Senior Professional nurse Cath lab
Wits Donald Gordon Mediclinic
Total years of experience :22 years, 5 Months
2014 RELIEVES VASCULAR SCRUB SISTER AS I AM COMPETENT IN VASCULAR WORK AS WELL.
Do coronary angiograms angioplasties, pacemakers and insertion of IABP, s, cardiac structural corrections procedures like COA, LAA, PLD.
scrubbing for cardiac implants.
Training of new staff members in cath lab and Vascular disciplines.
Drawing up of cash lab standards of practices.
• I Am COMPETENT TO DO INSERTION OF PERMANENT CATHETERS IN VASCULAR WORK
• I HAVE TO DO SURGICAL SITE FOR ARTERIOVENOUS FISTULAS
• ENDOVASCULAR REVASCULARISATION ANEURYSMS
Scrubbing for coronary angiograms, pacemakers, Iabp insertions angioplasties, stent deployments, intracardial defibrillator insertion devices.coordinate cardiologist list bookings, coordinates radiographers, technologist Aa per cardiologist teams
Responsible for QA running in departments
Assisting doctors with patients bills and products as per medical aids reimbursement.
Coordinates in service trainings as per department need.
Coordinates interested departmental communications as per patients need.
2012 I AM RESPONSIBLE FOR MOST ADMINISTRATION WORK IN CATH LAB REPORTING TO DEPUTY MATRON.I AM RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL CATH LAB RELATED STATISTICS.RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL CATHLAB TRAININGS TO RELATED WARDS AND ICU.
RESPONSIBILITIES AS RN IN CATH LAB:
1. RECEIVING OF PATIENTS FROM WARDS FOR ANGIOGRAM PROCEDURES, ENSURING BLOOD TEST AVAILABLE AND WITHIN CATHLAB STANDARD OPERATING PROTOCOL RANGES FOR DOCTOR TO DO ANGIOGRAM, IF ABNORMALITIES NOTIFY DOCTOR OR ACT ACCORDING TO DOCTOR AND CATH LAB REQUIREMENTS TO CORRECT THEM.
2. RESPONSIBLE FOR RUNNING OF QUALITY IMPROVEMENT PROGRAMS IF PROBLES IDENTIFIED TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF SERVICE WE RENDER IN THE UNIT.
3. INSERTION OF IV THERAPIES ACCORDING TO OUR CATH LAB SPECIFICS IF NOT DONE IN THE PRE ADMISSION UNIT.
4. CHECK IF ECG DONE PRIOR AND IF NOT DO ONE AS BASELINE OBSERVATIONS
5. MAKE SURE PATIENT HAS SGNED CONSENT FOR FOR PROCEDURE AND THEY UNDERSTAND HOW IS DONE.
6. PREPATIONS OF PATIENTS FOR TRANSEOSOPHAGEAL PROCEDURES IF BOOKED FOR,
➢ CONNET PATIENT TO MONITOR, ENSURE AMBUBAG AT REACH
➢ GIVE OXYGEN
➢ PREPARE SEDATIVES TO BE USED AS PER DOCTORS SPECIFICS.
➢ MAKE SURE REVERSAL FOR SEDATIVES AT REACH IF NEEDED.
➢ MAKE SURE PROBE CONNECTED TO ULTRASOUND MACHUNE AND PATIENT'S DEMOGRAPHIC INFO LOADED AND READY TO START,
7. TEACH PATIENTS OF WHAT TOEXPECT POST PROCEDURE, HOW TO CARE FOR GROINS
8. ADMINISTERING PF PRE MEDICATION ACCORDING TO SPECIFIC DOCTORS AND HOSPITAL PROTOCOL PRIOR ANGIOGRAM.
9. CLEANING OF PATIENTS USING ASEPTIC TECHNIOQUE ONCE WHEELED IN THE ACTUAL THEATRE
10. PREPARATION OF CATHETERS, SHEATHS AND ASSISTING DOCTOR WHEN ACCESSING GROIN WITH SELDINGER TECHNIQUE.
11. MAKE SURE ALL EQUIPMENT NEEDE READY AND MYSELF READY FOR CONTRAST HAND INJECTIONS WHEN STARONG WITH CORONARY IMAGES.
12. I AM ABLE TO OPERATE INJECTOR MACHINE AS WELL FOR CORONARY VISUALISATION
2013 JULY STARTED AT NEW HOSPITAL AS SENIOR PROFESSIONAL NURSE IN CATH LAB. RESPONSIBILITIES DRAWING UP OS SOP RELATED TO CATH LAB.
LEARNED VASCULAR SURGICAL WORK.
RESPONSIBILITIES AS SPN IN DONALD GORDON:
• DRAWING UP OF STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES RELEVANT TOCATH LAD AS PER MEDICLINIC POLICIES.
• ENSURE CATH LAB PERSONELL DON PROTECTIVE GEAR, LEAD APRON, THYROID SHIELD AND THAT GEAR IS KEPT ACCORDING TO RADIATION CONTROL EXPECTATIONS NOT TO DAMAGE LEAD APRONS
• INSERVICE TRAINING AS PER OBJECTIVE GOAL IDENTIFIED IN DONALD GORDON WHICH IS ICU AND HIGH CARE STAFF PERSONELL AS TO HOE TO REMOVE SHEATH POST ANGIOGRAMS AND CARE OF GROINS POST ANGIOGRAM
• NEGOTIATING WITH COMPANIES TO BRING IN STOCK AND PRODUCTS NEEDED IN CATH LAB WHEN DOING ANGIOGRAMS
• BRINGING IN EQUIOPMENT NEEDED IN CATH LAB E.G INTRA AORTIC BALLON PUMPS, DEFIBRILLATOR MACHINE FRACTIONAL FLOW RESERVE AND INTRA-VASCULAR MACHINE AND TRAINING DONALD GORDON STAFF ON HOW TO OPERATE EQUIPMENT
• DRAWING UP STANDARD OPERATING PROTOCOLS OF MEDICINE USED IN CATH LABS.
