Jaques Ryan Annandale

Registered Nurse currently working in Cardiology Intensive Care unit (ICU) as a TEAM LEADER/SHIFT LEADER and assist in NQS duties as required by Hospital for specialised units. Currently working for Nursing Agency. Over 15 years' experience in both Government Hospital and Private Hospital.

Experienced with patients in critical conditions and leading the unit to ensure optimal care is delivered. Strong background in cardiology, trauma patients, vascular surgery, orthopedics, and neuro-surgery patients, worked as a dialysis nurse for 11 months, worked abroad for a Cruise company CarnivalUK as a first responder, taking care of all persons that aboard the vessel.

Registered Nurse ICU Experienced Cardiology ICU - Life Wilgers Hospital - Pretoria

(2024-07)

• Shiftleader / Team leader by ensuring day to day function of the unit and patient care is up to standards, assisting staff in decision making and ensuring all orders are carried out.
• Link nurse by assessing and evaluating infection risks and ensuring infection prevention protocols are adhered to.
• Care champion by ensuring patient satisfaction and problem solving.
• Pressure care champion ensuring pressure care prevention is in place and identify patients at risk and ensure up to date documentation of pressure sore development and care thereof.
• Nursing of critical ill patients e.g ventilated and heamodynamically unstable.
• Administering of medications as prescribed and administration of high risk medications e.g. Inotropes
• Wound care
• Conducts an individualized patient assessment, prioritizing the data collection based on the patient's immediate condition or needs within timeframe specified by facility's policies, procedures or protocols.
• Conducts ongoing assessments as determined by the patient's condition and/or the facility's policies, procedures or protocols and reprioritizes care accordingly.
• Develop a nursing care plan that is individualized for the patient reflecting collaboration with the multidisciplinary team.
• Performs appropriate treatments as ordered by doctor in an accurate and timely manner.
• Performs therapeutic nursing interventions as established by individualized plan of care for the patient and his/her family.
• Provides individualized patient/family education customized to the patient and his/her family.
• Documents patient assessment findings, physical/psychosocial responses to nursing intervention and progress towards problem resolution.
• Initiates emergency resuscitative measures according to resuscitation protocols.
• Maintains confidentiality in matters related to patient, family and facility staff.
• Provides patient advocacy and care in a non-judgmental, non-discriminatory manner that is sensitive to the patient's and family's diversity, preserving their autonomy, dignity and rights.
• Stock control and ordering stock according to the needs of the patients and unit.
• Reports patient condition to appropriate personnel during each shift.
• Maintains current competency in training and practice.
• Ensuring the safety of the patient's and staff members at all times.
• Provide training to new staff to the unit to orientate them on routine and protocols.
• Provide in-service training to staff according to needs identified to improve professional care to our patients.
• Administration of medication as prescribed by the doctor.
• Administration duties such as delegating tasks, making off duties for personnel, assessing overtimes and submission thereof.
• Acting immediately in emergency situations.
• Resolves patient problems and needs by utilizing multidisciplinary team strategies.
• Maintains safe and clean working environment by complying with procedures, rules, and regulations; calling for assistance from health care support personnel.
• Protects patients and employees by adhering to infection-control policies and protocols, medication administration and storage procedures, and controlled substance regulations.

Registered Nurse Dialysis - Sindl Dialysis - Pretoria

(2023-06 - 2024-05)

• Assessing the needs of patients and creating care plans for them
• Making sure patients receive the correct medication on time, by preparing the dialysis machines and medication
• Monitoring patients and assessing their health throughout treatment, according treatment received and checking whether care plans need altering
• Educating patients so that they can gain a better knowledge of their health and take responsibility for their wellbeing
• Providing emotional support to patients

Registered Nurse ICU Experienced - Life Wilgers Hospital - Pretoria

(2019-06 - 2023-05)

