Rochelle Delacey
Auckland,New Zealand
Overview
22
22
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Associate Charge Nurse Manager
Critical Care Complex, Middlemore Hospital
11.2017 - Current
- Professional Development of 16 direct reports including staff nurses, Expert nurses and healthcare assistants
- Mentorship and facilitation of training for Shift Coordinators.
- Participation in staff recruitment & retention strategy.
- Management of resources to meet service requirements.
- Participation in analysis and learning from adverse events and morbidity & mortality via the Learning Review process.
Charge Nurse Manager
Totara Hospice
10.2023 - 03.2024
- Professional development of over 40 direct reports including palliative care staff nurses, senior nurses, and healthcare assistants.
- Active participation in recruitment processes and retention strategy.
- Safe rostering as per NZNO MECA guidelines.
- Oversaw budget management for the unit, tracking expenses and adjusting allocations as needed throughout the fiscal year.
- Promoted a culture of teamwork by regularly acknowledging accomplishments of both individual nurses as well as team achievements.
- Led staff meetings to keep team informed of departmental changes and provide opportunities for nurses to share ideas and concerns.
Charge Nurse Manager - Daily Operations
Cardiothoracic & Vascular Intensive Care Unit
05.2014 - 05.2017
- Working with key stakeholders to develop and improve operational systems and processes.
- Leadership and Professional development of the Senior Nursing Clinical Nurse Coordinator team.
- Professional development of over 45 direct reports including staff nurses, senior nurses, and healthcare assistants.
- Safe rostering and staffing.
- Mentoring and supporting nurses into senior positions.
- ECMO course co facilitator.
- Participation in analysis and learning from adverse events via root cause analysis and case reviews.
Level 4 - Expert Registered Nurse
Cardiothoracic & Vascular Intensive Care Unit
10.2007 - 07.2014
- PDRP Level 4/Expert nursing practice
- Shift coordination
- Holistic end of life care
- CVICU ECMO Liaison
- Clinical leadership
- Preceptorship of new staff nurses.
Nurse Educator & BASICs Instructor
Medecins Sans Frontiere - Doctors without Borders
01.2013 - 10.2013
- Development of a comprehensive training program for ICU Nurses in Gaza.
- Assessed competency levels among nursing staff, identifying areas of improvement for targeted interventions.
- Improved patient safety by designing and conducting simulation exercises.
- Development of skill and competency assessment tools.
- Development of ICU nursing protocols.
- Clinical coaching and mentorship.
- Teaching BASICs for Nurses course.
Proficient Registered Nurse
Paediatric Intensive Care Unit
01.2010 - 01.2013
- Assessment and care of the acute and chronically ill paediatric patient
- Provision of holistic and culturally safe care to patients and their whanau, including end of life care
- Nursing management of EVD, HFOV, CRRT and ECMO in the paediatric patient
- Preceptoring and training of new staff and ECMO nurses.
Registered Nurse
General Surgery- MercyAscot Integrated Hospital
10.2006 - 10.2007
- Providing a high standard of nursing care to the post operative patient
- Ward infection control representative
- Preceptoring and assessing new staff and student nurses.
Registered Nurse
Pulse Nursing Agency
09.2003 - 09.2006
- Providing care to medical, surgical and High Dependency patients
- Safe monitoring and administration of medication
- Accurate and legal documentation.
Registered Nurse
NETP, Middlemore Hospital
09.2002 - 09.2003
- Working as part of a multidisciplinary team to provide quality healthcare
- Provision of holistic and culturally safe care to patients and their whanau
- Ensuring s safe environment for patients, whanau, and the multidisciplinary team.
Education
Master of Health Leadership - Health Management
University of Auckland
Auckland, NZ2027
Post Graduate Diploma, Health Science - Advanced Nursing
University of Auckland
Auckland, NZ01.2009
Bachelor of Health Sciences - Nursing
Manukau Institute of Technology
Auckland, NZ2002
Skills
- Clinical Leadership & Management
- Commitment to improving healthcare equity
- Advanced communication
- Critical Thinking
- Team Development & Wellbeing
- Performance Improvement
- Recruitment & retention
- Staff Coaching and Mentoring
Certification
- Women in Healthcare Leadership. Monash University - 2024
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support Level 6 NZRC - 2024
- Leadership Development Programme. Te Toka Tumai - 2017
- Building Resilience. University of Auckland Business School - 2016
References
References available on request.
Timeline
Charge Nurse Manager
Totara Hospice
10.2023 - 03.2024
Associate Charge Nurse Manager
Critical Care Complex, Middlemore Hospital
11.2017 - Current
Charge Nurse Manager - Daily Operations
Cardiothoracic & Vascular Intensive Care Unit
05.2014 - 05.2017
Nurse Educator & BASICs Instructor
Medecins Sans Frontiere - Doctors without Borders
01.2013 - 10.2013
Proficient Registered Nurse
Paediatric Intensive Care Unit
01.2010 - 01.2013
Level 4 - Expert Registered Nurse
Cardiothoracic & Vascular Intensive Care Unit
10.2007 - 07.2014
Registered Nurse
General Surgery- MercyAscot Integrated Hospital
10.2006 - 10.2007
Registered Nurse
Pulse Nursing Agency
09.2003 - 09.2006
Registered Nurse
NETP, Middlemore Hospital
09.2002 - 09.2003
Master of Health Leadership - Health Management
University of Auckland
Post Graduate Diploma, Health Science - Advanced Nursing
University of Auckland
Bachelor of Health Sciences - Nursing
Manukau Institute of Technology