SHEHNAZ BEGAM
Mississauga,ON
Summary
Professional healthcare provider with significant experience in delivering patient care and ensuring high standards of practice. Skilled in clinical procedures, patient assessment, and care planning. Strong focus on team collaboration and achieving optimal patient outcomes. Known for adaptability and reliability in fast-paced environments. Experienced with patient care management, delivering compassionate and efficient nursing services. Utilizes critical thinking skills to make informed decisions in fast-paced environments. Track record of effective communication and collaboration with healthcare teams.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Senior Unregulated Care Provider
Levante Living
09.2022 - Current
- Assisted patients in maintaining personal hygiene, promoting dignity and respect in all interactions.
- Efficiently managed time and resources for effective task completion, ensuring all aspects of patient care were attended to in a timely manner.
- Enhanced patient care by providing compassionate and attentive assistance with daily living activities.
- Administered medications accurately and timely in accordance with the Medication Administration Record (MAR), ensuring compliance with physician orders and facility protocols.
- Educated patients and families on proper home care techniques, supporting successful transitions back to independent living after hospitalization or rehabilitation stays.
- Maintained open lines of communication with supervising nurses to provide seamless care for patients in a team-based environment.
- Performed light therapeutic exercises and range of motion activities with patients as directed by healthcare professionals, improving physical function and wellbeing.
- Monitored vital signs regularly, promptly reporting any changes or concerns to nursing staff for timely intervention.
Senior Staff Nurse
Apollo International Hospital
11.2016 - 08.2022
- Mentored junior nurses, providing guidance on clinical skills and professional development.
- Delivered high-quality, evidence-based care to critically ill and trauma patients in Emergency and Intensive Care Units, ensuring rapid response to life-threatening conditions.
- Administered emergency medications, IV fluids, and advanced life support measures in accordance with physician orders and hospital protocols in emergency room for two years.
- Utilized advanced life support techniques and operated critical care equipment such as ECG monitors, defibrillators, infusion pumps, and mechanical ventilators in ICU.
- Performed various nursing interventions such as wound dressing, vital sign monitoring, and specimen collection.
- Assessed medical status of patients pre- and post-operation by checking vital parameters and supervising food intake.
- Improved patient outcomes by continuously assessing conditions and adjusting care as necessary.
- Prevented infections through diligent adherence to infection control policies, including proper hand hygiene techniques and equipment sterilization procedures.
- Ordered, interpreted, and evaluated diagnostic tests to identify and assess patient condition.
- Collaborated with physicians, pharmacists and therapists to deliver quality, evidence-based care.
Education
Associate of Science - Health Care Leadership & Management
Lambton College
04-2024
Bachelor of Science - Bachelors Science of Nursing
Baba Farid University of Health Sciences
10-2016
Skills
- Patient education
- Care planning
- Medication and IV administration
- Specimen collection
- Chronic disease management
- Patient care
- Infection control measures
- Emergency care
- Patient counseling
- Team training and development
- Disease prevention
- Cardiac nursing
- Team collaboration
- Clear patient communication
- Advanced cardiovascular life support
- Patient Safety
Languages
English
Native or Bilingual
Certification
- Certified Lactation Nurse
- Basic Life Support (BLS), American Heart Association
- First Aid Certified
- Infection Control Certification
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS), American Heart Association
Accomplishments
Recognized as Employee of the Year for three consecutive years at Apollo International Hospitals, demonstrating exceptional performance, leadership, and dedication to organizational success.
Timeline
Senior Unregulated Care Provider
Levante Living
09.2022 - Current
Senior Staff Nurse
Apollo International Hospital
11.2016 - 08.2022
Bachelor of Science - Bachelors Science of Nursing
Baba Farid University of Health Sciences
Associate of Science - Health Care Leadership & Management
Lambton College
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