Katelynn Estrada

Transitional Age Youth / Mental Health Short Stay Unit & Child and Adolescent Mental Health Program

• Supervised and evaluated the progress of interprofessional staff, providing formal feedback upon completion of clinical tasks.
• Mentored nurses and child and youth counselors to achieve clinical objectives, ensuring the delivery of safe and effective care.
• Contributed expertise to optimize training programs, enhancing clinical learning and improving staff performance.
• Collaborated with clinicians to design patient-centered, complex care plans tailored to individual needs.
• Delivered education, supervision, and competency assessments across a range of medical and mental health nursing skills.
• Demonstrated leadership by partnering with management to drive quality improvement initiatives.
• Led the successful implementation of the EPIC electronic medical record system as part of a quality improvement initiative.
• Implemented Nursing Graduate Guarantee program
• Worked with key stakeholders and leadership teams to harmonize policies between St. Joseph’s Health Centre and St. Michael’s Hospital, ensuring consistency in quality care.
• Directed monthly clinical nursing and mental health orientation sessions to ensure seamless integration of new staff.
• Conducted audits of clinical practices, documentation, and safety protocols, identifying areas for improvement.
• Reviewed and addressed safety incidents, implementing corrective actions to prevent recurrence.
• Ensured ongoing staff compliance with continuing education requirements

• Administered medications and treatments, closely monitoring patient responses and collaborating with healthcare teams to adjust care plans as needed.
• Worked alongside physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment for rapidly changing conditions.
• Evaluated patients' healthcare needs, treatment goals, and available resources, connecting them to optimal providers and care.
• Contributed to nursing education by participating in simulation activities, implementing evidence-based practice projects, and supporting competency development.
• Precepted and oriented new staff and students, providing guidance and support for their professional growth.
• Advocated for patients by communicating care preferences to practitioners, ensuring interventions aligned with treatment goals and addressing insurance coverage limitations.
• Facilitated therapeutic communication, conflict resolution, and crisis intervention, redirecting negative behaviors and assisting patients in improving coping skills.
• Collaborated with the healthcare team to plan, implement, and refine treatment strategies to enhance patient care.
• Educated patients and families about medical conditions, mental health, medications, treatments, and preventive measures.

• Collaborated with the interprofessional team to conduct comprehensive mental health assessments for patients in the emergency room and mental health inpatient unit.
• Performed mental status evaluations, risk assessments, crisis intervention, motivational interviewing, therapeutic medication monitoring, complex withdrawal management, and admission/discharge planning.
• Demonstrated proficiency in ECG and phlebotomy.
• Led the team to ensure efficient bed flow, effective communication and collaboration with staff, and maintained patient and staff safety.
• Precepted new nurses and students, instructing on care techniques, operational procedures, safety protocols, and care standards.
• Engaged in nursing simulation activities, evidence-based practice project implementation, and competency development to enhance nursing education.
• Served as RNAO BPG Champion (2018-2019), focusing on inpatient safety; led the implementation of bedside Transfer of Accountability and Hourly Rounding on the mental health inpatient unit.

• Assigned relevant activities and projects to support and enhance student learning.
• Developed training materials and implemented instructional strategies to track student progress, assess skills, and evaluate development.
• Guided students in connecting clinical assessments to social determinants of health.
• Designed and tailored clinical assignments based on individual student learning plans to meet specific needs.
• Assessed student competency in both mental health and medical evaluations.
• Facilitated post-conference debriefs, leading discussions focused on learning experiences and reflections.
• Monitored student progress throughout clinical placements, providing evaluations at midterm and final stages.