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Kaitlyn Picavet

Simcoe,ON

Summary

Dedicated and compassionate Registered Nurse, with progressive career history in direct patient care, triage and care coordination in a fast-paced environment. Proven to remain calm under pressure and skillfully handle complex patients and high-stress situations. Consistently developing strong relationships with patients and families through empathetic communication.

Overview

7
7
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Registered Nurse, Emergency

Norfolk General Hospital
01.2023 - Current


  • Delivered high level of quality care to diverse populations while overseeing patient admission and triaging based on acuity and severity of injury or illness.
  • Monitored patient condition by interpreting and tracking ECG readings and updating team members on changes in stability or acuity.
  • Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
  • Quickly responded to situations impacting safety and security to unit, used empathetic communication to control and de-escalate situations.
  • Provided skilled, timely and level-headed emergency response to critically-ill patients.
  • Collected blood, tissue and other laboratory specimens.
  • Administered medications via oral, IV, and IM injections and monitored patient responses.
  • Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process, and management and lifestyle options.

Shift Administrator

Cambridge Memorial Hospital
01.2023 - 12.2023
  • Oversaw admissions, discharges and scheduling of nursing staff.
  • Conducted bed rounds twice daily with upper management and charge nurses to determine flow of the hospital.
  • Interacted effectively with department managers to promptly correct problems and improve services.
  • Collaborated with physicians to coordinate hospital repatriations and interfacility transfers.
  • Used critical thinking to break down problems, evaluate solutions and make decisions.
  • Responded to behavioral and medical crises codes.

Registered Nurse, Medicine/Emergency

Cambridge Memorial Hospital
02.2017 - 12.2022
  • Delivered high level of quality care to diverse populations while overseeing patient admission and triaging based on acuity and severity of injury or illness.
  • Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
  • Quickly responded to situations impacting safety and security to unit, used empathetic communication to control and de-escalate situations.
  • Provided skilled, timely and level-headed emergency response to critically-ill patients.
  • Collected blood, tissue and other laboratory specimens.
  • Administered medications via oral, IV, and IM injections and monitored patient responses.
  • Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process, and management and lifestyle options.

Education

Bachelor of Science - Nursing

Lakehead University
Thunder Bay, ON
06.2016

Skills

  • Critical thinking and problem solving
  • Time management
  • Charting and clinical documentation
  • Strong Communication
  • Preventive health care
  • Triaging, ECTAS trained
  • Staff Supervision
  • Intravenous Therapy

Certification

  • ACLS 2023
  • NRP 2023
  • BCLS 2023
  • eCTAS 2022
  • Basic Cardiac Arrhythmias 2020
  • CNO Member 2016

References

Available Upon Request

Timeline

Registered Nurse, Emergency

Norfolk General Hospital
01.2023 - Current

Shift Administrator

Cambridge Memorial Hospital
01.2023 - 12.2023

Registered Nurse, Medicine/Emergency

Cambridge Memorial Hospital
02.2017 - 12.2022

Bachelor of Science - Nursing

Lakehead University

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