Smitha Thomas
UpperHutt,New Zealand
Summary
Compassionate Charge Nurse bringing demonstrated clinical expertise, leadership skills, and technical knowledge. Proficient in updating charts, monitoring medications and working with multidisciplinary teams to optimize patient care.
Caring and attentive preceptor dedicated to optimizing nurses' skills and knowledge.
Demonstrated success in fostering strong relationships with patients and team members, thereby improving overall unit efficiency and patient satisfaction.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
Work History
Charge Nurse
Oceania Healthcare
Upper Hutt, Wellington
07.2020 - Current
- Known for delivering high-quality, client-focused, and clinically effective patient care.
- Demonstrates honesty, ethical practice, and a commitment to providing prioritized and effective care through systematic time management and critical thinking skills.
- Served as a preceptor for new nurses by providing orientation to unit policies and procedures, coaching on clinical skills, and mentoring on professional development issues.
- Participated in quality improvement initiatives to ensure best practice standards were met within the unit setting.
- Actively participated in interdisciplinary team meetings to discuss patient progress toward desired outcomes.
- Maintained accurate records of all treatment interventions provided to each patient.
- Collaborated with other departments such as pharmacy, laboratory services, physical therapy, to ensure proper delivery of services.
- Provided emotional support for families facing difficult decisions regarding end-of-life care.
- Managed staffing levels within the unit while ensuring optimal levels of patient care.
- Provided direct patient care, including assessments and treatments, to a variety of patients.
- Developed and implemented nursing care plans for individual patients based on their needs.
- Audited patient charts in real-time, verifying accuracy and completion of information.
Registered Nurse
Elderslea Rest home and Hospital
Upper Hutt, New Zealand
10.2016 - 07.2020
- Planning and implementation of nursing care according to the needs of patients.
- Taking part in infection control programs.
- Taking informed consent before procedures and preparing for procedures.
- Provide psychological support and maintain a therapeutic relationship with patients.
- Maintaining patients' records and respecting patients' privacy and confidentiality.
- Provide a pleasant and welcoming atmosphere for patients, relatives, and friends.
- Demonstrate critical reasoning and professional judgment.
- Checking of controlled drugs and emergency trolley at each shift in accordance with the hospital policies.
- Knowledgeable in assisting doctors in performing rounds, and diagnostic and therapeutic procedures.
- Responsible for working with and updating the Multidisciplinary team regarding patient care.
- Educate patients and family members on health care needs, conditions, and options.
- Attend in-service education to update oneself.
HCA
Karina Rest Home
Palmerston North, New Zealand
02.2015 - 07.2016
- Provided assistance to patients with activities of daily living, such as bathing and dressing.
- Helped feed residents who are unable to feed themselves due to disability or illness.
- Assisted in transferring patients from wheelchair or bed using appropriate techniques.
- Interacted positively with family members of patients while delivering compassionate care.
Full Time Registered Nurse
Manipal Northside Hospital
Bangalore, India
09.2009 - 07.2012
- Experience: Medical, Surgical, and Gynecology Wards
- Planning and implementation of nursing care according to the needs of patients.
- Teaching different topics in unit and taking part in infection control programs.
- Daily inventory checking, maintaining records, and reports.
- Monitoring vitals, GCS, pain score, papillary response, and notify if changes present.
- Administration of drugs and collection of samples for investigations.
- Taking informed consent before procedures and preparing for procedures.
- Oxygen therapy, suction, wound dressing, transfusion of blood, and blood product.
- Intravenous cannula insertion, assisting urinary catheterization.
Education
Bachelor of Nursing level 7 -
UCOL, Palmerston North, New Zealand
07.2016
Bachelor of Science In Nursing [BSc Nursing] -
Noorie College of Nursing, Karnataka, India
01.2009
Skills
- Patient Assessment
- Leadership and Team management
- communication
- Care Plan Management
- Mentoring and Coaching
- Performance management
- Infection control management
- Health and safety management and training
- Compassionate and Patient
- Calm and Composed
Professional Registration
- Nursing Council of New Zealand, 08/19/2016, 192784
- AHPRA, 31/ 05/ 2024, NMW0002841481
- Kerala Nurses & Midwives Council, India, 09/06/2011, 19571
- The Karnataka State Nursing Council, India, 07/30/2009, 2009
Auxiliary courses attended
- Medimap competent
- Interai trained
- Syringe Drive competent in New Zealand - Te omanga hospice
- First aid trained in New Zealand
- MOOC Understanding dementia - University of Tasmania
- Completed Basic Life Support [BLS] and Airway Management training from Manipal Northside Hospital, Bangalore, India, 2011
Accomplishments
- Infection control coordinator - June 2024
- Health and safety comity member - RN representative since 2020
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Charge Nurse
Oceania Healthcare
07.2020 - Current
Registered Nurse
Elderslea Rest home and Hospital
10.2016 - 07.2020
HCA
Karina Rest Home
02.2015 - 07.2016
Full Time Registered Nurse
Manipal Northside Hospital
09.2009 - 07.2012
Bachelor of Nursing level 7 -
UCOL, Palmerston North, New Zealand
Bachelor of Science In Nursing [BSc Nursing] -
Noorie College of Nursing, Karnataka, India
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