Pamela Leeder

• Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
• Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process and management and lifestyle options.
• Trained new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures and safety protocols.
• Provided direct patient care, stabilized patients and determined next course of action.
• Administered medications via oral, IV and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
• Implemented medication and IV administration, catheter insertion and airway management.
• Managed care from admission to discharge.
• Administered medications and treatment to patients and monitored responses while working with healthcare teams to adjust care plans.
• Collected blood, tissue and other laboratory specimens and prepared for lab testing.
• Updated patient charts with data such as medications to keep records current and support accurate treatments.
• Organized and managed care of patients undergoing various therapies and procedures.
• Conferred with physicians to discuss diagnoses and devise well-coordinated treatment approaches.
• Advised patients and caregivers of proper wound management, discharge plan objectives, safe medication use and disease management.
• Maintained quality care and comfort for patients with heart failure, pulmonary hypertension and other conditions.
• Reviewed post-operative orders and continuously monitored patients' post-operative vitals, set up PCA and fluids and oriented patients to unit.
• Managed quality care for patients with heart failure, end-stage renal disease and coronary artery disease.

• Patient and family advocacy
• Delegated tasks and provided leadership for 20+ nurses and support personnel.
• Maintained proper staff levels within budget parameters to deliver high levels of care to every patient.
• Provided direct nursing care to patients when personnel was short-staffed.
• Confidently directed overall operation of nursing services and patient care.
• Interviewed, hired, instructed and mentored employees and promoted high level of care quality to patients.

• As wound champion I trouble shoot and help come up with wound care plans that focus on best practice guidelines, supply utilization, staffing and optimal wound healing
• Education and orientation of new staff, Managing a staff of 32 nurses
• Chart audits
• Supervisory visits
• Organization of office
• Education, training and recertification of skills
• Orientation of new employees
• Hiring of new employees
• Facilitating Meetings
• Liaison with CCAC

• Client assessment, care planning, charting
• Reporting to CCAC case managers
• Rescheduling staff when required
• Qcare program

Nursing Diploma