Siji Issac
Galway
Summary
Skilled nursing professional with more than 4.5 years of experience and passion for providing highest quality of behavioral and medical care. Compassionate and empathetic advocate for patients and families. Skillfully assesses health status, develops diagnoses and manages care for patients with acute and chronic concerns. Experienced in structured and unstructured environments, smoothly coordinating multiple activities and competing priorities.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Staff Nurse
University Hospital Galway
08.2022 - Current
- Ensure patient safety during hospitalization
- Assessment of vital signs (TRP & BP), GRBS, Urine, etc
- Assisting in immediate interventions like CPR and ACLS which includes bag & mask ventilations, endo- tracheal intubation etc
- Administration of oral, intravenous, subcutaneous, intramuscular, Intradermal, rectal medication
- Maintain input and output chart, monitoring central venous pressure, interpretation of ECG
- Administration of blood & blood products
- Assessment of the general condition of the patient and perform professional nursing duties relating to the patient
- Caring of patients with ICD, Geriatrics, bedridden
- Evaluating clients’ response to therapeutic procedures
- Co-ordination with other members of medical team for various implementations
- Maintenance of inventory
- Conducting ward teaching and ensuring active participation of all health care team members
- Initiating intravenous access for patients
- Providing psychological support to the patient & family
- Participated in various continuing education classes
- Served as a preceptor, guiding junior nurses in spearheading patient care initiatives that contributed to increased patient satisfaction.
Staff Nurse
Mercy Nursing Home
12.2020 - 12.2021
- Perform Nursing assessment: - Plan, Implement and evaluate nursing care rendered
- Indenting medicine and collecting reports
- Meeting patient’s personal, psychological and cultural needs
- On time recording and reporting
- Admission, discharge and transfer of patients
- Care of patients with medical conditions like CVA, COPD, CKD, MI etc
- Performing pre-operative preparations
- Taking care of post-operative patients
- Providing psychological support to the patient & family
- Assessment of vital signs (TRP & BP), GRBS, Urine output, saturation etc
- Administration of blood & blood products
- Attending doctor rounds, calculation & administration of drugs and maintaining records & reports
- Evaluating clients’ response to therapeutic procedures
- Safe disposal of waste materials
- Care of pressure sore
- Supervision of new staffs, students & nursing aids
- Maintenance of inventory
- Assessment of bladder catheter for infection
- Initiating intravenous access for patient
- Efficiently and effectively provided care for critically ill covid patients
- Participated in various continuing education classes.
Staff Nurse
Baby Memorial Hospital
06.2016 - 07.2018
- Assessment of the general condition of the patient and perform professional nursing duties relating to the patient
- Ensure patient safety during hospitalization
- Assessment of vital signs (TRP & BP), GRBS, Urine, etc
- Assisting in immediate interventions like CPR and ACLS which includes bag & mask ventilations, endo- tracheal intubation etc
- Administration of oral, intravenous, subcutaneous, intramuscular, Intradermal, rectal medication
- Maintain input and output chart, monitoring central venous pressure, interpretation of ECG
- Administration of blood & blood products
- Caring of patients with ICD, Geriatrics, bedridden
- Attending doctor rounds, calculation & administration of drugs and maintaining records & reports
- Evaluating clients’ response to therapeutic procedures
- Care of pressure sore
- Co-ordination with other members of medical team for various implementations
- Maintenance of inventory
- Conducting ward teaching and ensuring active participation of all health care team members
- Shifting patients for ultrasonography, endoscopy, echo etc
- Initiating intravenous access for patients
- Providing psychological support to the patient & family.
Education
BSc Nursing -
DR M V Shetty College of Nursing, Mangalore, Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences
+2 -
NSS Higher Secondary school Karukachal, Kerala, Board of Higher secondary examination, Kerala
SSLC -
NSS Higher Secondary school Karukachal, Kerala, Board of Secondary Examination, Kerala
Skills
- Patient Education
- Patient Safety
- Direct Patient Care
- Medication and IV administration
- Infection control measures
- Critical Care
- Disease Prevention
- Emergency Procedures
- Critical Thinking
- Decision-Making
- Patient Condition Monitoring
- Clear Patient Communication
Languages
English and Malayalam
Gaps In Employment
- 01/22/16, 05/30/16, During this period I was searching for Job and I got Job in Baby Memorial Hospital, Calicut on 01/06/2016.
- 07/20/18, 12/09/20, I resigned from Baby Memorial Hospital Calicut as to take care of my mother as she was bed ridden. Also took time off to study OET.
Other Experience Courses
- Advanced Diploma in Emergency medical service
- Conducted public awareness projects like first aid, BLS and transporting critical ill patients in mobile ICU ambulance
- I.V Therapy
- Advanced Cardiovascular life support (ACLS)
- Seminar on blood transfusion
- Infection control &Bed Sore Management
- Diabetic management
- Resuscitation and monitoring the emergencies
Cases Handled
- Cardiac Arrest
- Myocardial infraction
- Road Traffic Accidents
- Polytrauma
- Diabetic Keto Acidosis
- Sepsis
- Cerebrovascular Accident
- Respiratory Failure
- Hypertensive crisis
- Status Epilepticus
- Aneurysm
- Burns
- Bronchial Asthma Exacerbation
- Alcohol Dependence
- Covid 19
- Pneumonia
- Meningitis
Familiar With Equipment
- Emergency trolley with defibrillator
- Ventilator
- Laryngoscope
- Vital sign monitors
- Cardiac monitors
- Respiratory monitors
- Syringe pump and infusion pump
- ECG machine
- Nebulization machine
- Steam inhaler
- Centralized oxygen
- Suction apparatus
Employment References
- Sinead McDonnell, Galway University Hospital, Clinical Nursing Manager III (Emergency Department), +353 872348943, sineadm.mcdonnell@hse.ie
- Susamma Mathew, Mercy Nursing Home, Nursing Superintendent, +91 9497864024, susammareji@yahoo.com
- Elizabeth Varkey, Baby memorial hospital, Deputy Chief Nursing officer, +91 4952778310, dy.cno@babymhospital.org
Personal Interests
Reading, cooking and listening music
Passport
T8887402, 09/17/19, Cochin, 09/16/29
Professional Registrations
- Nursing and Midwifery Board Ireland, 206464, 11/29/22
- Kerala Nurse and Midwives Council, KL04201602272, 06/26/16
- Karnataka Nursing Council, 074896, 02/26/16
Personal Information
- Date of Birth: 05/30/91
- Gender: Female
- Nationality: Indian
- Marital Status: Married
- Religion: Christian
Certification
AHPRA Registration Certificate: NMW00027328575
ANMAC LOD Number : 176930
Disclaimer
I hereby declare that all information in this resume is true and correct.
Timeline
Staff Nurse
University Hospital Galway
08.2022 - Current
Staff Nurse
Mercy Nursing Home
12.2020 - 12.2021
Staff Nurse
Baby Memorial Hospital
06.2016 - 07.2018
BSc Nursing -
DR M V Shetty College of Nursing, Mangalore, Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences
+2 -
NSS Higher Secondary school Karukachal, Kerala, Board of Higher secondary examination, Kerala
SSLC -
NSS Higher Secondary school Karukachal, Kerala, Board of Secondary Examination, Kerala
AHPRA Registration Certificate: NMW00027328575
ANMAC LOD Number : 176930
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