Beth Schaeffer
Selwyn Township,ON
Summary
Dedicated and experienced Registered Nurse with over 20 years of expertise in high-pressure emergency and post-surgical settings. Strong proficiency in patient care, emergency procedures, and clinical leadership, complemented by a solid background in post-anesthesia care and patient recovery. Recognized for fostering collaboration that drives optimal outcomes in dynamic healthcare environments. Essential skills include patient assessment, critical thinking, and adaptability, ensuring the delivery of exceptional care under challenging circumstances.
Overview
2026
2026
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
RN P.A.C.U.
PRHC
01.2009 - Current
- Monitor airways of unconscious patients
- Held Charge Nurse duties, including acting as Clinical Resource, managing Staffing Assignments, and serving as physician liaison.
- Manage caseload of post-operative patients, monitoring vital signs and managing pain.
- Recover patients from anesthetic and prepared them and their families for discharge.
- Provide pre- and post-operative patient teaching.
- Assist physicians with procedures as needed.
- Utilize Epic EHR system for comprehensive patient documentation.
- Precepted students from Western and Nipissing Universities
- Post operative teaching
- Initiate and monitor IV's, PCA pumps and Epidurals
- Assessing and monitoring portacaths, central lines and PICC
RN Emergency Department
PRHC
01.2003 - 01.2009
- Performed triage, managed critical patients, and assisted with emergency procedures.
- Initiating care in critical emergencies within scope of practice
Registered Nurse – Emergency Room
Mount Sinai Hospital
2001 - 2003
- Provided full-time emergency nursing care in a high-volume emergency department.
- Served as a preceptor for nursing students from local universities.
Registered Nurse
Carolina Hospital Systems
2000 - 2001
- Held a full-time position as an RN on a med/surg floor with charge nurse rotation.
- G-tube care and feedings
Education
Emergency Certification
George Brown College
Toronto01-2001
Diploma Registered Nurse -
Fleming College
Peterborough, ON01-1999
Skills
Emergency & Trauma Nursing
- Patient Assessment & Triage
- Post-Anesthetic Recovery (PACU)
- Patient & Family Education
- Precepting & Mentoring
- Epic EHR Systems
- Clinical Resource & Staffing
- Interdisciplinary Collaboration
- Airway management of unconscious patients
- Providing unconscious sedation and assisting with sterile procedures
- Recovering patients from anesthetic and preparing them for discharge
- Post operative teaching
- Professional communication
- Clinical judgment
- Vital signs monitoring
- Basic life support
- Cardiac monitoring
- IV insertion
- Fluid management
Languages
English
Native or Bilingual
Certification
BLS and ACLS - with the Heart and Stroke Fondation of Canada
P.A.C.U. Certificate - Centennial College
Timeline
RN P.A.C.U.
PRHC
01.2009 - Current
RN Emergency Department
PRHC
01.2003 - 01.2009
Registered Nurse – Emergency Room
Mount Sinai Hospital
2001 - 2003
Registered Nurse
Carolina Hospital Systems
2000 - 2001
Emergency Certification
George Brown College
Diploma Registered Nurse -
Fleming College