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JEFFREY COLLINS

410-1583 Hollis Street, Halifax,Canada

Summary

Experienced nursing professional with a proven track record at Nova Scotia Health. Excels in leading nursing practice improvements and providing holistic evidence based nursing care, blending a high-level analytical skills with impactful leadership. Initiatives have enhanced patient care and staff training, leveraging expertise in MS Office and laboratory systems. Renowned for reliability and fostering stakeholder relationships, contributions have significantly advanced healthcare standards using the nursing process, critical thinking and problem solving skills.

Overview

20
20
years of professional experience

Work History

Transfusion Practice Nurse

NSHA
10.2022 - Current
  • Responsible for investigating and reporting adverse transfusion events.
  • Works in collaboration with Pathology and Laboratory leadership, laboratory staff, and numerous stakeholders to identify and improve processes within the department and throughout the facility.
  • Creates and presents education materials and assists with training on transfusion related topics.
  • Provides transfusion education and support to clinicians, nurses, residents, and other healthcare professionals about blood components and blood products.
  • Participates on numerous committees, develops and executes transfusion related audits and reviews.
  • Updates and develops nursing policy and standard operating procedures regarding blood transfusion products.
  • Monitors and reports appropriateness and utilization of blood components and blood products.
  • Participates in writing and revising standard operating procedures, processes and policies.
  • High level of initiative and ability to set priorities and meet timelines as well as work independently or as a team.
  • Proficient with MS Office, and experience using Laboratory information systems and programs such as Millenium and OneContent.
  • Ongoing professional development by participating in education and quality activities.

Staff Nurse Thoracic Surgery

NSHA
01.2004 - 09.2022
  • Prioritize and organize patient care while focusing on providing holistic care, thorough assessments, and advocating for patients, groups, populations, communities and family needs in a publicly funded healthcare system.
  • Works in collaboration with interdisciplinary teams to deliver quality patient care, address clinical practices, and manage patient flow. Performed duties in accordance with applicable standards, policies and regulatory guidelines to promote safe working environment.
  • Charge Nurse for busy 19 bed medical/surgical unit and 4 bed intermediate care unit. Advocating for the needs of our patients and staff.
  • Coordinated the overall care and direction of nursing care, and provided clinical leadership in a complex and unpredictable client care setting.
  • Ensures the plan of care is in adherence to policies, procedures and evidence based practices.
  • Identified issues, analyzed information and provided solutions to problems as a member of the safety and JOHSC councils.
  • Supported the development of students and colleagues as a preceptor and by providing ongoing mentorship.
  • Maintained and continually enhanced competencies through ongoing professional development by participating in education programs, research and quality activities.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Nursing - Nursing

Dalhousie University
Halifax, NS
10.2004

Bachelor of Science - Honours in Psychology

Saint Mary’s University
Halifax, NS
09.2000

Skills

  • High performance level based on standards of practice and code of ethics
  • Excellent leadership skills developed in roles such as charge nurse, new graduate preceptor/mentor, nursing student preceptor and member on many committees including practice counsel
  • Highly proficient with MS Office Suite, laboratory information systems, MS Teams, Millennium, SharePoint, STAR, OneContent, Clinical Portal, and others
  • Developing positive relationships with key stakeholders throughout Nova Scotia Health
  • Develops educational tools, and facilitates education sessions for nursing units about transfusion practices, policies, and procedures
  • Contributed to the development of new Transfusion Medicine documents and their implementation throughout the facility

Timeline

Transfusion Practice Nurse

NSHA
10.2022 - Current

Staff Nurse Thoracic Surgery

NSHA
01.2004 - 09.2022

Bachelor of Science in Nursing - Nursing

Dalhousie University

Bachelor of Science - Honours in Psychology

Saint Mary’s University

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