Immaculate Paine
Grande Prairie,Alberta
Summary
Highly skilled Registered Nurse with 6+ years experience in Maternity Nursing (labour&delivery). Passionate and knowledgeable in management of high-risk pregnancies and deliveries. A strong work ethic and integrity are foundational precepts in delivering unique, respectful and individualised patient care.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Registered Nurse-Antenatal Clinic
City of Johannesburg Municipality
Johannesburg, South Africa
09.2022 - 07.2023
- Full-time employed in small low-income, overpopulated township municipality clinic.
- Currently placed in Antenatal Stream and my duties are:
- Assesment and diagnosis of pregnancy; booking first ANC visits and follow-up subsequent visits.
- Provide primary full-course care to women and their babies during pregnancy i.e
- Physical examination; giving relevant vaccinations; screening and diagnosis tests to monitor mothers and their babies.
- Referrals to higher level healthcare institutions and/or specialists as required according to set practice guidelines and protocols.
- Prescribing and dispensing medication for minor ailments in pregnancy.
- Assisting Women's Health stream with pap smears, and contraceptive care and treatment of sexually transmitted infections.
- General Responsibilities
- Assessing,diagnosis and treatment adhering to treatment guidelines
- Health education
- Conducting on-site diagnostic tests
- Record keeping and documentation
- Disease profiling and analysis
- Implementing and promoting Quality Assurance principles
- Stock supplies and control and ensuring cost containment
- Infection prevention and control
- Conducting in-house research to improve quality of health of the community
- Training and nurturing of new staff/students to enhance experiential learning.
Registered Midwife
Gauteng Department Of Health
Johannesburg South Africa
05.2016 - 08.2022
- Working fulltime in this Quaternary level and tertiary hospital which is also one of the largest in the province with 1102 beds. I was rotating between Maternity High Care, Cesarean Theater and the Labor Ward.
- My duties included admission of patients from Admissions/Casualty who were in active phase of labor.
- Maternal and fetal well-being monitoring during progress of labour, delivery and pueperial (4th stage of labour).
- Also included there, was attending to, monitoring, assisting and facilitating in obstetric emergencies.
- Attending to cesarean births in theater as 'the baby-catcher'; neonatal resuscitation, monitoring and providing immediate care of the neonate.
- Nursing patients with complications of pregnancy (antepartum, intrapartum and postpartum) in the high-care where nurse-patient ratio is 1:2.
- Liasing with the on-call obstetrician and all other members of the MDT.
- General Responsibilities:
- Provide comprehensive, integrated and optimal nursing care as a member of the MDT according to identified patient needs based on scientific fic principles and within professional/legal framework.
- Utilise resources effectively (both human and material) through proper record keeping and reporting.
- Participate in training, research, mentoring and educating junior staff members and students.
- Be actively involved in supporting nursing services such as team building and championship activities.
- Maintain professional growth and self development by ensuring quality improvement and seeking learning opportunities.
- I would do overtime in the Maternity Admissions/Casualty and the Ante-natal Ward
- Duties involve: Triaging of all pregnant women presenting at admissions.
- Admitting and transferring to relevant wards, down-referring/re-directing to relevant lower levels of healthcare in the region.
- Fetal and maternal monitoring of high-risk antenatal pts i.e during IOL, tocolysis and those with medical conditions ons (e.g diabetes, anaemia, hypertensive etc).
- Assisted mothers with breastfeeding, self-care and postpartum healthcare.
Registered Nurse
Health With Heart Family Practice
South Africa
06.2021 - 11.2021
- Working part- time (during my off days) at this integrated general practioners' practice my duties were:
- Covid testing and vaccination.
- App screening, contact tracing and case flagging.
- Telephonic consults, relevant referrals to medical specialists, arrangement and delivery of medical equipment to self-isolated patients i.e. sats monitors and oxygen gas cylinders)
- General consultations on minor ailments, assisting with medicals for company executives affiliated with the practice; administering vitamin drips and contraceptives care.
- Capturing of patient information and clinical documentation on Healthbridge clinical app.
Education
Baccalaureus Curatonis (Education & Administration - Advanced Midwifery And Neonatal Nursing
University of Johannesburg
South Africa 04.2021
Diploma In Nursing - General, Midwifery, Community & Psychiatry
Gauteng College of Nursing (Ann-Latsky)
South Africa12.2015
Skills
- Teamwork
- Analytical Thinking
- Intrapartum
- Antepartum
- Postpartum
- Golden Hour (neonatal care)
- Interpersonal Communication Skills
- Compassionate and Caring
- Office Support
Accomplishments
- Nominated for Mentor Award 2021 by University of Witwatersrand Department of Nursing Education for excellence in clinical standards and student support.
Certification
- Essential Steps in Managing Obstetric Emergencies by ESMOE Management Group Johannesburg Health District.
- Advanced Neonatal Resuscitation by South African Paediatric Association.
- Respiratory Support For Covid Patients by Foundation of Professional Development South Africa.
- Helping Babies Breathe (The Golden Minute), by Gauteng Department of Health.
- Maternal and Neonatal Care by Perinatal Education Trust Basic Antenatal Care (BANC Plus), City of Johannesburg.
References
Available upon request.
Timeline
Registered Nurse-Antenatal Clinic
City of Johannesburg Municipality
09.2022 - 07.2023
Registered Nurse
Health With Heart Family Practice
06.2021 - 11.2021
Registered Midwife
Gauteng Department Of Health
05.2016 - 08.2022
Baccalaureus Curatonis (Education & Administration - Advanced Midwifery And Neonatal Nursing
University of Johannesburg
Diploma In Nursing - General, Midwifery, Community & Psychiatry
Gauteng College of Nursing (Ann-Latsky)