Jaspreet Parmar
Calgary,AB
Summary
LPN equipped with a diverse clinical background, strong interpersonal skills, and academic excellence. Seeking an opportunity to further grow professionally within a dynamic health environment to help patients achieve optimal outcomes.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
Work History
LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSE
Medicentres Family Care Clinics
02.2023 - Current
- Triaging patients and doing full assessments (greeting, rooming, obtaining height/weight)
- Completing triage notes regarding patient complaints and relevant history
- Triaging prenatal checkups and follow up baby checks
- Obtaining urine specimens and sending cultures off to lab and blood glucose monitoring
- Chaperoning MD's during pelvic/breast exams
- Performed dressing changes (burns, lacerations), removing sutures, immunizations, wart treatments and ear syringing
- Performing sterilization of equipment
- Providing patient educations regarding medications, wound care and urinary tract infections
- Assisted with MOA duties such as registering patients, faxing documents and doing patient call backs
- Collaborating with physicians in a respectful manner for the benefit of patients and families
Licensed Practical Nurse-Casual Employee
Alberta Health Services
12.2020 - Current
- Assisted with admissions, appointments, transfers and discharges.
- Administered controlled narcotics, inserted IVs and performed catheterizations.
- Collaborated with interdisciplinary team of healthcare and social service providers, to address patients' needs through effective intervention and care planning.
- Cared for wounds, provided treatments and assisted with procedures.
- Performed routine evaluations of each patient's status, needs and preferences.
- Comforted and counseled patients and families throughout care process.
Licenced Practical Nurse
Aspen Care
09.2019 - 08.2023
- Provide palliative care to home-based long term and short term patients; symptom management through pharmacological/non pharmacological means, familiar with goals of care and end of life signs.
- Perform assessments to determine patient state and comfort during final phases of palliative care to gain physician recommendations for medication and treatment adjustments.
- Collaborate on the evaluation of care plan outcomes, implementing or adjusting interventions accordingly with physicians, nurse practitioners and pharmacists.
- Duties include: Medication reconciliation, vitals/assessments, meal planning, providing transportation to and from appointments, complete bed transfers from bed, chair and wheelchair, medication administration, narcotic management, lab work, setting up lifelines.
- Provide emotional/behavioral/medication support and supervision for those with Dementia, Alzheimer's and Parkinson's.
- Provide patients and families with emotional support and instruction in preparing healthy meals, independent living and adaptation to disability or illness
Licensed Practical Nurse
Switch Health
09.2021 - 06.2022
- Conducted mandatory international arrival COVID testing for Federal Government of Canada,
- Performed nasal swabs and conducted rapid antigen testing in private travel clinic while adhering to PPE requirements
- Coordinated client scheduling and payments for billing at the clinic
- Protected individual confidentiality as prescribed federal mandates.
- Batched and prepared PCR test samples for the laboratory
COVID-19 Vaccinator- Casual Employee
Alberta Health Services
05.2021 - 08.2021
- Administered vaccinations via intramuscular injection to the general public
- Completed screening questions with patients following CDC guidelines.
- Used Meditech software to chart patients' progress and update departmental records with data according to healthcare documentation regulation.
- Implemented therapeutic regiments post vaccination and other interventions to mitigate symptoms.
- Reviewed patient files and records, including allergies, problems, medications and immunization statuses.
Licensed Practical Nurse
Brenda Strafford Foundation
09.2020 - 12.2020
- Cared for wounds, provided treatments, and assisted with procedures.
- Obtained biological specimens for ordered tests and prepared for laboratory transport. Cared for over 20-30 patients each day with quality-driven support.
- Documented accurate and complete patient information to address patient problems and expected outcomes in Point Click Care.
- Administered controlled narcotics, medications and performed catheterizations.
- Monitored, tracked, and conveyed important patient information to healthcare staff to help optimize treatment planning and care delivery
Education
Practical Nurse Diploma -
Bow Valley College
08.2019
CPR (Health Care Provider level) - current Canadian Red Cross Mask Fit Test Certification - undefined
Skills
- Team player and professional bedside manner
- Patient and family advocacy
- Problem solving skills and
interpersonal communication - Sunrise Clinical Manager/Point Click Care competency
Volunteer Experience
Friendly Visitor
Peter Lougheed Hospital, Calgary, AB June 2015 - present
Engaging with patients through conversation and activities
Fundraising to support patient care and comfort
Additional Information
Shelly McLellan
Licensed Practical Nurse/Executive Director
Aspen Care
shelly.mclellan66@gmail.com
403 990 3837
_____________________________________________________________
Britney Baillie
Nurse Clinician
Unit 47 RGH
(403) 519-8139
_______________________________________________________________
Jeremiah Johnson
On site Manager
Switch Health
1 (506) 478 7525
Jeremiah_a_johnson@outlook.ca
______________________________________________
Sereen Bishawi
Clinic Manager
Medicentres
(403) 370-1105
Sbishawi@medicentres.com
Timeline
LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSE
Medicentres Family Care Clinics
02.2023 - Current
Licensed Practical Nurse
Switch Health
09.2021 - 06.2022
COVID-19 Vaccinator- Casual Employee
Alberta Health Services
05.2021 - 08.2021
Licensed Practical Nurse-Casual Employee
Alberta Health Services
12.2020 - Current
Licensed Practical Nurse
Brenda Strafford Foundation
09.2020 - 12.2020
Licenced Practical Nurse
Aspen Care
09.2019 - 08.2023
CPR (Health Care Provider level) - current Canadian Red Cross Mask Fit Test Certification - undefined
Practical Nurse Diploma -
Bow Valley College
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