Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Certification
Honors And Awards
Timeline
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Biljana Crevar

St Catharines,Canada

Overview

30
30
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Clinical Manager Women & Babies

Niagara Health
04.2023 - Current
  • Oversees daily operations of Women & Babies department, ensuring compliance with best practice guidelines and strategic plan.
  • Collaborates with director and chief of obstetrics to develop initiatives enhancing patient outcomes and clinical excellence.
  • Supports staff training programs to elevate clinical skills and foster culture of continuous improvement.
  • Allocates resources for purchasing new equipment to improve patient care safety measures.
  • Implements staff recognition program to acknowledge daily accomplishments and boost morale.

Permanent Charge Nurse Women and Babies Unit

Niagara Health
01.2006 - 04.2023
  • Collaborated with unit manager and physicians to optimize nursing care and staff performance.
  • Oversaw daily responsibilities, assigning roles to enhance patient safety and client satisfaction.
  • Coordinated workflows based on patient acuity, staff availability, and equipment resources.
  • Maintained open communication to address conflicts while ensuring professionalism in high-stress situations.
  • Partnered with community organizations such as Family and Children Services and Public Health.

Registered Nurse Women and Babies Unit

Niagara Health
01.2002 - 01.2006
  • Provided care to mothers and babies using Evidence Based Practice during the antepartum, intrapartum and postpartum care.
  • Responsible for educating, mentoring and training new Registered Nursing Staff.

Registered Midwife -Nurse

General Hospital, Vukovar, Croatia
01.1995 - 01.1999
  • Provided appropriate and comprehensive midwifery care to mothers and newborns.

Education

BScN - Bachelor of Science in Nursing

McMaster University
01-2012

The Leadership And Management Program -

McMaster University
Hamilton, ON
01-2012

BScN - Midwifery and Nursing Degree

Medicinska Škola "7. April"
Serbia
06.1995

Skills

  • Patient care and resource management
  • Staff training and development
  • Team leadership and motivation
  • Clinical practice enhancement
  • Change management
  • Conflict resolution
  • Quality improvement
  • Adaptability and learning agility

Certification

  • Perinatal Nursing Certification (CNA)
  • Certificate of achievement S. T. A. B. L. E.
  • Promoting Psychological Health & Safety
  • Foundations of Management: Essentials
  • Fundamentals of Performance Management
  • Fundamentals of Managing in a Unionized Environment
  • DEI Essentials for Leaders
  • ALARM
  • Fetal Health Surveillance Instructor
  • Niagara Health Core Team Member MOREOB
  • Niagara Health System Permanent Charge Nurse Workshop

Honors And Awards

The Corelene Helen Tostevin Scholarship, Awarded to students registered in accelerated BScN program and who have demonstrated notable academic achievement.

Timeline

Clinical Manager Women & Babies

Niagara Health
04.2023 - Current

Permanent Charge Nurse Women and Babies Unit

Niagara Health
01.2006 - 04.2023

Registered Nurse Women and Babies Unit

Niagara Health
01.2002 - 01.2006

Registered Midwife -Nurse

General Hospital, Vukovar, Croatia
01.1995 - 01.1999

BScN - Bachelor of Science in Nursing

McMaster University

The Leadership And Management Program -

McMaster University

BScN - Midwifery and Nursing Degree

Medicinska Škola "7. April"
Biljana Crevar