Julie Young

Experience

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  Ryde Hospital

  Jan 1994 - Jan 1997

  Registered Nurse/2IC to manager

  • Acute Medical Surgical Nursing• Orthopaedic Ward• Short Stay and Day Surgery• Perioperative Nursing

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  The Rozelle Hospital

  Jan 1994 - Jan 1994

  Registered Nurse

  • Acute Psychiatric Nursing• Drug and Alcohol Rehab• Psychogeriatric Nursing.

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  NORTHERN SYDNEY AREA HEALTH SERVICE

  Jan 1997 - Jan 1998

  Registered Nurse

  • Rotated through the following areas as part of Graduate Diploma Clinical Practice (Perioperative)• Types of Surgery: Cardiothoracic, Vascular, Orthopaedic, Day Surgery, Urology, Ophthalmic, Gynae, Obstetrics, ENT, Plastics, General, Emergency, Spinal, Neuro, Paediatrics, and Colorectal. • Hospitals: Ryde, Royal North Shore, Hornsby & Kuring-gai

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  Northern Sydney Area Health Service - Ryde Hospital

  Jan 1999 - Jan 2001

  Senior Perioperative Nurse – Clinical Nurse Specialist / 2IC to manger

  • Scrub and scout for All Specialities• Anaesthetics and Recovery• Clinical Co-Ordination, Management and Education• Equipment and Stores Ordering• Instrument Processing• Policy and Procedures.

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  ASEPS – Specialists in Operating Room Personnel

  Jan 1999 - Jan 1999

  Registered Nurse

  • Scrub, Scout and Recovery on a Casual Basis at a variety of hospitals

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  Fairmont Medical Products Pty

  Jan 2001 - Jan 2002

  Critical Care Sales Specialist

  • Sales, Customer Service, Budgets, • Education and Presentations.

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  St Vincents and Mater Health - St Vincents Private Hospital

  Jan 2002 - Jan 2004

  Registered Nurse & Acting Nurse Educator

  • Perioperative Nursing and Acting Nurse Educator in both Day Surgery and Main Operating suite• Scrub for Cardiothoracic, Vascular and General Surgery• Scout for All Specialties.

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  Perfect Vision Laser Correction

  Jan 2004 - Jan 2009

  Registred Nurse and Acting Director of Nursing

  • Pre-Admission, Admission and Recovery• Scrub and Scout for Cataract, Corneal Graft, General Ophthalmic, Occuloplastics and Excimer Laser Surgery• Processing and ordering of Instruments and Lenses• Staffing• Policy and Procedures• Booking of Cases• Co-ordinating Theatre Lists• Education of New staff

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  ASEPS – Specialists in Operating Room Personnel

  Jan 2004 - Jan 2009

  Registered Nurse

  • Scrub, Scout and Recovery on a Casual Basis at a variety of hospitals

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  Affinity Health Limited - Nepean Private Hospital

  Jan 2004 - Jan 2004

  Registered Nurse

  • Perioperative Nursing – Neurosurgery• Spinal and General Scrub• Scout for All Specialties.

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  Personal Eyes

  Jan 2006 - Jan 2008

  Registered Nurse

  • Pre-Admission, Admission and Recovery• Scrub and Scout for Cataract, General Ophthalmic and Excimer Laser Surgery• Processing of Instruments• Cataract Counselling• Equipment and Lens Ordering.

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  Sydney West Area Heath Service - Springwood Hospital

  Jan 2007 - Jan 2009

  Registered Nurse

  • All aspects of Perioperative Nursing• Recovery• Day Only Ward• Instrument Processing and Sterilisation• Palliative Care, Rehabilitation, Aged Care• General Medical Surgical Nursing.

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  Creative Memories / Close to my Heart

  Jan 2008 - Jan 2014

  Independent Business Owner / Senior Executive Manager

  • Customer Service• Sales• Administration• Financials• Education and Training• Workshop and Conference Presentations

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  Faulconbridge Medical Practice

  Jul 2008 - Aug 2017

  Senior Registered Nurse

  • Providing both acute and chronic care in collaboration with general practitioners and allied health professionals. Liaising closely with the Public Health Unit, Primary Health Network, Family and Community Services, Mental Health Team, and Aged Care Services.• Implementation and co-ordination of chronic disease management plans, health assessments, nurse led clinics, and health promotional activities.• Providing Clinical and Professional leadership, guidance and support to staff and patients through education and mentoring; Vaccination and equipment ordering; Cold Chain Management; Immunisation Accredited; Diabetes education; Writing of policies and protocols; wound management; ear syringing.• Continual quality improvement through engaging in evidence based practice.• Utilisation of funding models in general practice to deliver optimal and cost effective patient centred care.• Working in accordance with Occupational Health and Safety principles. Show less

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  Minchenbury Community Hospital

  Jan 2010 - Jan 2013

  Registered Nurse

  Scrub Nurse for Refractive Ophthalmic Surgery

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  Balance! Springwood Family Practice

