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RegisteredNurse

Mele Loloahi Simanu

Manukau,Manukau

Summary

I am an empathetic Care Worker with sensitivity and energy required to provide a trusting, stimulating and varied lifestyle for the resident. Offer enhanced care with flexible learning approach for patients. Experience in hospital and in-home settings providing guidance and encouragement to patients through physical and emotional support.

Also a dynamic Primary health specialty nurse bringing over 20 years experiences of treating patients and coordinating care with other healthcare staff. Proven history of leveraging critical thinking, analysis and medical knowledge to deliver superior care also capable of prioritizing clinical and operational tasks in agedcare homes and community settings.

Overview

36
36
years of professional experience

Work History

Casual Night Nurse

Aria Park Retirement Village
Epsom, Auckland
12.2018 - Current

My Roles:
- To provide Aged Care Quality standards
1 - Client dignity and choice(To provide Choice, Empathy, Dignity and
Respect for Residents to Achieve maximum quality of life and
independence.)
2 - Ongoing assessment and planning with consumers(partnership)
3 - Personal care and clinical care( best practice, goals are tailored to
their needs and optimises their health and well being.)
4 - Support for daily living(clients gets safe & effective service to
support daily living to meet their goals and optimise quality of life)
5 - Clients need to feel they belong, safe and comfortable with
environment
6 - Client felt safe to freely give their feedback and very supportive of
their complaints.
7 - Human resources( workforce continue to do regular assessment,
monitoring, upskills and reviewing of the staff performances.)
8 - Clients are engaged in development, delivery and evaluation of
care and services and supported in that engagement.)
- Deliver the hightes quality of clinical care and holistic support to client and families.
- Demonstrate positive leadership style with team, residents, families and other professionals'.

Registered Nurse

NZ Life Recruitment
Aucklan, Auckland
01.2014 - Current

My Roles:

- To provide Aged Care Quality standards

1 - Client dignity and choice(To provide Choice, Empathy, Dignity and

Respect for Residents to Achieve maximum quality of life and

independence.)

2 - Ongoing assessment and planning with consumers(partnership)

3 - Personal care and clinical care( best practice, goals are tailored to

their needs and optimises their health and well being.)

4 - Support for daily living(clients gets safe & effective service to

support daily living to meet their goals and optimise quality of life)

5 - Clients need to feel they belong, safe and comfortable with

environment

6 - Client felt safe to freely give their feedback and very supportive of

their complaints.

7 - Human resources( workforce continue to do regular assessment,

monitoring, upskills and reviewing of the staff performances.)

8 - Clients are engaged in development, delivery and evaluation of

care and services and supported in that engagement.)

- Deliver the hightes quality of clinical care and holistic support to client and families.

- Demonstrate positive leadership style with team, residents, families and other professionals'.

Clinical Nurse for Manakidz Contract

Healthstar Pacific Trust
Panmure, Auckland
07.2017 - 10.2019

My Role as a Clinical nurse Leader:

- Identified staff requirements and communicated to human resource department to initiate training process

- Mentored and guided employees ensuring all were trained in product knowledge and capable of performing assigned duties.

- Set overal vision and provided team leadership

- Developed business cases, presntation, case studies wrote report for the Senior Management and for the funders.

- Created a weekly team meeting to develop better plans and revise proper protocols to meet objectives.

- Maintained drive and determination to obtain personal and team objectives and goals.

- Ensured complieance with policies and quality standards to maintain consistency in quality of services.

-Prepared complete and accurate design documentation and build quality performance records.

- Directed and provided guidance, and monitored the performance of staff, to makesure protocols are followed at all time, and assist them if unable to cope.

- Support family with emphathy, at the same time, guide them through their misunderstanding, or disagreement, to makesure they also fully understand support that we offer, before they make their own decision.

- Consult with internal and external clilents and caregiver via email, telephone or letter to discuss or inform of any change to care plan, medication or condition of the client.

- Assisted nurses when they need help or support.

- providing couseling and education to patient's and families, Refering and co-ordinating the care of both client and families for treatment or other services that they are entitle to get help from.

- Recieved lab results and actioned, followed National heart foundationprotocols on treating Positive streptococcus type A, to prevent Rheumatic fever, prescribed antibiotics under standing order, treat children after fully informed caregivers and obtained consents. Good adhearence twice when child is under medication to makesure medication are taken with no miss, no reactions or no other concerns.

