ASTRID ATLASZ
Summary
Dedicated healthcare professional with extensive experience in various sectors, particularly in elder care and pandemic response. I have previous experience with MRI and CT scans. The Matai institute aligns with my values so I would like a position to work here. I am people orientated, friendly and outgoing. I have good organisational skills and enjoy working as part of a team. I am comfortable learning new systems and I have prior experience in adminstration.
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
Work History
Data entry
University of Auckland
- Data entry for LiLACS a nation wide study on octogenarians
Testing Stations
Alpha Recruitment
01.2021
- Working in testing Stations conducting nasopharyngeal swabs as well as triage
Hospital level care units
Medcall
Auckland
01.2020
- Working in hospital level care units in rest homes during the COVID pandemic
Rest homes
Medacs healthcare
Auckland
01.2020
- Work in rest homes during the COVID pandemic
On phone lines
Homecare medical
Auckland
01.2020
- On phone lines responding to ingoing and outgoing phone calls—giving advice to patients, police, prisons, employers and employees in regards to COVID during level 3 and 4 lockdownTaking phone calls to screen for COVID from family members, the police and public
Writing for a medical website
Orbis Healthcare
01.2009
- Writing for a medical website included discussing common medical conditions in a way that the public could understand and use as a reference tool for their own health
Honorary research fellow
University of Auckland
Auckland
01.2015 - 12.2020
- Produced abstracts and manuscripts for publication and presentation at scientific meetings.
- Supported grant proposal development to gain research funding.
- Worked collaboratively with teams on related research questions.
- Engaged in conferences and town hall meetings to share community improvement ideas with public audiences.
Healthcare Assistant
Geneva Healthcare
Auckland, AUK
01.2015 - 03.2020
- Restocked supplies unit-wide and collected soiled linens and trash to keep areas tidy and clean.
- Supported patient comfort, adjusting bed settings, changing sheets, and repositioning to prevent bedsores.
- Identified and accessed veins to collect blood for in-house and laboratory testing.
- Monitored patients' conditions by taking pulse, temperature, and other vital signs.
First Responder
St John
Auckland
01.2016 - 01.2019
- Medical cover at multiple large events and out on ambulance as first responder in emergencies
- Ambulance driving completed, ongoing CME throughout, help with teaching
Research assistant-psychiatry
01.2012 - 01.2013
- I Spot d depression study-personalised medical care for the treatment of depression
- Conducted EEGs, MRIs, depression inventories and following up patients by phone call.
Coding surgical operations
Auckland University, Tamaki Campus
01.2009 - 12.2009
- Coding surgical operations for the purpose of working out funding allocation with ACC
Contractor
ADHB
Auckland
01.2008 - 12.2008
- Geriatrics and orthopaedics
Observer role
ADHB
Auckland
01.2007 - 12.2007
- General medicine and general surgery
Emergency medicine senior house officer
Mt Druitt ED
Sydney
01.2004 - 12.2004
- Emergency work in a small hospital in a very low socio-economic area in NSW
House officer
ADHB
Auckland
12.2001 - 12.2003
- Junior doctor-psychiatry, urology, neurosurgery, general medicine, geriatrics, orthopaedics, adult emergency medicine, paediatric emergency medicine, paediatric surgery
Education
Level 4 Certificate - Health and Wellbeing
Ignite College
Certificate in emergency care
NZ Qualifications authority
Psychological first aid
NZ Qualifications authority
Course On How To Manage Major Bleeding
Stop The Bleed Course
Postgraduate Diploma - Surgical Anatomy : Anatomy
University of Otago
Papers in emergency surgical care in general practice and sports medicine medical issues
University of Auckland
Auckland, NZHealthcare law
University of Auckland
Auckland, NZ1 2019
Basic Surgical Sciences Course Anatomy, physiology, embryology, histology, pathology, statistics
University of Auckland
Auckland, NZ1 2018
Basic surgical sciences course
University of Auckland
Auckland, NZ1 2018
Masters in Medical Science (hons) - Thesis: Peer Support Workers in NZ: Benefits and Challenges
University of Auckland
Auckland, NZ1 2012
Postgraduate Diploma - Medical Science in General Practice
