Sarah McDonald

• Manage DXA department at Sligo University Hospital day to day.
• Reducing waiting list by tracking appointments and chasing capacity.
• Performing scans and educating patients on osteoporosis and bone health.
• Liaising with fracture liaison service in SUH to coordinate pathways.
• Providing education and updates for staff and members of the public.
• Improving awareness of osteoporosis through patient-focused information and guidance.

Managed a caseload in Network 3 for Sligo PHN services.

Provided daily holistic assessments for clients aged 65 and over.

Used Sláintecare specialist teams, including ICTOP falls clinic and reablement service.

Assess and make daily clinical decisions with multidisciplinary team on unit.

Advocate for patients and coordinate out-of-hours decisions with on-call medical staff.

Worked as DXA technologist in department, coordinating monthly osteoporosis clinics.

Staff Nurse 30-bed ward care across respiratory, cardiac, dermatology, gerontology, and GI cases.
Worked with Multi Disciplinary Team making daily clinical decisions from admission planning through discharge coordination.
Led out-of-hours unit management, delegating tasks across shift staffing levels.

Provide holistic pre- and post-operative nursing care across medical, surgical, orthopaedic specialties.

Managed own client caseload across medical and surgical units in Dublin teaching hospitals.

Prepared patients in 25-bed unit for invasive procedures using unit protocols.

Provided pre- and post-procedure nursing for autoimmune liver disease clients.

Delivered compassionate care for terminal diagnoses and GI tract procedures.