Client-centred Registered Nurse with nine years of experience in direct patient care, staff supervision and department operations. Four years of which were in long-term care. Skilled at patient assessments, prioritizing patient needs, and developing effective care-plans.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Registered Nurse – Independent Contractor
Dispatch Staffing
11.2022 - 03.2023
Utilizing assessment skills to identify resident condition and needs to develop and carryout treatment and care plans in the long-term care home setting.
Responsible for providing acute and convalescent care in a long-term care home environment.
Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
Responsible for providing palliative care during resident's end of life as well as providing support to families of the resident.
Provide wound care and wound assessments of resident.
Charge Nurse during evening and night hours; responsible for managing building and staff, assigning tasks and ensuring completion.
Responsible for conducting hand hygiene/PPE audits; conducting Covid-19 testing on staff and residents, and providing infection control education to staff, residents, and family members.
Responsible for providing emergency care such as CPR, deep suctioning, and first aid as situations dictated.
Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process, and management and lifestyle options.
Registered Nurse - Charge Nurse
Accela Staffing
12.2022 - 03.2023
Please see above work experience.
Registered Nurse - Charge Nurse
Canada Ark Agency
06.2022 - 10.2022
Please see above work experience.
COVID-19 Compliance Officer-WB Television
Medcor Canada
02.2022 - 05.2022
Supporting production through management of all Covid-19 related health and safety policies, procedures, and education.
Managing and training Covid-19 production monitors and the nurse swabbers.
Overseeing testing, testing supervisor, and monitoring cadence and results
Overseeing, enforcing, and monitoring the Covid-19 protocols/safety plan, including: Physical distancing, testing, symptom monitoring, and disinfection protocols, delegating these responsibilities as appropriate
Completing required Covid-19 related documents for positive cases and follow-up contact tracing, following all local or province-wide requirements
Identifying Covid-19 hazards in the workplace and developing pathways to reduce, mitigate, and prevent infectious disease exposure in work environments.
Monitoring Covid-19 protocol adherence through periodic audits, on-site Covid-19 wellness screening, symptom evaluation, and daily health questionnaire.
Confirm that these screenings are being conducted properly and retrain screeners as necessary.
Ordering PPE and equipment as required.
Report any pertinent information regard Covid-19 to production such as failed screenings, personnel with symptoms, and other events.
Registered Nurse - Charge Nurse
Meighen Manor
04.2020 - 02.2022
Utilizing assessment skills to identify resident condition and needs to develop and carryout treatment and care plans in the long-term care home setting.
Responsible for providing acute and convalescent care in a long-term care home environment.
Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
Responsible for providing palliative care during resident's end of life as well as providing support to families of the resident.
Provide wound care and wound assessments of resident.
Charge Nurse during evening and night hours; responsible for managing building and staff, assigning tasks and ensuring completion.
Responsible for conducting hand hygiene/PPE audits; conducting COVID-19 testing on staff and residents, and providing infection control education to staff, residents, and family members.
Responsible for providing emergency care such as CPR, deep suctioning, and first aid as situations dictated.
Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process, and management and lifestyle options.
Health & Safety Supervisor – COVID-19 - Netflix
Fireside Pictures
03.2021 - 08.2021
Developed production specific statements of work based on best practices and as Covid-19 guidance for production of film.
Supporting production through management of all Covid-19 related health and safety policies, procedures, and education.
Managing and training Covid production monitors and the nurse swabbers.
Overseeing testing, testing supervisor, and monitoring cadence and results.
Overseeing, enforcing, and monitoring the Covid-19 protocols/safety plan, including: Physical distancing, testing, symptom monitoring, and disinfection protocols, delegating these responsibilities as appropriate.
Completing required Covid-19 related documents for positive cases and follow-up contact tracing, following all local or province-wide requirements.
Identifying Covid-19 hazards in the workplace and developing pathways to reduce, mitigate, and prevent infectious disease exposure in work environments.
Monitoring Covid-19 protocol adherence through periodic audits, on-site Covid-19 wellness screening, symptom evaluation, and daily health questionnaire.
Confirm that these screenings are being conducted properly and retrain screeners as necessary.
Ordering PPE and equipment as required.
Report any pertinent information regard Covid-19 to production such as failed screenings, personnel with symptoms, and other events.
Registered Nurse - Charge Nurse
IOOF Seniors Homes
02.2016 - 12.2016
Utilizing assessment skills to identify resident condition and needs to develop and carryout treatment and care plans in the long-term care home setting.
Responsible for providing acute and convalescent care in a long-term care home environment.
Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
Responsible for providing palliative care during resident's end of life as well as providing support to families of the resident.
Provide wound care and wound assessments of resident.
Charge Nurse during evening and night hours; responsible for managing building and staff, assigning tasks and ensuring completion.
Responsible for conducting hand hygiene/PPE audits; conducting COVID-19 testing on staff and residents, and providing infection control education to staff, residents, and family members.
Responsible for providing emergency care such as CPR, deep suctioning, and first aid as situations dictated.
Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process, and management and lifestyle options.
Registered Nurse - Team Leader
Waypoint Centre for Mental Health Care
08.2013 - 12.2015
Forensic Assessment Program
Utilizing assessment skills to identify patient condition and needs to develop and carryout appropriate treatment.
and care plans in the mental health setting.
Responsible for organizing, delegating and assigning task and caseloads to staff, and ensuring the completion of duties by staff.
Organizing and facilitating program meetings and clinical conferences.
Observing, recording, and documenting medication administration, deviating patient behaviours, risk
assessments, and patient progression through treatment.
Responsible for preparing reports for administration and other healthcare team members, liaising between psychiatry and nursing, and presenting findings and opinions to the full clinical team regarding the assessment of criminal responsibility and the patients fitness to stand trial of Clients.
Developed a therapeutic nurse-patient relationship through consistent interaction with patient that
involved counseling and health teaching.
Demonstrated leadership through organizing and assigning duties to staff to ensure patient needs are
met in accordance with their treatment plans.
Made use of conflict resolution skills in the quelling or referring of disputes among patients, patients
and staff, and patient complaints to ensure patient safety.
Exercised professional and ethical conduct to maintain a safe, secure, and therapeutic environment for the patient during their treatment.
Collaborated with other health care professionals during patient clinical reviews to discuss alterations
and improvements to patient care plans in efforts to provide optimal treatment.
Education
Post-Grad Certificate in Wound Care -
York University
Toronto, ON
10.2020
Bachelor of Science in Nursing -
York University
Toronto, ON
06.2013
Diploma in Nursing -
Georgian College
Toronto, ON
10.2011
Skills
Nursing Staff Leadership
Infection Control Measures
Care Plan Development
Staff Supervision
Patient Monitoring
Palliative Care Awareness
Feeding Pumps Understanding
Long-Term Care
Wound Care
Patient Management
Medical Assessment
Affiliations
College of Nurses of Ontario - Registered Nurse #13553683
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