Amanda J. McGillivray
Peace River,Alberta
Summary
Detail-oriented professional with 5 years of healthcare experience and 8+ years of sales/management experience. Personable and compassionate with superior communication and rapport-building skills. Strong commitment to comprehensive and individualized patient care and education. Prioritize projects and multitask effectively to achieve project goals.
Overview
23
23
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Educational Assistant
Peace River School Division
11.2022 - Current
- Delivered personalized educational, behavioral, and emotional support to individual students to enable positive learning outcomes.
- Provided support to help students with complex needs learn and grow.
- Supported student learning objectives through personalized and small group assistance.
- Partnered with teacher to plan and implement lessons following school's curriculum, goals, and objectives.
Hemodialysis Nurse
Northern Alberta Renal Program
02.2015 - 01.2019
- Explained dialysis procedures and hemodialysis machine operation to patients prior to treatment to ease anxieties.
- Set up and operated dialysis machines for patients receiving treatment for kidney failure.
- Cleaned and connected to access sites, including fistulas, grafts, and catheters, by following infection control protocols.
- Measured and recorded patients' pre-dialysis and post-dialysis vital statistics, including weight, temperature, blood pressure, pulse rate, and respiration rate.
- Inventoried, ordered, and restocked equipment and supplies needed for hemodialysis treatment.
- Performed routine quality control and safety checks on all equipment.
- Used MediTech to chart patients' progress and update departmental records with data according to healthcare documentation regulation.
Medical Assistant
Dr. DeGraad Associate Medical Clinic
02.2011 - 01.2012
- Directed patients to exam rooms, fielded questions and prepared for physician examinations.
- Sanitized, restocked and organized exam rooms and medical equipment.
- Called and faxed pharmacies to submit prescriptions and refills.
- Completed clinical procedures and gathered patient data for interpretation by physician.
Document Control Supervisor
CH2M Hill Construction
Edmonton Alberta
09.2007 - 03.2009
- Preparing spreadsheets and distributing cost summaries for all scopes of work.
- Maintain effective working relationships with co-workers and personnel to provide support and answer any document control related questions.
- Log electronic files to network and upload into electronic document management system.
- Maintaining quality control of all aspects of the document control department and ensuring all project requirements are met.
- Carefully reviewed all documents and reports for completeness and accuracy.
- Provided assistance with document processes, both inbound and outbound, including document sorting, logging and work order creation.
Nutritional Counselor, Assistant manager, Manager
LA Weight Loss Franchise
Halifax NS, Fredericton NB, St. John’s NL
12.2005 - 06.2007
- Achieved recognition from senior management for contribution to store success, including managing sales, employees and operations to foster optimal performance.
- Received employee of the month of all Atlantic Canada for July 2006.
- Mentored 10-20 member sales team in applying effective sales techniques and delivering top-notch customer service.
- Generated repeat business through exceptional customer service and responded to customer concerns with friendly and knowledgeable service.
International Development Director
WSI Internet Consulting & Education
04.2001 - 06.2005
- Effectively managed franchise sales cycle from client consultation to closing.
- Excellent organizational skills, and very disciplined which facilitated in the management of 400 leads on an on-going basis.
- Provided on-going training for new hires.
- Received #1 Sales professional award for 3rd quarter of 2003 generating 400,000 USD in revenue.
- Communicated progress of monthly and quarterly initiatives to internal and external sales teams.
Education
Practical Nursing Diploma
Northern Lakes College
Peace River AB2011
General Studies
University Of Prince Edward Island
2001
High School Diploma -
Discovery Collegiate
Bonavista, NL2000
Skills
- Customer service
- Data entry & accuracy
- Organizational skills
- Standard operating procedures
- Nursing standards
- Energetic multi-tasker
- Patient care
- Compassion
Certification
Non-Crisis Intervention (2024) - Occupational Health & Safety Committees and WH & S rep. - The Winners Edge –Dr. Dennis Waitley course Prosperity Consciousness-Instructor Paul Monaghan Power Communication-Instructor David Kunkel The 7 Habits-Stephen Covey course
Timeline
Educational Assistant
Peace River School Division
11.2022 - Current
Hemodialysis Nurse
Northern Alberta Renal Program
02.2015 - 01.2019
Medical Assistant
Dr. DeGraad Associate Medical Clinic
02.2011 - 01.2012
Document Control Supervisor
CH2M Hill Construction
Edmonton Alberta
09.2007 - 03.2009
Nutritional Counselor, Assistant manager, Manager
LA Weight Loss Franchise
Halifax NS, Fredericton NB, St. John’s NL
12.2005 - 06.2007
International Development Director
WSI Internet Consulting & Education
04.2001 - 06.2005
Practical Nursing Diploma
Northern Lakes College
General Studies
University Of Prince Edward Island
High School Diploma -
Discovery Collegiate
Non-Crisis Intervention (2024) - Occupational Health & Safety Committees and WH & S rep. - The Winners Edge –Dr. Dennis Waitley course Prosperity Consciousness-Instructor Paul Monaghan Power Communication-Instructor David Kunkel The 7 Habits-Stephen Covey course
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