Sonni Clinansmith
Windsor,ON
Summary
A highly experienced Registered Nurse with over 14+ years of acute inpatient nursing experience. A dedicated educator with comprehensive expertise in clinical instruction, professional practice leadership, and acute/specialized mental health and addictions care across adult, child, and adolescent populations. A Charge nurse for a 58 bed acute psychiatric unit with the ability to provide exceptional direct patient care in all areas of the inpatient program. Proven ability to mentor staff, develop innovative educational programs, and deliver high-quality patient care in complex hospital environments.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Registered Nurse
Hotel-Dieu Grace Health Care
Windsor
08.2025 - Current
- Toldo Neurobehavioural Institute- Specialized Mental Health
- Administered medications and monitored patient responses to ensure optimal treatment outcomes.
- Developed and implemented individualized care plans based on comprehensive patient assessments.
- Collaborated with interdisciplinary teams to coordinate effective mental health care strategies.
- Conducted crisis interventions and de-escalation techniques to manage acute psychiatric emergencies.
Faculty
Conestoga College
Kitchener, ON
05.2024 - 08.2025
- Faculty – Indigenous Ways of Knowing-Practical Nursing Program
- Delivered curriculum integrating Indigenous Ways of Knowing. Guided students in understanding the concepts of cultural safety, trauma informed care and reconciliation.
Registered Nurse
Grand River Hospital
Kitchener
06.2012 - 01.2025
- Clinical Skills Instructor-Clinical Scholar Program -Professional Practice/ Ministry of Health –For Acute Inpatient Mental Health and Addiction- Crisis Emergency Assessment Unit, Adult and Child and Adolescence units -September2023-April 2024- Assisted new staff with both mental health and medical nursing skills to promote patient safety.
- Acute Adult Inpatient Mental Health and Addictions -April 2015-January 2026- Charge Nurse/ Team Lead-Supervised nursing staff to ensure quality patient care and adherence to protocols. Coordinated patient admissions, discharges, and transfers to optimize workflow efficiency. Provided bed side care.
- Child and Adolescence Inpatient Psychiatry 2015- 2025
- Specialized Mental Health- 2014-2015
- RN Float- (Palliative, Complex Med) -2012-2014
Education
BScN
St. Clair College/University of Windsor
06.2011
Skills
- Adult Inpatient Mental Health, Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, Addictions Care, Emergency Assessment Unit, Psychiatric Intensive Care Area and Neurobehavioural Health
- Curriculum Integration (Indigenous Ways of Knowing), Clinical Instruction, Program Development, Mentorship, Interprofessional Collaboration, Clinical Leadership
- Holistic Patient Care, Crisis Intervention, Culturally Sensitive Care, Adaptability, Communication, Team Leadership, Critical Thinking, Program Planning
- Crisis Prevention Institute Trainer-Group and individual instruction for staff and students- De-escalation and Crisis intervention training (Code White Trainer)
- Strong medical skills- Medication and IV administration and Wound care
- Nursing staff leadership
- Precepting-New Graduate RN / RPN, Internationally educated nurses and students
Certification
- CPR Training- Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada-2025
- Mental Health and Addictions Skills Day – 2025, 2019 and 2016
- Canadian Training Institute – Crisis Intervention-Code White Trainer- Since October 2023
- Effective Conversations, EDisc and Emotional Charged Conversations Fall
- Clinical Scholar Mentor Development Program- Ministry of Health- 2023-2024
- Clinical Scholar Community Practice- Ministry of Health- 2023-2024
- Safety Working Group- MH&A 2024
- Ssn’yas Indigenous Cultural Safety- 8week Training for health care workers- 2024
- 3M wound care, ostomy and wound care series 2023
- IV certified since 2012
- Blood Easy Blood Administration certified since 2018
- Gentle Persuasive Approaches (GPA) in Dementia Care: Supporting Persons with Responsive Behaviours 2014-Present
- Mobilization Champion 2024
Timeline
Registered Nurse
Hotel-Dieu Grace Health Care
08.2025 - Current
Faculty
Conestoga College
05.2024 - 08.2025
Registered Nurse
Grand River Hospital
06.2012 - 01.2025
BScN
St. Clair College/University of Windsor