Catherine Charlene Snow
Labrador City,NL
Summary
To obtain the position of RN/Team leader
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Miramichi Lodge Long Term Care
10.2023 - 02.2024
- Supervised nursing and non-nursing staff to ensure quality resident care.
- Monitored healthcare protocols and policies to ensure compliance.
- Assigned duties, coordinated nursing and resident assignments to ensure optimal staffing on all units.
- Completed intravenous medication administration and advanced wound care.
Heart of the Valley Long Term Care
01.2021 - 07.2023
- Resposibilities included supervision of Registered and non-Registered Nursing staff
- Participation in a multi-disciplinary setting involving the assessment, planning, and implementation, and evaluation of individual resident's plans of care, responsibility of the facility in absence of management, medication administration, team leader advocating for quality resident care
Dr. Ian Ross OMFS.Inc
05.2019 - 12.2020
- Responsibilites included pre-assessmnet of patients prior to oral surgery, completion of history and physical examinations, monitoring of patients vital signs and ECG rhythms during minor oral surgery
Family First Medical
01.2019 - 03.2020
- Responsibilities included completing set-up of home oxygen including assessment of the client’s need for oxygen, and thorough respiratory assessments
Victorian Order of Nurses
04.2018 - 12.2019
- Responsibilities included caring for client’s of all ages in their homes
- Daily tasks included administration of Intravenous Medications, Diabetes teaching and support, understanding of Peritoneal Dialysis and Dialysis cycler set up, palliative and End of Life assessments,Ostomy care and teaching, post-op assessments/teaching, care of vascular access devices, advanced wound care/ assessments and treatments
Medical Unit/Soldiers Memorial Hospital
10.2017 - 03.2018
- Responsibilities included caring for patients with various medical conditions
- Daily skills included: Interpretation of vital signs/ lab values, blood glucose monitoring, complex wound care, pain management, and palliative care
Labor and delivery/Acute care/Labrador Health Centre
08.2015 - 07.2017
- Responsibilities included caring for women during labor and delivery including labors deemed high-risk
- Duties also included monitoring of women during induction of labor with prostin gel and/or oxytocin infusion
- Interpretation of fetal heart rhythm strips
- Attendance during cesarean sections to prepare the mother and to receive the baby for routine care or to initiate resuscitation if needed
- Post-partum care of mothers and babies, including brestfeeding teaching
- Acute care duties included caring for mostly pediatric patients and at times medical/surgical patients
Labor and Delivery/Acute Care/Cold lake Healthcare Centre
04.2012 - 07.2015
- Responsibilities included caring for women during the labor and delivery process, knowledge and interpretation of external fetal monitors and fetal heart rhythms
- Administration and monitoring of labor inducing medications such as oxytocin
- Attendance during cesarean sections to receive and care for babies and resuscitate if necessary
- Postpartum care of both women and babies
- Acute care responsibilities included caring for a diverse range of patients including pediatric, post-operative, psychiatric, and geriatric
- In charge duties included, rounding with physicians, interpretation of lab values, arranging patient assignments, and ensuring adequate staffing
Orthopedic Surgery/ Health Sciences Centre
12.2007 - 01.2012
- Responsibilities include caring for post-operative patients consisting mostly of total-joint replacement surgeries
- Within this, main tasks include pre-operative and post-operative teaching, preparation, and monitoring, pain management, personal care, ambulation, and the interpretation of lab values
Vascular Surgery/ Peter Lougheed Centre
03.2006 - 10.2007
- Responsibilities included caring for post-operative patients
- Essential tasks included post-operative protocols, pain management, and specialized Wound care
- On the Vascular Special Care Unit, responsibilities centered around patients that were only hours post-operative
- Qualifications included interpreting and understanding cardiac monitors; including the reading of arterial line monitors, central venous pressure, and ECG rhythms
Community / Public Health Nurse, Eastern Health
05.2005 - 02.2006
- Main responsibilities included implementing Preschool and Well-Baby Assessments in addition to Prenatal and Postnatal Check-ups
- In the community setting, responsibilities involved both clinic and home visits
- Daily tasks included completing dressing changes/demonstrations, medication administration and teaching, colostomy and catheter care, palliative care visits, and healthy lifestyle teaching
