Laura Pollock
Oshawa
Summary
Compassionate and detail-oriented Registered Nurse with an expansive background in providing medical care predominantly to antepartum women. Strong focus on patient experience and care while adhering to hospital protocols and best practice standards.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
Work History
Infusion Nurse
McKesson Specialty Health
Whitby, ON
12.2023 - Current
- Reduced complications by closely monitoring patients for adverse reactions during infusion therapy sessions.
- Enhanced patient comfort by providing compassionate care and administering medications through IV infusion.
- Ensured safety by adhering to infection control protocols and handling hazardous materials according to regulatory guidelines.
- Cultivated strong relationships with patients and their caregivers by providing empathetic support, education on self-care strategies, and addressing concerns throughout the course of treatment.
Registered Nurse, Labor and Delivery
Oak Valley Health
Markham, ON
11.2015 - Current
- Provide antenatal, perinatal and post partum care for low risk and high risk families
- Evaluate healthcare needs, goals for treatment of each patient and connected to optimal providers and care
- Conferred with physicians to discuss diagnoses and devise well-coordinated treatment approaches.
- Charge nurse role; facilitating effective communication within interdisciplinary team
- Delegate roles to colleagues based on competency, learning opportunity, and safety of unit
- Ability to multi-task for effective time management
- Escalate concerns and communicate as per chain of command
- Verified patients had information necessary for ongoing care, providing guidance on diagnoses, management of medications and prevention methods.
- Education provided for healthy growth of children and families
Clincal Course Director
York University
Toronto, ON
09.2023 - 04.2024
- Mentored nursing students on a post partum unit, fostering collaboration and professional growth within the department.
- Evaluated student performance and provided constructive feedback, guiding their academic progress and ensuring understanding of course content.
- Increased student satisfaction rates by actively soliciting feedback and implementing changes based on their input.
- Fostered an inclusive classroom environment that supported open dialogue among diverse learners with varying perspectives.
- Collaborated with colleagues on interdisciplinary projects, connecting course content across subject areas.
Registered Nurse, Labor and Delivery
Quinte Healthcare Corporation
Belleville, ON
11.2012 - 11.2018
- Provide antenatal, perinatal and postpartum care to parents and newborns
- Assisted physician during delivery, examination and surgical procedures by anticipating needs
- Coordinated care of low risk and high risk laboring women and immediate stabilization of newborn following delivery
- Completed comprehensive assessments of patient and family unique needs to identify outcomes, establish care plans
Personal Support Worker
Moira Place
Tweed, ON
09.2009 - 11.2012
- Assisted clients with daily living needs to maintain self-esteem and general wellness.
- Provided safe mobility support to help patients move around personal and public spaces.
- Turned and positioned bedbound patients to prevent bedsores and maintain comfort levels.
- Consulted with supervisors to assess cases and plan strategies for enhancing care.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Trent Universesity
Peterborough, ON06.2012
Skills
- Strong advocate for patient experience
- Confident with escalation of communication
- Computer proficient (MEDITECH, Centricity, Adobe, BORN, SUR, Webmail)
- Phlebotomy, and intravenous initiation, maintenance, and discontinuation
- Critical thinking
- Attention to detail and customizing care plans based on patient/ family requests
- Circulating and Scrub Nursing
- Triage experience
- Provide feeding support (breastfeeding, bottle feeding, alternative feeding) for all families
- PACU competent for patients who have undergone general anesthesia, or regional anesthetic
- HBHC screening
- Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP)
- Fetal Health Surveillance (FHS)
- BLS
- PAIL network
Timeline
Infusion Nurse
McKesson Specialty Health
12.2023 - Current
Clincal Course Director
York University
09.2023 - 04.2024
Registered Nurse, Labor and Delivery
Oak Valley Health
11.2015 - Current
Registered Nurse, Labor and Delivery
Quinte Healthcare Corporation
11.2012 - 11.2018
Personal Support Worker
Moira Place
09.2009 - 11.2012
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Trent Universesity