Zakia KHAN
Werribee
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Disability Support Worker
Health Care Australia
01.2017 - Current
- Assist residents with their activities of daily living, enabling them to maintain an optimum level of independence and quality of life
- Encourage positive and socially appropriate behaviour, and effectively manage challenging behaviours specially with diabetic clients, Epileptic clients, dementic and mental health clients
Pathology Collector / Nurse
Citi Medical Services Pty Ltd
01.2017 - Current
- Greet patients professionally and explain procedures clearly
- Address patient concerns and provide empathy & reassurance, especially for nervous or paediatric patients
- Maintain patient confidentiality and uphold ethical standards
- Collect various biological samples including 0GTT, ECG, swabs, venous blood gases, urea breath test, Holter monitor, INR
- Ensure proper patient identification before collecting samples
- Follow strict infection control protocols and wear appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE)
- Minimise patient discomfort and reassure anxious or needle-phobic patients
- Label specimens correctly with patient details, date, and time of collection
- Dispose of sharps and biohazard waste in accordance with safety guidelines
- Follow National Association of Testing Authorities (NATA) and Royal College of Pathologists of Australasia (RCPA) guidelines
- Adhere to Workplace Health & Safety (WHS) regulations to maintain a safe working environment
- Maintain accurate documentation and records to ensure sample traceability
- Report incidents or errors (e.g., mislabeled samples, patient reactions) to supervisors immediately
- Liaising with customers, clinic staff and couriers, doctors
- Completed HLT32612 Certificate III in Pathology at Care Training, Australia
Resident Medical Officer
Dr. Azmal Hospital Ltd.
01.2025 - 04.2025
- Manages patient care under the supervision of Registrars and Consultants, and ensures a detailed history and physical examination are done for each presentation/admission, and documents these findings on their medical record
- Communicates with patients about their condition and management or with the immediate family if the patient is unable to comprehend within their scope of knowledge and understanding, and counsel patients and relatives as necessary
- Work closely with multidisciplinary teams, including nurses, allied health professionals, and specialists
- Ensures effective discharge planning occurs with involvement of the patient, family and/or other care providers;
- Completes discharge summaries promptly, ensuring patients, General Practitioners and other care providers have adequate information to continue care;
- Ensures discharge summaries are succinct and include all medical conditions, co-morbidities, complications, procedures and treatments/medication list
- Arranges discharge medications, in advance whenever possible
Resident Support Officer, Covid Quarantine Victoria
Dr. Azmal Hospital Ltd.
12.2021 - 04.2022
- Ensure the highest level of Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) standards, including prolonged use of N95 face masks and shields
- Communicate with people in an effective and empathetic manner whilst maintaining physical distancing measures and strict IPC adherence
- Mitigate risks within an operationally critical and ever-changing environment, ensuring resident safety and satisfaction is maintained
- Quickly and clearly escalate issues to the Team Leader via two-way radios
- Support COVID-19 entry and exit screening, undertaking temperature and identification checks at the start and finish of each shift
- Present on site to monitor residents for adherence to hotel quarantine requirements
- Act accordance with VPS values
- Complete floor diary entry exit of all staffs whether wearing correct PPE, ensure wearing N95, face shield, gown, Checking chains, ensure physical distancing measures, good hygiene practices and sanitize RSO station
- Escort residents during entry and exit to the hotel
- Being vigilant, listen to any doors that open, strange noises, smells or raised voices from behind the doors
- Maintaining risk and incident reports
- Daily compliance activity confirming that rooms on the floors have accurate and appropriate signage on the door
Disability Support Worker
Randstad
07.2011 - 12.2013
- Job Responsibilities: As above
