Laura Mah
Calgary
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
Work History
Regional CDC Assistant Nurse Manager
Indigenous Services Canada
11.2024 - Current
- Development of CDC processes
- Development of education and training for community health nurses
- Working collaboratively with community health nurses, Medical officers of Health (MOH) and CDC colleagues to support notifiable disease investigation and reporting, outbreak management, immunization and vaccine storage and handling guidance and support
- Collaborate with provincial and national colleagues and stakeholders to advocate for increased health equity for First Nation communities
- Human Resource and budget monitoring responsibilities
Associate Manager and Assistant Head Nurse
Alberta Health Services
10.2022 - 10.2024
- Provincial Partner Oversight (PPO) Team within AHS Provincial Immunization Team
- 12 direct reports- including staffing and performance management
- Worked collaboratively with Alberta Health, Public Health and congregate care facilities to ensure access to seasonal immunizations, education and resources and immunization providers
- Development of systems to ensure consistency in nursing processes and to streamlining data collection
- Monitoring workload and trends to ensure adequate staffing levels
Associate Manager and Assistant Head Nurse
Alberta Health Services
03.2020 - 09.2022
- Up to 140 direct reports- included HR support and performance management
- Worked collaboratively across teams to support process and staff development
- Severe COVID-19 Team support and coordination
- Includes collaboration with surveillance, MOH team and Alberta Health to ensure team responds to changing priorities and trends
- Project lead for Technology change implementation across teams including MS Teams and CDOM updates
- Monitoring workload and trends to ensure adequate staffing levels
Community Health Nurse
Alberta Health Services
09.2018 - 04.2020
- Direct observed therapy (DOT), TB screening, lab collection and medication management for clients and contacts
- Management of laboratory results, triage and physician orders
- Advocacy, education and support for clients and their contacts
Community Health Nurse
Alberta Health Services
07.2013 - 04.2020
- Travel consultation and health care student assessments
- Role requires good working knowledge of vaccine schedules, interpreting lab results, tuberculin skin tests, communicable diseases, and global health trends
- Travel Health and Vaccination presentations to community groups
- Content Editor for MyHealth.Alberta.ca website
- Completed International Society in Travel Medicine (ISTM) Certificate in Travel Health (CTH)
- Director on the Alberta Association of Travel Health Professionals (AATHP)
Community Health Nurse
Alberta Health Services
08.2011 - 07.2013
- Home visits, clinic appointments and telephone assessments for infants and their caregivers
- Breastfeeding support, monitoring bilirubin levels, maternal and infant health assessments, family violence screening, and referrals to additional supports and linking with community-based organizations
Primary Health Care Nurse
Piki Te Ora Health Centre
07.2008 - 10.2011
- Primary health care nursing in a low-cost clinic serving marginalized and refugee populations
- Triage, wound care, phlebotomy, cervical smear screening, STI screening, birth control counselling, depo injections, immunizations, chronic disease management, sterilization of equipment, supply and medication ordering
- Worked as the child health nurse- following at risk families and linking with culturally and socially appropriate resources
Education
Foundational Leadership Development Program -
Alberta Health Services
03.2024
Prosci Change Management Certificate - undefined
Alberta Health Services
10.2023
Certificate in RN Prescribing - undefined
Athabasca University
08.2020
Certificate in Travel Health (CTH) - undefined
International Society of Travel Medicine (ISTM)
05.2015
Post Graduate Certificate Primary Health Care Specialty Nursing -
Whitireia Polytechnic
Porirua, New Zealand12.2004
Bachelor of Nursing (with Distinction) - undefined
University of Calgary
Calgary, AB05.2001
Skills
- Current CRNA registration
- BLS certified
- Proficient in Microsoft word, Excel, REDCap, MS Teams, SharePoint
Timeline
Regional CDC Assistant Nurse Manager
Indigenous Services Canada
11.2024 - Current
Associate Manager and Assistant Head Nurse
Alberta Health Services
10.2022 - 10.2024
Associate Manager and Assistant Head Nurse
Alberta Health Services
03.2020 - 09.2022
Community Health Nurse
Alberta Health Services
09.2018 - 04.2020
Community Health Nurse
Alberta Health Services
07.2013 - 04.2020
Community Health Nurse
Alberta Health Services
08.2011 - 07.2013
Primary Health Care Nurse
Piki Te Ora Health Centre
07.2008 - 10.2011
Prosci Change Management Certificate - undefined
Alberta Health Services
Certificate in RN Prescribing - undefined
Athabasca University
Certificate in Travel Health (CTH) - undefined
International Society of Travel Medicine (ISTM)
Bachelor of Nursing (with Distinction) - undefined
University of Calgary
Foundational Leadership Development Program -
Alberta Health Services
Post Graduate Certificate Primary Health Care Specialty Nursing -
Whitireia Polytechnic
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