Yvonne Duffy

Accident and Emergency Department 2003 - 2012

• Triage (all patients) on arrival
• Managed major and minor cases alongside resuscitation efforts in the Accident and Emergency Department.
• Collaborated with multidisciplinary teams for patient care
• Communicating with patients and families on health management and care procedures.

Participated in infection control measures to ensure patient safety.

Outpatients Department 2012 - Present

• Coordinated care for all clinics, orthopedic trauma, orthopedic elective, ophthalmology, ear, house and throat, medical surgical, vascular and leg ulcers, dermatology, medical including diabetic and respiratory, pediatrics and other allocated clinics
• Act as mentor for new nurses and support staff members (HCAs).
• Preceptor for the student nurses facilitating the students to meet Learning Outcomes associated with their third level studies
• Educated patients and families on health management and care procedures
• Communicate and work alongside the multidisciplinary team for all clinics
• Ensure that documentation is up to date and quality standards are applied

Contact Tracing Coordinator Secondment (2019 - 2021)

• Identify close contacts (in the hospital) in the following areas: patient to patient, patient and staff and staff and staff.
• Communicating by phone, e-mail and online in meetings to keep accurate accounts and statistics.
• Keeping records and updating the relevant databases