Ramandeep Kaur Sandhu
Brampton,Canada
Summary
Compassionate Registered Nurse with robust background in diverse clinical settings, including acute care, emergency, and intensive care units. Proven ability to adapt swiftly to various patient needs and deliver high-quality care. Demonstrated expertise in critical thinking and patient advocacy, ensuring optimal outcomes.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
Work History
Registered Nurse, Float Pool
Kensington Gardens
12.2024 - Current
- Served as a resource for other nurses on the Float Pool, offering guidance on policies, procedures, and best practices.
- Mentored new nursing staff, sharing best practices for patient care and fostering a supportive team atmosphere.
- Strengthened relationships between nursing teams across various units through regular collaboration on shared float pool initiatives and projects.
- Facilitated smooth transitions between shifts by providing thorough handoff reports to incoming nurses, ensuring continuity of care.
Registered Nurse Supervisor
Craiglee Nursing Home
09.2024 - 11.2024
- Developed strong rapport with patients and families, providing emotional support during challenging situations.
- Addressed patient concerns promptly by investigating issues thoroughly and collaborating with appropriate personnel to resolve problems efficiently.
- Served as a liaison between administration, medical staff, and nursing team for seamless communication and coordination of care efforts.
- Managed staffing schedules, ensuring adequate coverage for all shifts while minimizing overtime costs.
- Mentored junior nurses in clinical decision-making skills, fostering their professional growth and development.
- Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
- Managed care from admission to discharge.
- Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process, and management and lifestyle options.
REGISTERED PRACTICAL NURSE
Georgetown
01.2021 - 03.2023
- WORKED AS RPN at STAYNER CARE CENTRE : Janaury 2022 - October 2022( with agency 911 NURSES GTA as Full time)
- Giving medication and helping residents in feeding, adl's.
- Documented patient assessment findings and responses to nursing intervention to progress toward problem resolution
- Responded to life-saving situations based upon nursing standards and protocols
- Developed individualized plan of care with prioritization to perform appropriate treatments as ordered by physician.
- Maintained accurate documentation and confidentiality in patient matters to comply with HIPAA guidelines and measures.
- Contributed to a positive work environment by actively participating in team meetings and offering support to colleagues as needed.
- Initiated resuscitative measures to reduce disability and death from acute circulatory and respiratory emergencies
- Delivered non-judgmental and non-discriminatory care sensitive to patient diversity, preserving dignity and rights.
MEDICAL / CLINICAL OFFICE ASSISTANT AT UCC
Etobicoke URGENT CARE CENTRE
11.2017 - 09.2020
- Performed various clerical and administrative functions, such as ordering, and maintaining inventory of supplies
- Transcribed recorded messages and practitioners' diagnoses and recommendations into patients' medical records, laboratory results, to appropriate staff
- Compiled and recorded medical charts, reports and correspondence, using typewriter and personal computer
- Assisted with onboarding process for new medical staff members by coordinating orientation activities
- Operated office equipment, such as voice mail messaging systems and used word processing, spreadsheet and other software applications to prepare reports, invoices, financial statements, letters, case histories, and medical records
- Excellence in WSIB, FAF, MTO, IFH, disability certificates and other all medical forms
Student Intern
ST. JOHNS REHABILITATION, SENECA COLLEGE
05.2017 - 08.2017
- Performed direct patient care in A4 Unit
- Patient education about medication, care procedures and dietary habits, assistance and supervision on ADLs
- Documentation and charting of Patient health care in both paper and EMRs
- Worked closely with RNs and RPNs, team work, following care plans
- Assisting patients in physiotherapy, walking and medications
- Documentation and charting of Patient health care in both paper and EMRs
REGISTERED NURSE
Baba Farid College of Nursing
01.2010 - 01.2014
- Provided care to patients in a GENERAL HOSPITAL with both medical and surgical conditions:
- Performed routine assessment of adult and pediatric patients, Efficient in preparation and administration of Intravenous, Intramuscular, Intradermal, Subcutaneous medications and blood products.
- Efficient in phlebotomy and handling all peripheral and central venous catheters like PICC and Hickman lines, emergency carts, defibrillators, monitors,
- Provided care to patients on mechanical ventilators, requiring suctioning, IV infusion, defibrillator
- Expertly handled crash carts, invasive lines, chemotherapy ports, and closely monitored vital parameters, airway, sedation, pain levels of critically ill patients
Education
CORONARY CARE NURSING IN NURSING
Seneca College
Toronto, ON01.2017
HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT IN MEDICAL RECORDS AND MANAGEMENT
Fanshawe College
London, ON01.2016
GENERAL NURSING AND MIDWIFERY IN NURSING AND MIDWIFERY
Baba Farid College of Nursing
Kotkapura, PUNJAB01.2014
Skills
- Team leadership, Compassionate care
- Patient assessment and care management
- Hospice And Palliative Care, End of life care
- Health status assessment
- Enhancing personal care support
- Cold chain management
- Comprehensive discharge planning
- Effective staffing management
- Awareness of medication-related adverse effects
- Patient advocacy, Understanding patient rights
- Patient onboarding support
- Health information management
- Analytical problem
- Geriatric care coordination
- Effective resource management
- Medication Distribution, Administering Immunizations
- Electronic medical records expertise
- Foley catheter management
- Diabetes And Nutrition Education
- Health And Wellness Expertise
- Wound management expertise
- Ethical practice
- Interdisciplinary collaboration
CERTIFICARE/LICENSE:
- REGISTERED NURSE and Registered Practical nurse: College of Nurses of Ontario
- BLS and FIRST AID: Canadian Red Cross
- Mask Fit testing
LANGUAGES
English
Full Professional
Punjabi Native
Hindi Advanced
Timeline
Registered Nurse, Float Pool
Kensington Gardens
12.2024 - Current
Registered Nurse Supervisor
Craiglee Nursing Home
09.2024 - 11.2024
REGISTERED PRACTICAL NURSE
Georgetown
01.2021 - 03.2023
MEDICAL / CLINICAL OFFICE ASSISTANT AT UCC
Etobicoke URGENT CARE CENTRE
11.2017 - 09.2020
Student Intern
ST. JOHNS REHABILITATION, SENECA COLLEGE
05.2017 - 08.2017
REGISTERED NURSE
Baba Farid College of Nursing
01.2010 - 01.2014
HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT IN MEDICAL RECORDS AND MANAGEMENT
Fanshawe College
GENERAL NURSING AND MIDWIFERY IN NURSING AND MIDWIFERY
Baba Farid College of Nursing
CORONARY CARE NURSING IN NURSING
Seneca College
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