JULIE CHRISTOPHERSEN
Tauranga,BOP
Summary
Patient-oriented Nurse with 45 years of diverse experience in direct patient care, staff supervision and department operations. Skilled at multitasking and prioritizing patient needs and daily assignments. Offering expertise within multiple specialties. Dedicated and compassionate Registered Nurse (RN) with progressive career history in direct patient care. Coordination in fast-paced environment. Proven to remain calm under pressure and skillfully handle difficult patients and high-stress situations. Consistently developing strong relationships with patients and families through empathetic communication, respectful attitude and excellent customer service.
Experience offering comprehensive patient care in outpatient environments. Works well with diverse patient populations and fosters trusting relationships to improve outcomes. Efficiently coordinate with healthcare professionals to advance patient care. Organized and dependable candidate successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals.
Overview
44
44
years of professional experience
Work History
Registered Nurse Child and Youth Outpatients
Tauranga Hospital, Te Whatu Ora
04.1979 - Current
- Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
- Administered medications via oral, and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
- Trained new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures, and safety protocols.
- Administered medications and treatment to patients and monitored responses while working with healthcare teams to adjust care plans.
- Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process, and management and lifestyle options.
- Evaluated healthcare needs, goals for treatment, and available resources of each patient and connected to optimal providers and care.
- Organized and managed care of patients undergoing various therapies and procedures.
- Advocated for patients by communicating care preferences to practitioners, verifying interventions met treatment goals and identifying insurance coverage limitations.
- Conferred with physicians to discuss diagnoses and devise well-coordinated treatment approaches.
- Collected blood, tissue, and other laboratory specimens and prepared for lab testing.
- Participated in nursing simulation activities, evidence-based practice project implementation and competency development to further nursing education.
- Provided didactic and clinical instructions to orient new nurses and potential student nurses to achieve training outcomes.
- Level 4 CPR and Anaphylaxis
- Vaccinator 199 to present .
- 1987 to 1995 Registered Nurse Children's Ward and annually in SCN 3/12. Full time .
- Medical Ward .Renal and Diabetic Nurse Champion educator for Ward
- Relief in ICU.
- Norfolk Hospital Nursing prize 1987 for most Practical Nurse.
Education
Morrinsville College
Morrinsville, NZTauranga Hospital School of Nursing
Tauranga, NZ1987
Skills
- Neurology Expertise
- Staff Supervision
- Sick Visitation Procedures
- Sanitation
- OSHA Safety Expertise
- Microsoft Office
- Patient Assessments
- Wound Care
- Personal Care Needs
- Emergency Procedures
- Patient Care Planning
- Well Visit Procedures
- Complex Problem-Solving
- Patient and Family Advocacy
- Patient Monitoring
- Setting Up Referrals
- Evaluation
- Administering Immunizations
- Medical Laboratory Procedures
- Foley Catheter Insertion and Removal
- Team Coordination
- Vision Screening
- Patient Care
- Family Education
- Gastrostomy Tube Care
- Tracheostomy Care
- Medical Records Management
- Patient Education
- Managing Deadlines
- Patient Counseling
- Resource Allocation
- Follow-Up Calls
- Performing EKGs
- Oxygen Saturation Standards
- Removing Sutures
- Inpatient and Outpatient Care
- Patient Discharging
- Medication Distribution
- Diagnostic Tools Knowledge
- Care Plan Development
- Medication Administration
- Strong Clinical Judgment
Timeline
Registered Nurse Child and Youth Outpatients
Tauranga Hospital, Te Whatu Ora
04.1979 - Current
Morrinsville College
Tauranga Hospital School of Nursing
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