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Candice Baird

Calgary

Summary

Registered Nurse with over 26 years of experience specializing in post op cardiac surgery care at AHS-Foothills Medical Center. Demonstrates expertise in patient assessment, and critical thinking, ensuring high-quality post-operative care in acute settings. Proactive and reliable multitasker with excellent organization skills and ability to prioritize patient needs and coordinate daily basic care needs. Skilled in interdisciplinary communication, rounding with Physicians, and Nurse Practitioners, effectively enhancing patient outcomes.

Overview

27
27
years of professional experience

Work History

Certified Legal Nurse Consultant

Connect Experts
09.2024 - Current
  • Analyzed medical records to identify relevant information for legal case development.
  • Collaborated with attorneys to prepare expert witness reports and presentations.
  • Conducted comprehensive research on medical standards and practices applicable to cases.
  • Provided expert testimony in court regarding standard of care issues in nursing practice.

Nurse Clinician

AHS- Foothills Medical Center Unit 91- Cardiac Surgery
01.2012 - Current
  • Critical decision making in collaboration with care team
  • Contributed to interdisciplinary team, enhancing collaborative patient and family care
  • Patient rounds with Physicians- detailing current assessments and needs
  • Reviewing patient charts- reading physician and practitioners notes to ensure plan of care is up to date and accurate
  • Calling Physicians on-call and entering orders for treatments
  • Assessing staffing ratios depending on patient acuity- ensuring safety for staff and patients
  • Creating nursing assignments based on experience and skill
  • Mentored nurses, improving unit performance and patient outcomes
  • Coordinating complex discharge planning with multidisciplinary teams
  • Contribute to implementing new nursing procedures and policies
  • Oversee telemetry unit transfers from CVICU, ensuring optimal patient safety and care
  • Planning admissions and transfers from other hospitals, ER, and other units

Registered Nurse

AHS- Foothills Medical Center Unit 91- Cardiac Surgery
12.1998 - 01.2012
  • Care of post op cardiac surgery patients
  • Complex wound management including VAC dressings, chest tubes, wound packing etc
  • Telemetry rhythm and ECG interpretation
  • Inotropic infusions
  • Complex pain management including epidurals, peripheral nerve blocks and PCAs
  • Care of central lines, blood draws, chest tube maintenance and removal, external pacemaker initiations, epicardial wire removal
  • Consistently support and advocated for patients and families
  • Provided empathetic patient and family advocacy, improving patient satisfaction and care quality.

Education

Nursing Diploma -

Mount Royal University
Calgary, AB
08.1995

Bachelor of Science - undefined

Mount Royal University
Calgary, AB
05.1993

Certificate - Legal Nurse Consulting

Connect Medical Legal Education
Calgary, AB
09-2024

Skills

  • Team collaboration
  • Interdisciplinary communication
  • Patient advocacy
  • Critical thinking
  • Problem-solving
  • Nursing assignments
  • Leadership
  • Quality improvement
  • Staff mentoring
  • Decision making
  • Discharge planning
  • Health education
  • Telemetry monitoring
  • Healthcare counseling
  • Acute care
  • Patient care coordination
  • Patient outcome optimization
  • Multidisciplinary teamwork

Timeline

Certified Legal Nurse Consultant

Connect Experts
09.2024 - Current

Nurse Clinician

AHS- Foothills Medical Center Unit 91- Cardiac Surgery
01.2012 - Current

Registered Nurse

AHS- Foothills Medical Center Unit 91- Cardiac Surgery
12.1998 - 01.2012

Bachelor of Science - undefined

Mount Royal University

Nursing Diploma -

Mount Royal University

Certificate - Legal Nurse Consulting

Connect Medical Legal Education

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