Sarah Pothier
Napierville,QC
Summary
Experienced nursing professional bringing demonstrated clinical expertise, leadership skills and technical knowledge gained through 8 years of experience. Proficient in working with multidisciplinary teams to optimize and deliver quality patient care focused on the geriatric population in a hospital environment.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Personal Care Specialist
Innomar Strategies-AbbVie Care
Napierville, Quebec
06.2024 - Current
- Primary point of contact for patients, providing education and support throughout the treatment journey
- Managed reimbursement and insurance coverage for an assigned caseload to ensure timely access to therapy
- Educated patients on program services, including injection training, pharmacy options, and reimbursement support
- Coordinated patient onboarding
- Collaborated with internal teams, insurers, pharmacies, and healthcare professionals to resolve access and coverage issues
- Completed adverse event reporting and supported additional program needs
Registered Nurse- Geriatric Assessment Unit
St-Mary’s Hospital
Montreal, QC
12.2016 - 06.2024
- Experience with patients of a geriatric population
- Provided patient care and education to patients with chronic illnesses.
- Assessed, planned, implemented and evaluated nursing care for assigned patients.
- Nurse in charge over night
- Adapted care to the needs of geriatric patients
- Training of new staff members
Registered Nurse-Internal Medicine
St-Mary’s Hospital
Montreal, QC
09.2015 - 12.2016
- Experience with the use/monitoring of telemetry
- Provided care to acutely ill patients with a variety of medical conditions.
- Facilitated communication between multiple healthcare providers involved in patient's care plan.
- Training of new staff members
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
St. Francis Xavier University
Antigonish, NS2019
DEC - Nursing
Champlain Regional College
Saint-Lambert, QC2015
Skills
- Bilingual – English/French
- Patient care and education
- Critical thinking
- Teamwork and interdisciplinary collaboration
- Time management
- Unit management
- Assessing geriatric population
- Medication and intravenous administration
- Blood draw and intravenous access
- Staff development and training
Certification
Certification in CPR, The Principles for the Safe Movement of Beneficiaries (PDSB), Pacification, Soins palliatifs et de fin de vie, Sédation palliative continue et l'aide à mourir
Timeline
Personal Care Specialist
Innomar Strategies-AbbVie Care
06.2024 - Current
Registered Nurse- Geriatric Assessment Unit
St-Mary’s Hospital
12.2016 - 06.2024
Registered Nurse-Internal Medicine
St-Mary’s Hospital
09.2015 - 12.2016
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
St. Francis Xavier University
DEC - Nursing
Champlain Regional College