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About Me
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Jonathan Suzanski

Summary

Dedicated and detail-oriented Infection Preventionist with proven skills in establishing effective policies to minimize risks and avoid outbreaks. Current ongoing experience as a Registered Nurse. Expert in training, mentoring and monitoring healthcare staff to improve knowledge and performance. Hands-on professional with observant and proactive nature. Advocate for patient and staff safety. Ready to support and lead multidisciplinary teams using my nursing and IPC experience.

Overview

14
14
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Infection Control Practitioner

AHS Central Zone
05.2019 - Current
  • Working with multidisciplinary teams across Central Zone of AHS offering infection prevention and control related consultation, education, surveillance and risk management in acute care, community and continuing care settings
  • Experience in developing practice and education resources
  • Chair, co-chair and member on several provincial and zone and facility committee/workgroups
  • Outbreak investigation and management
  • Data surveillance


Registered Nurse / Assistant Head Nurse

AHS Wetaskiwin Hospital and Covenant St. Mary's Hospital
01.2011 - Current
  • Currently in a casual position on several acute care units WHCC (2019-present) Wetaskiwin
  • Temporary manager position in winter of 2016-2017 at Wetaskiwin HCC Unit 43
  • Assistant Head Nurse on Medsurge unit 43 2016-2019 @ WHCC
  • Causal RN on Medsurge unit at StMary's 2016-18 (Covenant) Camrose
  • Working with a multidisciplinary team as a charge nurse and floor nurse to assist in managing a medical surgery unit and complex patients in rural settings

Lab and Clinical Instructor

University of Alberta, Faculty of Nursing, Camrose AB
01.2015 - 01.2019
  • Instructing and evaluating nursing students on acute care nursing skills
  • Facilitating lecture based on acute care nursing theory
  • Instructing, evaluating and facilitating student placements on acute wards

Resident Support Aid

Bethany Group Camrose, Bethany Meadows, Camrose AB
01.2010 - 01.2011
  • Working with a multidisciplinary team to assist with patient care in a SL4 facility

Education

Bachelor of Science Nursing -

University of Alberta, Augustana Faculty
Camrose, Alberta

Bachelor of Arts - Physical Education/Kinesiology And Sport Studies

University of Alberta Augustana Faculty
Camrose, Alberta
05.2005

Skills

  • IPC policy and protocol development
  • Surveillance and Epidemiology
  • Nursing assessments and leadership
  • Infection Control Risk Assessment
  • Consultation and education health care environments, renovation and construction, medical device reprocessing, cleaning and disinfection, outbreak management

Certification

BLS (current)

CIC - Certification Infection control (in progress)

References

Alison Devine, Director IPC Central Zone, 403-348-8816 Steven Basarab, Wetaskiwin Hospital Unit Manager, 780-312-3714

Languages

English
Native or Bilingual
French
Elementary
Korean
Elementary

About Me

I live in Camrose with my wife and 3 children. I live an active lifestyle and spend much of my free time as an aspiring amateur musician.

Timeline

Infection Control Practitioner

AHS Central Zone
05.2019 - Current

Lab and Clinical Instructor

University of Alberta, Faculty of Nursing, Camrose AB
01.2015 - 01.2019

Registered Nurse / Assistant Head Nurse

AHS Wetaskiwin Hospital and Covenant St. Mary's Hospital
01.2011 - Current

Resident Support Aid

Bethany Group Camrose, Bethany Meadows, Camrose AB
01.2010 - 01.2011

Bachelor of Science Nursing -

University of Alberta, Augustana Faculty

Bachelor of Arts - Physical Education/Kinesiology And Sport Studies

University of Alberta Augustana Faculty
Jonathan Suzanski