Keila Alexandre
Registered Practical Nurse
Oshawa,ON
Summary
Compassionate Registered Practical Nurse with experience offering comprehensive patient care in outpatient environments. Works well with diverse patient populations and fosters trusting relationships to improve outcomes. Efficiently coordinate with healthcare professionals to advance patient care. To make an excellent contribution to the healthcare team where my knowledge and leadership skills will be utilized and further developed to allow continual growth and learning to occur while providing safe, effective and holistic care.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
2
2
years of post-secondary education
2
2
Languages
Work History
Registered Practical Nurse
Toronto Public Health
Toronto
03.2021 - Current
- Perform Covid 19 vaccination injections for patients
- Maintain cleanliness of nursing station and instruments
- Care planning and coordination of care with interdisciplinary team members
- Utilization of computerized systems for patient care documentation
- Resource/team leader responsibilities
- supervising clinic and staff
- maintaining Ipac
- Uses subjective and objective assessments and available information about patient condition and clinic conditions continuously to prioritize care, problem solve, formulate plans of care and manage patient flow through the clinic
- Performs dependent and independent nursing actions based on nursing best practice standards
- Acts as an advocate for the needs and safety of patients in the Vaccine Clinic
- Management, including handling of dry-ice shipment, monitoring for refrigerators/freezers
- Used, medication distribution within and between clinics, maintaining inventory records.
- Trained new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures, and safety protocols.
Registered Practical Nurse
Providence
Toronto, ON
01.2021 - 12.2021
- Managed care from admission to discharge.
- Implemented medication, catheter insertion, and airway management.
- Provided direct patient care, stabilized patients, and determined next course of action.
- Secured controlled narcotics and distributed medication on schedule to meet patient needs and minimize misuse opportunities.
- Cared for wounds, provided treatments, and assisted with procedures.
- Minimized staff and patient infection risk by cleaning and disinfecting equipment instruments.
- Managed patient care through closely monitoring respiration, blood pressure, and blood glucose levels.
- Collaborated with interdisciplinary team of healthcare and social service providers to address patients' needs through effective intervention and care planning.
- Monitored, tracked, and conveyed important patient information to healthcare staff to help optimize treatment planning and care delivery.
- Gathered lab specimens, ordered testing, and interpreted results to diagnose patients.
- Answered incoming phone calls from patients to provide basic assistance and triage medical concerns.
- Performed routine evaluations of each patient's status, needs, and preferences.
- Comforted and counseled patients and families throughout care process.
- Delivered updates in patient status to charge nurse, recording changes in medical records.
- Assisted with feeding and monitored intake to help patients achieve nutritional objectives.
- Administered medications and injections to patients.
Clinic Nurse
COVID Testing Centre, Baycrest Health Sciences, LHH Knightsbridge
03.2021 - 05.2021
- Responsible for administering and documenting COVID Rapid Antigen tests and Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) tests for the Baycrest staff, caregivers, contractor and visitors as part of the COVID surveillance requirement
- Provided information regarding the purpose of the procedure and ensured consent was obtained
- Collected specimen for testing – via Deep nasal, Nasopharyngeal and Combined Oropharyngeal methods
- Conducted quality assurance checks for testing equipment
- Tested the collected specimens and interpreted results
- Documented in EMR system
- Informed client of their point of care test results, when applicable
- Managed clinic flow
- Provided health teaching to preliminary positive results
- Lead for managing adverse events in the clinic
- Maintained Infection prevention and control at all times
Registered Practical Nurse/Administrative Assistance
Bay College Medical & Lockwood Diagnostics
Toronto, ON
12.2018 - 03.2021
- Maintain communication with staff workflow and patient management front desk
- Manage and maintain customer record with periodic report
- Prepared and coordinates staff schedule, prepared office report to managerial reports
- Performed administrative report for inventories, invoices, and payroll thorough data entry software
- Managing and coaching new trainees with office regulation and policy acknowledgment
- Monitor
- Assess patient by checking vital signs
- Prepare equipment and instrument for procedures
- Provide direct care to patients including dressing change, applied topical treatment
- Collect nasal and throat swabs
- Administer IM, ID and SC
- Observe patient, for reaction to treatment respond to change
- Report any problem or potential issues that are observe
- Maintain Equipment by cleaning and prevent spread of diseases
- Maintain medication log, refrigerator temperature
- Follow proper disposal procedures for hazardous material
- Order vaccines via fax and online
- Register practical nurse
- Organized and managed care of patients undergoing various therapies and procedures.
- Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
- Evaluated healthcare needs, goals for treatment, and available resources of each patient and connected to optimal providers and care.
- Managed care from admission to discharge.
- Taught patients how to improve lifestyle choices, dramatically reducing chance of symptom reoccurrence.
- Conferred with physicians to discuss diagnoses and devise well-coordinated treatment approaches.
