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Tracy Keelan

Tracy Keelan

Lower Hutt,Wainuiomata

Summary

Dedicated and passionate Practice Nurse with extensive experience in the Primary Health Care Sector, over 15 years experience as a authorised vaccinator and cervical smear taker, gaining nurse prescribing qualifications in 2024. Effective skills in communication, and patient education. Proven ability to build relationships with patients and healthcare teams, effectively advocating for high-need populations. Good organizational skills and commitment to improving health outcomes through innovative community resource connections.

Overview

21
21
years of professional experience

Work History

Care Coordinator RN CPCT

Kokiri Hauora
01.2025 - Current
  • Delegate patient case loads to Kaiawhina (support workers); provide support for Kaiawhina (like supervision), and monitor and manage there patient load
  • Work with patients and their whānau to assess their needs and establish goals
  • Connect patients with community resources
  • Build relationships with patients GP and other health professionals, social service providers (like WINZ) and other services patient maybe working with

Experienced Registered Practice Nurse

Whai Oranga Community Health Hub
03.2016 - Current
  • Proactively initiated a nurse prescribing clinic
  • Run nurse-led diabetes clinics; mostly high need patients with complex health issues, motivational interviewing, patient education, prescribing, MDT collaboration
  • Routine practice nurse clinics; involves target funded areas eg; immunisations, cervical smears, diabetes annual reviews
  • Involved in training / mentoring other nurses


Clinic Nurse

Kokiri Marae and Social Services
03.2013 - 03.2016
  • Involved in providing patient-centered health care, reducing health inequities; improving accessibility and affordability
  • Nursing skills in outreach immunisation service; involved in community clinics eg: cervical smears, rangatahi sexual health, diabetes, and kaumātua
  • Main patient population were high need with complex health issues
  • Delivered health presentations, and involved in community health promotions


Whānau Ora Nurse

Kokiri Marae Health and Social Services
07.2012 - 03.2013
  • Worked collaboratively within a team of four social workers and two community health workers
  • Cared / advocated / supported patients with health issues that were high need and complex
  • Networking with other health professionals / health providers involved in the patient's care


Respiratory Nurse Educator

Ashtma Waikato
08.2008 - 11.2011
  • Facilitated 6 week COPD rehabilitation programmes working alongside physiotherapists; and delivered presentations on the management of COPD eg: medication, breathing techniques, and anxiety etc.
  • Ran nurse-led spirometry clinics
  • Delivered patient education in the home; Asthma, Bronchiolitis, COPD, and management action plans
  • Delivered Asthma, Bronchiolitis and COPD education to nurses and Māori health providers in the Waikato region
  • Worked at the Waikato respiratory department, once a week along side the respiratory nurse specialist, assessing patients with COPD

Respiratory Nurse Educator

Tū Kotahi Asthma Trust
11.2004 - 02.2008
  • Working with high need patient populations
  • Supporting / advocating for patients at specialist and GP appointments
  • Facilitated COPD support group programmes
  • Flexible spirometry clinics performed on patients in the clinic, and home environment


Education

Postgraduate Diploma in Nursing Science

Victoria University of Wellington
Wellington, NZ
03-2024

Skills

  • Case management
  • Documentation
  • Patient education
  • Organizational skills
  • Multidisciplinary team collaboration

Accomplishments

  • Achieved nurse prescribing qualification
  • Proactively initiated a nurse prescribing clinic
  • Teaching and mentoring younger nurses
  • Leadership role in current job as a Care Coordinator

Timeline

Care Coordinator RN CPCT

Kokiri Hauora
01.2025 - Current

Experienced Registered Practice Nurse

Whai Oranga Community Health Hub
03.2016 - Current

Clinic Nurse

Kokiri Marae and Social Services
03.2013 - 03.2016

Whānau Ora Nurse

Kokiri Marae Health and Social Services
07.2012 - 03.2013

Respiratory Nurse Educator

Ashtma Waikato
08.2008 - 11.2011

Respiratory Nurse Educator

Tū Kotahi Asthma Trust
11.2004 - 02.2008

Postgraduate Diploma in Nursing Science

Victoria University of Wellington

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