Compassionate Nursing professional demonstrating exemplary skills in direct patient care and healthcare team support. Communicative and collaborative demeanor cultivated over 20+ years of superior healthcare industry performance. Experience handling multiple, complex cases with accuracy and dignity.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Continuing Care Assistant
Saskatchewan Health Authority
Saskatoon, SK
08.2006 - Current
Encouraged independence among residents and patients while providing assistance when needed.
Maintained cleanliness of resident and patient rooms through regular cleaning tasks such as dusting furniture, vacuuming carpets.
Turned and repositioned bedridden patients to prevent bedsores.
Supported daily living activities by serving meals, feeding, ambulating and turning over and positioning patients.
Assisted residents with bathing and dressing to promote personal hygiene.
Helped residents walk with or without self-help devices.
Collected specimens from patients for laboratory testing purposes.
Administered medications as prescribed by physician in accordance with established policies and procedures.
Observed and reported unusual symptoms and changes to charge nurse.
Documented activities and recorded information in EMR system.
Education
Continuing Care Assistant - Healthcare
SIAST
Biggar, SK
06-2007
Pharmacy Technician - Pharmacy Technician
Stenberg College
Surrey, BC
Skills
Care Plan Assessment
Safety Monitoring
Specimen Handling
Family Support
Medication Administration
Patient Assessments
Crisis Intervention
Direct Patient Care
Daily Living Activities
Infection Control Procedures
Care Plan Implementation
Medical Terminology Knowledge
Collecting Specimens
Monitoring Fluids
Patient Lifting
Certification
Death Duola Certification June 2023
Sound Therapy Practiciner October 2023
St Paul's Foundation overdose training-Take home Naloxone October 2023