Accomplished Primary Care Nurse with extensive experience at VCH, specializing in infection prevention and control, and trauma-informed care. Demonstrates proficiency in harm reduction education and excels in communication, ensuring patient-centered care. Achieved significant outcomes in STBBI treatment and HIV+ case management, leveraging both clinical expertise and compassionate, patient-focused approaches.
Infection Prevention and Control
- proficient in harm reduction education
- TB testing and follow up
- STBBI assessment, treatment, follow up
- case management experience with HIV who are non adherent to treatment
- immunization review and administration
Sexual Health
- experience working in youth clinic promoting health sexuality
- contraceptive management assessment, prescribing and follow up
- proficient in pelvic exams and PAP smears
- experience managing unwanted pregnancies
Trauma Informed Care
- proficient in providing harm reduction specially related to substance use, infectious disease and sexual health
- proficient communication skills using non violent communication
Addictions
- experience working in injectable opiate agonist therapy program
- experience using recovery oriented model
- proficient in opiate agonist therapy