Lillie Fitzgerald
Auckland,NZ
Summary
I am a competent and caring Emergency Nurse who offers many years of experience in paediatric and adult patient care in high-volume emergency departments. I have always demonstrated an ability to work with speed and accuracy to assess patients, deliver treatments and delegate tasks. My passion for both pediatrics and adult emergency nursing is what makes me a highly-motivated employee with desire to take on new challenges. I bring a strong worth ethic, adaptability, exceptional interpersonal skills and leadership.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
Work History
Rural Emergency Nurse (CN)
MARS recruitment/ Redstone
Newman/Tom Price/Paraburdoo/Jurien Bay, WA
03.2023 - 08.2024
- Shift co-ordinating care for 7 bed emergency room, waiting room and 12 bed ward, while managing two RN's on shift.
- Nurse in charge overnight with 1 RN, no doctors. Utilizing ETS and oncalls for emergency presentations.
- Coordinated with aboriginal health facilities to establish, enact and evaluate patient care plans for Martu people requiring further outpatient care.
- Working closely with Elders and Aboriginal liaison officers to carry out culturally safe health care.
- Responded to emergency situations with speed, expertise and level-headed approaches to provide optimal care, support and life-saving interventions.
- Performed triage on incoming patients and determined severity of injury and illnesses for adults and pediatrics
- Team leading adult and pediatric resuscitations as required
- Interpreted and evaluated diagnostic tests to identify and assess patient's condition overnight while no medical officer available.
- Maintained open and clear communication with physicians to coordinate effective patient care.
- Assessed and evaluated patient care needs, prioritized treatment, and maintained patient flow.
Registered Nurse
Sydney Children's Hospital
Sydney, NSW
05.2022 - 02.2023
- 7 months working as a casual RN at the Sydney Children's Hospital- predominantly working in the ED, while covering mental health, surgical, respiratory and the adolescent wards
- Strong ability to adapt to new departments, while picking up skills quickly in new specialty's.
- Competent IV Cannulation and CVAD accessing in a pediatric patient.
- Advanced assessment of an unwell child.
- High rate of exposure to the septic oncology child, excellent ability to manage care with MDT.
- Competent Cytotoxic safety and bodily fluid exposure.
- Expert in pediatric urinary catherisation (female and male), Naso-gastric tubes and pediatric plastering.
- Efficient in working in a team as part of a pediatric resus, also competent with pediatric procedural sedation
- Competent in the assessment of Mental health crisis in children
Rural Emergency Nursing
Carnarvon Emergency Department
Carnarvon, WA
03.2022 - 04.2022
- Senior nurse in the 6 bedded department rostered on with 1-2 other Registered Nurses.
- The department has 2 resus bays and the capacity for both pediatric and adult patients
- Shift Co-ordination, over seeing care of all ED patients while managing other nurses. Overseeing direct cares overnight through ETS telehealth doctors
- Managing stabilization of critical patient's in ED and liaising with transfer of care to Perth through Royal Flying Doctors Service for further care and treatment
Emergency Department RN
MiddleMore
Otahuhu, Auckland
06.2020 - 12.2021
- A proficient nurse in Australasia’s busiest Emergency department with upwards of 300 patients a day
- Middlemore Hospital is a major trauma hospital in New Zealand, it is a 1700 bed hospital with 122 Emergency department beds
- Fully oriented to both adult and pediatric areas of the ED as was trained as a dual nurse proficient in both adult and paeds resus
- I was involved in the orientation of new staff and students to the ED, including orientation to resus.
- Evaluated patients, recognized and addressed complications and coordinated treatment with other members of critical care team.
- Treated patients with broad range of acute, life-threatening diagnoses.
- Proficient in advanced assessment of patients, excel in critical thinking and recognition of deterioration in patients
King Faisal
KFSH &RC
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
03.2019 - 03.2020
- I spent one year living and working in Saudi Arabia at KFSH & RC as an RN in the Emergency Department.
- KSFH is a tertiary referral Hospital recognized as Saudi Arabia's top hospital, specializing in oncology, organ transplantation, cardiovascular diseases, neuroscience, and Genetic diseases
- 52 bedded Emergency Department consisting of both adults and pediatric areas
- We worked with patients that were predominantly Arabic speaking, have basic Arabic skills in order to communicate with patients and their families
- Adult and Pediatric resus trained
- Team leader for Pediatric and Adult emergency areas
- Administered critical IV medications to stabilize patients for assessment and treatment.
- Responded quickly to codes and coordinated efficient and skilled care.
Registered Nurse, Emergency Department
Waitakere Emergency Department
Auckland, NZ
02.2016 - 12.2018
- NETP program completed.
- Waitakere ED is approximately a 50-bedded Public Emergency department
- Dual adult and pediatric competent RN, trained in pediatric and adult resus.
- Participated in team leading for adult and pediatric areas, involved in the orientation of New Graduate and student nurses.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Nelson Marlborough Institute of Technology
Nelson, NZ12.2015
Post Graduate Paper Graduate Practice For Registered Nursing NURS801 - Nursing
Auckland University of Technology
AucklandSkills
- Triage trained
- Adult resus competent 2017
- Paeds resus competent 2017
- Plaster application adults and paeds 2016
- IV cannulation- adults and paeds
- Competent with procedural sedation in dual areas
- Trained in CVAD access and blood sampling
- Male and female catheterization adults and pediatrics
- Nasogastric Tube insertion- Adult and pediatrics
- Trained in Cardiac Monitoring
- ACLS certified, Resus for kids training complete
- Non-invasive ventilation competent
- Precepting new graduate nurses and new staff
- Management of a ventilated patient
- Critical Thinking
References
Kent Fiddymont
DDON WACHS Pilbara region (CNM at time of employment)
+61487627237
Kent.fiddymont@health.wa.gov.au
Mikalia Kowald
CNM Newman Hospital
+61 467 977 997
Mikalia.kowald@health.wa.gov.au
Marry-ann Smith -Clinical Charge Nurse
Middlemore ED
+64 211986474
MaryASm@adhb.govt.nz
Ayla Ellis-Clinical Nurse Educator
Middlemore Emergency Department
+64 278956544
missayla@windowslive.com
Timeline
Rural Emergency Nurse (CN)
MARS recruitment/ Redstone
03.2023 - 08.2024
Registered Nurse
Sydney Children's Hospital
05.2022 - 02.2023
Rural Emergency Nursing
Carnarvon Emergency Department
03.2022 - 04.2022
Emergency Department RN
MiddleMore
06.2020 - 12.2021
King Faisal
KFSH &RC
03.2019 - 03.2020
Registered Nurse, Emergency Department
Waitakere Emergency Department
02.2016 - 12.2018
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Nelson Marlborough Institute of Technology
Post Graduate Paper Graduate Practice For Registered Nursing NURS801 - Nursing
Auckland University of Technology