Chantal BEAULIEU
Rivière-Verte,Canada
Summary
Compassionate registered nurse with experience in various clinical settings. Skills include patient education, health assessments, and administering medications, along with strong interpersonal communication abilities to build relationships with patients and families. Proven ability to handle high-stress situations and maintain composure, always prioritizing patient safety and comfort. In previous role, contributed significantly to improving patient satisfaction scores.
Caring, hardworking and service-oriented registered nurse with several years of experience. Well-versed in offering evidence-based, therapeutic care. Collaborative and motivational leader with expertise in training new nursing staff while providing top-notch service to patient populations.
Highly-motivated nurse with desire to take on new challenges. Strong work ethic, adaptability, and exceptional interpersonal skills. Adept at working effectively unsupervised and quickly mastering new skills.
Overview
27
27
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Nurse
Réseau de santé Vitalité
Edmundston, Canada
06.2023 - Current
- Provided care to mothers and newborns during postpartum hospitalization.
- Offered lactation guidance and support.
- Delivered focused healthcare services to assigned patients on the floor.
- Administered medications and treatments, monitoring patients for reactions and side effects.
- Observed strict safety measures, including checking medication dosages before administration to patients.
- Maintained a safe environment for both staff and patients through adherence to safety protocols.
- Prepared medical equipment and tools to aid physician during examination and treatment of patients.
- Collected and documented vital signs to track current patient conditions.
- Administered medications and treatments in accordance with physician orders.
- Collaborated with health groups to plan or implement programs designed to improve overall health of communities.
- Provided emotional support and counseling to patients and their families.
- Maintained personal and team compliance with medication administration standards and patient care best practices.
- Coordinated with healthcare team to establish, enact and evaluate patient care plans.
- Ensured that all documentation was accurate and up-to-date according to established guidelines.
- Acted as patient advocate and implemented total patient care through team nursing process.
- Utilized computerized Resource and Patient Management System (RPMS) and Electronic Health Record (EHR) system.
- Provided guidance to new employees regarding policies and procedures within the organization.
- Delivered compassionate care to increase comfort and psychological, social and spiritual well-being.
Travel Nurse
Adapt Healthcare
Grand Falls, Canada
11.2023 - 05.2024
- Executed resident care tasks such as administering medications and performing wound treatments.
- Oversaw reassignment processes for efficient handling of personnel shortages.
- Completed supplementary responsibilities as required.
- Conducted patient assessments, including monitoring vital signs and identifying potential health issues.
- Coordinated with healthcare team to establish, enact and evaluate patient care plans.
- Managed multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment while maintaining quality standards.
- Identified potential problems or changes in condition that may require further evaluation or intervention.
- Ensured compliance with healthcare regulations and safety standards in diverse clinical environments.
- Maintained strict patient data procedures to comply with HIPAA laws and prevent information breaches.
Public Health Nurse
Vitalite Health Network
Edmundston, New Brunswick
12.2001 - 06.2023
- Contributed to diverse public health projects across different timeframes.
- Direct patient contact for Covid tracing and follow ups
- Immunization program – Clinic lead in Covid vaccination clinics, vaccination in schools, clinics at the office, mass vaccination during an outbreak (meningitis), support and assistance with the organization for vaccination during the 2009 pandemic (H1N1)
- Case Manager - Early Childhood Initiatives Program (now known as Healthy Family, Healthy Baby): reception nurse by phone (evaluation of client needs, referrals to required agencies as needed, answering people's questions), hospital liaison (assessment of newborn and family needs and referral to necessary services as needed) and home visits for prenatal and postnatal clients (assessment, teaching according to provincial guidelines, referral to services when needed)
- Performed screening clinics for 3.5 years-old children (screening clinic for children aged 3.5 and referral to needed services when necessary and teaching on healthy and preventive lifestyles) – this clinic has now been replaced by toddler assessment of 18 months
- School health (verification of immunization records, group teaching on the prevention of illnesses and injuries)
- Toddler assessment (assessment of toddler's health and development, toddler's diet, toddler's safety, visual and auditory health, parents' mental health and literacy level, etc.) – Done at customers' homes and in-office clinics
- Sexual health (assisting the doctor during clinical follow-ups, teaching on methods of contraception and healthy lifestyle in terms of sexuality)
- Documentation in the computer system (nursing notes, assessments, care plans, referrals, registration of vaccines in the provincial system, etc.)
