LORETTA DARKO
Brampton,ON
Summary
Diligent nursing professional with demonstrated success in emergency patient care. Agile and responsive to dynamic patient needs and environmental conditions. Team-oriented and reliable with expert healthcare knowledge, clear verbal and written communication skills and sound clinical judgment.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Travel Registered Nurse Medicine
South Muskoka Memorial Hospital
09.2022 - Current
- Administered medications via oral, IV, and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
- Administered medications and treatment to patients and monitored responses while working with healthcare teams to adjust care plans.
- Delivered outstanding care to patients with various diagnoses and managed care from treatment initiation through to completion.
- Taught patients how to improve lifestyle choices, dramatically reducing chance of symptom reoccurrence.
MACKENZIE HOSPITAL
01.2021 - 10.2023
- Assess patient condition immediately upon arrival, checking vital signs, reviewing EMT reports, determining initial prioritization according to existing patient caseload
- Provide IV administration as needed, conscious sedation and local anesthesia for wounds
- Clean wounds, manage bleeding, initially set fractures and remove foreign bodies as appropriate
- Performed medical procedures, such as ECG, IV insertion, cardiac monitoring, taking vital signs, urinalysis
BRAMPTON CIVIC RESPIROLOGY
01.2019 - 05.2021
- Provide care for acutely ill patients with respiratory health problems
- Assessment, care planning and coordination of care with various team members within an inter-professional setting
- Utilization of computerized systems for documentation of patient care
- Tracheostomy care, chest tube care, G-tube care, CADD pumps, CVAD
- Resource/team leader responsibilities
- Discharge Planning with an interdisciplinary team
- IV insertion (medication administration), perform phlebotomy
- Administering COVID tests, treating and educating patients
Preceptorship Nurse
Humber River Hospital
01.2018 - 04.2018
- Acute care of elders (ACE unit)
- Documented data related to patients' care including assessment results, interventions, medications, patient responses, or treatment changes
- Assessed condition of patients, ordering and evaluating diagnostic tests as needed
- Cared for clients with multiple acute and chronic health conditions
- Assisted with the administration of blood transfusions
- Cared for clients with chest tubes
- Insertion and maintenance of urinary catheters
- Documentation using Meditech
- IV medication administration and maintenance
- Administered IV push, IM and subcutaneous injections
- Seizure management
- Collaborated within a multidisciplinary team
Cornwall community hospital
01.2017 - 03.2017
- Assessing treatment success at case conferences and meetings writing and updating patient records
- Encouraging patients to take part in therapeutic activities such as art and role play
- Cared for client’s with different mental illnesses
- Practiced appropriate therapeutic communication techniques
- Ensured correct administration of medication and evaluation of treatment
- Participated in group and/or one-to-one therapy sessions, both individually and with other health professionals
- Ensuring that legal requirements appropriate to a setting or group of patients are observed
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
St. Lawrence College/Laurentian University
Cornwall, ON2018
Skills
- Ability to work in fast-paced, physically demanding environment
- Ability to engage clients, build rapport and establish effective working relationships
- Support and lead systems and database activities related to COVID-19 response
- Strong organizational and problem-solving skills
- Knowledge of community and government resources and relevant legislation
- Exceptional assessment, negotiation, and problem-solving skills
- Culturally sensitive/ prioritizes needs
- Ability to work independently or as team player
- Strong computer skills; Microsoft Office Applications (Outlook, Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills with ability to work effectively with variety of staff, clients and families from diverse cultural and socioeconomic backgrounds
- Strong advocate for clients
- Strong knowledge in EMR (Epic, Meditech, Cerner)
Additional Information
- ACLS , Valid G license and car
Languages
English
Professional Working
Italian
Professional Working
Certification
ACLS
PALS
BLS
Coronary care I
Timeline
Travel Registered Nurse Medicine
South Muskoka Memorial Hospital
09.2022 - Current
MACKENZIE HOSPITAL
01.2021 - 10.2023
BRAMPTON CIVIC RESPIROLOGY
01.2019 - 05.2021
Preceptorship Nurse
Humber River Hospital
01.2018 - 04.2018
Cornwall community hospital
01.2017 - 03.2017
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
St. Lawrence College/Laurentian University
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