Pip Giles
Pleasant Point,CAN
Summary
Dedicated Registered Nurse with 25 years of diverse experience, including 22 years in Day Patient Services, excelling in compassionate and reliable care. Proven ability to collaborate effectively within multidisciplinary teams while maintaining a positive and professional demeanour. Recognized for strong critical thinking and communication skills that ensure optimal patient outcomes through thorough assessments and coordinated care. Committed to innovation and integrity, consistently fostering an environment that prioritizes patient recovery and well-being in dynamic healthcare settings.
Overview
27
27
years of professional experience
Work History
Registered Nurse - Casual Pool
Timaru Public Hospital
Timaru, Canterbury
08.2025 - Current
- Shows Adaptability working in different areas, demonstrates personal skills and a wide range of experience.
- Administered medications and treatments according to established protocols, ensuring patient safety and administration.
- Monitored vital signs and assessed patient conditions, promptly identifying changes that required intervention.
- Facilitated patient transitions between different levels of care, ensuring continuity of services through booking patients and minimizing disruptions in treatment plans as much as possible.
Registered Nurse
OMU Oncology and Medical Day Unit
Timaru, Canterbury
03.2020 - 08.2025
- Self-motivated, with a strong sense of personal responsibility.
- Worked effectively in an often fast-paced environment.
- Demonstrated respect, friendliness and willingness to help wherever needed.
- Worked well in a team setting, providing support and guidance especially to new staff members and students on placement.
- Passionate about learning and committed to continual improvement.
- Skilled at working independently and collaboratively in a team environment.
- Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.
- Assisted with day-to-day operations, working efficiently and productively with all team members.
- Organized and detail-oriented with a strong work ethic.
- Strengthened communication skills through regular interactions with others, this includes a wide range of ethnicities, genders and ages.
- Developed and maintained courteous and effective working relationships.
- Demonstrated strong organizational and time management skills while managing multiple patients, bookings and documentation.
- Proven ability to learn quickly and adapt to new situations.
- Collaborated with interdisciplinary teams to enhance patient outcomes through effective communication, often through multiple health professionals.
Registered Nurse - Day Patient Ward
Timaru Hospital
Timaru, Canterbury
01.2003 - 01.2020
- Administered medications and monitored vital signs, ensuring compliance with safety standards.
- Utilized critical thinking skills to prioritize nursing interventions based on patients'' acuity levels and individual needs.
- Conducted thorough patient assessments to identify changes in condition, promptly notifying physicians and initiating appropriate interventions when necessary.
- Administered medications safely according to established guidelines while closely monitoring for side effects or adverse reactions requiring intervention.
- Enhanced patient satisfaction by providing compassionate, holistic nursing care that addressed physical, emotional, and spiritual needs.
- Assisted in the training and mentorship of new nursing staff members, contributing to a positive work environment and high-quality patient care.
- Served as a preceptor for nursing students during their clinical rotations, providing valuable real-world experience and guidance to foster professional growth.
- Improved patient outcomes by implementing evidence-based nursing interventions and individualized care plans.
- Advised patients and caregivers of proper wound management, discharge plan objectives, safe medication use, and any follow up treatment plans.
- Educated family members and caregivers on patient care instructions.
- Documented treatments delivered, medications and IVs administered, discharge instructions, and follow-up care.
- Managed patients recovering from medical or surgical procedures.
- Explained course of care and medication side effects to patients and caregivers in easy-to-understand terms.
- Monitored patient reactions after administering medications and IV therapies.
Registered Nurse- Medical Ward
SOUTH CANTERBURY DISTRICT HEALTH BOARD
Timaru, Canterbury
01.2002 - 01.2003
- Delivered comprehensive patient care, assessing needs and implementing personalized treatment care plans.
- Educated patients and families on health management and discharge information for continued health promotion.
- Prevented the spread of infections by consistently adhering to strict infection control protocols and educating patients on proper hygiene practices.
- Collaborated with interdisciplinary teams to develop comprehensive treatment plans for the continued health of patients.
- Provided support for patients'' families during difficult medical decisions or end-of-life care, serving as a liaison between the healthcare team and loved ones.