University of Auckland
Auckland, NZ1 2010
MBChB Bachelor of Medicine and bachelor of Surgery - undefined
University of Otago
Dunedin, Otago1 2001
Postgraduate Certificate - Medical Engineering
University of Auckland
7 2025
Diploma Level 5 - Health And Wellbeing
AIG
Auckland, NZ1 2023
Skills
- Computer (microsoft word, excel, spreadsheets, powerpoint)
- Good communication skills
- Hard working willing to go the extra mile
- Self motivated dedicated to ongoing learning and a self starter
- Research and presentation skills multiple presentations and conferences
- Innovator and problem solver look to what can be done to solve a problem
- Good working knowledge of the medicine and anatomy
- Manual dexterity
- Dedicated dedicated to what I am doing at the time
- Care deeply about patients and their health willing to go extra mile for patients and their families
- Willing to go the extra mile will keep working till I come up with a solution
- Can work on my own or in a team have supervised juniors and provided advice
Languages
English
Native or Bilingual
Maori
Limited Working
Dutch
Professional Working
Arabic
Limited Working
German
Professional Working
French
Limited Working
Interests
- Dancing
- Yoga
- Photography
- Drawing and Painting
- Supporting STEM education initiatives and mentorship programs
- Avid Reader
- Fashion and Style
- Personal Development and Self-Improvement
- Piano
Timeline
Testing Stations
Alpha Recruitment
01.2021
Hospital level care units
Medcall
01.2020
Rest homes
Medacs healthcare
01.2020
On phone lines
Homecare medical
01.2020
First Responder
St John
01.2016 - 01.2019
Honorary research fellow
University of Auckland
01.2015 - 12.2020
Healthcare Assistant
Geneva Healthcare
01.2015 - 03.2020
Research assistant-psychiatry
01.2012 - 01.2013
Writing for a medical website
Orbis Healthcare
01.2009
Coding surgical operations
Auckland University, Tamaki Campus
01.2009 - 12.2009
Contractor
ADHB
01.2008 - 12.2008
Observer role
ADHB
01.2007 - 12.2007
Emergency medicine senior house officer
Mt Druitt ED
01.2004 - 12.2004
House officer
ADHB
12.2001 - 12.2003
Data entry
University of Auckland
Certificate in emergency care
NZ Qualifications authority
Psychological first aid
NZ Qualifications authority
Course On How To Manage Major Bleeding
Stop The Bleed Course
Postgraduate Diploma - Surgical Anatomy : Anatomy
University of Otago
Papers in emergency surgical care in general practice and sports medicine medical issues
University of Auckland
Healthcare law
University of Auckland
Basic Surgical Sciences Course Anatomy, physiology, embryology, histology, pathology, statistics
University of Auckland
Basic surgical sciences course
University of Auckland
Masters in Medical Science (hons) - Thesis: Peer Support Workers in NZ: Benefits and Challenges
University of Auckland
Postgraduate Diploma - Medical Science in General Practice
University of Auckland
MBChB Bachelor of Medicine and bachelor of Surgery - undefined
University of Otago
Postgraduate Certificate - Medical Engineering
University of Auckland
Diploma Level 5 - Health And Wellbeing
AIG
Level 4 Certificate - Health and Wellbeing
Ignite College
Presentations
- Presentation of Blunt Abdominal Trauma research at Surgical Research Conference, 1999-01-01, Wellington
- Presentation of Master's research at the Goodfellow Symposium (primary integrated medical care), 2012-03-25, Langham Hotel
- Presentation to POPLHLTH 735, postgraduate class, 2012-05-17
- Presentation at Aging Conference, 2016-01-01, Wellington, Falls and Depression in Octogenarians
- Presentation of Falls and Depression in Octogenarians at General Practice Conference, 2017-01-01, Dunedin
- Presentation of Cell Phone and Technology Use in the Elderly at General Practice and Quality Symposium, 2018-01-01
- Presentation of Cell Phone and Technology Use in Octogenarians at Aging Conference, 2018-01-01
- Presentation of Cell Phone and Technology Use in Octogenarians at Quality and Improvement Conference UK, 2020-01-01
- Presentation of Falls and Depression and Cell Phone and Technology Use in Octogenarians at General Practice Conference, 2021-01-01, Rotorua
Publications
- Cell Phone and Technology in Octogenarians, Journal of Primary Care (2020)
- Falls and Depression in Octogenarians, Journal of Primary Healthcare (2017)
- Hospitalisation from fractures in New Zealand octogenarians:LiLACs NZ (2025)