Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Languages
Awards And Acknowledgements
Certification
Timeline
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Cynthia Malone

St. Johns,Newfoundland

Summary

Registered Nurse with experience in acute care, wound management, triage, high observation unit, long term care, and charge nurse, looking for exciting opportunities to provide Nursing care in Northern Communities

With 16 years of experience, I have been employed in a variety of settings, including Northern communities. Surgical Oncology, acute care, community based care, and long term care. I have extensive experience in wounds, vac dressings, surgical wounds, diabetic wounds and diabetes. Drains i.e. percutaneous drain, JP's, indwelling catheters and ostomies. IV lines both peripheral and central lines. Iv initiation, and phlebotomy. Many years' experience as a charge nurse in education and training. 6 years operating a foot care business and providing in home services and diabetic care. Community Nursing with rehabilitation, and collaborating with Community Health Nurses. 3 years Nursing triage experience and tele health, including mental health and addictions, poisonings, paediatrics, and assessments for Nurse Practitioners. Also office experience including Documents, word, meditech health system, files, and computer skills. Certifications in ACLS, PALS, BCLS, WHIMIS, TDG, Immunization competency for northern communities.

Overview

18
18
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Travel Nurse

Mara Home Health
04.2024 - Current
  • Supervisor, Delegations, Care plan, Phlebotomy, Wound care
  • Point of care testing, Foley Catheter insertions/removals, Medication, IVG infusions, PIV
  • SOAP charting, assessments, Immunizations, Well Child records, growth charts
  • End of life care

Owner-operator

Foot Care Specialist
01.2017 - Current
  • Providing foot care, nail care, removal of ingrown toe nails, callouses and corns, diabetic feet, assessments and interventions
  • Health teaching and counseling, and documenting care
  • Self directed care, time management skills, working independently and referral to other health care professionals
  • Day to day business operations

Travel Nurse

Teal Inc.
01.2023 - 12.2023
  • Senior care
  • Phlebotomy
  • Wound care
  • Charge nurse

Full time RN

Chancellor Park LTC
01.2023 - 12.2023
  • Charge Nurse
  • Wound care

Registered Nurse Seniors Living

Tiffany Village Retirement Center
01.2021 - 12.2022
  • Client care on assisted living and dementia care
  • Care plans, medication administration, wound care, admission assessments, palliative care
  • Nurse in Charge of care team with 3-4 staff and 23-25 residents
  • Staff education
  • Actively involved in Recreation, and Resident events
  • Wound care

Tele triage

NL Health line
01.2018 - 12.2021
  • Provide Nursing tele triage/ telemedicine services i.e
  • Psychiatry, behavioral health, acute care, and pediatrics for residents of Newfoundland and Labrador
  • Attentive and engaged listener, with strong critical thinking skills
  • Make decisions independently and documenting clear concise data
  • Providing Covid-19 pandemic health information
  • Team Lead/Charge Nurse

Caregivers/ RN- private care

Collaborative team
01.2015 - 12.2017
  • Providing Nursing, dementia care, rehabilitation, and palliative care
  • Also physiotherapy and behavioral approaches to care
  • Monitor, assess, document and evaluate care

RNBN

Her Majesty's Penitentiary
01.2014 - 12.2015
  • Medication administration and methadone program
  • Psychiatry

RN-Surgical Oncology

Alberta Health Services
01.2007 - 12.2012
  • Management of patients with bowel obstructions, crohn's and ulcerative colitis, and pancreatic diseases
  • Various Drains, Naso gastric tubes
  • Complex wounds, rectal flaps, colostomies, ileo-conduits, Foley catheters
  • Injections SQ/IM, and boluses
  • Care and monitoring of epidurals, central lines, PICC lines and IV therapy/initiation
  • Phlebotomy
  • ICU step down Unit
  • Infusion therapy of TPN (Total parenteral nutrition)
  • Counseling and health teaching

Education

Advanced Nursing Foot Care -

Centre for Nursing Studies
06.2017

Bachelor of Nursing -

Memorial University
05.2007

Skills

  • Medication administration
  • Medical records management
  • Diabetes management
  • Regulatory compliance
  • Patient assessment
  • Discharge planning
  • Wound care
  • Family education
  • Direct patient care
  • Care plan development
  • Vital signs monitoring
  • Patient education
  • Chronic disease management
  • Charting and clinical documentation
  • Intake and discharge
  • Intravenous therapy
  • Patient care assessment
  • Clear patient communication
  • Blood draw and sample collection

Languages

English
Full Professional

Awards And Acknowledgements

  • ACLS
  • BCLS Certification annually
  • PALS
  • Ear irrigation 2023
  • IPAC certification
  • WHIMIS
  • Dementia care certificate 2017
  • Certification in Obesity Management- Scope e-learning.org
  • Advance Foot Care certification 2018
  • Alzheimer's Disease and Dementia Care
  • Certification in 'Introduction to Acquired Brain Injury' from OBIA
  • Diabetes Management

Certification

  • Advanced Foot Care
  • Advanced Cardiac Life Support Certification (ACLS)
  • Basic Life Support Certification (BLS)
  • PALS
  • Nunavut immunization certificate
  • Ear irrigation
  • WHIMIS certificate
  • Dementia care
  • Botox and dermal fillers Nurse injector

Timeline

Travel Nurse

Mara Home Health
04.2024 - Current

Travel Nurse

Teal Inc.
01.2023 - 12.2023

Full time RN

Chancellor Park LTC
01.2023 - 12.2023

Registered Nurse Seniors Living

Tiffany Village Retirement Center
01.2021 - 12.2022

Tele triage

NL Health line
01.2018 - 12.2021

Owner-operator

Foot Care Specialist
01.2017 - Current

Caregivers/ RN- private care

Collaborative team
01.2015 - 12.2017

RNBN

Her Majesty's Penitentiary
01.2014 - 12.2015

RN-Surgical Oncology

Alberta Health Services
01.2007 - 12.2012

Advanced Nursing Foot Care -

Centre for Nursing Studies

Bachelor of Nursing -

Memorial University
Cynthia Malone