Registered Practical Nurse
Integracare
Toronto, ON
03.2018 - 12.2018
- Perform duties which provide optimum individual care to client in the community under the direction of the coordinator
- Administering different types of medication
- Develop and update client care plans to include short and long term goals
- Obtains appropriate professional development to ensure skills and abilities in LTC are maintained
- Establishing good rapport with client and family member
- Implemented medication and vaccine administration, catheter insertion, and airway management
- Maintained quality care and comfort for patients with heart failure, pulmonary hypertension, and other conditions.
- Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process, and management and lifestyle options.
- Monitored patient reactions to drugs and carefully documented findings.
- Updated patient charts with data such as medications to keep records current and support accurate treatments.
- Taught patients how to improve lifestyle choices, dramatically reducing chance of symptom reoccurrence.
- Advocated for patients by communicating care preferences to practitioners, verifying interventions met treatment goals and identifying insurance coverage limitations.
- Audited charts and reviewed clinical documents to verify accuracy.
- Advised patients and caregivers of proper wound management, discharge plan objectives, safe medication use, and disease management.
Personal support worker
Integracare
Toronto, ON
03.2018 - 12.2018
- Assist residents with hygiene care such as bathing while focusing on safe water temperatures
- Assist residents to maintain an optimal quality of life by concentrating on safe transfers, continence management, and oxygen therapy while promoting independence
- Administer medication to various client
- Ensuring clients care is provided in timely manner.
- Assisted with feeding and monitored intake to help patients achieve nutritional objectives.
Student Practical Nurse
Hospital Placement
Toronto, ON
09.2017 - 12.2017
- Worked with clients of various health condition such as: limb fracture, Diabetes
- Depression, Congestive Heart Failure, hypothyroids and hyperlipidemia
- Providing care for client with colostomy
- Providing teaching on Range of Motion (leg exercise), deep breathing and coughing exercise to prevent pneumonia
- Attended family meeting in partnership with the interprofessional healthcare team members to support the clients
- Orient new client to the unit and also provide them with information they may need during their recovery.
Student Practical Nurse
Hospital Placement
Toronto, ON
05.2017 - 08.2017
- Performed sterile and clean procedures such as dressing change and catheterization
- Assist client with spinal cord injury with hygiene care such as bathing, while fully assessing the client skin for skin break down
- Help in transferring client from bed to wheel chair
- Properly monitor patient on bowel and bladder program, providing digital stimulation for client experiencing difficulty with bowel
- Provided evidence based nursing care such as turning clients every two hours to prevent pressure ulcers
- Reported abnormal results of assessment to clients' physician and advocated for clients' rights and health care needs.
Student Practical Nurse
Hospital Placement
Toronto, ON
01.2017 - 04.2017
- Administered nutrition via gastrostomy tube
- Performed holistic assessment which includes head to toe assessment, past medical history and social determinants of health
- Educated residents about falls prevention and potential results of falls
- Performed wound care
- Providing emotional support to family of dying client
- Assist residents to maintain an optimal quality of life by concentrating on safe transfers, continence management, and oxygen therapy while promoting independence
- Working as a full scope of practice nurse caring for clients in their homes and the clinic
- Practice full scope nurse skills (PICC care, IVs, percutaneous, nephrostomy, ostomy, catheter, wound care and many more).
Education
Associate of Science - Nursing (RPN)
Centennial College of Applied Arts And Technology
Scarborough, ON 09.2015 - 12.2017
IV Administration/Phlebotomist
HCPT College
Scarborough 11.2018 - 11.2018
Skills
Patient and family advocacy
Preventive health
Direct Patient Care
Appointment Scheduling
Pulse oximetry tracking
Maintaining nutrition
Caregiving skills
Transcribing orders
Patient Assessments
EMR / EHR
Collecting vitals
Strong clinical judgment
Supply restocking
Infection control measures
Proper catheter insertion/removal
Family Education
Removing sutures
Haiti Creole proficiency
Home care
Patient counseling
Feeding assistance
Staff supervision
Vaccine administration
Medical office administration
Timeline
Registered Practical Nurse
Toronto Public Health
03.2021 - Current
Clinic Nurse
COVID Testing Centre, Baycrest Health Sciences, LHH Knightsbridge
03.2021 - 05.2021
Registered Practical Nurse
Providence
01.2021 - 12.2021
Registered Practical Nurse/Administrative Assistance
Bay College Medical & Lockwood Diagnostics
12.2018 - 03.2021
IV Administration/Phlebotomist
HCPT College
11.2018 - 11.2018
Registered Practical Nurse
Integracare
03.2018 - 12.2018
Personal support worker
Integracare
03.2018 - 12.2018
Student Practical Nurse
Hospital Placement
09.2017 - 12.2017
Student Practical Nurse
Hospital Placement
05.2017 - 08.2017
Student Practical Nurse
Hospital Placement
01.2017 - 04.2017
Associate of Science - Nursing (RPN)
Centennial College of Applied Arts And Technology
09.2015 - 12.2017