Disability Support Worker
Life Without Barriers
04.2009 - 12.2010
- Job Responsibilities: As above
Assistant in Nursing
Cairns Private Hospital
06.2008 - 04.2009
- Regular monitoring and recording of patients’ vital such as blood pressure, pulse, temperature, oxygen saturation
- Routine monitoring of blood sugar level of patients
- Observation of basic skin integrity & reporting skin condition to the RN
- Wound maintenance and care
- Post-operative maintenance and care, sorting medical supplies
Clinic Doctor
Marie Stopes Clinic Society
01.2005 - 06.2006
- Job Responsibilities: As above
Education
M.B.B.S -
University of Dhaka
01.2003
AMC Clinical -
Australian Medical Council
01.2015
AMC Clinical Bridging course -
HEAL
01.2013
AMC MCQ -
Australian Medical Council
01.2012
Internship -
Medical College for Women and Hospital
01.2004
Certification
- Current Full Driving Licence, Vic
- Current Fit to Work Check, Vic
- Current Working with Children’s Check, Vic
Languages
Bengali
English
Professional Development
- 01/01/24, CPR Course and Emergency life support course, Citi Medical Services Pty Ltd, Australia
- 01/01/24, Medicolegal issues workshop Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR), Citi Medical Services Pty Ltd, Australia
- 01/01/17, ARC ALS Level 1, Citi Medical Services Pty Ltd, Australia
- 01/01/17, Mental Health Workshop, Citi Medical Services Pty Ltd, Australia
- 01/01/16, BLS, ACLS, American Heart Association (AHA), BIRDEM, Bangladesh
- 01/01/16, CPR, St John Ambulance, Australia
- 01/01/16, Suturing Workshop, Citi Medical Services Pty Ltd, Australia
- 01/01/16, Wound Management and Suturing, Citi Medical Services Pty Ltd, Australia
- 01/01/15, Senior First Aid and CPR, Care Training Australia
- 01/01/15, Fracture management, Citi Medical Services Pty Ltd, Australia
- 01/01/15, Pain management, Citi Medical Services Pty Ltd, Australia
- 01/01/15, COPD/ASTHMA management, Citi Medical Services Pty Ltd, Australia
- 01/01/14, PESCI preparation course, AMBM Medical services Pty Ltd, Australia
- 01/01/14, ECG Workshop, ARIMGSAS, Australia
- 01/01/05, Standard for Targeted STI services, Family Health International / USAID, Bangladesh
Professional Membership Registration
- Bangladesh Medical and Dental Council (BMDC), Full Registration, 03/13/31
- AHPRA, eligible for provisional registration under standard pathway
Clinical Competencies
- Intravenous cannulation (IV/IM Medication Administration)
- Collection of blood samples, including VBG
- Basic Life Support (BLS) and Advanced Life Support (ALS) skills
- CPR and emergency management
- Intercostal needle decompression
- COPD/Asthma Management (including Asthma Action Plan Writing)
- Primary and secondary trauma survey
- Fracture management (Cervical collar application/ Back slabs application)
- Wound closure and management
- Insulin administration
- Pain management
- Laboratory investigation report interpretation
- Common ECG interpretation
- Mental state examination
Observerships
05/01/13 - 07/31/13, Medical observerships as part of Clinical Bridging course, Heidelberg Endoscopy and Day surgery centre, Victoria, Northern Hospital (OBGYN), Victoria, Aspendale Clinic, Victoria
General Work Skills
- Ability to prioritize workload during busy periods
- Ability to work long hours including nights and weekend on-call
- Able to learn and perform new skills quickly
- Enjoy working as either a member of a team or independently
- Confidently work through a conflict situation to obtain a resolution
- Possess computer and literacy skills
Personal Information
Citizenship: Australian Citizen
Timeline
Resident Medical Officer
Dr. Azmal Hospital Ltd.
01.2025 - 04.2025
Resident Support Officer, Covid Quarantine Victoria
Dr. Azmal Hospital Ltd.
12.2021 - 04.2022
Disability Support Worker
Health Care Australia
01.2017 - Current
Pathology Collector / Nurse
Citi Medical Services Pty Ltd
01.2017 - Current
Disability Support Worker
Randstad
07.2011 - 12.2013
Disability Support Worker
Life Without Barriers
04.2009 - 12.2010
Assistant in Nursing
Cairns Private Hospital
06.2008 - 04.2009
Clinic Doctor
Marie Stopes Clinic Society
01.2005 - 06.2006
AMC Clinical -
Australian Medical Council
AMC Clinical Bridging course -
HEAL
AMC MCQ -
Australian Medical Council
Internship -
Medical College for Women and Hospital
M.B.B.S -
University of Dhaka
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