RN/Team leader
Education
Bachelor of Nursing (Collaborative) Program -
Centre for Nursing Studies / Memorial University
St. John’s, NLCredits in Psychology & Linguistics -
Memorial University of Newfoundland
St. John’s, NLSkills
- Interpersonal
- Leadership
- Teaching / Learning
- Organization and Time Management
- Teamwork and Collaboration
- Troubleshooting
- Team building
- Verbal Communication
- Computer Skills
- Problem Resolution
- Collaboration
- Training & Development
Certification
- CPI Nonviolent Crisis Intervention - 02/2023
- Gentle Persuasive Appraoch - 03/2022
- Preventing Dementia- Wicking Dementia Research and Education Centre - 11/2022
- Understanding Dementia-Wicking Dementia Research and Education Centre - 02/2021
- Emergency First Aid - 06/2023
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) - 11/2019
- Breastfeeding Essentials - 12/2016
- Neonatal Resuscitation Program - 06/2015, 2017
- Vascular Surgery Education - 06/2006
- Vascular Special Care Training - 01/2007
- Care of Central Venous Catheters - 03/2006
- Narcan Administration Certification - 03/2006
- The Canadian Registered Nurse Exam - 08/2005
- Dealing with Death and Dying - 03/2004
- Fully Certified Figure Skating Coach - Certification for both the CanSkate and CanFigure programs
Tel
(780) 201-1342
Skillsacquired
Facilitated mental wellness support group during psychiatry rotation, Communicated with dying patients and their families, Developed a ‘Neurological Determination of Death’ reference guide and education session for all emergency and intensive care nurses in Newfoundland and Labrador, Attended a 4 day labor and delivery education session, Selected to attend a conference in Banff, Alberta titled ‘Strengthening the Bond’ - discussed ideas to improve collaboration between healthcare professionals, Tutored children in various subjects in after school programs in the St. John’s area. Offered extra assistance in reading with students in the Association for New Canadians Children’s program, Experience presenting information to fellow classmates regarding various health related topics, Developed a seminar on sexually transmitted infections and delivered it to high school students in Grades 9 – 12
References
Janessa Arabang, Nursing Services Manager, Heart of the Valley Long Term Care Centre, Janessa.arabang@heartofthevalleyltc.com, 902-825-3500 ext.226
Volunteer Experience
- Volunteer medical aid during the Cadet/Juvenile National Wrestling Championship
- Volunteer Canvasser – Lung Association of NL
- Volunteer Fundraiser – Parish Garden Party
- Volunteer fundraiser – activities for individuals in need - 2004-2005
- Volunteer Captain of Adult Precision Team – Southern Shore Figure Skating Club - 2000-2002
- Volunteer Victim Support – Flight 911 Disaster Relief Effort at Mile One Stadium
- Volunteer Can Skate coach – Southern Shore Figure Skating Club - 1993-2001
- Member of the Church Choir – Our Lady Star of the Sea Parish, Tors Cove, NL - 1996-2001
- Volunteer Tutor – MUN Students for Literacy - 1998-2001
- Volunteer Chairperson – Newfoundland & Labrador division, Canadian Heart & Stroke Foundation - 1997-2001
Timeline
Miramichi Lodge Long Term Care
10.2023 - 02.2024
Heart of the Valley Long Term Care
01.2021 - 07.2023
Dr. Ian Ross OMFS.Inc
05.2019 - 12.2020
Family First Medical
01.2019 - 03.2020
Victorian Order of Nurses
04.2018 - 12.2019
Medical Unit/Soldiers Memorial Hospital
10.2017 - 03.2018
Labor and delivery/Acute care/Labrador Health Centre
08.2015 - 07.2017
Labor and Delivery/Acute Care/Cold lake Healthcare Centre
04.2012 - 07.2015
Orthopedic Surgery/ Health Sciences Centre
12.2007 - 01.2012
Vascular Surgery/ Peter Lougheed Centre
03.2006 - 10.2007
Community / Public Health Nurse, Eastern Health
05.2005 - 02.2006
RN/Team leader
- CPI Nonviolent Crisis Intervention - 02/2023
- Gentle Persuasive Appraoch - 03/2022
- Preventing Dementia- Wicking Dementia Research and Education Centre - 11/2022
- Understanding Dementia-Wicking Dementia Research and Education Centre - 02/2021
- Emergency First Aid - 06/2023
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) - 11/2019
- Breastfeeding Essentials - 12/2016
- Neonatal Resuscitation Program - 06/2015, 2017
- Vascular Surgery Education - 06/2006
- Vascular Special Care Training - 01/2007
- Care of Central Venous Catheters - 03/2006
- Narcan Administration Certification - 03/2006
- The Canadian Registered Nurse Exam - 08/2005
- Dealing with Death and Dying - 03/2004
- Fully Certified Figure Skating Coach - Certification for both the CanSkate and CanFigure programs
Bachelor of Nursing (Collaborative) Program -
Centre for Nursing Studies / Memorial University
Credits in Psychology & Linguistics -
Memorial University of Newfoundland
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