2009 I FINISHED MY BRIDGING COURSE QUALIFIED AS AN RN IN SAME SURGICAL WARD.
DURING MY TIME IN WARDS ORIENTATED MYSELF IN NEONATAL ICU AT SAME HOSPITAL WHICH I WOULD ENDED BEING SHIFTLEADER AT TIMES
DUE TO EXPERIENCE I GAINED.
RESPONSIBILITIES AS RN IN SURGICAL WARD:
• SHEFTLEADING DUTIES OF THE WARD IN 29 BEDDED UNIT WITH 120% OCCUPANCY WEEKDAYS.
• CHECKING OF EMERGENCY TROLLEY, EXPIRY DATES AND STOCKING UP, AND GIVING INSERVICE TRAINING ON USE OF TROLLEY IN EMERGENCY.
• MOCK RESUS TRAINING OF UNIT TO ENSURE CONTINOUS KNOWLEDGE AND COMPETENCY OF STAFF DURING EMERGENCY PERIODS.
• DISCIPLINES OF SURGICAL UNIT INCLUDED GENERAL SURGERY, UROLOGY PLASTIC RECONSTRUCTION AND GYNEACOLOGY.
• INSERVICE TRAINING OF STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES, MEDICATIONS RELEVANT TO THE SURGICAL UNIT AND DISCIPLINES.
• PREPARATION OF PATIENTS PRE SURGERY AND EXPLAINING PROCEDURES TO ALLAY ANXIOUTYOF PATIENTS.
• INSRTION OF URETHRAL CATHETERS AND SUPRAPUBIC CATHETERS EXCHANGE,
• BLADDER WASHOUTS POST SURGERY OF UROLOGUCAL PROCEDURES.
• INSERTION OF NASOGASTRIC TUBES WHEN REQUIRED FOR SPECIFIC PATIENTS BY DOCTORS
• DOING ECG ON RELEVANT PATIENTS
• TEACHING OF NEW STAFF, AGENCY STAFF AND STUDENT ACCORDING TO OUR PROCEDURES AND POLICIES OF THE SURGICAL WARD.
• REMOVAL OF INTERCOASTAL DRAINS
• CHANGING OF COLOSTOMY BAGS
• CHANGING OF UROSTOMY BAGS
• INSERTION OF IVTHERAPIES AND REMOVAL
• REMOVAL OF CENTRAL VENOUS LINES
• PREPARATION FOR DOCTORS TO INSERT CENTRAL VENOUS LINES IN WARD USING ASEPTIC TECHNIQUE
• HEALTHEDUCATION TO PATIENTS RE DISCHARGE AND WHAT TO OBSERVE FOR ON RELEVANT PROCEDURES AND DIAGNOSIS.
2011 I MOVED TO CARDIAC CATHETHERISATION LABORATORY TILL THIS DAY
SINCE I MOVED HERE I AM A FIRST CALL SCRUB SISTER
HELPING WITH ANAESTHETIC AS WELL EXPERIENCED
I SIT ON QUALITY PROGRAM FOR CARDIAC PROJECTS.
I AM SAFETY AND HEALTHY REPRESENTATIVE FOR MY LAB AND HOSPITAL
I DO DUTIES OF DAY TO DAY RUNNING OF THE LAB FOR PAST 17MONTHS.
2007 EMPLOYED PERMANENTLY AS ENROLLED NURSE BY NETCARE LINKSFIELD HOSPITAL IN SURGICAL WARD.
RESPONSIBILITIES AS ENROLLED NURSES IN SURGICAL WARD:
• GIVING OUT MEDICATIONS TO PATIENTS.
• ADMISSION OF PATIENTS, PRIMARY ASSESSMENTS OF PATIENTS
• INSERTIONS OF CATHETERS AND REMOVAL
• INSERTION OF INTRAVENOUS THERAPIES FOR PATIENTS AND REMOVAL
• HEALTH EDUCATION ON RELEVANT DIAGNOSIS OF PATIENTS AND PROCEDURES
• ACCOMPANYIMG OF PATIENTD TO THEATRE AND FROM THEATRE
• WOUND CARE DRESSINGS POST SURGERY WITH ASEPTIC TECHNIQUE
COMPANY: COSA NOSTRA RESTAURANT
POSITION: CHEF
PERIOD: 1999 -2002
2005 I STARTED NURSING TRAINING AT NETCARE TRAINING COLLEGE.
LAST YEAR ATTENDED: 2009 DIPLOMA: GENERAL NURSING
INSTITUTION: ACADEMY OF LEARNING LAST YEAR ATTENDED:: 2000 DIPLOMA: GENERAL SECRETARY INSTITUTION: NETCARE TRAINING COLLEGE
LAST SCHOOL ATTENDED HLANGANANI HIGH SCHOOL HIGHEST STANDARD PASSED MATRIC SUBJECTS ISIZULU ENGLISH AFRIKAANS MATHEMATICS PHYSICAL SCIENCE BIOLOGY TERTIARY LEVEL: