KELLY MCMULLIN
Komoka,ON
Summary
Experienced, Compassionate and Enthusiastic Registered Nurse in good standing with 20+ years' experience in Hospital, Outpatient Clinic and Community Nursing in various roles. Skilled in providing exceptional care and advocacy for clients of all ages and life experiences utilizing critical thinking, years of practical skills, excellent verbal and written communication and evidence based learning. I am eager to contribute to team success and bring a positive attitude and commitment to continuous learning and growth.
Overview
21
21
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Registered Nurse
VON
07.2019 - Current
- The Registered Nurse, Directing (DRN) role manages palliative, pediatric and acute medically complex clients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) or Congestive Heart Failure (CHF) by directing Personal Support Workers (PSWs), also known as Health Care Technicians (HCT).
- Utilizing an innovative care delivery model and electronic documentation technology, the DRN, working remotely, accesses, assesses and identifies the client's immediate care needs and using the collaborative approach model immediately provides the appropriate direction to the on-site HCT to provide the direct care, resulting in real time provision of care services.
Registered Nurse - Clinical Education Manager
VON Visiting Nursing
03.2018 - 07.2019
- Middlesex-Elgin VON
- Provide leadership in clinical and professional practice education, evidence based practice and support VON organizational goals and objectives
- Oversee and direct the provision of quality and client centered care
- Proactively assess and deliver education programming for regulated and unregulated professionals
- Responsible for performance evaluation of clinical staff and develop learning plans
- Ensure core competencies required by clinical staff are identified, developed and maintained
- Provide clinical guidance to front line staff to integrate new knowledge information and best practice into care delivery
- Participate in all aspects of employee life-cycle including recruitment, performance management, disciplinary action and termination
- Participate in Manager on-call rotation and work cross functionally with IT, Finance, Client Services, Occupation Health and Safety, HR and Practice Quality and Risk
- Work collaboratively with the Ontario Health at Home, District Health Authorities and Ministries of Health
- Proficient in computer skills
Registered Nurse - Visiting Community Nurse
VON Visiting Nursing
02.2017 - 03.2018
- Middlesex-Elgin VON
- Provide and manage high quality, appropriate and cost effective nursing care to individuals in the community and home
- Work collaboratively with Ontario Health at Home, Physicians and various therapies to provide exceptional client centered care and positive outcomes
- Responsible to teach and delegate tasks and functions to different levels of workers (RPN, CSA, PSW) and to family members in accordance with standards and scope of practice as determined by VON and CNO
- Duties include palliative care, chronic disease education, wound care, compression therapy, negative pressure wound therapy, IV therapy, PICC/ CVAD, G-J Tubes and more
- Thorough documentation in accordance CNO and VON guidelines
- Clients populations varied from pediatric to elderly and included acute and chronic care, and end of life
- This role is fact paced and requires excellent time management, excellent communication skills and critical thinking
Registered Nurse
Cardiology Clinic Traverse Heart & Vascular
08.2012 - 06.2016
- Worked with over 20 Cardiologists in a fast paced outpatient clinic and assisted each of them in achieving improved outcomes for each and every client
- This was accomplished via consultations, various cardiac testing, symptom management, triage, frequent monitoring and adjustment of medication and therapies and collaboration with primary physicians
- Consult and coordinate with health care team members to assess, plan, implement and evaluate patient care plans
- Extensive patient education and monitoring and risk factor modification and symptom management
- Collaboration with community nursing, cardiac rehab and physical therapy
- Frequent phone triage, prescription refills and INR/Coumadin management per established protocols
- Was instrumental in developing policies and procedures and adherence to these policies
- Oversaw and was a leader in precepting new nurses and monitoring unregulated care provider
Registered Nurse Combined Front Line and Charge Nurse - Stroke/Neurology/Cardiology Unit
Munson Medical Center
01.2004 - 08.2012
- Company Overview: Traverse City, MI
- Munson Medical Center was the regional hospital for Northwestern Michigan and a level 2 trauma center
- Provide exemplary nursing care per established policies and procedures and evidence based practice for clients experiencing CVA, cardiac, COPD and complex medical conditions requiring telemetry
- Record client medical information and vital signs via electronic medical records and report symptoms or changes in client condition
- Modify patient treatment plans as indicated by client responses and conditions per established protocols
- Consult and coordinate with healthcare team members to assess, plan, implement and evaluate patient care plans including various therapies (OT, PT, Slp, MSW)
- Direct or supervise less-skilled nursing or healthcare personnel
- Instruct individuals and families on topics such as health education, disease prevention, develop health improvement programs and risk factor modification and prepare for discharge
- Prepare patients for and assist with examinations or treatments
- Monitor all aspects of client care, including diet and physical activity
- Review and evaluate diagnostic tests to identify and assess client condition as prescribed by a Physician or standing orders per hospital policy
- As Charge Nurse - perform administration component, responsible for operation of entire Unit including directing all staff, resource for all staff, planning and scheduling for staff and clients and Unit collaboration with Nursing Supervisor and Physicians
Education
Wound care for the diabetic foot - Diabetic Foot Care
Michener Institute
Toronto, ON12.2018
Clinical Educator - undefined
Michener Institute of Education UHN
12.2018
Diploma in Nursing - Nursing
Sault College of Applied Arts
Sault Ste. Marie 01-2002
Skills
- Chronic disease management
- Patient assessments
- Inpatient and outpatient care
- Nursing plan development
- Family and patient support
- Policy compliance
- Community advocate
- Disease specialization
Certification
- Clinical Educator Certified
- LEAP (Pallium Canada)
- Fundamentals of Palliative Care
- CAPCE
- BLS
- IV therapy and phlebotomy
- Wound Care
Languages
English
Full Professional
Timeline
Registered Nurse
VON
07.2019 - Current
Registered Nurse - Clinical Education Manager
VON Visiting Nursing
03.2018 - 07.2019
Registered Nurse - Visiting Community Nurse
VON Visiting Nursing
02.2017 - 03.2018
Registered Nurse
Cardiology Clinic Traverse Heart & Vascular
08.2012 - 06.2016
Registered Nurse Combined Front Line and Charge Nurse - Stroke/Neurology/Cardiology Unit
Munson Medical Center
01.2004 - 08.2012
Clinical Educator - undefined
Michener Institute of Education UHN
Wound care for the diabetic foot - Diabetic Foot Care
Michener Institute
Diploma in Nursing - Nursing
Sault College of Applied Arts
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