• Shiftleader / Team leader by ensuring day to day function of the unit and patient care is up to standards, assisting staff in decision making and ensuring all orders are carried out.
• Link nurse by assessing and evaluating infection risks and ensuring infection prevention protocols are adhered to.
• Care champion by ensuring patient satisfaction and problem solving.
• Pressure care champion ensuring pressure care prevention is in place and identify patients at risk and ensure up to date documentation of pressure sore development and care thereof.
• Nursing of critical ill patients e.g ventilated and heamodynamically unstable.
• Administering of medications as prescribed and administration of high risk medications e.g. Inotropes
• Wound care
• Conducts an individualized patient assessment, prioritizing the data collection based on the patient's immediate condition or needs within timeframe specified by facility's policies, procedures or protocols.
• Conducts ongoing assessments as determined by the patient's condition and/or the facility's policies, procedures or protocols and reprioritizes care accordingly.
• Develop a nursing care plan that is individualized for the patient reflecting collaboration with the multidisciplinary team.
• Performs appropriate treatments as ordered by doctor in an accurate and timely manner.
• Performs therapeutic nursing interventions as established by individualized plan of care for the patient and his/her family.
• Provides individualized patient/family education customized to the patient and his/her family.
• Documents patient assessment findings, physical/psychosocial responses to nursing intervention and progress towards problem resolution.
• Initiates emergency resuscitative measures according to resuscitation protocols.
• Maintains confidentiality in matters related to patient, family and facility staff.
• Provides patient advocacy and care in a non-judgmental, non-discriminatory manner that is sensitive to the patient's and family's diversity, preserving their autonomy, dignity and rights.
• Stock control and ordering stock according to the needs of the patients and unit.
• Reports patient condition to appropriate personnel during each shift.
• Maintains current competency in training and practice.
• Ensuring the safety of the patient's and staff members at all times.
• Provide training to new staff to the unit to orientate them on routine and protocols.
• Provide in-service training to staff according to needs identified to improve professional care to our patients.
• Administration of medication as prescribed by the doctor.
• Administration duties such as delegating tasks, making off duties for personnel, assessing overtimes and submission thereof.
• Acting immediately in emergency situations.
• Resolves patient problems and needs by utilizing multidisciplinary team strategies.
• Maintains safe and clean working environment by complying with procedures, rules, and regulations; calling for assistance from health care support personnel.
• Protects patients and employees by adhering to infection-control policies and protocols, medication administration and storage procedures, and controlled substance regulations.

Registered Nurse - Steve Biko Academic Hospital - Pretoria

(2017-07 - 2019-05)

• Wound care
• Conducts an individualized patient assessment, prioritizing the data collection based on the patient's immediate condition or needs within timeframe specified by facility's policies, procedures or protocols.
• Conducts ongoing assessments as determined by the patient's condition and/or the facility's policies, procedures or protocols and reprioritizes care accordingly.
• Develop a nursing care plan that is individualized for the patient reflecting collaboration with the multidisciplinary team.
• Performs appropriate treatments as ordered by doctor in an accurate and timely manner.
• Performs therapeutic nursing interventions as established by individualized plan of care for the patient and his/her family.
• Provides individualized patient/family education customized to the patient and his/her family.
• Documents patient assessment findings, physical/psychosocial responses to nursing intervention and progress towards problem resolution.
• Initiates emergency resuscitative measures according to resuscitation protocols.
• Maintains confidentiality in matters related to patient, family and facility staff.
• Provides patient advocacy and care in a non-judgmental, non-discriminatory manner that is sensitive to the patient's and family's diversity, preserving their autonomy, dignity and rights.
• Stock control and ordering stock according to the needs of the patients and unit.
• Reports patient condition to appropriate personnel during each shift.
• Maintains current competency in training and practice.
• Ensuring the safety of the patient's and staff members at all times.
• Provide training to new staff to the unit to orientate them on routine and protocols.
• Provide in-service training to staff according to needs identified to improve professional care to our patients.
• Administration of medication as prescribed by the doctor.
• Administration duties such as delegating tasks, making off duties for personnel, assessing overtimes and submission thereof.
• Acting immediately in emergency situations.
• Resolves patient problems and needs by utilizing multidisciplinary team strategies.
• Maintains safe and clean working environment by complying with procedures, rules, and regulations; calling for assistance from health care support personnel.
• Protects patients and employees by adhering to infection-control policies and protocols, medication administration and storage procedures, and controlled substance regulations.

Enrolled Nurse/Staff nurse - Steve Biko Academic Hospital - Pretoria

(2014-01 - 2017-06)

Diploma - Nursing Education - University of Pretoria (2020-01 - 2020-12)

Diploma - Nursing Administration - University of Pretoria (2020-01 - 2020-12)

Diploma - General Nursing - Ga-Rankuwa Nursing College (2017-01 - 2017-07)

Certificate - Enrolled Nursing - S.G Lourens Nursing College (2010-01 - 2013-12)