Mia Vescarelli
Toronto,ON
Summary
Dedicated Registered Nurse with a strong background in youth-focused health promotion and community outreach education. Committed to leveraging a social justice-based mindset to drive impactful contributions to health equity initiatives. Passionate about empowering underserved populations through innovative health strategies and collaborative partnerships. Eager to embrace new opportunities that align with a mission to foster healthier communities for all.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Nurse Navigator and Manager (Contracted Position)
Children's Aid Society of Toronto: Connections Program
05.2025 - 03.2026
- Provided mental health and wellness care coordination, system navigation, and partnership development, for young people ages 18-29 who were transitioning from the care of child welfare.
- Conducted comprehensive nursing assessments, utilizing standardized tools and practices to develop personalized care plans addressing individual patient needs and barriers to access.
- Assessed for and coordinated referrals to services regarding contributing factors and barriers (housing, education, financial, family supports, etc.).
- Attended client focused case conferences to present and discuss cases and coordinate care with other professionals and community agencies.
- Served as a liaison between patients, families, and healthcare providers to ensure seamless communication and continuity of care.
- Provided consultation and training to staff, young people, and caregivers regarding physical, social and mental health concerns.
- Developed, implemented, and evaluated health promotion outreaches based on identified health topics such as medication management, management of behaviours and symptoms, and emotional regulation.
- Utilized trauma informed care principals to guide practice.
- Mentored team members, fostering professional growth and enhancing team performance metrics.
- Built partnerships with community agencies, groups, and practitioners to address identified gaps and assist with patient care needs.
- Supported in program data collection and developed an annual program evaluation report.
Psychiatric Emergency Services Registered Nurse
Alberta Health Services-Alberta Children's Hospital Emergency Department
07.2024 - Current
- Deliver high quality acute psychiatric care to the child and adolescent population, presenting in crisis, to the emergency department.
- Actively incorporating social determinants of health and cultural sensitivity into care.
- Use Trauma Informed Care, the recovery model, and an understanding of the DSM V-TR, to support patients in understanding and managing their mental health.
- Conduct comprehensive psychiatric assessments to determine level of illness and risk and make recommendations to Emergency Physicians and Psychiatrists regarding the plan of care.
- Collaborated with multidisciplinary teams to coordinate patient treatment plans effectively.
- Experience using the EPIC Connect Care system for documentation.
- Ensuring the security, privacy, and protection of patients' confidential healthcare data/information
- Assess and develop, in collaboration with the patient, an effective plan and identify appropriate services for clients and arrange care.
- Contact: Breanna Schoenhof- Charge Nurse - (403) 471-7695
Child and Adolescent Mental Health and Addictions Registered Nurse
Alberta Health Services- Foothills Medical Centre Unit 23
12.2023 - Current
- Effectively communicating and collaborating with a multidisciplinary team within the inpatient setting and delegating tasks as needed.
- Working with patients who have complex mental health disorders.
- Utilizing therapeutic communication, trauma informed care, and building rapport to create care plans, increase patient engagement in care, and improve patient health outcomes.
- Identifying population health specific priorities based on each individuals unique needs.
- Daily patient care tasks (Vital signs, medication administration, mental status examination, head to toe assessments, simple and complex wound care-setting up and maintaining a sterile field).
- Escalation and crisis management.
- Contact: Bryanna Harbison-Charge Nurse - (403) 371-4520
- Final Nursing Preceptorship: September 2023-December 2023. Employed from December 2023-Current
Site Supervisor/Health and Safety Lead
Downhill Karting
05.2017 - 10.2024
- Training, overseeing, and evaluating 50+ youth employees (aged 16-24)
- Supervised daily operations ensuring adherence to safety regulations and operational standards.
- Coordinated team schedules, optimizing resource allocation for maximum efficiency during peak hours.
Health Promotion Specialist-Sexual Health Lead
Simon Fraser University, Health and Counselling
01.2019 - 09.2021
- Led a team of 5-10 students to design, develop, and implement educational outreaches on gender identity and sexual health based topics.
- Conducted windshield surveys to identify strengths (assets), needs, potential barriers, and priorities for educational content specific to identified target audiences.
- Utilized evidence-based practice as well as health promotion theory and models in developing intervention components.
- Collaborated with stakeholders across multiple departments (e.g., SFU nurses, physicians, and professors, community partners, and research teams) to analyze and create educational content.
- Implemented over 40 university-wide educational outreaches specific to promoting healthy relationships and sexual wellbeing through a harm reduction lens, including a university wide campaign to destigmatize HIV/AIDS.
- Evaluated program effectiveness through data analysis, leading to continuous improvement of health promotion efforts.
Education
Bachelor of Nursing (RN)- With Distinction -
University of Calgary
Calgary12.2023
Bachelor of Health Sciences - Minor in Kinesiology
Simon Fraser University
09.2021
Skills
- Motivated team player
- Positive, energetic, and inclusive attitude
- Experience working with vulnerable populations and marginalized communities
- Proficiency with Microsoft Suite (Word, PowerPoint, and Outlook)
- 3 years of health promotion experience both through education, volunteer work, and employment
- Skilled problem solver and multitasker
- 5 years of leadership experience
- Research based learning and program development (Eg, ADDIE - analysis, design, development, implementation and evaluation)
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Qualitative and quantitative research
- Proficiency with different computer and software programs (Eg, EPIC)
- Excellent interpersonal and conflict management skills
- Proficiency utilizing multimedia platforms to communicate clear and engaging health messaging to diverse audiences
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Experience facilitating and presenting educational health content
- Ability to work under pressure and in fast-paced environments
Languages
English
Native or Bilingual
Certification
- Psychological First Aid (PFA) (05/2024 - Present)
- Indigenous Awareness and Sensitivity Training (01/2024 - Present)
- Nonviolent Crisis Intervention Certification (01/2024 - Present)
- College of Registered Nurses of Alberta (12/2023 - Present) Registered Nurse License
- College of Registered Nurses of Ontario (05/2025-Present) Registered Nurse License
- Basic Life Support (BLS)-Health Care Professional Trained First Responder (11/2022 - Present)
- Brain Story Certification (05/2022 - Present)
- Trauma Informed Care Certification (01/2022 - Present)
- Engaging Marginalized Populations Certification (11/2018 - Present)
- Creating Awareness and Understanding of Transgender Individuals Certification (10/2017 - Present)
Timeline
Nurse Navigator and Manager (Contracted Position)
Children's Aid Society of Toronto: Connections Program
05.2025 - 03.2026
Psychiatric Emergency Services Registered Nurse
Alberta Health Services-Alberta Children's Hospital Emergency Department
07.2024 - Current
Child and Adolescent Mental Health and Addictions Registered Nurse
Alberta Health Services- Foothills Medical Centre Unit 23
12.2023 - Current
Health Promotion Specialist-Sexual Health Lead
Simon Fraser University, Health and Counselling
01.2019 - 09.2021
Site Supervisor/Health and Safety Lead
Downhill Karting
05.2017 - 10.2024
Bachelor of Nursing (RN)- With Distinction -
University of Calgary
Bachelor of Health Sciences - Minor in Kinesiology
Simon Fraser University
COMMUNITY VOLUNTEERING
Centre for Sexuality-Camp fYrefly (08/2024 - 09/2024):
- Provided Mental health and counselling support at a educational, social and personal leadership retreat for 2SLGBTQ+ youth ages 14-20
Hobbies and Interests
Snowboarding, Travel, Painting, Anime/Manga
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