Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Certification
References
Timeline
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CHELSIE GIRARD

CHELSIE GIRARD

Komoka,Canada

Summary

Registered Nurse with extensive NICU experience at London Health Sciences Centre, excelling in neonatal care and critical thinking. Proven ability to enhance patient outcomes through effective communication and multidisciplinary collaboration. Skilled in clinical supervision and team leadership, fostering a supportive environment for both staff and families. Committed to continuous improvement and evidence-based practices.

Overview

11
11
years of professional experience
5
5

Certifications

Work History

Registered Nurse, NICU

London Health Sciences Centre
London, Ontario
05.2019 - Current
  • Utilizing critical thinking and clinical judgment in a fast-paced environment to assess the health and conditions of neonatal patients, to develop individual care plans, and to monitor when their status is changing, and implementing necessary interventions.
  • Routinely working with ventilators, multiple intravenous infusions, and medications, high-risk, extremely preterm neonates, and the multidisciplinary team to optimize patient outcomes.
  • Attending high-risk deliveries and admitting neonates into the NICU, while collaborating with the obstetrical care team on changing maternal situations that can affect neonatal care.
  • Maintaining effective communication with parents and families, providing timely updates, involving parents in patient care rounds, supporting family-integrated care, and educating parents throughout their child's NICU journey.
  • Mentoring new staff and current colleagues, precepting student nurses, and supporting the implementation of new guidelines and teams within the NICU.
  • Delegated tasks appropriately among staff members according to their qualifications.
  • Assisted in the development and implementation of departmental policies and procedures.
  • Working in charge and managing staffing levels within the unit while ensuring optimal levels of patient care.
  • Supported physicians and consultants with tests and procedures.

Registered Nurse, NICU

McMaster University Medical Centre
Hamilton, Ontario
05.2016 - 12.2018
  • Beginning my NICU career, developing assessment and intervention skills, understanding evidence-based practices in the NICU, working with the multidisciplinary team, and collaborating with parents and families.
  • Completing perinatal/neonatal nursing certification to stay current and up to date, appreciating ongoing education as an important component of this ever-changing field.
  • Providing routine vitals monitoring, ventilation monitoring, intravenous fluid management, medication administration, as well as monitoring the neonatal environment for infection control concerns to optimize conditions for the neonate's health and safety.
  • Worked with families on safe ways to bottle-feed and breastfeed, linking with lactation consultants and occupational therapists to improve outcomes.

Registered Nurse, Care Coordinator

Ontario Health atHome
London
05.2014 - 09.2017
  • Managed caseloads of chronically ill individuals living at home, supporting them with appropriate home care services, and community support.
  • Routinely evaluating patients' health status, completing thorough assessments, collaborating with families and health care team members to optimize care plans, and/or assessing whether this patient requires more intensive care and support.
  • Completing long-term care home applications, linking patients and families to retirement homes, and caregiver relief supports.
  • Gaining a thorough understanding of the Ontario health and home care system and utilizing all available supports to maintain patients in their homes as long as possible, and as safely as possible.

Education

Master of Science - Advanced Practice Nursing

Laurentian University
08.2025

Perinatal Nursing Certificate -

Mohawk College
03.2017

Maternal Newborn Nursing Certificate -

Fanshawe College
05.2016

Bachelor of Science - Nursing

Western University
12.2013

Skills

Neonatal care and assessment

  • Communication and prioritization
  • Critical thinking and clinical judgment
  • Emergency response
  • Family engagement strategies
  • Multidisciplinary team collaboration
  • Research findings communication
  • Effective knowledge translation
  • Clinical supervision and evaluation
  • Curriculum development and continuous improvement
  • Team leadership, development, and management
  • Work Planning and Prioritization

Certification

  • Licensed with the College of Nurses of Ontario
  • Neonatal Resuscitation Program certified
  • Registered Nurses Association of Ontario with special interest in pediatric care and maternal newborn care
  • Perinatal Nursing Certificate
  • Maternal Newborn Care Certificate

References

References available upon request.

Timeline

Registered Nurse, NICU

London Health Sciences Centre
05.2019 - Current

Registered Nurse, NICU

McMaster University Medical Centre
05.2016 - 12.2018

Registered Nurse, Care Coordinator

Ontario Health atHome
05.2014 - 09.2017

Master of Science - Advanced Practice Nursing

Laurentian University

Perinatal Nursing Certificate -

Mohawk College

Maternal Newborn Nursing Certificate -

Fanshawe College

Bachelor of Science - Nursing

Western University

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