporting to CNM.
  • Ward RTC champion and assisted in rolling out trendcare in the ward.
  • Worked with Patient Transfer Service (transporting complex patients from Thames Hospital to Waikato DHB).

Specialist Support Staff

Access Community Health
01.2017 - 02.2019
  • Performed patient cares including activities of daily living, personal hygiene, manual handling, mobility and feeding.
  • Assisted registered nurses to prepare clients for intervention sessions as directed.

Health Care Assistant

Waikato District Health Board
02.2018 - 03.2019
  • Worked as an agency HCA working across various wards in the hospital assisting patients with activities of daily living.

Education

Post Graduate Diploma - Advanced Nursing

University of Auckland
Auckland, NZ
12.2023

Bachelor of Nursing -

Wintec
Hamilton, NZ
11.2018

Certificate in Health & Wellbeing Level 5 -

NZQA

Advanced Cardiac Life Support Certificate -

Waikato District Health Board

Preceptorship Certificate -

Wintec
Hamilton, NZ

Skills

  • Critical thinker
  • Mentorship
  • Multitasking
  • Excellent communication skills
  • Excellent RTC & trendcare knowledge
  • Leadership qualities

References

Shinol T Baby 

Nurse coordinator - CCDM (Waikato) 

Shinol.ThompunnailBaby@waikatodhb.health.nz

0272410603


Laura Thorpe 

Associate Charge Nurse Manager- NICU 

laura.thorpe@waikatodhb.health.nz 

Timeline

Registered Nurse, Neonatal Intensive Care

Waikato District Health Board
10.2021 - Current

Registered Nurse, Acute Medical Unit

Waikato District Health Board
02.2021 - 10.2021

Registered Nurse, Inpatient Medical Unit

Waikato District Health Board
03.2019 - 02.2021

Health Care Assistant

Waikato District Health Board
02.2018 - 03.2019

Specialist Support Staff

Access Community Health
01.2017 - 02.2019

Post Graduate Diploma - Advanced Nursing

University of Auckland

Bachelor of Nursing -

Wintec

Certificate in Health & Wellbeing Level 5 -

NZQA

Advanced Cardiac Life Support Certificate -

Waikato District Health Board

Preceptorship Certificate -

Wintec
Agnus Shaju