Karen D. Chandra, NP, MN

• Provides full scope family primary care for indigenous patients from the Musqueam community and their families in a clinic on the Musqueam Indian Band reserve.
• With a focus on providing culturally safe, trauma-informed care, practice includes, but is not limited to, prenatal care, pediatrics, women's health, men's health, geriatrics, chronic disease management, mental health, health promotion, and disease prevention, immunizations, contraception including IUD insertions, OAT prescribing and addictions care, and palliative care.
• Works collaboratively with an interdisciplinary team and participates in community engagement events.
• Provides mentorship to other nurse practitioners, NP students, residents, new clinicians and the Musqueam health care team.
• Provides full scope family primary care for indigenous patients from the Musqueam community and their families in a clinic on the Musqueam Indian Band reserve.

• Provided primary care for patients across the lifespan in a busy, dynamic clinic with a diverse patient population.
• Practice included but is not limited to pediatrics, mental health, prenatal care, geriatrics, chronic disease management, health promotion and disease prevention, with a focus on women's health.
• Provided preceptorship and teaching to NP students and medical residents.
• Worked collaboratively with an interdisciplinary team.

• Provided full scope primary care for urban aboriginal patients and families across the lifespan.
• Worked autonomously and collaborated with an interdisciplinary team and community resources to provide culturally safe, trauma informed care.
• Used a client-centred approach to assess, diagnose, treat, counsel, set goals of care, create a plan of care, evaluate outcomes and follow up with patients.
• Consulted and referred to other health care professionals when appropriate.
• Cared for an underserved population with a high percentage of patients with complex health and social concerns.
• Practice included but is not limited to: prenatal care; pediatrics; women's health; mental health; addictions; chronic disease management; and health promotion and disease prevention.
• Participated in community engagement to reach unattached patients, promote community health and build relationships.
• Provided consultation, teaching, and leadership for the team.
• Adapted effectively to a dynamic, changing environment.
• Provided full scope primary care for urban aboriginal patients and families across the lifespan.

• Provided full scope primary care for new immigrants and government-assisted refugees across the lifespan using a client centred approach.
• Practice included prenatal care, pediatrics, women's health, men's health, mental health, chronic disease management, counseling, and education for individuals and families who may have language, cultural, and knowledge barriers that can impact their health concerns.
• Assessed, diagnosed, treated, referred when appropriate, counseled, collaborated with patients to create plans to meet goals of care, and evaluated outcomes.
• Collaborated with other health care practitioners within Fraser Health as well as teams from community programs to provide social, physical, and psychosocial support for clients.
• Provided full scope primary care for new immigrants and government-assisted refugees across the lifespan.

Provided primary care with a client centred, collaborative approach for patients across the life span in a rural office setting in Trail, BC.

• Practicing full scope as a nurse practitioner student, experience ranged from newborn care, pediatrics, prenatal care, women's health, men's health, chronic disease management, mental health, geriatrics, and palliative care.
• Assessed, counselled and provided care for obstetrics and newborn patients in a family practice obstetrics clinic.
• Provided home and facility visits for geriatric and palliative care patients under the supervision of a family nurse practitioner and general practitioners.
• Provided primary care with a client centred, collaborative approach for patients across the life span in a rural office setting in Trail, BC.

• Provided primary care for patients referred by mental health and addictions teams under the preceptorship of a family nurse practitioner.

• Provided primary care in an extremely busy walk-in medical clinic under the guidance of a general practitioner.

• Vancouver Coastal Health

• Vancouver Coastal Health

Post-Anesthetic Care Unit and Surgical Day Care 2002 to 2007

Intensive Care Unit and Surgical Day Care 1998 to 2003

Operating Room 2000

Medical/Surgical 1996 to 1998