Jessica Smith
Thorndale,ON
Summary
Active nursing team member who effectively collaborates with all levels of staff members and establishes quality relationships. Committed to providing quality patient care in a proficient, professional manner while continuing to develop relevant skills in acute care settings. Known for always being positive, hard working, respectful, and working well as a team unit.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Registered Nurse - Day Surgery
London Health Sciences Center
London, Ontario
04.2024 - Current
- Administered pre-operative assessments for patients undergoing day surgery procedures.
- Administered medications, monitored vital signs, and provided patient education in accordance with physician orders.
- Collaborated with surgical teams to ensure efficient patient flow and care.
- Educated patients and families on post-operative care instructions and recovery plans.
- Collaborated with multidisciplinary team members to ensure optimal patient outcomes.
Registered Nurse - Obstetrical Birthing Center Unit
London Health Sciences Center
Ontario, Ontario
01.2012 - 04.2024
- Assess, monitor, implement, treat and evaluate highly acute patients.
- Skilled in prioritizing, multitasking, organizing and critically thinking to provide effective and efficient care in high stress and emergent situations.
- Skilled in collaborating and communicating with other interdisciplinary teams such as obstetricians, anesthesiologists, respiratory therapists, etc. to provide high quality care.
- Experienced in preoperative care (preadmit, IV's and bloodwork), intraoperative (aseptic technique, scrubbing and circulating) and postoperative care (post anaesthetic care with epidurals, PCA's and general anaesthesia).
- Duties include being assigned to a code OB pager.
- Caring for women in their antenatal, intrapartum and postpartum period as well as provide newborn care.
- Active nursing team member who effectively collaborates with all levels of staff members and establishes quality relationships.
- Committed to providing quality patient care in a proficient, professional manner, while continuing to develop relevant skills in acute care settings.
- Known for always being positive, hard working, respectful, and working well as a team unit.
- Collaborated with interdisciplinary teams to create effective patient care plans.
- Provided emotional support to patients during challenging medical situations.
- Advocated for patients by supporting and respecting basic rights, values, and beliefs.
Registered Nurse - Nursing Reserve Unit
London Health Sciences Center
Ontario, Ontario
08.2011 - 01.2012
- Employed as a temporary full-time registered nurse in the nursing graduate guarantee initiative program.
- Floated around to different units of the hospital providing competent, effective, professional nursing care to patients.
- Utilized critical thinking skills to assess clinical situations quickly and accurately.
Education
BScN - Ontario
University of Windsor
Ontario01.2011
Pre- Health Certificate - Chatham, Ontario
St. Clair College
Chatham, Ontario01.2007
Skills
- Teamwork
- Positive attitude
- Professional
- Critical thinking
- Communication
- Medication administration
- Perfect attendance
Certification
- College of Nurses of Ontario Certificate, 11466264, 2011
- First Aid/CPR, 2024
- NRP, 2023
- Fetal Health Surveillance, 2022
- IV Certification: Central and Peripheral lines, 2010
Timeline
Registered Nurse - Day Surgery
London Health Sciences Center
04.2024 - Current
Registered Nurse - Obstetrical Birthing Center Unit
London Health Sciences Center
01.2012 - 04.2024
Registered Nurse - Nursing Reserve Unit
London Health Sciences Center
08.2011 - 01.2012
BScN - Ontario
University of Windsor
Pre- Health Certificate - Chatham, Ontario
St. Clair College