Patricia Duhaney
Barrie,ON
Summary
Dynamic nursing professional with extensive experience in delivering expert care across diverse settings, emphasizing leadership and management in community care. Demonstrates a strong ability to integrate nursing knowledge with clinical expertise, while excelling in communication and interdisciplinary collaboration. Proven success in enhancing patient outcomes and mentoring new staff, effectively utilizing both hard and soft skills in challenging environments.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
Work History
Visiting Nurse
Bayshore Healthcare
Barrie, ON
09.2022 - Current
- Provided direct care to the pediatric and adult population, including Palliative, Mental Health, Chronic and medically complex adults
- Care included pain and symptom management, Management of IV's CADDS, Hypodermoclysis, Wound care, Tracheostomy care, Diabetic teaching and management, Peritoneal Dialysis and mental and psychological support
- Liaising with palliative physician group for care of patients in the last year of life
- Transitioning patients to palliative care units and hospices across region
- Provided advocacy and support for patients and families across region
Manager
Ontario Health at Home
Newmarket, Ontario
02.2019 - Current
- Efficiently manages 37 care coordinators, which includes primarily registered nurses and allied health professionals
- Ensuring subordinate staff functions within legislative framework, Central LHIN goals, policies and procedures and within designated specialty best practices regarding care coordinator and quality patient care
- Provides on-call support to 7 hospitals, Intake staff and patients in the community
- Coordinate COVID-19 testing for school aged children and persons in congregate settings across the region
- Uses information from patient area to formulate recommendations and provide input to planning processes
- Resolve conflicts/problems regarding clinical and interpersonal issues
- Coaching, mentoring and counseling staff
- Hiring new staff, providing training and development, evaluating performance, making decisions regarding discipline or termination
Charge Nurse
IOOF Seniors Home
Barrie, Ontario
03.2019 - 01.2023
- Completing assessments for home residents on assigned floors, develop care plans, implement nursing interventions and evaluate their effectiveness
- Complete treatments on residents including administering medications, inserting and monitoring intravenous catheters, indwelling catheters, hypodermoclysis, respiratory treatments via nebulizers
- Provided Wound care services to residents at various stages
- Provided support to all floors, Registered practical nursing staff and residents when required
- Cared for patients on convalescent care floor, which included patients undergoing rehabilitation services from multidisciplinary rehab staff
Advance Practice Nurse
VHA Home Healthcare
Toronto, Ontario
08.2013 - 08.2018
- Leading the implementation, evaluation, and sustainability of the Palliative Care Services and Pain Management Strategies for VHA home healthcare
- Leading a variety of clinically focused committees, work-groups and project teams supporting team members in achieving successful outcomes
- Oriented new staff, provided educational sessions on a variety of topics, evaluated nursing competencies
- As a community nurse provided direct care to the adult population, including Palliative, Mental Health, Chronic and medically complex adults
- Regional lead for caseload of mental health patients
- Care included pain and symptom management, Management of IV's CADDS, Hypodermoclysis, Wound care, Tracheostomy care, Diabetic teaching and management, Peritoneal Dialysis and mental and psychological support
Care Coordinator
Ontario Health at Home
Mississauga Halton
09.2012 - 08.2013
- Working collaboratively with the inter-professional team and service providers to improve the quality of home and community care delivery, improve outcomes for the palliative population and achieve better palliative care more cost effectively
- Care coordinator and system navigator for the palliative care population in south Etobicoke, Ontario
- Attend project management meetings and work group meetings on the roles and responsibilities of stakeholders in the patient's journey
- Completed on a project to increase the capacity of family physicians in being the most responsible physician for palliative patients
Staff Nurse
Princess Margaret Cancer Centre
Toronto, Ontario
05.2008 - 08.2013
- Experience working in malignant hematology and short-stay surgical oncology
- Malignant hematology units primarily treat patients diagnosed with leukemia, lymphoma, and multiple myeloma; nurse-to-patient ratio is one to three or four
- Provided training and mentoring to nursing students and training to newly hired staff
- Transfused blood products, administer chemotherapy to a variety of patients, provide wound care, replace electrolytes and provide hydration
- Provided palliative and end of life care to a variety of patient populations
Education
Masters of Science - Nursing
York University
06.2012
Bachelors of Science - Nursing
York University
06.2008
Skills
- Able to deliver expert nursing care integrating nursing knowledge, research, and clinical expertise
- Able to apply theoretical, empirical, ethical and experiential foundations of nursing practice in the clinical and classroom setting
- Provide effective and efficient care to a variety of patient populations
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Excellent time management, organization and interpersonal skills
- Proficient in computer systems and applications
- Demonstrated ability to work effectively in a multi-disciplinary environment
- Excellent observational and analytical skills
Languages
Native Language
Training
- Respiratory and Tracheostomy - Westpark Rehab
- Peritoneal Dialysis - VHA Home Healthcare
- Fundamentals of Hospice Palliative Care - VHA Home Healthcare
- Cased Based Palliative Care - Palliative Care Network
- Team Work: Your future in healthcare - University of Toronto
- Nursing symposium - University of Toronto
- Learning Essential Approaches of Palliative Care - Central West Palliative Care Network
- Psychosocial care education - DeSouza Institute
- Nursing Best Practice Guidelines Summer Institute - Registered Nurses Association of Ontario
- Institute on advancing pain Management - University of Toronto
Professional Associations
- College of Nurses of Ontario, 08355326, 2008 - Present
- University of Toronto, Adjunct Lecturer, 2014 - Present
Timeline
Visiting Nurse
Bayshore Healthcare
09.2022 - Current
Charge Nurse
IOOF Seniors Home
03.2019 - 01.2023
Manager
Ontario Health at Home
02.2019 - Current
Advance Practice Nurse
VHA Home Healthcare
08.2013 - 08.2018
Care Coordinator
Ontario Health at Home
09.2012 - 08.2013
Staff Nurse
Princess Margaret Cancer Centre
05.2008 - 08.2013
Masters of Science - Nursing
York University
Bachelors of Science - Nursing
York University
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