Gillian Mackenzie
EDMONTON,Alberta
Summary
Organized and dependable candidate successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals. Detail-oriented team player with strong organizational skills. Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously with a high degree of accuracy. To seek and maintain full-time position that offers professional challenges utilizing interpersonal skills, excellent time management and problem-solving skills.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
Work History
Donor Coordinator
Alberta Health Services
03.2022 - Current
- Facilitated communications with donors, recipient coordinators and site personnel throughout donation process.
- Maintained calm demeanor during stressful situations to achieve objectives.
- Collaborated and coordinated across interdisciplinary teams and with partners to facilitate smoothest possible donation experience.
- Planned and implemented fundraising events.
- Attended events to develop professional network of potential donors.
- Skilled at working independently and collaboratively in a team environment.
- Self-motivated, with a strong sense of personal responsibility.
- Proven ability to learn quickly and adapt to new situations.
- Worked well in a team setting, providing support and guidance.
- Managed time efficiently in order to complete all tasks within deadlines.
- Demonstrated respect, friendliness and willingness to help wherever needed.
- Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.
- Passionate about learning and committed to continual improvement.
- Organized and detail-oriented with a strong work ethic.
- Paid attention to detail while completing assignments.
- Worked flexible hours across night, weekend and holiday shifts.
- Developed and maintained courteous and effective working relationships.
- Cultivated interpersonal skills by building positive relationships with others.
Registered Nurse, Critical Care Unit
Alberta Health Services
02.2011 - 03.2022
- Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
- Administered medications via oral, IV, and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
- Administered medications and treatment to patients and monitored responses while working with healthcare teams to adjust care plans.
- Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process, and management and lifestyle options.
- Provided direct patient care, stabilized patients, and determined next course of action.
- Trained new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures, and safety protocols.
- Conferred with physicians to discuss diagnoses and devise well-coordinated treatment approaches.
- Monitored patient condition by interpreting and tracking EKG readings, identifying irregular telemetry readings and updating team members on changes in stability or acuity.
- Provided exceptional care to high-acute patients needing complex care such as ventilator management, extensive wound care and rehabilitation.
- Participated in nursing simulation activities, evidence-based practice project implementation and competency development to further nursing education.
- Provided didactic and clinical instructions to orient new nurses and potential student nurses to achieve training outcomes.
- Explained course of care and medication side effects to patients and caregivers in easy-to-understand terms.
- Provided skilled, timely and level-headed emergency response to critically-ill patients.
- Quickly responded to situations impacting safety and security to unit, actualizing crisis prevention interventions to control and de-escalate situations.
- Facilitated therapeutic communication, conflict resolution and crisis intervention by redirecting negative behaviors and helping patients regain or improve coping abilities.
- Delivered high level of quality care to diverse populations while overseeing patient admission and triaging based on acuity and appropriate department admission.
- Collaborated with leadership to devise initiatives for improving nursing satisfaction, retention and morale.
- Participated in evidence-based practice project implementation, nursing competency development and nursing simulation activities.
Clinical Nursing Instructor
University Of Alberta
05.2017 - 06.2019
- Created training materials and implemented instructional strategies to track student progress, ascertain skills and development and perform staff assessments.
- Identified and assigned appropriate activities and projects to enhance student learning.
- Delivered information and valuable instructions to students during clinical rotations.
- Trained 16 students to identify signs of patient health deterioration and clinical equipment malfunction to promote achievement of course objectives.
- Coordinated with clinicians to develop and coordinate student assignments.
- Developed and created clinical assignments to assess student skills.
- Monitored progress of each student and provided formal evaluation upon completion of clinical placements.
- Oriented and provided instruction to students during clinical rotations.
- Coached underperforming students to help meet clinical objectives
- Prepared and delivered lectures to undergraduate and graduate students on pharmacology.
- Liaised with medical and nursing personnel to evaluate and improve teaching and nursing practices.
- Provided individualized instruction to struggling pupils.
- Collaborated with other preceptors and instructors to enhance student experience.
- Met with students one-on-one to design learning plans and discuss projects.
- Supported student educational and vocational planning to help each optimize learning strategies and reap long-term career benefits.
- Compiled, administered and graded examinations to evaluate and record student comprehension levels.
- Prepared and delivered lectures to undergraduate or graduate students on topics such as pharmacology, mental health nursing and community health care practices.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Napier University
Edinburgh, Scotland05.2004
Skills
- Networking
- Campaign Development
- Community Networking
- Event Planning
- Time Management
- Interpersonal Communication
- Documentation and Reporting
- Strategic Thinking
Languages
English
Full Professional
Timeline
Donor Coordinator
Alberta Health Services
03.2022 - Current
Clinical Nursing Instructor
University Of Alberta
05.2017 - 06.2019
Registered Nurse, Critical Care Unit
Alberta Health Services
02.2011 - 03.2022
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Napier University
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