DANIELLE PARKIN, NP(F)
Vancouver,British Columbia
Summary
AANP-certified Family Nurse Practitioner with current emergency experience. Seeking to provide excellent urgent and emergent care at Abbotsford Regional Hospital Emergency Department, focused on diagnosing and managing both common and complex medical conditions in patients of all ages.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Emergency Nurse Practitioner
Vancouver Coastal Health
Vancouver, BC
01.2023 - Current
- Current employment at UBC Hospital Emergency Department, championing a new role of Nurse Practitioners within the emergency setting
- Casual employment at the North East Urgent and Primary Care Centre providing urgent and routine primary care to multiple communities
- Deliver care, referrals, coordination, and consultation to diverse patient populations presenting across the lifespan with stable and unstable medical conditions
- Initiate treatment including diagnostics, therapeutic interventions and medications in accordance with the statutory and regulatory standards, limits and conditions, and employer policy
- Collaborate autonomously with the interdisciplinary team to provide safe, effective care
Family Nurse Practitioner Student
Fraser Health Authority
, British Columbia
05.2021 - 06.2022
- Completed 794 hours of focused clinical care as a Nurse Practitioner student across the Fraser Valley
- Areas of specialization included intensive, primary, cardiac, urgent, and emergency settings
- Performed various emergency and critical care procedural skills including cardioversion, splinting, suturing, intubation, and central line insertion
- Delivered care, referrals, coordination, and consultation to diverse patient populations presenting with routine to critical medical conditions
- Collaborated autonomously with the interdisciplinary team to provide safe, effective care
Registered Nurse, Emergency
Fraser Health Authority
Abbotsford Regional Hospital And Cancer Centre, British Columbia
12.2018 - Current
- Cared for patients across the lifespan, including infants, children, pregnant women, and the elderly, presenting to a Level II trauma center, often operating beyond capacity.
- Independently maintained safe and proficient care to patients within various acuity levels in a pressured and demanding environment, while collaborating effectively with the healthcare team.
- Facilitated new graduate and emergency-specialized nurse orientation, and provided regulatory supervision to student nurses.
- Valued committee member dedicated to reviewing recent zone changes between October 2019 and June 2021. Collaborated with members regarding future implementation of nursing practice within the context of a new emergency expansion project.
Registered Nurse, Day Surgery
Fraser Valley Dental Specialists
Abbotsford, British Columbia
02.2018 - 01.2021
- Maintained a casual position working alongside an oral & maxillofacial surgeon, averaging 10 hours per month
- Responsibilities include preoperative consultation, teaching, and preparing intravenous sedation
- Intraoperative responsibilities include initiating and managing intravenous lines, monitoring vital signs, cardiac rhythm, and patient airway, and surgical count documentation for 10 patients per shift
- Independently responsible for facilitating postoperative recovery
Registered Nurse, Coronary Care Unit
Fraser Health Authority
Abbotsford Regional Hospital And Cancer Centre
01.2018 - 12.2018
- Maintained a casual position on a 24 bed telemetry unit
- Provided direct patient care by assessing, planning and implementing interventions for cardiac inpatients with acute heart failure, percutaneous coronary intervention, pacemaker insertion, myocardial infarction, and endocarditis with concurrent health conditions
- Emphasis placed on primary care prevention and maintenance with extensive health teaching and discharge planning regarding diet, exercise, and medication regimes
Registered Nurse, Medical-Surgical Unit
Fraser Health Authority
Abbotsford Regional Hospital And Cancer Centre
01.2018 - 12.2018
- Maintained a 1.0 FTE on a 50+ bed inpatient renal-focused unit
- Provided direct patient care by assessing, planning and implementing interventions for both acute and chronic complex inpatients with multisystem diagnoses
- Established therapeutic relationships with patients and families, advocating and providing health education
- Facilitated complex discharges in collaboration with interdisciplinary team
- Acted as Charge Nurse, facilitated orientation for new employees, and provided regulatory supervision for new graduates and student nurses
- Acted as unit champion for peritoneal dialysis and vacuum-assisted closure dressings, providing hands-on teaching to staff
Education
Master of Nursing, Family Nurse Practitioner -
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, BC06.2022
Advanced Certificate in Emergency Nursing -
British Columbia Institute of Technology
Burnaby, BC11.2019
Tropical And Geographic Medicine Short Course -
University of British Columbia
Vancouver, BC05.2019
Bachelor of Science in Nursing -
University of The Fraser Valley
Chilliwack, BC12.2017
Skills
- Current Emergency Nurse Practitioner experience
- 7 years of emergency nursing experience including triage, trauma, and pediatrics
Certification
- AANP-certified Family Nurse Practitioner
- ACLS and PALS certification
- Completion of the CASTED: Emergency course
- TELEFLEX Procedural Lab: Arrow EZ-IO Insertion and Airway Intubation
Timeline
Emergency Nurse Practitioner
Vancouver Coastal Health
01.2023 - Current
Family Nurse Practitioner Student
Fraser Health Authority
05.2021 - 06.2022
Registered Nurse, Emergency
Fraser Health Authority
12.2018 - Current
Registered Nurse, Day Surgery
Fraser Valley Dental Specialists
02.2018 - 01.2021
Registered Nurse, Coronary Care Unit
Fraser Health Authority
01.2018 - 12.2018
Registered Nurse, Medical-Surgical Unit
Fraser Health Authority
01.2018 - 12.2018
Master of Nursing, Family Nurse Practitioner -
University of British Columbia
Advanced Certificate in Emergency Nursing -
British Columbia Institute of Technology
Tropical And Geographic Medicine Short Course -
University of British Columbia
Bachelor of Science in Nursing -
University of The Fraser Valley
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