Gagandeep Kaur
ON
Summary
Registered Nurse specializing in community and long-term care, delivering person-centered care through comprehensive assessments and collaborative treatment planning. Achieved positive health outcomes by effectively monitoring patient conditions and adhering to infection control protocols while maintaining accurate documentation. Focused on promoting client independence and safety in home settings, demonstrating strong clinical judgment and commitment to interdisciplinary collaboration.
Overview
1
1
Certification
8
8
years of post-secondary education
12
12
years of professional experience
Work History
SPEP Registered Nurse
Broadview Nursing Home
Smiths Falls, ON
09.2026 - 10.2026
- Provided supervised RN care in an Ontario long-term care home, following clinical judgment and safety standards.
- Delivered person-centred care, ensuring dignity, safety, infection control, mobility, and comfort for residents.
- Completed resident assessments, monitored status, updated care plans, and reported condition changes to the team.
- Worked with nurses, PSWs, residents, families and the interdisciplinary team to support individualized care.
- Applied therapeutic communication, prioritized tasks, observed clinical changes and used evidence-informed nursing under supervision.
- Administered scheduled medications using eMAR, accurately recording administration times to minimize missed doses.
- Conducted blood glucose checks and adjusted sliding-scale insulin per standing orders under RN supervision.
- Prepared and labeled specimens for lab collection per IPAC protocols, safeguarding chain-of-custody integrity.
- Assessed residents' conditions and updated long-term care plans.
- Administered medications and monitored responses in a skilled nursing setting.
- Coordinated care with physicians, therapists, and nursing staff.
- Supervised certified nursing assistants during daily resident care.
- Managed wound care and infection control procedures on the unit.
- Responded to changes in resident status and initiated nursing interventions.
- Utilized critical thinking skills to assess clinical situations quickly and accurately.
- Collaborated with physicians, nurses, therapists, social workers and other healthcare professionals to develop individualized treatment plans for each patient.
- Assessed, planned, implemented and evaluated nursing care for assigned patients.
- Maintained a safe environment for all patients by adhering to infection control policies and procedures.
- Monitored vital signs, administered injections, and provided assistance with medical procedures.
- Documented patient progress notes accurately and efficiently in the electronic medical record system.
- Administered medications and treatments, monitoring patients for reactions and side effects.
- Advocated for patients by supporting and respecting basic rights, values, and beliefs.
- Evaluated effectiveness of interventions through ongoing assessment of patient responses.
- Evaluated patients, recognized and addressed complications and coordinated treatment with other members of the critical care team.
- Adhered to infection control procedures to facilitate a safe, clean patient environment.
- Participated in multidisciplinary team meetings to discuss patient care plans.
Home Support Worker / Personal Support Worker
Bayshore Healthcare Limited
, Ontario
12.2025 - 08.2026
- Delivered person-centred home support for bathing, grooming, dressing, toileting and continence care to enhance client comfort and dignity
- Facilitated ambulation, utilized mobility aids, executed safe transfers and implemented fall-prevention strategies per care plans to ensure client safety
- Supported feeding, hydration and meal setup; reported changes in intake, appetite or behavior
- Provided skin care and pressure-injury prevention and kept environments clean and safe
- Documented care and observations accurately and reported concerns to the healthcare team
- Documented care activities and updates in Bayshore Healthcare visit records accurately.
- Communicated calmly with families and Bayshore Healthcare team members about care needs.
Customer Service Representative
Rattan Hospital
, India
10.2024 - 08.2025
- Managed patient inquiries at Rattan Hospital front desk and switchboard.
- Checked in patients and verified demographic, insurance, and contact details.
- Addressed patient inquiries at the front desk, providing information and assistance at Rattan Hospital front desk and switchboard.
- Addressed patient, family, and staff concerns with empathy while maintaining confidentiality.
- Managed tense ward situations with clear communication to ensure effective patient care.
Telecommunications Technician
TRG Staffing Solutions
Mississauga, ON
08.2021 - 06.2024
- Conducted inspections of telecommunications equipment and identified technical issues, ensuring 100% compliance with safety and operational procedures.
