- Over 30 years of nursing experience, including roles screening healthcare workers for immunization compliance and occupational health. Holds qualifications in safety, risk management, and immunization.
- Screened over 5,000 healthcare workers for immunization compliance in the last 2 years, advising them on how to become up-to-date. Implemented changes to streamline the onboarding process.
- Coordinated tuberculosis occupational screening and worked in a chest clinic from 1999 to 2007 before moving to her current role in 2007.
1. Qualifications:
WorkcoverNSWOHS ConsultationCourse
Master’sin SafetyScience andRiskManagement
Nursingmanagementof bloodbourne pathogens
NSW HealthImmunisationAccreditationCertificate
NSW HealthTuberculosis(Mantoux)AssessorCertificate
BachelorHealthScience Nursing
Experience:
2015 Julyattendedannual update forAuthorisedNurse ImmunisersNSLHDPublicHealth
2014 Julyattendedannual ISORiskManagementConference inNew York
30 yearsnursingexperience
Last 2 yearsimplementedchangestoPD2011_005 by directingthe new recruitstoarrange for
suitable evidence throughtheirGPandscan on line tomyself asthe NorthernSydneyLocal Health
DistrictRecruitmentNurse ImmuniserScreener.Thisprogramaimedatreducingdelaysto on-
boardingnewstaff,educatedthe NSLHDwhatwascategory A and B staff underthe policy.The
nursingrequirementsweretoeducate the managerswhatthe policycompliance andlocal policy
meantinregards to protective immunityfortheirstaff. The demonstrationof the policyandnursing
inoccupational nursingshowedabilitytoriskassessforTB base line andreferral toNSWChest
Clinic.The Policyaimstoincrease the herdimmunityandprotective immunitybyassessingfor
protective immunitythroughserology andImmunisation.Thiswasmymainexperience dealingwith
over5000 healthcare workersImmunisationscreeningoverthe last2 yearsand advise themhowto
catch up.
The recruitmentteambuildandthisnew projectrole developedastrongrelationshipto drive
compliance forSeniorMedical UnitandGeneral staff of the incomplete records. The 5yearly
contracts have beenissuedtothe NSLHDSeniorMedical Workforce whichhasmeantthat 600
doctorshave beenscreenedunderthispolicy.
EstablishmentbetweenStaff healthUnitsandOccupational Nursesof evidenceof categoryA and at
whatstage the applicant hadcomplied fromthe Macquarie CampusDistrictrecruitment .
Commenced2007 at NSLHD as RN 8 and workedinall aspectsof Occupational nursing.
From 1999 to 2007 heldpositionof Clinical NurseConsultantforSydneyWestAreahealthService in
Co-ordinatingTBoccupational screeningandChestClinicwork