  Apr 2015 - Aug 2017

  Senior Registered Nurse

  • Providing both acute and chronic care in collaboration with general practitioners and allied health professionals. Liaising closely with the Public Health Unit, Primary Health Network, Family and Community Services, Mental Health Team, and Aged Care Services.• Implementation and co-ordination of chronic disease management plans, health assessments, nurse led clinics, and health promotional activities.• Providing Clinical and Professional leadership, guidance and support to staff, University students and patients through education and mentoring; Vaccination and equipment ordering; Cold Chain Management; Immunisation Accredited; Diabetes education; Writing of policies and protocols; wound management; ear syringing; Assisting with surgical procedures; Spirometry; ECG.• Continual quality improvement through engaging in evidence based practice.• Utilisation of funding models in general practice to deliver optimal and cost effective patient centred care.• Working in accordance with Occupational Health and Safety principles. Show less

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  Wentworth Healthcare Limited

  Aug 2017 - Nov 2017

  Health Program Officer - Health Care Homes - Training and Support

  Health Care Homes is a government initiative to reform the primary health system. It’s aim is to deliver a more patient centred, co-ordinated, team based approach to the management of chronic disease, and reduce the demand for acute care services.• Collaborated with key stakeholders to develop a resource library for use by Primary Care Providers. • Created information sheets, checklists, and promotional material and contributed towards webinars.• Co-developed the draft implementation plan for the pilot sites in the HealthCare Homes program.• Attended Practice Facilitator Training Workshop and completed all current AGPAL Health Care Homes training modules:o Introduction to Health Care Homeso Engaged Leadershipo Patient Enrolment and payment processeso Data-Driven Improvemento Team-Based Careo Developing and Implementing the Shared Care Plano Patient-Team Partnership Show less

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  Medibank

  Nov 2017 - Apr 2019

  Clinical Care Coordinator - CareComplete Program

  • Providing health coaching, motivational support and education to those with chronic conditions, thus enabling them to take a more proactive approach to their health and wellbeing.• 100% Patient Satisfaction Rating (NPS)• Utilisation of Health Change Methodology (HCA)• Video consulting using GP2U• Independent co-ordination and management of case load to achieve targets.• Creating health plans using CDMnet.• Quality Improvement Projects.• Quality Performance and Training Team 'Clear the Decks' Quality Improvement project. • Conducting quality audits of program delivery• Analysis of operational dashboards and data remediation through collaboration with both internal and external stakeholders• Project co-ordination and management - Updating training manuals and induction packages. Collateral Review in accordance with AHPRA Standards.• Creation and formatting of a ‘branded’ Medications Risk Assessment tool for the use of Care Co-ordinators during initial client assessments.• Independent creation of step by step guides for use by myself and colleagues to assist with streamlining processes. Show less

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  Our Medical Home - Penrith

  Apr 2019 - Aug 2020

  Registered Nurse - Primary Health Care
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  Katoomba Medical Practice

  Apr 2019 - May 2020

  Registered Nurse - Primary Health Care
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  Balance! Springwood Family Practice

  May 2020 - Aug 2021

  Head Registered Nurse and 2IC Practice Manager

  Head Registered Nurse – 2IC Practice Management – Primary Health CareBalance! Springwood Family Practice (Springwood NSW)Authorised Nurse Immuniser• Experienced in working independently to provide immunisation to both adults and children in accordance with Department of Health immunisation schedules and Australian Immunisation Handbook.• Development of vaccination catch-up schedules.• Vaccination ordering and cold chain management.Covid vaccination clinic • Writing of proposal for GP Practice acceptance in Covid Vaccination Clinic Phase 1B.• Initial research and validation of process with collaborative consultation with the Practice Manager and the Doctors.• Development of clinic procedures in accordance with both Federal and State Government guidelines.• Initial pilot commenced at 25 vaccinations per day.• Successfully run over several weeks and transitioned into a viable clinic of 80 vaccinations per day.Preventative Health• Implementation and co-ordination of chronic disease management plans; health assessments – occupational, ATSI, and age related; nurse led clinics, and health promotional activities.• Diabetes management and education; wound management; Spirometry; Minor surgical procedure assistance; ear syringing and ECG.Leadership• Providing Clinical and Professional leadership, guidance and support to staff, University students and patients through education and mentoring. • Writing of policies and protocols; AGPAL Accreditation.• Continual quality improvement through engaging in evidence based practice. Utilisation of Pen CS CAT4 Clinical Audit Tool, Best Practice Software and MS Office programs.• Utilisation of funding models in general practice to deliver optimal and cost-effective patient centred care.• Equipment ordering in accordance with budgetary constraints.• Working in accordance with Occupational Health and Safety principles. Show less

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  NSW Health

  Aug 2021 - Nov 2024

  Team LeaderWorking within the Workforce/Recruitment Department NSLHD. Providing Pre-Employment Health Assessment and Vaccination screening of all employees and students in order to reduce the risk associated with Vaccine Preventable diseases.Strong Understanding of Vaccination Preventable Diseases with a demonstrated ability to interpret pathology results, vaccination summaries and TB assessments.Ability to work autonomously and within a team environment.Effective Communication with a broad range of stakeholdersMentoring/educating staffUtilisation of ROB, HP TRIM, Microsoft Excel, Teams, Outlook, Vaxlink/Stafflink. Show less

  • A/Nurse Manager Workforce Initiatives

    Apr 2024 - Nov 2024

  • OASV Assessor/Recruitment Vaccination Compliance Registered Nurse - TEAM LEADER

    Aug 2021 - Nov 2024
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  Northern Sydney Local Health District

  Nov 2024 - now

  Operations Manager - Employee Services (Recruitment)