Lorissa J. Paul

Provide emergency care and collaborate with the physician to determine and critically assess the patients health care needs and goals. Primary duties include cleaning and dressing wounds, drawing blood, inserting intravenous lines, administering critical IV medications, and responding to traumas such as cardiac arrests and stroke codes. Highly proficient in prioritization, time management, and critical thinking.

The Nurse Navigator's role is to coordinate the Covid-19 Screening and Assessment Centre. Responsibilities include overseeing clinical operations such as managing staff scheduling, provide/update clinic documents, assess and schedule clients eligible for treatment, and follow up with clients who require Covid-19 test results. Additional duties also involve documenting/tracking statistics related to referrals and treatments prescribed. Analyze clinic stock needs, and order supplies and pharmaceuticals weekly. Support nursing staff in the clinic who require additional education such as with intravenous insertions.

Assess a variety of acute and chronic cardiac clients with varying levels of care. Perform EKG's, assist with exercise tests, auscultate and determine abnormal heart and lung sounds, perform thorough client intake and critically determine the client's needs and risks. Report clinical assessment with the Cardiologist and collaboratively create a plan of care for the patient. Reason for leaving was due to moving.

Provided patient-centered care to acute neurology and neurosurgical patients. Specific areas of care in neurology included movement disorders, epilepsy, and neuromuscular disorders. Neurosurgery also included neurovascular, neuro-oncology, spinal surgery, spinal cord injury, head injury, and epilepsy surgery. Particular specialty experience with draining cerebrospinal fluid with lumbar drains. Frequent skills used include phlebotomy, intravenous insertions, central line management, administration of blood products, and advanced surgical wound care. Position was temporary.

Nursing experience with both paediatric and maternal newborn care. Clinical skills include tracheostomy care, nasogastric/gastrostomy maintainence, paediatric dosage calculations, central line management, phlebotomy, and intravenous insertion. Additional specialized nursing skills also involve administering phototherapy to newborn patients. Reason for leaving was due to position being temporary.