SURGICAL MEDICAL NURSING RESIDENT & PATIENT-CENTERED CARE TEAM LEADERSHIP
SUMMARY OF QUALFICATIONS
10+ years of RN experience and 12+ years of LPN experience. Client care is always top priority.
Adheres to all CRNA Practice Standards and provides safe, competent, and ethical nursing care.
Adheres to all policies and procedures and conducts nursing practice with the utmost professionalism.
Excellent patient-centered care and communication skills, also recognized by health care professionals.
Displays a positive, respectful attitude and possesses excellent time management and prioritizing skills.
Dedicated to lifelong learning and possess excellent critical thinking and problem-solving skills.
Possesses exceptional organizational and analytical skills.
Developed strong conflict resolution abilities, possesses strong professional ethics, and conveys
honesty and compassion toward patients.
Collaborates with the interprofessional team to provide high-quality, holistic patient care.
Acquired strong leadership skills developed through supervisory roles in the healthcare field.
Nursing Team Management
LTC Facility Administration
Team Leadership & Mentoring
COVID-19
Preparedness & Care
Interpreting Diagnostic Tests
Drug Interactions, Assessments
Reducing &
Alleviating Patient Anxiety
Community Living
End of Life Care
Healthcare Regulations, Compliance
Palliative Care
Trauma, Med-Surg/Emergency Nursing
Occupational Health
Case Management
Resident Assessment Instrument–Minimum Data Set 2.0 (RAI-MDS 2.0)
Patient and Family Counselling
Pre-& Post-Procedure Monitoring
Medical Terminology & Practice
Geriatric Nursing
Overview
26
26
years of professional experience
Work History
Detox | Registered Nurse
Safeharbour Medical
Red Deer, AB
02.2023 - Current
Medically detox up to 22 individuals
Charge Nurse
Points West Living
Red Deer, AB
05.2022 - Current
Worked 12-hour nights and in charge of two units, five care aides, one LPN and 60 residents on each
unit
Quit full time but remain in a casual capacity.
Service Manager
Centennial Centre
Red Deer, AB
11.2022 - 01.2023
Responsible for admissions and staffing, however, this position was not a good fit.
Charge Nurse
Baptist Housing
Kelowna, BC
07.2021 - 03.2022
Worked full-time nights in 12-hour shifts
Responsible for the building, five care aides, and the residents in this long-term care facility.
Registered Nurse (Case Manager)
Provost
Ponoka, AB
01.2014 - 01.2017
Registered Nurse
Ponoka Hospital and Care Center
Ponoka, AB
01.2012 - 01.2014
(Medicine, LTC, Surgery, ER, trauma, acute chest pain, ETOH, palliative
Alzheimer’s, and Mental health)
Provided safe and compassionate quality care for patients, while maintaining a sense of dignity
Engaged in therapeutic conversations with families and patients to establish and maintain relationships
Displayed strong leadership skills and utilized critical thinking and problem-solving skills during difficult
situations
Displayed a strong willingness to learn throughout employment
Acquired experience with IVs, PCAs, epidural, drains, chest tubes, VAC dressings, TPNs, pre- and
post-partum teaching, and charge nurse/ leadership training.
Licensed Practical Nurse
Royal Alex Hospital
Edmonton, AB
01.2002 - 01.2007
Case Manager
MDS
01.2002 - 01.2006
For six patients
Trained in RAI 2.0, and care planning
Utilized critical thinking and problem-solving skills in difficult situations
Maintained professional boundaries while providing ethical and compassionate care., worked the surgical float: general, vascular, thoracic and orthopedic, neurological,
and pre- and post-care
Provided exceptional care for complex patients, while ensuring safe, competent, and ethical care
Actively, professionally, and successfully engaged with various members of the interprofessional team
Developed and established remarkable therapeutic relationships with patients
Engaged in pre- and post-op assessments, ostomy teaching/ treatment and care of acute surgical
patients
Acquired experience with complex dressing changes and family palliative care education
Conducted laparoscopic/ bariatric surgery assessments and monitored and received advanced
medication training and IV initiation training.
Licensed Practical Nurse
Edmonton General Hospital
Edmonton, AB
01.1999 - 01.2002
Provided exceptional care for Alzheimer and dementia patients, while ensuring safe, competent,
dignified, and ethical care
Utilized strong advocacy skills for patients and families
Developed and established remarkable therapeutic relationships with patients.
Charge Nurse
Piccadilly Care Centre, Salmon Arm
, BC
01.2020
Responsible for the building, four care aides, and all the residents in this long-term care facility
Oversaw one LPN.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing Degree
Athabasca University
01.2012
LPN Diploma -
Norquest College
01.1999
GED -
Deer College
01.1997
IV initiation, IM injection -
Supportive Pathways for Dementia -
Skills
Computer Skills
Meditech, Microsoft Word/Excel/Outlook/PowerPoint and Medworxx
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