JULIAN EUSTACHE-FORTIER

• Conducted workflow reviews to identify and implement quality improvements.
• Educated staff on best clinical practices and established protocols.
• Planned training sessions and coordinated in-services for all staff members.
• Led various meetings and team huddles to enhance communication.
• Participated in regional workflow developments, and implementations (ex., CST Cerner, Seniors Remote Monitoring, Interdisciplinary Care Plan, Interdisciplinary Care Rounds)
• Supported community health nurses with hands-on training and competency evaluations.
• Contributed to complex care planning meetings for interdisciplinary case conferences.
• Provided feedback to professional practice on new Regional Decision Support Tools, Standard Operating Procedures, and Guidelines.

• Coordinating discharges on multiple wards.
• Collaborated with interdisciplinary teams to coordinate care in the community.
• Conducted Interdisciplinary Case Conferences for complex discharge planning.
• Documented patient information accurately in electronic health records systems.
• Delivered compassionate care to increase comfort and psychological, social and spiritual well-being.
• Educated patients and their families on community services.

• Began as a complex nurse, providing care to clients with higher care needs in the community
• Have now completed education on case management (Gold Care).

To provide specialized support to older adults returning home from the hospital

• To prevent re-admissions by assisting in removing barriers to discharge
• Working with an interdisciplinary team to fulfill the needs of the community
• As clinical coordinator, I worked with the transitions teams throughout the hospital to identify clients who could benefit from our teams’ services
• Screened all new referrals
• Ensured referrals were being completed by staff
• Ran morning huddles.

• To manage a floor at an LTC site
• This includes managing the staff on the floor (LPN’s & Health Care Aides)
• Monitoring residents who are ill
• Keeping the physicians up to date on their residents
• Communicating regularly with the management team (i.e. morning and afternoon huddles)
• Facilitating audits, and more.

• General medical floor, and at times medical escort.

• Rehabilitation ward providing support mainly to stroke patients
• And at times medical short stays.

• General med/surg ward, provided a great opportunity to solidify core nursing skills.