Danica Gilmore
Summary
Patient-oriented Nurse with ten years of experience in diverse roles within the Urgent Care and General Practice setting. Passionate about direct patient care, staff supervision and department operations. Skilled at multitasking and prioritizing patient needs and daily assignments. Organized and dependable candidate successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Quality and Education Team Leader
Riccarton Clinic
2023.01 - Current
- Management of large nursing team including rostering, appraising, budgeting and auditing.
- Facilitated development and delivery of in-house education programmes and credentialing. Liaised with external education providers to establish and maintain high quality education for our staff.
- Liaised with external organisations to deliver high quality clinical placements to nursing students.
- Developed, reviewed and implemented policies and procedures for the nursing team and the wider clinic.
- Provided education and training to nurses, health care assistants and reception teams to support local policies and guidelines.
- Provided leadership, guidance and mentoring to the nursing team, new graduates and new staff.
- Investigated and reported on incidents and opportunities to improve.
Small Group Leader
Pegasus Health Charitable Trust
2016.06 - Current
- Facilitator of small group education sessions for Practice Nurses provided by Pegasus Health
- Provision of the practice nurse perspective to topic preparations
Small Group Leader
Pegasus Health Charitable Trust
2015.06 - Current
- Facilitator of small group education sessions for Practice Nurses provided by Pegasus Health
- Provision of the practice nurse perspective to topic preparations
Registered Nurse
Riccarton Clinic
2013.01 - Current
- Provided nursing assessments and interventions under an urgent care model including triage, use of standing orders, medication administration via oral, IV and IM routes, IV cannulation, performing ring blocks, suturing and casting.
- Provision of practice nurse clinics including immunisations, well child checks, immigration medicals, B4 School Checks, IV infusions and smear taking.
- Management of phone enquiries from patients, whanau and other healthcare providers, working in collaboration with the MDT to improve patient outcomes.
Education
Bachelor of Nursing -
Christchurch Polytechnic Institute of Technology
Christchurch, NZ03.2013
Bachelor of Teaching And Learning (Primary) -
University of Canterbury
Christchurch, NZ11.2007
Skills
- In-Service education planning
- Quality control and auditing
- Performance evaluations and appraising
- Staff scheduling and assignments
- Staff mentoring and education
- Direct patient care
- Staff recruitment
- Staff assignments and delegation
- Nursing protocol development and implementation
- Orientation of staff and students
- Quality Improvement and regulatory compliance
- Computer literacy; experienced user of Medtech 32, Medtech Evolution and HealthOne.
Certification
- Current New Zealand Practicing Certificate
- Current level 5 Advanced Cardiac Life Support certification
- IV Link Assessor
- Canterbury District Health Board certifications for venipuncture, IV cannulation and administration of IV therapy
- Recent Vaccinator Training and Independent Authorisation
- Recent Independent Smear Takers Competency
- Previous B4 School Check Provider training
- In-house competencies for ring blocks, suturing and casting.
Timeline
Quality and Education Team Leader
Riccarton Clinic
2023.01 - Current
Small Group Leader
Pegasus Health Charitable Trust
2016.06 - Current
Small Group Leader
Pegasus Health Charitable Trust
2015.06 - Current
Registered Nurse
Riccarton Clinic
2013.01 - Current
Bachelor of Nursing -
Christchurch Polytechnic Institute of Technology
Bachelor of Teaching And Learning (Primary) -
University of Canterbury
- Current New Zealand Practicing Certificate
- Current level 5 Advanced Cardiac Life Support certification
- IV Link Assessor
- Canterbury District Health Board certifications for venipuncture, IV cannulation and administration of IV therapy
- Recent Vaccinator Training and Independent Authorisation
- Recent Independent Smear Takers Competency
- Previous B4 School Check Provider training
- In-house competencies for ring blocks, suturing and casting.
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