Cindy Crane

• Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
• Administered medications via oral, IV, and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
• Administered medications and treatment to patients and monitored responses while working with healthcare teams to adjust care plans.
• Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process, and management and lifestyle options.
• Provided direct patient care, stabilized patients, and determined next course of action.

Provided leadership to all aspects of acute care services of Boundary Hospital in grand Forks and Kootenay Lake Hospital in Nelson, BC

Provided direct leadership to the KB Education Department Clinical Practice Educators

Demonstrated the ability to effectively manage budgets by maintaining a positive variance across the portfolio of my responsibility

Provided leadership to all areas of Boundary Hospital, South Okanagan General Hospital including Cardiology, Respirology and Neuro-Diagnostics program at Penticton Regional Hospital.

Provided active involvement and collaboration with the Chief of Staff to successfully maintain 24 hour coverage of the Emergency Department.

Provided leadership within the 19 bed Intensive Care Unit for 5 years

Reviewed staffing levels of the ICU and ED to achieve stabilization and reduction of vacancies. Utilized strategies such as cross-training of staff, change in skill mix and decision support submissions to advocate the requirement of an additional Clinical Practice educator

In partnership with the Emergency Network team, developed an extensive Project Management Charter to address the patient flow issues at KGH Emergency called "Streaming" This is one of the most successful initiatives at KGh and was the first of its kind in British Columbia

Management of a 35 bed Emergency Department that included a 8 bed Clinical Decision Unit for almost 4 years.

Key participant in development and planning of the new Kelowna Emergency Department