Jill McGrath

Professional Registered Nurse with focus on delivering high-quality client care. Known for effectively managing caseloads and improving service delivery through strategic planning. Reliable team collaborator with strong emphasis on achieving results and adapting to changing needs.

• Clinical Nurse Educator: 6.2 (Cardiology) & 7.1 (Cardiac Surgery), 10/2022, Present, Promoting attainment of clinical expertise through the development and provision of education that focuses on optimal patient care. Working collaboratively with nursing and interprofessional health disciplines, demonstrating competency as a consultant, researcher, facilitator, change agent, and leader. Fostering a culture of learning to build capacity and support safe practice, advances professional practice through the development and implementation of transition to practice programs and ongoing practice and professional development that integrates a learner centered approach. Responsible for developing, planning, executing, and evaluating learning experiences. Working collaboratively with other CNE's to support patient care teams at a site, zone and/or provincial level.
• Clinical Nurse Educator: 4.1 (Vascular/General) & 4.2 (Burns/Plastics), 05/2022, 10/2022, Promoting attainment of clinical expertise through the development and provision of education that focuses on optimal patient care. Working collaboratively with nursing and interprofessional health disciplines, demonstrating competency as a consultant, researcher, facilitator, change agent, and leader. Fostering a culture of learning to build capacity and support safe practice, advances professional practice through the development and implementation of transition to practice programs and ongoing practice and professional development that integrates a learner centered approach. Responsible for developing, planning, executing, and evaluating learning experiences. Working collaboratively with other CNE's to support patient care teams at a site, zone and/or provincial level.
• Tutorial Leader: Dalhousie School of Nursing, 05/2019, Present, Tutorial Leader for N3710 (Nursing and Episodic Illness: Preventative Care and Interventions).
• Charge Nurse: HI PACU, 10/2021, 05/2022
• Staff Nurse: HI PACU, 06/2018, 05/2022, Caring for immediate post-op ortho, Plastics, Cardiovascular, Neurosurgery, Trauma, General Surgery, emergency gynecology patients, Interventional Radiology and overflow ICU patients. Carries out cardiac monitoring and rhythm interpretation, care of ventilated patients, central lines, hemodynamic monitoring, radial arterial puncture, arterial monitoring, blood sampling, ICP monitoring, intraventricular and lumbar drains, endotracheal tubes/extubation, venipuncture, initiation of IVs, PCA, neuraxial analgesia, epidurals, chest tubes, direct IV medications, assist with cardioversions, defibrillation, temporary cardiac pacing, etc.
• Avalon Sexual Assault Centre: Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner, 07/2017, 06/2018, Junior SANE having advanced training and education in forensic examinations of sexual assault victims. The Avalon SANE program provides medical examination and forensic evidence collection in the emergency departments of the IWK Health Centre, QEII Health Sciences Centre, Dartmouth General Hospital and Cobequid Community Health Centre. Assisting the Senior SANE with medical and forensic examinations in a trauma-based approach.
• Staff Nurse: Nursing Resource Team, 01/2017, 06/2016, Caring for patients in a variety of settings including 7.1: Cardiac Surgery, 6.2: Cardiology, 8.2: Medical Teaching Unit, 4.1: Vascular Surgery, 6A: Thoracic Surgery and also IMCU certified. Caring for a variety of patient populations and working concurrently with staff nurses and other members of the health care team to provide holistic treatments to patients and their families. Possess excellent assessment skills, adept in telemetry and rhythm interpretation, complex wound management, PICC and central line management, chest tubes, trach care, insulin and heparin drips.
• Staff Nurse: HI: 6.2: General Cardiology, 07/04/2016, 01/2017, Caring for patients pre-and post: cardiac catheterization/PCI, EPS/Ablation, cardiac transplant, heart failure, pacemaker/device insertion, unstable and stable angina, following NSTEMI/STEMI and patients awaiting open heart surgery. Routinely carry out initiation and maintenance of intravenous, administer IV push medications, care of central lines and PICC lines, telemetry and rhythm interpretation, heparin drips, assessment and treatment of chest pain, radial artery compression, and interpretation of ECG's and cardiac rhythms.
• Avionics Engineer (Transport Canada Certified), 05/2008, 08/2011, Air Canada Jazz, Enfield, NS, Performed aviation safety and airworthiness inspections, troubleshoot and repair fixed wing aircraft and helicopters. Troubleshoot and repair aircraft systems and avionics. Recognized as being a team leader and eager to learn from instructors and peers.

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