Kaila Bodie

• Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
• Administered medications via oral, IV, and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
• Administered medications and treatment to patients and monitored responses while working with healthcare teams to adjust care plans.
• Provided skilled, timely and level-headed emergency response to critically-ill patients.

• Delivered patient care in a 23 bed critical care unit of a tertiary care hospital.
• Proficient in specialized care: mechanical ventilator, hemodynamic monitoring, continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT), recovering post operative intensive care patients , telemetry monitoring/EKG/cardiac rhythm assessment, EVT drain care, wound care and management of organ donation patients.
• Recognizing when higher intervention is required and is able to assess, intervene in rapidly changing scenarios in a timely fashion.
• Performed charge nurse role on a casual basis for 23 bed critical care unit.
• Participated on Code/ COTT team for hospital.
• Orientate and facilitate learning of new hire and critical care students.
• On occasional basis caring for pediatric patients collaboratively with health care team..

Floated between three units: 11 bed ICU, 8 bed step down/ medical ICU, and post anesthetic recovery room.

• Utilized strong assessment skills to deliver high quality patient care in various critical care settings.
• Efficiently manage and recover post-operative surgical intensive care patients including those who have received vascular, thoracic, neurologic, plastics, and ENT procedures.

• Providing post operative care to patients recovering from various types of anesthetic of a territory care hospital.
• Monitoring patients vitals and status closely, providing pain and anti-emetic management, along with extubation post operatively.
• Determined patients readiness to return to primary care unit post anesthetic recovery.

Worked collaboratively with a team of critical care staff in a 33 bed critical care unit of a territory care hospital.

• Responsible for continuous monitoring and assessment of critically ill patients.
• Demonstrated critical thinking skills, specific judgment, and organization skills. Prioritized tasks and adjusts priorities when necessary.

Primarily worked on cardiac surgery, general surgery, orthopedic surgery, and the short stay surgical unit. I had the opportunity to work in the emergency department and ICU on several occasions for additional assistance in patient care.

• Performed complete head-to-toe assessments, vitals, patient care and mobilization of 4 to 7 patients.
• Able to efficiently and effectively work in constantly changing environments.

Worked collaboratively with a team of nurses to provide comprehensive care to all ages in a Sioux Lookout Ontario. This remote hospital in Northern Ontario provides care to the surrounding 28 First Nation communities. Completed culturally sensitive care, head to toe assessments, monitored patients during their hospital stay, carried out physicians’ orders, and developed therapeutic nurse-client relationships.

Working out doors in challenging conditions. I worked during the summer months for 4 summers. This taught me work ethic, time management and how to cope in difficult situation.

I ran the after school program for a elementary private school. The age of children ranged from five to fourteen. I supervised eight to ten children on average. Duties included preparing snacks and activities for the children until they were pick up by their family.