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Farah Warsi

Toronto

Summary

I am a Registered Nurse with over 12 years of experience in Emergency Medicine and Trauma Care. Currently, I serve as the Clinical Nurse Educator at Unity Health Toronto’s Emergency Department and Level One Trauma Centre. My role involves utilizing evidence-based practices to guide clinical decision-making, optimize policies and procedures, and deliver a comprehensive ED education curriculum to ensure competency in caring for critically ill and injured patients. As Co-Chair of the Quality Improvement Council, I collaborate with an interdisciplinary team to lead initiatives such as the CPR Coach, Hypothermia Pathways, and Blood Culture Collection projects. Our current focus includes evaluating the CPR Coach role, reviewing Hypothermia Protocols, and enhancing Blood Culture Collection practices. I hold instructor status with the Heart and Stroke Foundation for BLS, ACLS, and PALS and with the National Emergency Nurses Association (NENA) for Canadian Triage and Acuity Scale (CTAS).

Overview

11
11
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Clinical Nurse Educator, Emergency Department

Unity Health Toronto (St. Michael's Hospital)
05.2023 - Current
  • Design and deliver a multi-model education curriculum that consolidates theory and practice-based learning to all nursing staff.
  • Liaise with deputy chief and professional practice in the revision and optimization of policies and procedures to reflect current best practice and support the ED standard of care.
  • Review Safety Reports from a systems and unit-level approach to determine priorities for education and areas requiring review by patient safety and professional practice.
  • Routinely follow up with staff on the unit and support learning plan development using the SMART framework.
  • Co-Chair of Quality Improvement Council; collaborate with interdisciplinary team to lead CPR Coach Role, Hypothermia Pathway, and Blood Culture Collection.


Clinical Practice Leader, Emergency Department

Humber River Hospital
06.2021 - 06.2023
  • Engaged in staff huddle to build rapport and conduct needs assessments in identifying learning and education needs of the department.
  • Reviewed Quality Risk Management (QRM) daily, analyzing trends requiring further education (specimen labeling and medication scanning)
  • Lead onboarding for all nursing staff using classroom, simulation, and practice-based education strategies to consolidate learnings
  • Completed Advanced Event Reviews (AERs) on critical incidents, providing recommendations to unit leadership and professional practice to reflect the ED standard of care.
  • Led the development, implementation, and education of various ED Order Sets, including Multi-System Trauma, Pediatric Critical Care Infusions, Code Hip, and Transient Ischemic Attack.
  • Member of the Quality Improvement Council in the ED; projects included; STEMI (door to needle times) and blood culture collection

Registered Nurse

Unity Health Toronto
09.2016 - 05.2023
  • Staff RN in Level One Trauma, Regional Stroke, and STEMI Center.
  • Applied critical thinking skills in the assessment and management of undifferentiated patients presenting to the ED.
  • Utilized CTAS guidelines, organizational policies, and ED assessments to safely triage patients.
  • Served as a preceptor to new hire RNs and nursing students.
  • Proficient in critical care skills (e.g., telemetry, intubated patients, arterial lines, central lines, cardioversion, defibrillation) and managing ICU-level patients

Adjunct Lecturer

University Of Toronto, St. George Campus
09.2021 - Current

• Pre-Clinical Lab Facilitator (01/2024; 01/2025); Instructor for Airway Management and Cardiac Arrest Skills Stations

• Nursing Facilitator (02/2024); Interprofessional Safe Medication Practices Workshop

• Guest Speaker (06/2023; 06/2024); Malakian, A., Moore, J., Willett Pachul, J., Warsi, F., & Westlake, L. (2023, June 27). Putting it all together: Advanced nursing practice to meet the demands of contemporary healthcare systems. In S. Mohammed (Chair), Panel presentation for NUR1171: Topics in Advance Practice Nursing, Lawrence S. Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing, University of Toronto.





