Shayna Stewart
Crystal City
Summary
Dedicated and compassionate Registered Nurse (RN) with progressive career history in providing individualized patient care in a fast-paced environment. Proven to remain calm under pressure and skillfully handle difficult patients and high-stress situations. Consistently developing strong relationships with patients and families through empathetic communication, respectful attitude and excellent patient care. Recognized for leadership, organizational abilities and time management.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Clinic Registered Nurse
CW Wiebe Medical
09.2023 - Current
- Facilitated continuity of care by effectively communicating with primary healthcare providers regarding pertinent clinical findings
- Enhanced the efficiency of the clinic by coordinating with multidisciplinary teams and optimizing resource allocation.
- Applied crisis intervention techniques when necessary to manage acute situations effectively while maintaining a calm and supportive environment for all involved parties.
- Provided education to patients on health promotion strategies such as lifestyle modifications, medication adherence, self-care techniques, and disease management principles.
- Increased patient satisfaction with care received by actively listening to concerns, providing clear explanations about treatment plans, and addressing questions promptly.
- Educated patients, families and caregivers about conditions and treatments.
- Observed and assessed patient histories, complaints to identify current concerning symptoms.
- Communicated with healthcare team members to plan, implement and enhance treatment strategies.
- Reduced disease transmission through administering immunizations and providing education on infection prevention.
- Safely administered flu and pneumonia vaccinations, providing education to customers on vaccines, dosage, indications, precautions, contraindications and potential side effects.
- Promoted maternal and child health by offering prenatal care, family planning counseling, and well-child visits for families in need.
Patient Navigation Services
Boundary Trails Health Centre
08.2022 - 09.2024
- Quickly learned new skills and applied them to daily tasks, improving efficiency and productivity.
- Carried out day-day-day duties accurately and efficiently.
- Demonstrated respect, friendliness and willingness to help wherever needed.
- Used critical thinking to break down problems, evaluate solutions and make decisions.
- Used coordination and planning skills to achieve results according to schedule.
- Assessed patients to determine individual needs and develop care plans in coordination with multidisciplinary healthcare professionals.
- Updated patient charts with data such as medications to keep records current and support accurate treatments.
- Documented nursing services provided and uploaded to comprehensive tracking systems for health records and billing.
- Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process and management and lifestyle options.
- Organized and managed care of patients undergoing various therapies and procedures.
- Conferred with physicians to discuss diagnoses and devise well-coordinated treatment approaches.
- Evaluated healthcare needs, goals for treatment and available resources of each patient and connected to optimal providers and care.
- Advocated for patients by communicating care preferences to practitioners, verifying interventions met treatment goals and identifying insurance coverage limitations.
- Obtained Cancer Care Basics education to better understand individual cancer investigations and support patient and family with suspicion of cancer to diagnosis
- Familiar with Microsoft, Outlook, ARIA and EPR/echart programs
Social Media Manager, Sales, & Book-keeper
Stewart South Shore Meats
07.2020 - 09.2024
- Increase customer engagement through social media.
- Develop marketing content such as posts, daily stories promotional materials and advertisements for social media.
- Engage online audiences by placing strong focus on sales process support and responding to inquiries and comments efficiently and knowledgeably.
- Curate and segment editorial content to increase engagement and channel growth.
- Keep track of meat orders and invoices.
- Attend Farmer's Markets for sales and networking with customers.
Registered Nurse, Medical-Palliative Unit
Boundary Trails Health Centre
04.2011 - 09.2024
- Obtain, review and transcribe physician orders
- Collaborate with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
- Educate patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process and management and lifestyle options within my scope of practise
- Train new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures and safety protocols.
- Provide direct patient care, stabilize patients and determine next course of action.
- Initiate IV lines
- Administer medications via oral, IV and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
- Implement medication and IV, PICC and CVAD administration, catheter insertion and airway management.
- Manage care from admission to discharge.
- Administer medications and treatment to patients and monitored responses while working with healthcare teams to adjust care plans.
- Collect blood, tissue and other laboratory specimens and prepared for lab testing.
- Update patient charts with data such as medications to keep records current and support accurate treatments.
- Meet with physicians to discuss diagnoses and devise well-coordinated treatment approaches.
- Evaluate healthcare needs, goals for treatment and available resources of each patient and connected to optimal providers and care.
- Advise patients and caregivers of proper wound management, discharge plan objectives, safe medication use and disease management.
- Maintain quality care and comfort for patients with terminal conditions and end of life care
- Provide clear and concise clinical instructions to orient new nurses and potential student nurses to achieve training outcomes.
- Monitored patient reactions to drugs and carefully documented findings.
- Ongoing education
Book-keeper
Covers & Co.
04.2021 - 01.2023
- Maintain and process invoices, deposits and money logs.
- Track expenses and income for businesses while organizing and maintaining bank statements for checking accounts.
- Support operations by communicating with customers, filing documents and managing data.
Education
Cancer Care Basics
De Souza Institute
Bachelor of Nursing -
Brandon University
Brandon, MB04.2011
High School Diploma -
Killarney Collegiate Institute
Killarney, MB06.2006
Skills
- Strong work ethic
- Critical Thinking, complex problem solving
- Microsoft Excel
- Adaptable and flexible
- Empathic, Compassionate and Caring
- Attention to detail and accurate documentation & communication
- Patient Care Assessment
- Self motivated and able to work independently
- Team oriented
- Efficient time management
- Patient Condition Monitoring
- Primary Care
- Acute and Chronic Pain
- Cancer Knowledge
Certification
Heart & Stroke Basic Life Support (BLS Level C) HCP
Infusion Pump Education
Timeline
Clinic Registered Nurse
CW Wiebe Medical
09.2023 - Current
Patient Navigation Services
Boundary Trails Health Centre
08.2022 - 09.2024
Book-keeper
Covers & Co.
04.2021 - 01.2023
Social Media Manager, Sales, & Book-keeper
Stewart South Shore Meats
07.2020 - 09.2024
Registered Nurse, Medical-Palliative Unit
Boundary Trails Health Centre
04.2011 - 09.2024
Cancer Care Basics
De Souza Institute
Bachelor of Nursing -
Brandon University
High School Diploma -
Killarney Collegiate Institute