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Nicole McDonald

Summary

Dynamic Nurse Practitioner with extensive experience at FRIDA, specializing in virtual ADHD assessment and treatment and holistic patient care. Proven leader in interprofessional collaboration and quality improvement initiatives. Skilled in comprehensive assessments and virtual care, fostering gentle, kind leadership while mentoring junior staff to enhance service delivery and patient outcomes.

Overview

26
26
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Nurse Practitioner

FRIDA
09.2022 - Current
  • Conducted comprehensive patient assessments to for ADHD and developed and implemented individualized treatment plans based on evidence-based practices.
  • referred when necessary to psychiatry or community resources.
  • Mentored junior staff in clinical procedures and best practices for patient care.
  • contributed to quality improvement initiatives aimed at enhancing service delivery within organization.

Nurse Practitioner (contract)

Georgian Bay Ontario Health Team Healthy Aging Program
12.2021 - 08.2022
  • Provided comprehensive healthcare for older adults within a team approach
    focusing on comprehensive geriatric assessments
  • Assessment, diagnosis, treatment, and care planning with older adults and
    substitute decision makers in relation to geriatric syndromes.
  • Address cognitive changes and chronic disease management in care of the
    elderly within full scope of practice of the nurse practitioner role.
  • Collaborating with family physician and health care team to provide patient
    centred care.

COVID- 19 MASS IMMUNIZATION CLINIC LEAD (contract)

Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit
03.2021 - 02.2022
  • Lead of mass COVID-19 immunization clinics of clinic. Supporting health care
    professionals– doctors/nurses to provide COVID vaccines. Problem solving public and staff concerns.


Nurse Practitioner

Mamaway Wiidokdaadwin Indigenous Primary Care Team
05.2019 - 04.2021
  • Provided primary care services for Indigenous people all ages to full scope of NP
    practice.
  • Clinic lead for managing day tot day operations of primary care office. Produced
    medical directive for COVID -19 swabbing, immunizations and contributed to
    organization IPAC guidelines for organization.
  • Indigenous Services Canada- First Nation and Inuit Branch 2020 for one month in COVID provided primary care services in remote Northern Ontario Nursing Station for
    patients of all ages working to full scope of NP practice in ER setting and primary
    care

Nurse Practitioner/Manager

North Simcoe Muskoka Local Health Integration Unit
01.2013 - 04.2019
  • Provided palliative care in the home to patients with a life limiting/chronic illness.
  • Responsibilities’ included assessment, diagnosing, ordering, and interpreting
    diagnostic tests, prescribing pharmaceuticals, and health teaching.
  • Responsibilities also included end of life planning and implementation of
    palliative sedation within organizational and professional guidelines,
  • Member of Medical Assistance in Dying initial working group.
  • Managed 40 Barrie community case worker nurses and palliative nurse practitioners ( one year)

Nursing Professor

Trent University
09.2018 - 12.2018
  • Lectured third year bachelorette nursing students for community health nursing
    course including public health nursing.
  • Online management of course material and student interactions. Created and
    marked exams and assignments

Public Health Nurse

Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit
01.2000 - 04.2012

Education

Masters - Masters of Nursing

Athabasca University
Athabasca, AB
05-2013

Bachelor of Science in Nursing - Nursing

University of Western Ontario
London, ON
05-1996

Skills

  • gentle, kind leadership
  • holistic approach to prevention and treatment
  • interprofessional collaboration
  • virtual care experience

Certification

  • CBT, ACT and DBT training (in process)
  • Action First Aid CPR and first aid 2025
  • Rainbow Health - 2LGBTQS+ foundations course 2025
  • Licensed Ontario Nurse Practitioner
  • Licensed Manitoba Nurse Practitioner
  • have been licensed in New Brunswick and could activate again
  • Canadian Nurse Protective Society liability insurance
  • RNAO member

VOLUNTEER

- 2025 volunteering in PERU in nursing home


Timeline

Nurse Practitioner

FRIDA
09.2022 - Current

Nurse Practitioner (contract)

Georgian Bay Ontario Health Team Healthy Aging Program
12.2021 - 08.2022

COVID- 19 MASS IMMUNIZATION CLINIC LEAD (contract)

Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit
03.2021 - 02.2022

Nurse Practitioner

Mamaway Wiidokdaadwin Indigenous Primary Care Team
05.2019 - 04.2021

Nursing Professor

Trent University
09.2018 - 12.2018

Nurse Practitioner/Manager

North Simcoe Muskoka Local Health Integration Unit
01.2013 - 04.2019

Public Health Nurse

Simcoe Muskoka District Health Unit
01.2000 - 04.2012

Masters - Masters of Nursing

Athabasca University

Bachelor of Science in Nursing - Nursing

University of Western Ontario

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