LAARNIE LUMITAP
Toronto,Canada
Summary
Dedicated and experienced Operating Room Nurse with over three years in high-pressure surgical environments (verified Level 1 trauma center) Exceptional skills in anticipating surgeons needs, maintaining strict sterile techniques, and fostering collaboration within multidisciplinary teams. Proficient in preparing surgical suites, assisting with a wide range of procedures, and ensuring optimal patient outcomes. Recognized for adaptability to evolving situations during complex surgical cases, contributing to the overall success of the surgical team.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
Work History
REGISTERED NURSE
SUNNYBROOK HEALTH SCIENCES CENTRE
01.2022 - Current
- OPERATING ROOM
- Meticulously maintain a sterile field, preventing infection and ensuring patient safety.
- Comprehensive understanding of various surgical procedures, including instrument identification and proper handling.
- Adept at setting up, operating, and troubleshooting surgical equipment, such as electrosurgical units, suction devices, and endoscopic systems.
- Assess patients' physical and emotional status, monitor vital signs, and administer medications and fluids as needed.
- Ensure proper patient positioning during surgery to prevent injury and promote optimal surgical access.
- Effective communication with surgeons, anesthesiologists, and other team members for coordinating care and ensuring patient safety.
- Work closely with a multidisciplinary team, strong collaboration and coordination skills.
- Remain calm, composed, and focused in stressful and high-pressure situations is vital.
- Effective time management and organizational skills to manage multiple tasks and prioritize patient needs.
- Quickly identify and resolve problems that may arise during surgery, ensuring patient safety and optimal outcomes.
- Ability to adapt to changing situations and adjust to different surgical procedures is important.
- In-charge nurse during night shifts.
REGISTERED NURSE
SUNNYBROOK HEALTH SCIENCES CENTRE
05.2021 - 01.2022
- Veterans Nursing Resource Team
- Palliate symptoms to maximize the patient quality of life.
- Respond to symptom control issues promptly, evaluate interventions with fellow nurses and multidisciplinary team members as appropriate and make adjustment as required.
- Demonstrate good level of appropriate clinical skills and knowledge.
- Act as an advocate for patients.
- Evaluate care outcomes and document as required.
- PICC line dressing and flushing.
- Turned and positioned bedbound patients to prevent bedsores and maintain comfort level.
- Performing oral suctions when required.
- Administered medications and treatments to patients and monitored response while working with healthcare team to adjust care plans.
- Delivered medications via oral, IV and intramuscular injections, monitoring response to address new concerns.
- Secured controlled narcotics and distributed medication on schedule to meet patient needs and minimize issues.
REGISTERED PRACTICAL NURSE
SUNNYBROOK HEALTH SCIENCES CENTRE
06.2020 - 04.2021
- Responsible for meeting the standards and exercising judgment for providing safe, competent and ethical nursing care as outlined in College of Nurses of Ontario.
- Deliver direct patient care and being advocate to patient needs or concerns.
- Thorough physical assessment.
- Exposure to patient with various medical conditions.
- Performing nursing interventions and evaluation.
- Performing wound care.
- Feed clients and when required, measure intake and output. Assists with bed transfers, lifting, turning, walking and crunch walking.
- Assist clients with therapeutic activities such as range of motion exercises, medication administration, simple wound care, respiratory equipment uses or urinary care.
- Administer suppositories and fleet enemas, empty ostomy bags, collect stool specimens and assist with toileting.
- NGT-feeding.
- Insertion and removal of foley catheter
- Conferred with physicians to discuss diagnoses and devise well-coordinated treatment approaches.
- Applied mobility assistance knowledge to safely ambulate patients in different spaces involving varying elevations and obstacles
- Reactivation Care Centre
Education
Cardiology Nursing-Level 1 -
Humber College
04.2021
Personal Support Worker Diploma - undefined
Cornerstone College of Healthcare and Business
01.2018
Bachelor of Science - Health and Social Care Practice
University of Winchester
10.2012
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Saint Louis University
03.2008
Graduate Certificate in Perioperative Nursing -
Centennial College
Scarborough, Ont.04-2022
Skills
- Compassionate registered nurse
- Intra-operative nursing expertise
- Capable of fulfilling job's physical and mental demands
- Effective multitasking skills
- Flexible in high-pressure environments
- Analytical assessment skills
- Strong interpersonal communication
- Team collaboration and interpersonal skills
- Adaptable and innovative learner
- Strict Sterile techniques
- Knowledge of surgical procedures
- Experience in general medicine, geriatric, rehabilitation and palliative care, operating room
Languages
English
Full Professional
Filipino
Native or Bilingual
Timeline
REGISTERED NURSE
SUNNYBROOK HEALTH SCIENCES CENTRE
01.2022 - Current
REGISTERED NURSE
SUNNYBROOK HEALTH SCIENCES CENTRE
05.2021 - 01.2022
REGISTERED PRACTICAL NURSE
SUNNYBROOK HEALTH SCIENCES CENTRE
06.2020 - 04.2021
Personal Support Worker Diploma - undefined
Cornerstone College of Healthcare and Business
Bachelor of Science - Health and Social Care Practice
University of Winchester
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Saint Louis University
Cardiology Nursing-Level 1 -
Humber College
Graduate Certificate in Perioperative Nursing -
Centennial College
Training
- CPR 2021
- Nonviolent Crisis Intervention 2019
- Medication Administration for the RN/RPN 2019
- Food Handler Certificate 2017
- WHMIS- Workplace Hazardous Material Information System
- Health and Safety at Work in 4 Steps and Fall Prevention 2017
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