- Assist children with Respiratory illnesses, asthma, type 1 diabetes, obesity, oral health, ear infections, impetigo, cellulitis, bowel problems, smoke related illnesses, social issues, behavioral issue etc, and work with families and other social and medical services to give children and families the best qualities of care.

- Worked alongside, ear clinics, Audiology, General Practitioner, Psychiatric & Paediatrician, social workers, Winz, Awhi, Whanauora, Oranga Tamariki - Ministry for Children, National Hauora Coalition to co-ordinates cares and services of support for children and families.

Primary Health Specialty Nurse (Well Child Nurse)

Te Puna Hauora.
Northshore, Auckland
05.2015 - 02.2017

My Role:

-Cultural competencies, and utilized Te whare tapa wha for the Tangata whenua.

-Fully informed clients of the codes of Rights

- Primary health care for the baby and his/her family

- Advocate, Empower, Promote good health with education and support for child, caregiver and families.

- Monitor growth and development of child.

- Refer to appropriate services and Co-ordinates cares

-Apply best practise at all time, Safety for self, client and organisation.

Insurance Sales Representative

American Income Life Insurance.
Avondale, Auckland
02.2014 - 02.2016

Sell affordable life insurance,

Well Chld Nurse/Pregnancy Support Services

Health Star Pacific Trust
Panmure, Auckland
02.2005 - 06.2008

My Role:
-Cultural competencies, and utilized Te whare tapa wha for the Tangata whenua.

-Run weekly health talk and talkback programme on Radio 531PI for Samoan and Tongan Communities.
-Fully informed clients of the codes of Rights

- Assisted Diabetic in pregnancy mothers at Auckland Hospital Antenatal and

High risk pregnancy mothers at Super clinics.

- Education, follow up and monitor mothers at home and feedback to the

Specialist/Physician/Obstetricians and midwives at the hospitals/clinics.
- Primary health care for the baby and his/her family
- Advocate, Empower, Promote good health with education and support for child, caregiver and families.
- Monitor growth and development of child.
- Refer to appropriate services and Co-ordinates cares
-Apply best practise at all time, Safety for self, client and organisation.

Registered Nurse (part Time Oncall)

Care Direct Nursing Agencies.
Welllington / Auckland, Wellington/Auckland
02.2004 - 06.2008

My Roles:
- To provide Aged Care Quality standards
1 - Client dignity and choice(To provide Choice, Empathy, Dignity and
Respect for Residents to Achieve maximum quality of life and
independence.)
2 - Ongoing assessment and planning with consumers(partnership)
3 - Personal care and clinical care( best practice, goals are tailored to
their needs and optimises their health and well being.)
4 - Support for daily living(clients gets safe & effective service to
support daily living to meet their goals and optimise quality of life)
5 - Clients need to feel they belong, safe and comfortable with
environment
6 - Client felt safe to freely give their feedback and very supportive of
their complaints.
7 - Human resources( workforce continue to do regular assessment,
monitoring, upskills and reviewing of the staff performances.)
8 - Clients are engaged in development, delivery and evaluation of
care and services and supported in that engagement.)
- Deliver the hightes quality of clinical care and holistic support to client and families.
- Demonstrate positive leadership style with team, residents, families and other professionals'.

- Have experience working for the Prison via this Agency for whole year and a half.

Community Nurse

The Pasifika
Manukau, Auckland
02.1995 - 12.1999

- Collaborated with other health-focused organizations and agencies to promote communityh health.

- Educated patients, famililes on diagnosis and prognosis treatment options, disease process and management.

- Communicated with healthcare team members to plan, implement and adhance treatment strategies.

- Educate patients and answered questions about health condition, prognosis and teatment.

- Strengthened training and nursing knowledged by taking part in continuing relevant education programs and workshops.

- Participated in educaton activities including evidence based practice project implementation, nursing competency development and nursing simulation activities.