- Maintained documentation for 20+ service calls weekly, following standardized protocols to resolve technical faults.
- Adhered to safety standards, contributing to team efforts that enhanced service reliability by 10%.
Personal Support Worker
Home Instead
Etobicoke, ON
11.2020 - 05.2021
- Delivered personalized care: bathing, grooming, dressing, toileting, skin care, feeding, hydration, continence support to enhance comfort and dignity
- Facilitated ambulation using mobility aids and mechanical lifts for transfers, repositioned patients, and implemented fall prevention strategies to promote safety
- Monitored changes in health and behavior to ensure timely responses to patient needs, reported findings on health, behavior, appetite, mobility, and bowel/bladder patterns while maintaining safe care areas and adhering to IPAC protocols
Nursing Intern
S.P.N. College of Nursing / Multiple Clinical Settings
, India
11.2014 - 12.2018
- Provided supervised patient-centred care across hospital, community health, and psychiatric units.
- Monitored and recorded BP, HR, RR, temperature, and SpO2; reported abnormal findings and concerns.
- Assisted with blood glucose checks, specimen collection, wound care, infection control, ADLs, mobility, feeding, and hygiene.
- Maintained accurate clinical notes of observations, vital signs, intake/output, and care provided, ensuring continuity of patient care.
- Utilized therapeutic communication and de-escalation techniques in psychiatric settings, collaborating effectively with supervising nurses and interdisciplinary teams.
- Performed medication reconciliation on admission using hospital MAR, reducing documentation discrepancies at handoff.
- Tracked daily vital-sign trends to identify patient health changes in EMR to flag early sepsis indicators and prompt urgent clinician review.
- Completed competency checks for blood glucose monitoring and specimen collection, meeting clinical skills assessment standards.
- Implemented bedside fall-risk checklist during rounds, promoting safety awareness among unit staff and contributing to a safer patient environment.
Education
Ontario College Graduate Certificate - Nursing Leadership & Management
Northern College
Scarborough, ON 09.2020 - 05.2021
Ontario Graduate Certificate - Healthcare Management
Northern College
Scarborough, ONBachelor of Science - Nursing
Baba Farid University of Health Sciences
Punjab, India 04.2014 - 10.2018
Bachelor of Science - Education
Punjab University
Chandigarh, India 03.2011 - 03.2014
Skills
- Patient-Centered Care
- Clinical Judgment & Critical Thinking
- Client assessment
- Care planning
- Patient monitoring
- EHR documentation
- Care coordination
- Medication safety
- Medication delivery
- Blood Glucose Monitoring
- Blood glucose checks
- Vital signs
- Wound care
- Specimen Collection
- Infection prevention
- Infection control
- Analytical Decision Making
- Interprofessional collaboration
- Community & Home Care
- Care transitions
- Clinical Record Management
- Medication review
Certification
- Registered Nurse, College of Nurses of Ontario – Present
- Current, CPR / BLS – Nov 2025 – 2028
- Valid G2 Driver's Licence, Ontario
- TB test and Immunization Records,Vulnerable Sector Check- Current
- SPEP Eligibility Letter / SPEP Experience Completed in Ontario, CNO
- Languages-English (Native), Punjabi (Native), Hindi (Native)
Timeline
SPEP Registered Nurse
Broadview Nursing Home
09.2026 - 10.2026
Home Support Worker / Personal Support Worker
Bayshore Healthcare Limited
12.2025 - 08.2026
Customer Service Representative
Rattan Hospital
10.2024 - 08.2025
Telecommunications Technician
TRG Staffing Solutions
08.2021 - 06.2024
Personal Support Worker
Home Instead
11.2020 - 05.2021
Ontario College Graduate Certificate - Nursing Leadership & Management
Northern College
09.2020 - 05.2021
Nursing Intern
S.P.N. College of Nursing / Multiple Clinical Settings
11.2014 - 12.2018
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Baba Farid University of Health Sciences
04.2014 - 10.2018
Bachelor of Science - Education
Punjab University
03.2011 - 03.2014
Ontario Graduate Certificate - Healthcare Management
Northern College