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Lourien du Plessis

@lourienduplessis

SANC-registered Professional Nurse with 18 years’ experience in clinical coordination, documentation and healthcare operations. Seeking remote roles.

South Africa

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What I'm looking for

I'm seeking to transition my clinical experience into remote healthcare coordination, clinical documentation, case management and patient services roles, while building my knowledge of international healthcare processes and systems.

SANC-registered Professional Nurse with 18 years of clinical experience, including 16 years in perioperative theatre and recovery nursing. I have extensive experience in clinical documentation, patient record accuracy, patient safety, patient flow, surgical coordination, scheduling, bed bookings and multidisciplinary communication.

In my current and previous roles, I have coordinated patient movement, surgical lists and clinical information across busy healthcare environments, while maintaining accurate records and following established procedures. I am detail-oriented, organised and comfortable managing competing priorities and working independently.

I am now seeking to transition my clinical experience into remote healthcare coordination, clinical documentation, case management and patient services roles. I am particularly interested in opportunities where my nursing background can be combined with healthcare operations, technology and quality-focused work.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Current

Professional Nurse – Theatre & Recovery

Current

Mediclinic George – Day Clinic

May 2024 - Present (2 years 4 months)

Provides scrub and recovery nursing support across multiple surgical disciplines, maintaining accurate clinical documentation and ensuring compliance with clinical standards.

Scrub Nursing Recovery Nursing Clinical Documentation Patient Monitoring Airway Management Pain Management infection prevention Patient Safety Multidisciplinary Communication Mentorship

Professional Nurse – Theatre & Recovery

Advanced Day Hospital

Jan 2024 - Apr 2024 (3 months)

Delivered scrub and recovery nursing care in a high-efficiency day hospital, maintaining accurate documentation and providing post-operative monitoring and patient education.

Scrub Nursing Recovery Nursing Clinical Documentation Patient Monitoring Patient Education Discharge Planning infection prevention Patient Safety Multidisciplinary Communication

Professional Nurse – Theatre & Recovery

Zuid-Afrikaans Hospital

Apr 2015 - Dec 2023 (8 years 8 months)

Provided scrub and recovery nursing support across multiple surgical disciplines, coordinated surgical lists and bed bookings, and mentored new staff and students.

Scrub Nursing Recovery Nursing Clinical Documentation Surgical Scheduling Bed Allocation Patient Flow On Call Mentorship infection prevention Patient Safety

Professional Nurse – Theatre & Recovery

Mediclinic Midstream

Feb 2015 - Apr 2015 (2 months)

Provided scrub and recovery nursing support in a busy private-sector theatre environment, maintaining accurate clinical documentation and collaborating with multidisciplinary teams.

Scrub Nursing Recovery Nursing Clinical Documentation Patient Monitoring Multidisciplinary Communication infection prevention Patient Safety

Professional Nurse – Theatre & Recovery

Netcare Waterfall City Hospital

Mar 2014 - Jan 2015 (10 months)

Provided scrub and recovery nursing support in a busy private-sector theatre environment, maintaining accurate clinical documentation and collaborating with multidisciplinary teams.

Scrub Nursing Recovery Nursing Clinical Documentation Patient Monitoring Multidisciplinary Communication infection prevention Patient Safety

Professional Nurse – Theatre & Recovery

Netcare Pretoria East Hospital

Apr 2010 - Mar 2014 (3 years 11 months)

Transitioned into specialised theatre nursing, providing scrub and recovery support across a range of surgical procedures and maintaining aseptic technique and infection-prevention standards.

Scrub Nursing Recovery Nursing Clinical Documentation Patient Monitoring Surgical Prep Aseptic Technique infection prevention Multidisciplinary Communication

Professional Nurse – General Ward (Private Sector)

Netcare Unitas

Jan 2010 - Mar 2010 (2 months)

Provided general nursing care, patient monitoring, and clinical documentation within a private-sector hospital environment, communicating patient information during handovers.

General Nursing Patient Monitoring Clinical Documentation Clinical Handover Patient Safety infection prevention

Professional Nurse – Midwifery (High-Risk Obstetrics Unit)

Charlotte Maxeke Hospital

Jan 2008 - Dec 2009 (1 year 11 months)

Provided nursing and midwifery care to high-risk antenatal, labour, and post-natal patients in a high-volume public healthcare environment, assisting with complicated deliveries and emergency obstetric management.