Janine Oliveira
Barrie
Summary
I am an experienced critical care nurse that provides high quality care to critically ill patients and their families. An enthusiastic team member dedicated to ongoing professional and departmental development.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
Work History
Registered Nurse, Cardiac Care Unit
Royal Victoria Regional Health Centre
10.2021 - Current
- Scope of practice: advanced cardiac and hemodynamic monitoring, ECG, telemetry, and lab result interpretation, CVAD/arterial line maintenance, medication administration and titration of sedation and life-saving drugs; vascular management of arterial puncture sites, IABP management, assist with bedside procedures and patient assessment, treatment
- Provide counsel and education regarding lifestyle, medication and symptom management, from a cardiac perspective
- Served as a preceptor for nursing student during their clinical rotation, providing valuable real-world experience and guidance to foster professional growth
Registered Nurse, Intensive Care Unit
Mackenzie Health, Cortellucci Site
04.2020 - 05.2023
- Complete head-to-toe assessments and provide necessary treatments in a timely manner
- Provide support and ongoing communication with patients, families, and substitute decision makers
- Advanced hemodynamic monitoring, management and titrate life-saving medications, sedation, and administer scheduled daily medications
- Maintain aseptic and sterile techniques in a variety of procedures, including central venous and arterial line dressing and tubing changes, peripheral IV insertion, foley catheter insertion, and complex wound care management
- Monitor and manage ventilated patients, and trouble-shoot and respond to ventilator alarms in collaboration with Respiratory Therapists
- Foster an interdisciplinary team approach, including multidisciplinary team rounds
- Attend code blues throughout the hospital to provide ACLS-guided support and leadership
Registered Nurse, Emergency Department
Toronto General Hospital
12.2010 - 05.2021
- Provide timely nursing care to critically ill patients with a wide range of illnesses and conditions, within a major cardiac hospital
- Provide emotional, spiritual and culturally-appropriate care to patients and families
- Perform electrocardiograms (12-lead and 15-lead), interpret cardiac arrhythmias, and telemetry strips proficiently
- Insert IV catheters, Foley catheters, nasogastric tubes and perform phlebotomy expertly
- Participate regularly in resuscitative efforts as part of a multidisciplinary team, in a stressful environment
- Document all patient care, assessments, treatments, and interactions in accordance with hospital policy, best-practice guidelines, and professional nursing standards
- Utilize medical directives and clinical order sets
- Triage incoming patients, utilizing concise and relevant interview techniques to assess, sort and prioritize patients in the ED
- Provide support, guidance, and leadership as a charge nurse for ED nursing colleagues and the interdisciplinary team
- Enthusiastic encouragement, support, coaching and mentoring of novice nurses, medical students, and colleagues in day-to-day communication and practice, and through preceptorship programs
- Encourage interdepartmental communication and ongoing development through participation in workgroups and a safety committee
- Utilized critical thinking skills to prioritize nursing interventions based on patients' acuity levels and individual needs.
- Conducted thorough patient assessments to identify changes in condition, promptly notifying physicians and initiating appropriate interventions when necessary.
Nurse Investigator
Office of the Chief Coroner for Ontario
04.2018 - 04.2020
- Facilitate the reporting and data collection of all Medical-assistance-in-dying (MAiD) deaths in Ontario
- Support and interview the family of the deceased, providing condolences and assisting with aftercare
- Interview practitioners, and allied health professionals, to facilitate death investigations and case review
- Monitor and provide oversight related to MAiD deaths as defined by the Criminal Code of Canada and in accordance with applicable legislation and best practice guidelines
- Contribute to process development as it pertains to reporting and oversight of MAiD deaths in Ontario
- Possess proficient technical skills in computer software and AV equipment
Registered Nurse, Nursing Resource Team
Toronto General Hospital
05.2010 - 12.2010
- Adapted to the workflow and needs of multiple units, including: ED, Cardiology, Musculoskeletal Health/Rheumatology, General Surgery, General Internal Medicine, Urology/Gynecology & Thoracic/Respirology
- Nursing Resource Team (NRT)
Education
Baccalaureate in Nursing -
Humber ITAL/University of New Brunswick
Toronto, ON01.2010
Affiliations
- College of Nurses of Ontario (CNO)
- Registered Nurses Association of Ontario (RNAO)
Certificationsandqualifications
- Cardiology Nursing Course: Disease Prevention and Management, Humber, 2023
- Vascular Management Certificate, RVH
- Critical Care Certificate, Michener Institute, 2020
- Stop the Bleed Course, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, 2019
- Canadian Nurses Association-Emergency Nursing Certificate (Canada) (ENC(C)), 2014-2019
- Current Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS) certification
- Current Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) certification
- Crisis Intervention Training, 2017
- Preceptorship Workshop, 2017
- Trauma Nursing Core Course (TNCC), 2014-2018
- Coronary Care Level 2, 2011
- Coronary Care Level 1, 2010
Languages
English
Native or Bilingual
Timeline
Registered Nurse, Cardiac Care Unit
Royal Victoria Regional Health Centre
10.2021 - Current
Registered Nurse, Intensive Care Unit
Mackenzie Health, Cortellucci Site
04.2020 - 05.2023
Nurse Investigator
Office of the Chief Coroner for Ontario
04.2018 - 04.2020
Registered Nurse, Emergency Department
Toronto General Hospital
12.2010 - 05.2021
Registered Nurse, Nursing Resource Team
Toronto General Hospital
05.2010 - 12.2010
Baccalaureate in Nursing -
Humber ITAL/University of New Brunswick
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