Krystal Edwards

• Lead the end-to-end lifecycle development of updated Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) programs and materials, ensuring alignment with the latest resuscitation science guidelines.
• Create, develop, and localize ACLS programs to meet the specific needs of healthcare professionals in Canada, enhancing their practical application and effectiveness.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including communications, marketing, and growth, to drive the success and adoption of Heart & Stroke’s ACLS programs.
• Ensure ongoing program improvements by staying current with evolving healthcare standards and incorporating feedback from stakeholders to optimize program impact.

• Provide expert nursing care to critically ill cardiac patients in the CVICU, focusing on post-operative recovery and management of complex conditions.
• Collaborate with physicians, surgeons, and multidisciplinary teams to create and execute personalized care plans, optimizing patient recovery and ensuring effective communication with families.

• Provide high-quality, adaptive care to critically ill patients across various hospital ICUs, quickly acclimating to new environments and protocols in diverse healthcare settings.

• Senior member of medical team providing direct supervision and clinical leadership to assigned team.
• Responding to emergency situations and providing out-of-hospital care to patients with wide range of conditions.
• Based in official FIFA stadiums.

• Provide first aid and emergency care to campers and staff, while collaborating with camp leadership to develop health and safety protocols and respond to medical emergencies efficiently.
• Manage chronic conditions and administer prescribed medications, offering personalized health support while promoting wellness education to campers and staff.

Charge Nurse, CVICU

• Led care delivery for a 24-bed CVICU, focusing on post-cardiac surgery, transplant, and patients requiring ECLS or VAD support.
• Played a key role in obtaining HAAD, JCI, and Magnet accreditations, and chaired monthly departmental meetings for quality improvement initiatives.
• Managed resource allocation and productivity targets, while conducting routine KPI audits to maintain high-quality care standards.
• Trained and supervised a team of 15 practical nurses, ensuring adherence to care standards, operational procedures, and safety protocols.

Charge Nurse, Cardiac Surgery & Cardiac Telemetry

• Managed a 36-bed cardiac care unit, prioritizing patient outcomes and best practices in post-cardiac surgery, heart failure, and transplant care.
• Worked collaboratively to drive successful patient outcomes, ensuring high standards of care in a high-acuity setting.

• Responsible for pre-op assessment, intra- operational monitoring/ medication administration and post procedure recovery
• Patient population predominantly children

• Oversaw care for patients in high dependency unit, ensuring optimal patient outcomes for a diverse population, including cardiac, neurology, and general medicine patients.
• Trained and mentored new nurses on proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures, and safety protocols, while also accompanying patients to sister facilities for procedures and treatments.