Elisa Tshegofatso Katlholelo
PROFESSIONAL NURSE
Rietfontein
Summary
Multi-faceted, efficient, and reliable professional nurse with more than 10 years experience in the nursing fraternity ensuring that total quality nursing care is what patients benefit from in order to improve their health status.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
5
5
Languages
Work History
Medical Co-Ordinating Nurse/ Case Manager
International SOS
01.2019 - Current
- Currently working as a level 3 Co-Ordinating Nurse.
- Receive and assess relevant medically related calls from clients, collect logistical, medical and collateral histories pertaining to the medical event/incident.
- Provide telephone medical assessment of designated patients in all parts of the world, assess and monitor appropriateness of the treatment where they are located in conjunction with the Medical Director, Nurse Manager and Medical Assistance Doctors.
- Give medical advice to the callers, relatives, employers, employees, and other clients.
- Organize and supervise appropriate medical assistance for designated International SOS clients.
- This includes obtaining medical reports, organizing the referrals, monitoring the patient's condition, recommending appropriate means of medical transportation and monitoring the progress of such.
- Professionally communicate verbally and or writing to the relevant clients on the progress of the patient's condition and provision of appropriate recommendations.
- Undertake direct contact with relevant treating medical officers and local medical officers as appropriate to expedite the case management.
- Maintain high standards of detailed and accurate documentation including the consistent updating of case files.
- Escalation of all cases to the Nurse manager as per relevant internal escalation criteria and guidelines in regards to the provision of work health services.
- Provide medical assessments of patients at the client sites in all parts of the world using telephone or telemedicine systems available to assess and monitor the patient.
- Recommend outpatient or inpatient medical care within the framework of injury and illness case management methodology with specific reference to the client's industry and the patient's fitness to return to work.
- Responsibility for ensuring that there is an appropriate medical handover of cases at the beginning/end of each shift.
- Provide clear case direction at the transmission handover process on the Assistance Centre each day.
- Obtain medical reports from treating medical staff to ascertain the suitability of patient's treatment, monitor Medical care and co-ordinate the patient's needs for transport as appropriate.
Registered Trauma Trained Nurse
Netcare Unitas Hospital
01.2015 - 12.2018
- I worked at the Emergency Department for more than 3 years and also worked part time overtime in Trauma ICU Unit for professional enhancement and developmental growth
- Contributes to holistic care
- Promotion of health and wellbeing
- Practices the principles of infection prevention and all standards precautions
- Administer and store medications in accordance with the Netcare policy
- Acting as a shift leader to ensure that adequate nursing care is rendered
- Delegating tasks to the team and monitoring the outcomes
- Participating in resuscitation of patients
- -Counting of schedule drugs when coming in and out of shift
- -Checking of the Emergency trolley on each shift
- -Ordering of schedule drugs as per hospital policy
- -Caring the drug key and dispensing any schedule drugs to the junior nurses
- -Handing over or presenting cases to the treating ER/ICU doctors
- -Compiling the statistics for the Unit
Registered Trauma Trained Nurse
MediClinic Midstream
01.2014 - 12.2015
- Worked overtime part time at the Emergency Department - under the Nursing Agency- MHR
- Contributes to holistic care
- Promotion of health and wellbeing
- Practices the principles of infection prevention and all standards precautions
- Participating in resuscitation of patients
- Counting of schedule drugs when coming in and out of shift
- Checking of the Emergency trolley
- Ordering of schedule drugs as per hospital policy
- Caring the drug key and dispensing any schedule drugs to the junior nurses
- Handing over or presenting cases to the treating ER doctor
Registered Nurse- Shift Leader
Netcare SunwardPark Hospital
01.2014 - 12.2015
- On a permanent night shift post, I worked at the Emergency Department
- Contributes to holistic care
- Promotion of health and wellbeing
- Practices the principles of infection prevention and all standards precautions
- Administer and store medications in accordance with the Netcare policy
- Acting as a shift leader to ensure that adequate nursing care is rendered
- Delegating tasks to the team and monitoring the outcomes
- Participating in resuscitation of patients
- Counting of schedule drugs when coming in and out of shift
- Checking of the Emergency trolley
- Ordering of schedule drugs as per hospital policy
- Caring the drug key and dispensing any schedule drugs to the junior nurses
- Handing over or presenting cases to the treating ER doctor
Registered Nurse
Zeerust Hospital
01.2012 - 12.2013
- In 2012: I worked at the Medical Male ward section, and then in 2013 I was transferred to work at the Emergency Department
- Ensures the provision of effective and efficient patient care through adequate nursing care
- Maintain professional conduct and standards at all times in accordance with SANC/hospital policies
- Co-ordinate and monitor the implementation of nursing care plans and evaluation thereof
- Escorting mental health care users to the nearest Psychiatrist Institution
- Ordering of Unit stock
- Compiling Unit statistics
- Engaging in In-service training
Education
Masters of Science - Nursing
University of Witwatersrand
Advanced Diploma - Trauma and Emergency Nursing
University of Witwatersrand
Bachelor of Nursing Science - undefined
University of North west-Mahikeng Campus
Skills
- Leadership
- Listening
- Case management
- Critical thinking
- Teamwork
Accomplishments
- Overall Best Student in BNSc programme for the year 2008-2011 with two awards.
- ACLS certificate
- PALS certificate
- ITLS certificate
Activities
- Netball player
- Athlete
Timeline
Medical Co-Ordinating Nurse/ Case Manager
International SOS
01.2019 - Current
Registered Trauma Trained Nurse
Netcare Unitas Hospital
01.2015 - 12.2018
Registered Trauma Trained Nurse
MediClinic Midstream
01.2014 - 12.2015
Registered Nurse- Shift Leader
Netcare SunwardPark Hospital
01.2014 - 12.2015
Registered Nurse
Zeerust Hospital
01.2012 - 12.2013
Advanced Diploma - Trauma and Emergency Nursing
University of Witwatersrand
Bachelor of Nursing Science - undefined
University of North west-Mahikeng Campus
Masters of Science - Nursing
University of Witwatersrand
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