Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Certification
Internet Surfing, Volunteering
Timeline
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Vidya Goojrah

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Vidya Goojrah

Summary

Dedicated and compassionate Registered Nurse (RN) with progressive career history in direct patient care, triage and care coordination in fast-paced environment. Proven to remain calm under pressure and skillfully handle difficult patients and high-stress situations. Consistently developing strong relationships with patients and families through empathetic communication, respectful attitude and excellent customer service.

Overview

6
years of professional experience
1
Certification

Work History

C Care Darne

Registered Nurse, Nursing Officer
04.2023 - Current

Job overview

  • Assess vitals and PSH/PMH/Vaccination status and so on
  • Assist doctors and senior nurses when needed
  • Provide assistance with mobility, nursing, walking with crutches etc.
  • Provide assistance with treatment, radiology tests, laboratory tests and reports, billing, nursing notes, etc.
  • Assists Specialist doctors with consultations, dressings, ROS, Suturing and so on
  • Assists team members with Code Blues, Emergency cases such as Myocardial Infarction, Respiratory Distress, Pediatric disorders etc.
  • Assist Ambulance crew with patient handling
  • Admission and discharge processing
  • Reassure patients with counseling, health education, medications and so on.
  • Wound management and dressings
  • Check allocated duties such as equipment, instruments, DDA, Crash cart, CSSD, and so on.
  • Administered medications via oral, IV, and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
  • Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
  • Administered medications and treatment to patients and monitored responses while working with healthcare teams to adjust care plans.
  • Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process, and management and lifestyle options.

YOUR CARERS MAURITIUS

Manager
09.2021 - Current

Job overview

  • Recruiting, communicating and managing carers
  • On the job training provided to carers
  • Managing payrolls of carers
  • Placement of carers
  • Marketing on different sites for potential clients
  • Deal with clients queries and establishing a good rapport with client
  • Assessing clients on several criteria based on their environment, physical, social, spiritual and psychological level
  • Providing family guidance where appropriate
  • Negotiating on terms and conditions of contract
  • Setting up contracts to be signed by both parties
  • Monitoring carers on place of client and follow up done accordingly
  • Establishing good rapport with client’s family
  • Assuring good customer service is being provided
  • Managed and motivated employees to be productive and engaged in work.
  • Accomplished multiple tasks within established timeframes.
  • Maintained professional, organized, and safe environment for employees and patrons.
  • Resolved staff member conflicts, actively listening to concerns and finding appropriate middle ground.
  • Cross-trained existing employees to maximize team agility and performance.

Polytechnics Mauritius

Student Nurse
09.2019 - 03.2023

Job overview

  • Following the directions of the head nurse
  • Assessing, observing, and speaking to patients
  • Ensuring that every patient receives the direct and proper care they need
  • Administering medications and treatments, then monitoring patients for side effects and reactions
  • Drawing of blood, send specimen for lab testing, ensure results are communicated to the doctor
  • All basic nursing care
  • Administer injections and start an IV, infusions, transfusion etc
  • Prepare patients for surgeries (pre-op and post op procedure)
  • Should be alert and constantly monitor the health of the patient assigned
  • Monitored patient vital signs, reporting any changes to experienced nursing staff
  • Worked alongside experienced nursing professionals to learn new procedures
  • Administered medications via oral, IV, and intramuscular injections and monitored responses

Home Nursing Care Ltd

Health Care Assistant
09.2017 - 06.2019

Job overview

  • Early morning breakfast
  • Medications prepared by qualified RN
  • Mouth care
  • Nappy change and refresh
  • Bed bath, massage and physiotherapy
  • Using special equipment’s for washing hair on bed
  • Bandaging if necessary
  • Transfers from bed to wheel chair or arm chair
  • Aid with walking and ambulating
  • Help with eating and drinking
  • Help with medication
  • Help moving around
  • Motivating the patient both psychologically and emotionally
  • Understand her needs when hallucinating and confused about herself
  • Help her change her clothes
  • Record urine and faeces amount
  • Record and report input and output
  • Record and report all activities of the day in a timely manner
  • Record all medications assisted with
  • INCHARGE for Training of new staffs

Mr Gopaul Manoj, Motor Neurone Disease

HCA
10.2016 - 05.2017

Job overview

  • Massage of lower and upper limbs
  • Nappy change if soiled, help with urination and faeces
  • Repositioning of head, neck and whole body if needed
  • Usage of repositioning through ripple automatic mattress
  • Dinner via peg and flush with mint h2o, cleaning of PEG
  • Mouth, trachea and lungs suction via suction apparatus
  • Physiotherapy given if needed
  • Understand and communicate with patient by lip reading to meet needs
  • Usage of Nebulizer for thinning of phlegm
  • Suctioning done PRN
  • Control over Ventilator and Oxygen apparatus
  • Breakfast early morning plus assisting of some Drugs and vitamins if required
  • Other duties as needed.

HOME CARE

10.2016 - 05.2017

Krishnanand Seva Ashram, Human Service Trust

01.2001 - 01.2005

Education

Bornes Holistic Massage School

Certificates in Massage Therapist Course – Quatre

Quatre Bornes Professional Training Centre

Diploma from Nursing Studies

Quatre Bornes Professional Training Centre

IVQ Level 2 Certificate in Health care assistant

Professor Basdeo Bissoondoyal College

Courses included Aromatherapy, Shiatsu

University Overview

Reflexology and Swedish massage

Hotel and Tourism Training Centre

Certificate in International Hotel and Tourism Management

Datamatics Computer Centre

Diploma from Administration and Secretarial Duties

Modern College

Cambridge Higher School Certificate

Skills

  • Staff Support
  • Clinical Management
  • Nursing Assignments
  • Recruitment and Staffing
  • Nursing Process
  • Acute Care
  • Health Promotion

Certification

  • Licensed Nurse - May 2023 to Dec 2023
  • Diploma In Nursing (Training) - Sept 2019 to Dec 2022

Internet Surfing, Volunteering

Internet Surfing

Internet comes with its own perks and drawbacks. I love surfing the internet to learn new things, and the least of the things i would expect as drawback is peeking into people's lives. 


Volunteering

Being a volunteer at several occasions such as Blood donation camp and youth organisations, it has given me the privilege to participate in many events. 

Timeline

Registered Nurse, Nursing Officer

C Care Darne
04.2023 - Current

Manager

YOUR CARERS MAURITIUS
09.2021 - Current

Student Nurse

Polytechnics Mauritius
09.2019 - 03.2023

Health Care Assistant

Home Nursing Care Ltd
09.2017 - 06.2019

HCA

Mr Gopaul Manoj, Motor Neurone Disease
10.2016 - 05.2017

HOME CARE
10.2016 - 05.2017

Krishnanand Seva Ashram, Human Service Trust
01.2001 - 01.2005

Bornes Holistic Massage School

Certificates in Massage Therapist Course – Quatre

Quatre Bornes Professional Training Centre

Diploma from Nursing Studies

Quatre Bornes Professional Training Centre

IVQ Level 2 Certificate in Health care assistant

Professor Basdeo Bissoondoyal College

Courses included Aromatherapy, Shiatsu

Hotel and Tourism Training Centre

Certificate in International Hotel and Tourism Management

Datamatics Computer Centre

Diploma from Administration and Secretarial Duties

Modern College

Cambridge Higher School Certificate
Vidya Goojrah