PALS Instructor

Pediatric Education Development Services - PEDS
04.2024 - Current

BLS, ACLS, PALS Instructor

SkillStat-Emergency Medical Skills
06.2024 - Current

Faculty Advisor

University Of Toronto, St. George Campus
04.2024 - 06.2024


• Supported 14 undergraduate students completing final placement in L&D, NICU, Medicine, Surgical, and Trauma Units in different hospitals across GTA
• Liaised with students and preceptors to support development of learning plans using the SMART framework
• Scheduled ongoing meetings with student and preceptor, including midterm and final check-points to review progression of clinical milestones

Graduate Teaching Assistant

University Of Toronto, St. George Campus
09.2018 - 12.2020

Lawrence S. Faculty of Nursing; Health Assessment and Therapeutic Skills

Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy; Physical Assessment and Injection Techniques

Registered Nurse

The Hospital for Sick Children
06.2015 - 09.2016

Staff RN; Pediatric Emergency Department and Level One Trauma Centre

Registered Nurse

Lakeridge Health Oshawa
09.2014 - 06.2015

Staff RN; high volume community Emergency Department

Registered Nurse

Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
09.2013 - 10.2014

• Staff RN; Trauma, Neurosurgery, and Orthopedic Inpatient Unit

Education

Master of Nursing - Clinical Nursing & Resuscitation Sciences

University of Toronto
Toronto
04-2020

Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BScN) -

Ontario Tech University
Oshawa
04-2013

Skills

    General Class Registration; College of Nurses of Ontario (CNO), 138558571

Languages

English

Certification

Instructor; Canadian Triage and Acuity Scale (CTAS); National Emergency Nurses Association (NENA), 2022
• Instructor; Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS); Heart and Stroke Foundation, 2023

Instructor; Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS); Heart and Stroke Foundation, 2023
Instructor; Basic Cardiac Life Support (BLS); Heart and Stroke Foundation, 2023
Advanced Trauma Care for Nurses (ATCN); Society of Trauma Nurses, 2023
Emergency Nursing Certification; Canadian Nurses Association, 2022
Safe Management Group; Crisis Intervention and Prevention, 2024
• Coronary Care I; Durham College, 2014

Timeline

BLS, ACLS, PALS Instructor

SkillStat-Emergency Medical Skills
06.2024 - Current

PALS Instructor

Pediatric Education Development Services - PEDS
04.2024 - Current

Faculty Advisor

University Of Toronto, St. George Campus
04.2024 - 06.2024

Clinical Nurse Educator, Emergency Department

Unity Health Toronto (St. Michael's Hospital)
05.2023 - Current

Adjunct Lecturer

University Of Toronto, St. George Campus
09.2021 - Current

Clinical Practice Leader, Emergency Department

Humber River Hospital
06.2021 - 06.2023

Graduate Teaching Assistant

University Of Toronto, St. George Campus
09.2018 - 12.2020

Registered Nurse

Unity Health Toronto
09.2016 - 05.2023

Registered Nurse

The Hospital for Sick Children
06.2015 - 09.2016

Registered Nurse

Lakeridge Health Oshawa
09.2014 - 06.2015

Registered Nurse

Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
09.2013 - 10.2014

Instructor; Canadian Triage and Acuity Scale (CTAS); National Emergency Nurses Association (NENA), 2022
• Instructor; Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS); Heart and Stroke Foundation, 2023

Instructor; Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS); Heart and Stroke Foundation, 2023
Instructor; Basic Cardiac Life Support (BLS); Heart and Stroke Foundation, 2023
Advanced Trauma Care for Nurses (ATCN); Society of Trauma Nurses, 2023
Emergency Nursing Certification; Canadian Nurses Association, 2022
Safe Management Group; Crisis Intervention and Prevention, 2024
• Coronary Care I; Durham College, 2014

Master of Nursing - Clinical Nursing & Resuscitation Sciences

University of Toronto

Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BScN) -

Ontario Tech University
Farah Warsi