Karen Hellyer
Hawkes Bay,Napier
Summary
I am an empathetic, approachable person with a strong sense of integrity. I have developed strong therapeutic communication skills during my time working with our older population and out in the community - I enjoy interacting and helping clients and whanau irrespective of culture, age, gender or socioeconomic background. I work well both as part of a team and independently, and my professional conduct is excellent. As a staff member I am flexible, proactive, resourceful and have excellent organisation and time management skills. My desire to enhance the health care and well being of others motivates me to build on my clinical nursing skills and to continue developing my nursing knowledge base.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Registered Nurse
Access Community Health
04.2019 - Current
- In my role as a Community Registered Nurse I am required to do the following: Triage receipt of home support referrals from Te Whatu Ora, ACC and Ministry of Health
- Assess and monitor the needs and wellbeing of clients in the community using clinical reasoning community assessment tools (Interrai)
- Oversee, monitor and train support workers (medication administration, bowel and stoma cares, PEG, manual handling, placement of braces etc)
- Maintain therapeutic relationships with clients and their families
- Daily decision making and problem solving
- Work in partnership with multi disciplinary teams
- Maintain accurate documentation and incident reporting
- Formulate and maintain client care plans
Registered Nurse
Radius Hampton Court
02.2017 - 04.2019
- Aged Residential Care, rest home and hospital level
- Health assessments, wound care, medication management, palliative care, delegation, leadership and time management are key skills that I developed as a new graduate in this position
- This was a fast paced and challenging environment where having the ability to deal with a wide variety of different cultures and personalities in a professional manner with residents, families and staff was paramount
- This role required a great deal of autonomy and the ability to problem solve and make quick decisions
Education
Bachelor of Nursing -
Eastern Institute of Technology
07.2016
Certificate in Health Science -
Eastern Institute of Technology
07.2013
Skills
- Patient assessment
- Clinical judgment
- Patient and family advocacy
- Compassion and empathy
- Care planning
- Patient management
- Complex Problem-solving
- Relationship building
- High level of autonomy
- Case management
- Home care
- Setting up referrals
Certification
2023 St John's Resuscitation for Vaccinators
2022 NZQA Stage 1 Health and Safety Hawke's Bay District Health Board
2021 Advanced CPR Certificate - basic airway management and AED
2021 Provisional Vaccinator Foundation Certificate
2020 ACC InterRai Assessor Certificate
2018 InterRai Assessor Certificate
2018 Eastern Institute of Technology Taradale - Preceptor Certificate
Timeline
Registered Nurse
Access Community Health
04.2019 - Current
Registered Nurse
Radius Hampton Court
02.2017 - 04.2019
Certificate in Health Science -
Eastern Institute of Technology
Bachelor of Nursing -
Eastern Institute of Technology
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