Registered Nurse

Nurseline Agencies
Northshore, Auckland
11.1995 - 12.1997

My Roles:
- To provide Aged Care Quality standards
1 - Client dignity and choice(To provide Choice, Empathy, Dignity and
Respect for Residents to Achieve maximum quality of life and
independence.)
2 - Ongoing assessment and planning with consumers(partnership)
3 - Personal care and clinical care( best practice, goals are tailored to
their needs and optimises their health and well being.)
4 - Support for daily living(clients gets safe & effective service to
support daily living to meet their goals and optimise quality of life)
5 - Clients need to feel they belong, safe and comfortable with
environment
6 - Client felt safe to freely give their feedback and very supportive of
their complaints.
7 - Human resources( workforce continue to do regular assessment,
monitoring, upskills and reviewing of the staff performances.)
8 - Clients are engaged in development, delivery and evaluation of
care and services and supported in that engagement.)
- Deliver the hightes quality of clinical care and holistic support to client and families.
- Demonstrate positive leadership style with team, residents, families and other professionals'.

Student - General and Obstetric Registered Nurse

Vaiola Hospital (Main Hospital Of Tonga)
Nukualofa, Tongatapu
03.1989 - 11.1993

3 monthly rotate shift at the Main Hospital of Tongatap.

- Experienced nurse working at Obstetric ward, doing Antenatal postnatal, delivery of babies, assisted Doctors at LCCS delivery.

- Worked at mental wards

- Worked at Peadiatric wards

-Worked at Triage and emergency department.

-Worked at Medical wards

- Worked at Surgical wards

-Worked at Operation theater and recovery

-Worked at Communicable disease wards

- Worked at public, doing vaccination, wellchild, antenatal and postnatal etc.

Education

Postgrad Certificate - Management And Leadership.

Whitireia Polytechnic - Titahi Bay Road
Wellington
03.2014

Postgrad Certificate - Primary Health Specialty Nurse.

Whitireia Park
Porirua,
04.2006

New Zealand General And Obstetric Registered Nurse

Manukau Institute of Technology
Auckland, Auckland
06.1995

Tongan General And Obstetric Registered Nurse

Queen Salote School of Nursing
Tonga
03.1992

High School Diploma -

Queen Salote College
Nuku'alofa, Tongatapu
12.1988

Skills

I am able to speak fluent Tongan/Samoan/and English

  • Nursing background I have been exposed to different area of nursings for so many years Confident in working with clients and their families and respecting the code of rights
  • Nursing standards: Attending to all inhouse training or all training to upskill and update knowleged needed to promote and maintain quality of cares given
  • Team work, Lead with action and support Delegates and monitor
  • Service monitoring and evaluation
  • Mentoring caregivers with support

Accomplishments

  • Supervised team staff members consisted of 4 Registered Nurses and 5 caregivers
  • This team was under a Organisation called health Star Pacific
  • The Organisation recieved contracts from National Hauora, and they were in the process of terminating the contract. I have stepped in and save the contract, through setting achievable goals regularly reviewed and monitored. Assisted the team with training and education
  • On the very next year, the team won the best/highest standards of performance with outstanding outcome out of other 8 Providers
  • We have continued to win the trophy up to time we finished from this Organisation

Timeline

Casual Night Nurse

Aria Park Retirement Village
12.2018 - Current

Clinical Nurse for Manakidz Contract

Healthstar Pacific Trust
07.2017 - 10.2019

Primary Health Specialty Nurse (Well Child Nurse)

Te Puna Hauora.
05.2015 - 02.2017

Insurance Sales Representative

American Income Life Insurance.
02.2014 - 02.2016

Registered Nurse

NZ Life Recruitment
01.2014 - Current

Well Chld Nurse/Pregnancy Support Services

Health Star Pacific Trust
02.2005 - 06.2008

Registered Nurse (part Time Oncall)

Care Direct Nursing Agencies.
02.2004 - 06.2008

Registered Nurse

Nurseline Agencies
11.1995 - 12.1997

Community Nurse

The Pasifika
02.1995 - 12.1999

Student - General and Obstetric Registered Nurse

Vaiola Hospital (Main Hospital Of Tonga)
03.1989 - 11.1993

Postgrad Certificate - Management And Leadership.

Whitireia Polytechnic - Titahi Bay Road

Postgrad Certificate - Primary Health Specialty Nurse.

Whitireia Park

New Zealand General And Obstetric Registered Nurse

Manukau Institute of Technology

Tongan General And Obstetric Registered Nurse

Queen Salote School of Nursing

High School Diploma -

Queen Salote College
Mele Loloahi Simanu