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Vikki Carter

22 Lyndon Road MacDonald Park

Summary

Patient-oriented Nurse with 30 plus years of diverse experience in direct patient care, staff supervision and department operations. Skilled at multitasking and prioritizing patient needs and daily assignments. Offering expertise with HOU, surgical, and orthopaedic specialty. Organized and dependable candidate successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals. To seek and maintain full-time position that offers professional challenges utilizing interpersonal skills, excellent time management and problem-solving skills.

Overview

35
35
years of professional experience

Work History

Registered Nurse

Calvary Central Districts Hospital
04.2005 - Current
  • Collaborated with all allied healthcare teams to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
  • Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process, and management and lifestyle options.
  • Involved in upskilling staff who wish to work in HOU.
  • Ward representative for Blood safe standard.
  • Team lead manage a team of nursing staff to manage patient care
  • Assess deteriorating patients appropriately manage patients health care plan.

Registered Nurse

Primary Health Care, Inc
03.2004 - 02.2005

Immunization

Wound care

ECG taking

Education to patients

Assist DR with simple procedures

Stress testing

Venipuncture

Registered Nurse

Sutherland Hospital Caringbah NSW
09.2001 - 02.2004

CCU and Cardiac step down

Cardiac Monitoring

Patient centred care


Port Pirie Hospital

SA Health
04.1999 - 05.2001

Worked in all areas and departments including theatre, Medical, Surgical, A&E and recovery.


Central Districts Private Hospital

Mutual Community
03.1997 - 05.1999

Worked in all areas including Medical Surgical HDU and Recovery.

Worked in a multidisciplined team to deliver high standard of care


Modbury Public Hospital

SA Health
09.1988 - 04.1997

ICU, CCU and Special care

Managed ventilated patients, post MI patients and high care surgical post operative patients

Developed valuable skills to manage complex patients

Adelaide Nursing Agency

Adelaide Nursing Agency
01.1989 - 04.1989

Worked Regional and metropolitan Hospitals

Extended regional placements.

Education

Registered Nurse

Mount Gambier Hospital Inc.
Mount Gambier
05.1985

Skills

  • Precepting
  • Patient Management
  • Nursing Staff Leadership
  • Complex Problem-Solving
  • Educating staff patients and families
  • Communication
  • Deliver high standard of patient care

Timeline

Registered Nurse

Calvary Central Districts Hospital
04.2005 - Current

Registered Nurse

Primary Health Care, Inc
03.2004 - 02.2005

Registered Nurse

Sutherland Hospital Caringbah NSW
09.2001 - 02.2004

Port Pirie Hospital

SA Health
04.1999 - 05.2001

Central Districts Private Hospital

Mutual Community
03.1997 - 05.1999

Adelaide Nursing Agency

Adelaide Nursing Agency
01.1989 - 04.1989

Modbury Public Hospital

SA Health
09.1988 - 04.1997

Registered Nurse

Mount Gambier Hospital Inc.
Vikki Carter