Jessica Lynn Walsh
Kearns,ON,ON
Summary
Compassionate Registered Practical Nurse with experience offering comprehensive patient care in outpatient environments. Works well with diverse patient populations and fosters trusting relationships to improve outcomes. Efficiently coordinate with healthcare professionals to advance patient care.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Registered Practical Nurse
Victorian Order Of Nurses
01.2019 - Current
- Contributed to a positive work environment by actively participating in team meetings and offering support to colleagues as needed.
- Maintained accurate documentation of patient information, treatments administered, and observations made during shifts.
- Enhanced patient satisfaction with compassionate, attentive care and effective communication.
- Improved patient outcomes by providing high-quality nursing care and implementing evidence-based practices.
- Monitored vital signs and assessed patients regularly, identifying changes in condition and initiating appropriate interventions.
- Reduced medication errors by diligently administering medications according to physician orders and facility protocols.
- Conducted comprehensive initial assessments of newly admitted patients, collaborating with other healthcare providers to establish a plan of care tailored to individual needs.
- Evaluated healthcare needs, goals for treatment, and available resources of each patient and connected to optimal providers and care.
- Administered medications via oral, IV, and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
- Provided emotional support to patients and families during difficult medical situations, fostering trust and rapport.
- Trained new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures, and safety protocols.
- Ensured timely wound care for patients, reducing the risk of infection and promoting healing.
- Secured controlled narcotics and distributed medication on schedule to meet patient needs and minimize misuse opportunities.
- Implemented medication and IV administration, catheter insertion, and airway management.
Personal Support Worker
South Centennial Manor
01.2010 - Current
- Administering bedside and personal care to clients such as aid in movement, bathing, personal hygiene, dressing and undressing
- Assisting in feeding residents
- Performing routine housekeeping duties such as bed making, rearranging closets, cleaning up spills
- Providing elderly and convalescent residents with companionship and personal care
- Providing palliative care
- Taking and recording routine vitals
- Reporting and recording fluid intake and output as well as meal intake
- Charting observations and noting any changes in behaviour, meal intake, health etc.
- Collecting specimens such as urine, feces and sputum
- Administering suppositories
- Transporting residents by wheelchair or stretcher for treatment
- Maintaining inventory of supplies
- Participating in transporting residents between care facilities
Education
Registered Practical Nursing - honours
Northern College of Applied Arts And Technology
South Porcupine, None04-2019
diploma - Personal Support Worker
Northern College
01.2010
OSSD -
O’Gorman High School
01.2009
Skills
- Exceptional listener
- Effective communicator
- Verbal communication
- Written communication
- Innovative problem solver
- Problem solving
- Complaint resolution
- Dependable
- Responsible
- Commitment to excellence
- Commitment to success
- Enthusiastic learner
- Knowledge hungry
- Eager to meet challenges
- Quickly assimilate new concepts
- Punctual
- Thriving while working independently
Certification
- WHMIS
- GPA training
- First Aid & CPR
- AODA training
- IV therapy (theory)
- Registered with the CNO as a RPN
Languages
Read, write and speak fluently in both English and French
Timeline
Registered Practical Nurse
Victorian Order Of Nurses
01.2019 - Current
Personal Support Worker
South Centennial Manor
01.2010 - Current
diploma - Personal Support Worker
Northern College
Registered Practical Nursing - honours
Northern College of Applied Arts And Technology
OSSD -
O’Gorman High School
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