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Bindu Sharma

Toronto,Canada

Summary

Qualified Registered Nurse with strong background in Medical-Surgical nursing. Adapt at providing compassionate patient care and managing complex cases in fast-paced environments.


Charge nursing professional with focus on patient care and team leadership. Strong skills in clinical decision-making, patient assessment, and care planning. Known for effective communication, adaptability, and teamwork. Dependable in high-pressure environments with commitment to achieving optimal patient outcomes.

Overview

29
29
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Registered Nurse, Medical-Surgical Unit

UHN
10.2009 - Current
  • Educated patients and families on health management, fostering understanding of treatment plans and self-care practices.
  • Assisted in coordinating patient admissions, discharges, and transfers to enhance workflow efficiency within unit.
  • Implemented infection control measures, ensuring adherence to safety standards and hospital policies.
  • Mentored new nursing staff, providing guidance on clinical procedures and organizational protocols.
  • Monitored hemodynamic variances to identify signs of life-threatening complications.
  • Utilized EPIC SOFTWARE to document data related to patient care such as medications, interventions and patient responses.
  • Facilitated therapeutic communication, conflict resolution and crisis intervention by redirecting negative behaviors and helping patients regain or improve coping abilities.
  • Promoted patient and family comfort during challenging recoveries to enhance healing and eliminate non-compliance problems.
  • Observed and documented patient factors such as diets, physical activity levels, and behaviors to understand conditions and effectively modify treatment plans.
  • Provided skilled, timely and level-headed emergency response to critically-ill patients.
  • Quickly responded to situations impacting safety and security to unit, actualizing crisis prevention interventions to control and de-escalate situations.
  • Explained course of care and medication side effects to patients and caregivers in easy-to-understand terms.
  • Offered exceptional care and support to individuals recovering from acute incidents and dealing with chronic conditions.
  • Communicated with healthcare team members to plan, implement and enhance treatment strategies.
  • Streamlined medication administration processes, reducing medication errors and enhancing patient safety.

General Internal Medicine

Toronto Western Hospital University Health Network
10.2009 - Current

RN Part Time

CAMH Queen Street
06.2009 - 2020
  • RN Part Time in Dual diagnosis inpatient program at CAMH Queen Street.

Registered Nurse

UHN
08.2007 - 11.2007
  • Worked as a Registered Nurse at UHN with Temporary license.

Employment Consultant

CAMH at Queen St
08.2006 - 08.2007
  • M.S Employment Consultant Scarborough, Toronto Ontario Worked CAMH at Queen St.

Personal Support Worker

Excel Care Nursing Services
04.2006 - 08.2006
  • Personal Support Worker – Caring for patients with psychiatric disorders, dementia and bathing. Observation, feeding, lifting, and bathing

Registered Nurse

Dayanand Medical College and Hospital
10.1996 - 01.2004
  • Registered Nurse – Neuro-Ortho. Recovery – Stroke, ICU and Medicine Unit; Urology; Neurology, Mental Health Hospital
  • Receive patients in the Intensive Care Unit
  • Emergency assessment of patients, mental status assessment, suicidal risk assessment
  • Special care of those patients with ventilator support
  • Maintain patient airway, and thorough suctioning and positioning of patient
  • Care of patients with seizures
  • Care of patients who had cerebrovascular accidents; meningitis
  • Maintain personal hygiene, prevent infection
  • Assisting patients with active and passive exercises
  • Maintaining hydration of patients
  • Taking over the patient in Intensive Care Unit (ICU)
  • Carbolization of ward and equipment
  • Check the emergency drugs daily
  • Check crash cart for proper working order of emergency equipment, i.e., cardiac monitors, defibrillators, EEG monitors,o2 cylinders, suction machine.
  • Assisting doctors on rounds in the unit and follow up on their orders
  • Ensuring a calm and quiet environment for patients

Education

B. Sc. Nursing Degree -

York University
Toronto, Ontario
08.2007

General Nursing and Midwifery Diploma -

Frances Newton Mission Hospital
India
01.1995

Grade 12 Diplomas -

Government Girls’ Senior School
India
01.1991

Skills

  • Masimo machine, Pulse Oximeter, Infusion Pump, Suction Machines, High flow nasal canula, Chest tubes, Tracheostomy care, Complex stage 4 un-stageable wounds Vac therapy for wounds NG tube for decompression and feeding Gastric tubes, Rectal tube, Foley's catheter, PIV insertion, PICC and central line care etc

LANGUAGES

Fluent English; Hindi; Punjabi; Urdu

Certification

  • January 2019: Trauma informed De-escalation Education for Safety and Self Protection
  • June 2009: Canada Board RN Exam successfully passed
  • Standard First-Aid (Level “C”) CPR
  • Test of English International Communication (TOEIC), Toronto, Ontario
  • October 2005: Refresher Nursing Program, George Brown College.
  • Training included 200 clinical hours at the Toronto Western Hospital

Timeline

Registered Nurse, Medical-Surgical Unit

UHN
10.2009 - Current

General Internal Medicine

Toronto Western Hospital University Health Network
10.2009 - Current

RN Part Time

CAMH Queen Street
06.2009 - 2020

Registered Nurse

UHN
08.2007 - 11.2007

Employment Consultant

CAMH at Queen St
08.2006 - 08.2007

Personal Support Worker

Excel Care Nursing Services
04.2006 - 08.2006

Registered Nurse

Dayanand Medical College and Hospital
10.1996 - 01.2004

B. Sc. Nursing Degree -

York University

General Nursing and Midwifery Diploma -

Frances Newton Mission Hospital

Grade 12 Diplomas -

Government Girls’ Senior School

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