ARUN RAJU

AGENCY REGISTERED NURSE – CORONARY CARE & CARDIAC INTERVENTIONAL SUITE

• Managed care for patients with acute coronary syndromes, arrhythmias, and heart failure, performing advanced cardiac monitoring and interpreting ECGs to guide clinical decisions.
• Support coronary, electrophysiology and cardiac device procedures, providing comprehensive pre- and post-procedural care.
• Delivered specialist nursing care in coronary care and cardiac interventional suite settings, ensuring optimal patient outcomes in high-acuity environments.
• Exhibited clinical adaptability and independent decision-making while collaborating with multidisciplinary teams to uphold high standards of patient safety.

Provide specialised, patient-centred care for patients with acute coronary syndromes, STEMI/NSTEMI, heart failure, cardiomyopathies, cardiac arrhythmias and other acute cardiovascular conditions.

• Perform advanced ECG interpretation and continuous telemetry monitoring, recognising arrhythmias, ischaemic changes and clinical deterioration to support timely intervention.
• Delivered comprehensive pre- and post-procedural care for patients undergoing coronary angiography, PCI, structural heart interventions, TAVI, pacemaker, ICD/CRT implantation, electrophysiology studies, cardiac ablation, loop recorder implantation, and cardioversion, ensuring optimal recovery and patient safety.
• Manage patients following cardiac interventions, including vascular access assessment, TR Band management and early recognition and management of complications such as bleeding and haematoma.
• Administered and titrated cardiac and emergency medications, including intravenous and vasoactive therapies, while monitoring haemodynamic status and treatment response to ensure effective management of patient conditions.
• Collaborate effectively with cardiologists, advanced nurse practitioners and multidisciplinary teams to coordinate care from admission through treatment, cardiac rehabilitation education and safe discharge.
• Provided rapid assessment and emergency management of acutely deteriorating patients, applying BLS, ACLS, and PEARS competencies to stabilise patients and facilitate timely interventions.
• ENHANCED REGISTERED NURSE – CARDIAC & ACUTE CARE UNIT

Provided comprehensive care to critically ill cardiac and respiratory patients, including mechanical ventilation, invasive haemodynamic monitoring and vasoactive/inotropic support.

• Managed patients before and after cardiac interventions and cardiothoracic surgery, including PCI, pacemaker implantation, CABG and valve surgery.
• Managed arterial and pulmonary artery catheters, chest drains and complex intravenous therapies, including titration of vasoactive medications.
• Performed advanced ECG and arrhythmia interpretation, recognising clinical deterioration and initiating timely emergency interventions.
• Responded to cardiac arrest and other life-threatening emergencies, providing BLS/ACLS-based resuscitation and emergency care.
• Undertook charge nurse/team leader responsibilities, supporting staff, mentoring junior nurses and promoting safe, high-quality multidisciplinary care.
• Undertook charge nurse/team leader responsibilities, supporting staff, mentoring junior nurses and promoting safe, high-quality multidisciplinary care.

CLINICAL NURSE MANAGER / REGISTERED NURSE – CARDIAC INTERVENTIONAL SUITE

• Led the safe and efficient operation of the Cardiac Interventional Suite, coordinating nursing services, clinical workflow, staffing and multidisciplinary care while maintaining high standards of patient safety.
• Provided clinical leadership, staff education, orientation and mentorship, supporting competency development and evidence-based practice among nurses working in cardiology and the Cardiac Interventional Suite.
• Contributed to quality improvement initiatives and developed policies and protocols for infection prevention and regulatory compliance, enhancing standards of specialist cardiac care.
• Managed emergency cardiac interventions, executing primary PCI, temporary pacing, intra-aortic balloon pump support and pericardiocentesis, effectively responding to cardiac arrest, unstable arrhythmias and other critical events.
• Coordinated pre-, intra- and post-procedural care, ensuring patient safety through conscious sedation, haemodynamic and cardiac monitoring, medication administration, vascular access management and timely recognition of complications.
• Provided specialist nursing care as scrub and circulating nurse during complex diagnostic and interventional cardiac procedures, including coronary angiography, PCI, CTO and bifurcation interventions, TAVI, structural heart procedures, pacemaker/ICD/CRT implantation, electrophysiology studies, ablation and peripheral interventions.
• Managed post-procedural recovery, including sheath and TR Band management, and identified and managed complications such as bleeding, haematoma, arrhythmias and haemodynamic instability.