Emily Milligan
Summary
Dedicated and compassionate ER nurse seeking to leverage strong clinical skills and emergency care experience to provide high quality, fast paced while still maintaining therapeutic relationships and providing emotional support in a dynamic environment
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Emergency Room Registered Nurse
Almonte General Hospital
08.2022 - Current
- Triage and Emergency assessment - skilled in rapid assessment and quick prioritization based on various CTAS guidelines
- Initiated medical directives including IV insertion, imaging and/or blood work, administering medications and reassessment of treatment
- Cared for patients of all age groups requiring constant monitoring and routine assessments including but not limited to neurological assessments, cardiovascular, respiratory, GI/GU.
- Deliver patient information education and emotional support to patients and families
- Able to perform non clinical tasks such as answering phone calls, print charts, and arrange transfers to other facilities
- Charge nurse duties requiring me to act as leader of the hospital for the shift within my abilities, supporting other staff members. Dealing with crisis' as the arise
Emergency Room Registered Nurse
Pembroke Regional Hospital
10.2021 - 06.2024
- Assessed and prioritized patients based on symptoms and symptom severity using CTAS guidelines to ensure patients were directed to appropriate zones in the emergency department.
- Collaborated closely with a variety of physicians including but not limited to Emergency room physicians, psychiatrists, general surgeons, gynecologists, and pediatrician and other various members of the health care team
- Cared for patients of all age groups requiring constant monitoring and routine assessments including but not limited to neurological assessments, cardiovascular, respiratory, GI/GU, etc.
- Supported and guided nursing staff, adjusted staffing workload based on nurse skill mix and patient acuity as unit charge nurse
- Decisively and confidently made judgments on patient conditions based on vital signs, patient presentation, and initial assessment.
Emergency Room Registered Nurse
Stanton Territorial Hospital
09.2020 - 01.2021
- Cared for patients of all age groups requiring continuous monitoring and routine assessments including but not limited to neurological assessments, cardiovascular, respiratory, GI/GU, etc.
- Decisively and confidently made judgments on patient conditions based on vital signs, patient presentation, and initial assessment.
- Able to initiate treatments as per medical directives based on patient assessments and symptoms.
- Monitored and cared for critically ill patients that required high level nursing care while providing emotional care and education regarding disease process.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Ottawa University
01.2016
Skills
- Emergency care
- Patient assessments
- IV insertion
- Trauma nursing
- Airway management
- Condition monitoring
- EKG interpretation
- Medication and IV administration
- Advanced cardiovascular life support
- Pediatric advanced life support (PALS)
- Trauma nursing core course (TNCC)
- Acute care expertise
Certification
- Basic Life Support (BLS) 2025
- Trauma Nursing Care Course (TNCC) October 2024
- Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) June 2025
Languages
English
Full Professional
Timeline
Emergency Room Registered Nurse
Almonte General Hospital
08.2022 - Current
Emergency Room Registered Nurse
Pembroke Regional Hospital
10.2021 - 06.2024
Emergency Room Registered Nurse
Stanton Territorial Hospital
09.2020 - 01.2021
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Ottawa University