Katie Smirle
North Bay
Summary
Dedicated professional with strong leadership and interpersonal skills, bringing deep understanding of clinical protocols and patient care. Adept in case management and treatment planning, with specialized training in clinical supervision and healthcare regulations. Committed to fostering supportive environment that enhances team performance and patient outcomes.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
Work History
Care and Service Manager
Paramed Home Healthcare
01.2024 - 01.2025
- Coach and mentor clinical supervisors on their role in overseeing care delivery and on how to support front line team members, patients and their families
- Monitor care and service delivery performance and clinical indicators
- Participate in the interviewing, orientation, ongoing supervision, and performance management of clinical supervisors
- Ensure completion of all mandatory training and skill development
- Create and maintain the on-call schedule for clinical Supervisors
- Respond to clinical concerns from staff, contractors, funders, clients and families
- Review all client safety incidents and participate in the investigation and resolution
- Good knowledge of applicable community resources available for clients and families
- Temp role2024-2025
Clinical Supervisor
Paramed Home Healthcare
01.2019 - Current
- Participate in the interviewing, orientation, ongoing supervision, and performance management of unregulated and regulated staff
- Provide support and guidance to unregulated and regulated staff
- Support ongoing training such as annual skills labs, IPAC and regular staff meetings
- Ensure staff are meeting Health and Safety requirements and provide support and training in doing this
- Manage incident reporting and work with the Quality and Risk team, HR and Health and Safety partner to ensure resolution of any concerns
- Reporting and communicating with funder following contractual requirement
- Ensure reporting requirements are being met by professional staff
- Performed home visits to develop care plans in accordance with funder referral, as well as oversee private accounts
- Member of local committees to ensure up to date information is shared with professional team and provide input in any innovative changes
- On call responsibilities for the entire North East region
- Work collaboratively with internal team to ensure quality care for clients and success for field staff
- Work to resolve complaints or concerns by clients, their families as well internal staff
- Performed chart audits for the nursing program and ensuring improvements where needed
- Review service referrals for suitability when non routine tasks are requested
- Lead for annual Flu campaigns – promoting staff to get the flu shot, organizing flu clinics and data entry for monitoring
- Monitoring and run report to monitor and manage trends that may affect KPIs
- Have had experience in various supervisory roles at Paramed Home Health; Community, In office, Nursing and Educator
Community Visiting Nurse
Paramed Home Healthcare
01.2012 - 01.2018
- Provided home based quality patient care for acute and chronic conditions
- Develop and implement nursing care plans with client/ family, evaluate progress or adjust care plans as needed
- Liaise between patients and intra-professional team in order to address problems requiring immediate and/or long term resolution
- Regularly administer medications, provide wound care, palliative care, End of Life care, picc lines and IV management following best practices
- Complete comprehensive initial assessments to admit clients to the home care program
- Provide hands-on teaching to prepare clients and caregivers for self-care management
- Responsible for reporting to case managers, referring clients for other services as needed, scheduling clients and ordering supplies
- Accurately assess, monitor and record client conditions, such as vitals, cardio-respiratory function, diabetic management, medication administration
- On-call responsibilities
Education
Practical Nursing
Canadore College of Applied Arts And Technology
North Bay, None01-2012
Skills
- Extensive experience working in Community Health Care Sector for 10 years
- Bilingual in both French and English
- Strong clinical skills
- Experience in a leadership roles since 2018
- knowledge of applicable health care legislation including Mental Health Act, Substitute Decisions Act, Healthcare Consent Act, Privacy / Personal Health Information Act and others
- Experience in managing regulated and unregulated staff
- Composed and able to work calmly in urgent situations
- Understand the importance of developing and maintaining relationships with clients, their caregivers, internal staff and external stakeholder
- Enhanced training in palliative care, wound care, ostomy care and IV therapy
- Great oral and written communication skills
- Excellent computer skills and fast learner with new systems
Languages
Timeline
Care and Service Manager
Paramed Home Healthcare
01.2024 - 01.2025
Clinical Supervisor
Paramed Home Healthcare
01.2019 - Current
Community Visiting Nurse
Paramed Home Healthcare
01.2012 - 01.2018
Practical Nursing
Canadore College of Applied Arts And Technology
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