- Contributed to interdisciplinary team meetings by presenting relevant clinical data about patients'' progress toward reaching established goals of care.
- Evaluated patient histories, complaints, and current symptoms.
- Provided skilled, timely and level-headed emergency response to patients conditions or deterioration in condition on the ward.
- Observed and documented patient factors such as fluid balances, mobility level, condition and well being.
- Delivered high level of quality care to diverse populations while overseeing patient admissions to the medical ward.
- Administered medications and monitored vital signs, ensuring compliance with safety standards.
- Advised patients and caregivers of proper discharge plan objectives, safe medication use, and disease management.
Registered Nurse
ST MARYS BANK NURSE, HANFIELD JONES WARD - LONDON
01.2000 - 01.2002
- Monitored patient vital signs, identifying changes in condition and responding with appropriate interventions.
- Collaborated with interdisciplinary teams to develop and implement individualized care plans for patients.
- Educated patients and families on treatment protocols, side effects, and self-care strategies for improved outcomes.
- Conducted comprehensive assessments to identify patient needs, coordinating resources for optimal care delivery.
- Communicated with healthcare team members to plan, implement and enhance treatment strategies.
Registered Nurse
PULSE AGENCY - LONDON
01.2000 - 2001
- Worked as an agency nurse in many different areas of London, this included private and public hospitals.
Registered Nurse
GENERAL MEDICAL & INFECTIOUS DISEASES - CHRISTCHURCH DISTRICT HEALTH BOARD
Christchurch, Canterbury
01.1999 - 01.2000
- First year out nursing on a Cardiology and Infectious Disease Ward.
- Monitored patient vital signs and reported changes to the healthcare team promptly.
- Educated patients and families on treatment plans, side effects, and self-care strategies.
Education
Degree in Bachelor of Nursing - Nursing
Otago Polytechnic
Dunedin11.1998
Skills
- Proficient in post-operative care
- Enhanced understanding in patient care discussions
- Skilled in venipuncture techniques
- PICC line certified
- Management of blood product administration
- Chemotherapy certification, module 9
- Experienced infusion nurse
- Expertise in pain assessment
- Trained in ultra sound guided IV insertion
- Previously intravenous link nurse Advocate for OMU ward
- Patient care coordination
- Clinical decision-making proficiency
- Health promotion and guidance
- Patient advocacy
- Support for patient needs and empathetic communication skills
- Proficient in medication administration
- Conducting health Assessment and evaluation expertise
- Nursing leadership skills with 25 years experience
- Comprehensive discharge planning
- Laboratory blood tests interpretation
- Maintaining confidentiality standards
- Independent task management
- Effective patient communication
- Management of referral initiatives
- Analysis of at-risk individuals
- Patient care and medication management
Accomplishments
- Patient Advocacy - Explained treatment procedures, medication risks, special diets and physician instructions to patients.
- Clinical Skills - Monitored patients' respiration activity, blood pressure, pulse, oxygen saturations and blood glucose levels in response to medical administration.
- Documentation - Ensured accuracy through precise documentation with discharge, administration and observation planning.
- Training - Trained staff nurses in Port access training to ensure consistent quality of care and a high standard of infection prevention techniques.
- Trained in ultra sound guided IV access
- Supervised new staff members in administration of Chemotherapy mediation's and other Intravenous, S/C and IM injections.
Timeline
Registered Nurse - Casual Pool
Timaru Public Hospital
08.2025 - Current
Registered Nurse
OMU Oncology and Medical Day Unit
03.2020 - 08.2025
Registered Nurse - Day Patient Ward
Timaru Hospital
01.2003 - 01.2020
Registered Nurse- Medical Ward
SOUTH CANTERBURY DISTRICT HEALTH BOARD
01.2002 - 01.2003
Registered Nurse
ST MARYS BANK NURSE, HANFIELD JONES WARD - LONDON
01.2000 - 01.2002
Registered Nurse
PULSE AGENCY - LONDON
01.2000 - 2001
Registered Nurse
GENERAL MEDICAL & INFECTIOUS DISEASES - CHRISTCHURCH DISTRICT HEALTH BOARD
01.1999 - 01.2000
Degree in Bachelor of Nursing - Nursing
Otago Polytechnic
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