NILANTHIKA JAYASURIYA
Wigram, Christchurch,CAN
Summary
Compassionate Registered Nurse with over 4 years of experience delivering high-quality care to patients in various settings. Well-versed in offering evidence-based, therapeutic care. Collaborative and motivational leader with expertise in training new nursing staff while providing top-notch service to patient populations. Successful in providing fast and accurate assessments and working calmly under pressure.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
REGISTERED NURSE
Diana Isaac retirement village
Mairehau , Christchurch
06.2023 - Current
REGISTERED NURSE
Essie Summers retirement village
Sydenham, Christchurch , Canterbury
04.2021 - 07.2023
REGISTERED NURSE
Anthony Wilding Retirement Village
Halswell, Christchurch
01.2020 - 04.2021
- Ensure all care is assessed, planned, implemented, and evaluated to meet the needs and goals of the individual resident
- Provide supervision, assistance, and direction to care-givers to implement care instructions as detailed in the resident's nursing care plan and monitor the competence of staff to ensure they deliver safe, effective, high quality care
- Facilitate the delivery of high quality nursing care, with an individualized, person-centered approach to the nursing care of all residents
- Responsible for a range of key direct care activities including providing, managing and overseeing: nursing care procedures, restorative care, safe behavioral management in dementia care , health emergency responses, including identification of acute deterioration in residents related to falls and infections compounded by co-morbidities
- Provide palliative care including complex pain management to resident and their families
- Medication administration and management consistent with quality use of medicines guidelines
- Infection prevention and control programs and educate care staff to adhere to best practice guidelines
- Liaise with other health care team members to collaborate care for residents
- Liaise with general practitioners and other health services as appropriate to corroborate care for residents
- Plan and implement wound care for chronic and acute wounds.
COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT WORKER
Geneva Healthcare
Christchurch, Canterbury
11.2019 - 01.2020
- Assist Residents with all routine cares safely by actively encouraging them to do as much for themselves as possible within abilities
- Observe and report any changes to RN in the resident's physical condition and behaviors
- Administer medications, diabetes management and crisis management in the community.
COMMUNITY SUPPORT WORKER
Hohepa Canterbury
Christchurch, Canterbury
04.2017 - 01.2020
- Assist Residents with all routine cares safely by actively encouraging them to do as much for themselves as possible within abilities
- Observe and report any changes to RN in the resident's physical condition and behaviors
- Administer medications and diabetes management
Education
Graduate Certificate - Nursing
Ara Institute Of Canterbury
01.2021
Bachelor of Nursing - Nursing
Ara Institute Of Canterbury
11.2019
Skills
- Professional approach to work
- Culturally Sensitive
- Excellent in building and maintaining interpersonal relationships
- Ability to appreciate the contribution of the members of the multidisciplinary team and work together as a team to improve client's Health and wellbeing
- Strong Clinical Judgment
- Wound Care champion
- Diabetes Management
- Infectious Disease Control
- Palliative care management
- preceptorship
Accomplishments
- Endorsed as the Diana Isaac village wound champion in 2024
- Received Mary Gordon prize for confidence and commitment to nursing practice from Canterbury District Health Board NetP program 2020
Referees
Josephine Cunado
Unit Coordinator-hospital unit
Diana Isaac retirement village
Phone: +64 27 560 9582
Email: josephine.cunado@dianaisaac.co.nz
Anna Scott
Clinical Manager
Diana Isaac retirement village
Phone: +64 27 262 9574
Email: anna.scott@dianaisaac.co.nz
Certification
- Current NZRN APC and AHPRA division 1 -no restrictions
- Syringe driver competency refresher completed November 2023.
- Comprehensive CPR refresher completed December 2023
- Endorsed as a nursing preceptor.
Languages
English
Native/ Bilingual
sinhalese
Native/ Bilingual
Hindi
Professional
Timeline
REGISTERED NURSE
Diana Isaac retirement village
06.2023 - Current
REGISTERED NURSE
Essie Summers retirement village
04.2021 - 07.2023
REGISTERED NURSE
Anthony Wilding Retirement Village
01.2020 - 04.2021
COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT WORKER
Geneva Healthcare
11.2019 - 01.2020
COMMUNITY SUPPORT WORKER
Hohepa Canterbury
04.2017 - 01.2020
Graduate Certificate - Nursing
Ara Institute Of Canterbury
Bachelor of Nursing - Nursing
Ara Institute Of Canterbury
- Current NZRN APC and AHPRA division 1 -no restrictions
- Syringe driver competency refresher completed November 2023.
- Comprehensive CPR refresher completed December 2023
- Endorsed as a nursing preceptor.
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