Hayley Meinie

I am a dedicated and experienced ICU Qualified Registered Nurse and consider myself to be highly qualified. Providing high-quality care for critically ill patients. I have had the privilege and honor to have led and supported a team of nurses, as a Unit Manager of SICU and St Theresa Cardiac Ward at Life Health St Dominic's where I was a Shift Leader in the CICU. Unit manager of AICU at Royal Buffalo Specialist Hospital.

Unit Manager AICU - Royal Buffalo Specialist Hospital - South Africa

(2025-05)

15 Bed General ICU Medical and surgical adult patient.

• Staffing
• Quality assurance
• OHSC Compliance management
• DOH Compliance management
• Customer satisfactory management
• PRP staff on line management
• Training + education of staff
• Adverse reaction management
• Infection control management
• Audits
• Hospital change duties aft hours

Registered Nurse/ ST Dominics Cardiac ICU - Shift Leader-Acting Unit Manager - Life Health St Dominic's - South Africa

(2023-01 - 2023-11)

Acting Unit Leader for 8 bedded unit whilst the Unit Manager was on leave.

• 8 Bedded Acting Unit Leader
• Pre and Post Coronary/ Angiogram
• Cardioversion
• Post Insertion of Permanent Pacemaker
• Angiogram, Stent, Angioplasty
• Removal of Sheath and TR Band
• Post Coronary Artery bypass Surgery
• Post Valve replacement
• Post Thoracotomies
• Post VATS procedure
• Myocardial infarct
• Unstable Angina
• Arrhythmia's
• Heart failure

Unit Manager ST Theresa Cardiac Ward - ST Dominic's Hospital - South Africa

(2021-09 - 2022-12)

• 30 Bedded Cardiac Ward
• Pre-op Care and Post Coronary Angiogram
• Pre-op Care Cardioversion
• Pre-op Care Post Insertion of Permanent Pacemaker
• Angiogram, Stent, Angioplasty
• Removal of Sheath and TR Band
• Post Coronary Artery Bypass and Surgery from CICU
• Post Valve replacement from CICU
• Post Thoracotomies
• Post VATS procedure
• Myocardial Infarction
• Unstable Angina
• Arrhythmia's
• Heat Failure

Registered Nurse CICU - ST Dominics Hospital - South Africa

(2014-04 - 2021-08)

• 8 Bedded Unit
• Pre and Post Coronary Angiogram
• Cardioversion
• Post insertion of permanent pacemaker
• Angiogram, Stent, Angioplasty
• Post Coronary Artery Bypass and Surgery
• Post Valve replacement
• Post Thoracotomies Care
• Post VATS procedure
• Myocardial Infarction
• Unstable Angina
• Arrhythmia's
• Heat Failure

Unit Manager CICU - ST DOMINICS Hospital - South Africa

(2003-09 - 2012-09)

• 10 Bedded Unit ICU
• Admission and Discharge of ICU Patients
• Nursing Post Op Patients for the following:
• Aortic Aneurysm Repair
• Knee and Hip Replacement
• Abdominal Surgery
• Neurosurgery
• Poly Trauma
• Diabetic Ketoacidosis
• Respiratory Disorders
• Nursing of Peritoneal patient on Dialysis
• Overdoses
• Pancreatitis

Registers Nurse /Shift Leader - East London Private ICU - South Africa

(1995-08 - 2003-02)

• 8 Bedded Unit
• Shift Leader /Acting Unit Manager while Unit Manager on leave
• Pre and Post Coronary Angiogram
• Cardioversion
• Post Insertion of Permanent Pacemaker
• Angiogram, Stent, Angioplasty
• Post Coronary Artery Bypass and Graft
• Post value replacement
• Post Thoracotomies
• Post VATS procedure
• Myocardial Infarction
• Unstable Angina
• Arrhythmia's
• Heat Failure

Nursing Patient Care - East London Private ICU - South Africa

(1995-08 - 2003-02)

Patient care and monitoring in ICU setting.

• On Cardiac monitors
• On Vela or Bear Ventilators
• On Bipap Non- invasive ventilators
• On External Defibs/pacing patient
• Defib patient
• Nursing patient on IABP
• With CVP, Renal Dialysis Catheters, NG tube, Venous Catheter femoral catheters, ET Tube, tracheostomy & ICP Monitors
• Nursing patient with epidurals/ nursing patient with PCS Pain Pumps
• Assisting doctors with intubation, insertion of ET Tubes, CV, Arterial line, Femoral Lines and Hemodialysis line

Safety Management - East London Private ICU - South Africa

(1995-08 - 2003-02)

Safety and risk management in ICU.

• Risk Assessment and action plan, process management
• Daily safety checks
• Monthly safety reports
• Prevention of slips & fall prevention champion
• Prevention of pressure ulcers champion

Infection Control Management - East London Private ICU - South Africa

(1995-08 - 2003-02)

Infection control protocols and procedures.

• Implementation and maintaining of Best Care Principles
• Anti-Microbial Stewardship
• Infection Control checks and reports
• Isolation and contract precautions Management

Quality Management - East London Private ICU - South Africa

(1995-08 - 2003-02)

Quality assurance and patient care management.

• Working as a team with all stakeholders, Internal and external Clients
• Noise reduction within the ICU-I-Shift Initiative
• AMI'S

Human Resource Management - East London Private ICU - South Africa

(1995-08 - 2003-02)

Staff management and development.

• Session Plan for Staff
• IDP for Staff
• Orientation of Staff

Budget Management - East London Private ICU - South Africa

(1995-08 - 2003-02)

Financial management and cost control.

• Capex for Equipment

Diploma - Nursing Science - General/ Community/Psychiatry and Midwifery - Nursing College (1990-01 - 1994-12)

Diploma - Medical Surgical Nursing Science, Critical Care Nursing/ General - Unknown (1998-03 - 1999-02)

Matric - Unknown