Christopher Cordova
BC
Summary
Empathetic Nurse promoting over 17 years of expertise in the healthcare industry. Nursing expertise in Palliative care, Complex care (LTC), Community care and Management. Registered in perfect standing under the BCCNM (previously CLPNBC) since 2007.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Palliative Nurse
Evergreen
Vancouver, BC
09.2024 - Current
- Providing Quality Palliative Comfort Care
- Pain Management & Symptom Management
- Inserting SC Butterflies. Administering Opioids & Other via SC route
- Inserting and managing Foley Catheters.
- Effective Collaboration with interdisciplinary team. Patients, Families, CHN's, SCN's, Doctors, etc.
- Bedside Care
LPN
Broadway Pentecostal Lodge
Vancouver, BC
12.2019 - Current
- Night Shift LPN (Nurse-in-Charge)
- Managing Health and safety for 114 Clients
- Effective Teamwork with 6 RCA's.
- Nursing Assessments, Interventions, Evaluations, Planning
- LTC Complex care
- Palliative Care
- Vital Signs Monitoring
- Managing Hospital Transfers as needed
- Managing staff sick calls
Community Nurse
Wellness Pharmacy
Vancouver, BC
05.2021 - 09.2024
- Independent Community Nurse
- 25-30 Patients per day
- Managing Schizophrenia. Administering IM injections.
- Managing IDDM. Assessing BG. Administering SC injections
- Administering Oral Medications
- Time management
- Effective Collaboration with Clients, Families, Pharmacy, Management Team
LPN
Elim Village
Surrey, BC
03.2012 - 12.2019
- LPN AM/PM & Nights
- Health & Wellness of 28 Clients
- Effective Teamwork with 4 RCA staff
- Effective collaboration with Doctors, Dietitians, Nurses
- Regular team meetings to provide best quality care for all clients
- Vitals Signs monitoring
- Medication Administration. Oral, SC, IM, PR, Topical.
- Annual Care Conferences
LPN Charge Nurse
Deltaview Life Enrichment Center
Delta, BC
01.2007 - 03.2012
- First 5 Years as a Nurse
- Years 1-3: Medication administration. PO, SC, IM, PR, Topical.
- Nursing assessments, planning, interventions, evaluations.
- Learning effective communication & teamwork
- Customer service
- Vitals signs monitoring
- Palliative care.
- Years 3-5. Delegated as Charge Nurse and Operations Manager for a new "Special Care Unit - Dorothy Meadows"
- Admitting patients from Riverview hospital
- Behavior management. Violence prevention.
- Effective collaboration & regular meetings with Fraserhealth Interdisciplinary team. Doctors, Pharmacists, Dietitians, OT, PT, Nurses.
Education
Associate of Science - Licensed Practical Nurse
Sprott-Shaw Community College
Surrey, BC01-2007
High School Diploma -
Ecole Kwantlen Park Secondary
Surrey, BC06-2004
Skills
- Nursing Expertise
- Clinical Leadership
- Empathetic Communication
- Teamwork Collaboration
- Management
Languages
English
Native or Bilingual
Certification
- Standard First Aid CPR/AED-C (exp: 10/2027)
- Respiratory Fit Test (3M, Model 1860. exp: 10/2026)
- Hospice Palliative Care (FraserHealth 2012)
- Opioids (FraserHealth 2014)
- Persistent Pain (FraserHealth 2014)
- Leadership (2009 &2015)
- Violence Prevention & Management (2008 & 2016)
- RAI-MDS (FraserHealth 2009)
- WHMIS (2006)
Timeline
Palliative Nurse
Evergreen
09.2024 - Current
Community Nurse
Wellness Pharmacy
05.2021 - 09.2024
LPN
Broadway Pentecostal Lodge
12.2019 - Current
LPN
Elim Village
03.2012 - 12.2019
LPN Charge Nurse
Deltaview Life Enrichment Center
01.2007 - 03.2012
Associate of Science - Licensed Practical Nurse
Sprott-Shaw Community College
High School Diploma -
Ecole Kwantlen Park Secondary