- Close collaboration with community partners – acting speaker to different community partners (role of public health)
- Enter data continuously and regularly (statistics)
- Member of different Public Health committees
- Member of the regional mother-child committee
Paramedical Technician
ExamOne
Edmundston, New Brunswick
07.2003 - 06.2008
- Company Overview: Insurance (casual) – head office in Bouctouche
- Covering all Northwestern New Brunswick Region
- Travel to the homes of customers requiring insurance to perform paramedical, EKG, body measurements, laboratory tests (venipuncture), urinalysis, etc
- Maintain good continuous communication with the employer
Paramedical Technician
Portamedic
Edmundston, New Brunswick
01.2003 - 02.2004
- Company Overview: Insurance (casual work)
- Same description as ExamOne (previously indicated
Nurse on float team
Corporation hospitalière Région 4
01.2003 - 01.2003
- Maternity department (bedside nurse, nursery and delivery room)
- Training in delivery room received at DECH (Fredericton)
- Care for mothers and newborns
- Breastfeeding support
- Department of Pediatrics – bedside nurse
Nurse
Foyer Notre-Dame
St-Léonard, Canada
12.2001 - 01.2003
- Caring for people with loss of autonomy and suffering from Alzheimer's
Nurse
Northern Maine Medical Center
Fort Kent, Maine
07.1998 - 03.1999
- Departments of med/surg/peds
- Administered medications and treatments, monitoring patients for reactions and side effects.
- Observed strict safety measures, including checking medication dosages before administration to patients.
- Maintained a safe environment for both staff and patients through adherence to safety protocols.
- Collected and documented vital signs to track current patient conditions.
- Administered medications and treatments in accordance with physician orders.
- Provided emotional support and counseling to patients and their families.
- Coordinated with healthcare team to establish, enact and evaluate patient care plans.
- Ensured that all documentation was accurate and up-to-date according to established guidelines.
- Administered medications, tracked dosages, and documented patient conditions.
Education
Bachelor Degree - Nursing
Université de Moncton
Edmundston05.1998
High School -
Polyvalente Thomas-Albert
01.1994
Skills
- Licensed RN
- Patient education
- Family education
- Health promotion
- Community health
- Patient advocacy
- Electronic health records management
- IV therapy management
- Patient safety monitoring
- Clinical documentation
- Patient care and education
- Medication administration
- Maternal-newborn care
- Geriatric care
- Compassionate care
- Policy and procedure compliance
- Nursing assessments
- Disease prevention
- Licensed by New Brunswick nursing board
- Charting medication administration
- Patient assessment
- Medication and IV administration
- Care plan implementation
- Direct nursing care
- Home health care
- Clinical risk assessment
- Patient management
- Patient assessment and care
- Workflow and patient management
- Patient care
- MS Word
- Outlook
- SPSC
Certification
- CPR
- AIINB
- NRP
- Fetal Monitoring
- Immunization Skills Certification, 01/01/02
- Breastfeeding Clinical Practice in New Brunswick, 03/01/13
- Breastfeeding promotion and support, 06/01/12
- Motivate your patients in three minutes, 05/01/07
- Stress management in the school environment, 10/01/11
Otherexperienceshobbies
- Gardening
- Cooking
- Painting
- Furniture refurbishing
- Home decorating
Languages
French
Professional
English
Professional
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Travel Nurse
Adapt Healthcare
11.2023 - 05.2024
Nurse
Réseau de santé Vitalité
06.2023 - Current
Paramedical Technician
ExamOne
07.2003 - 06.2008
Paramedical Technician
Portamedic
01.2003 - 02.2004
Nurse on float team
Corporation hospitalière Région 4
01.2003 - 01.2003
Public Health Nurse
Vitalite Health Network
12.2001 - 06.2023
Nurse
Foyer Notre-Dame
12.2001 - 01.2003
Nurse
Northern Maine Medical Center
07.1998 - 03.1999
- CPR
- AIINB
- NRP
- Fetal Monitoring
- Immunization Skills Certification, 01/01/02
- Breastfeeding Clinical Practice in New Brunswick, 03/01/13
- Breastfeeding promotion and support, 06/01/12
- Motivate your patients in three minutes, 05/01/07
- Stress management in the school environment, 10/01/11
Bachelor Degree - Nursing
Université de Moncton
High School -
Polyvalente Thomas-Albert
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