Bernice Granton

• Effectively streamlining and managing workflow, performing multiple tasks simultaneously, prioritizing urgent/emergent cases and ensuring proper bookings and bloodwork for all cases.
• Administration of medication for conscious sedation, protecting and managing airways, rhythm strip interpretation and collection of specimens.
• Assisting with intubations including difficult intubations, resuscitations, arterial line insertions and sterile field preparation.
• Improved patient outcomes by accurately assessing and monitoring their health status pre, peri and post interventional radiology procedures.
• Contributed to positive patient experiences through compassionate care, empathy, and active listening.
• Thorough health teaching for patients, families and health care professionals pre and post interventional radiology procedures.
• Assisted with training new nursing staff members on proper techniques and best practices within the interventional radiology setting.
• Participated in quality improvement initiatives aimed at enhancing patient outcomes, safety measures, or overall department performance.

• Decreased wait times for patients by efficiently triaging and prioritizing cases based on severity and urgency. Performed triage on incoming patients and determined severity of injuries and illnesses.
• Reduced the risk of complications by closely monitoring vital signs, administering medications, and ensuring proper intervention when necessary.
• Improved patient outcomes by providing high-quality emergency nursing care in a fast-paced medical environment.
• Administered life-saving interventions including CPR, defibrillation shocks, or advanced airway management techniques during cardiac emergencies.
• Conducted thorough physical assessments on incoming patients to accurately identify potential injuries or illnesses requiring immediate attention.
• Demonstrated excellent critical thinking skills while managing multiple high-acuity patients at once, making quick decisions under pressure to optimize patient outcomes.
• Teamed on trauma and emergency interventions involving serious head injuries, gunshot wounds, and thoracic trauma.
• Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.

• Streamlined ER processes to reduce wait times, providing efficient and timely care for patients in critical conditions.
• Used first-hand knowledge and clinical expertise to advocate for patients.
• Quickly responded to situations impacting safety and security to unit, actualizing crisis prevention interventions to control and de-escalate situations.
• Collaborated with leadership to devise initiatives for improving nursing satisfaction, retention and morale.
• Communicated openly and collaboratively with all healthcare staff to organize successful patient care.
• Managed ER resources effectively, ensuring adequate staffing levels for nursing, unit clerks and patient care assistants.
• Collaborated with external partners including Paramedic Services, Toronto Police, Detox Centres, Homeless Shelters and Family Doctors.

• Led staff meetings to keep team informed of departmental changes and provide opportunities for nurses to share ideas and concerns.
• Conducted performance evaluations and provided constructive feedback to support professional growth of nursing staff members.
• Managed budgets and controlled costs, achieving financial targets of reducing agency nursing and the hiring of hospital staff.
• Served as a key point of contact between nursing staff, physicians, administration, and other healthcare professionals.
• Investigated and independently resolved complaints from staff, physicians, and patients by leveraging clinical judgment and unit management expertise.
• Coordinated staffing resources during times of high patient acuity or census fluctuations to maintain optimal nurse-to-patient ratios.
• Quickly responded to situations impacting safety and security to unit, actualizing crisis prevention interventions to control and de-escalate situations.
• Committees include, Quality Assurance, Police/Ambulance Liaison, Safe Medication Practice, Community Health, Emergency/Medicine Transformation Project, Leadership, Safety Checklist for Operating Rooms and Angiosuites.

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• Same responsibility/job description listed with the UHN Emergency Department.
• Experience triaging, assessing and nursing with the Pediatric population.

• Enhanced the efficiency of the clinic by coordinating with multidisciplinary teams, streamlining workflows, and optimizing resource allocation.
• Reduced hospital readmissions through diligent monitoring of patients'' conditions, thorough assessments, and timely interventions.
• Provided education to patients on health promotion strategies such as lifestyle modifications, medication adherence, self-care techniques, and disease management principles.
• Educated patients, families and caregivers about conditions and treatments.
• Documented treatments delivered, medications and IVs administered, discharge instructions, and follow-up care.
• Observed and assessed patients to identify concerning symptoms.

• Complex Medical, Gastrointestinal, Endocrine and Plastic Surgery Unit
• Administered medications and treatment to patients and monitored responses.
• Developed strong rapport with patients and families through active listening, empathy, and clear communication during challenging situations.
• Managed complex wound care, including dressing changes, monitoring for signs of infection, and collaborating with wound care specialists as needed.
• Demonstrated flexibility in managing multiple priorities concurrently during high-stress periods while maintaining a calm demeanor.
• Monitored hemodynamic variances to identify signs of life-threatening complications.
• Communicated with healthcare team members to plan, implement and enhance treatment strategies.
• Observed and documented patient factors such as diets, physical activity levels, and behaviors to understand conditions and effectively modify treatment plans.