Susan Gouveia RPN
Toronto,Ontario
Summary
Experienced Registered Practical Nurse with a strong background in physical and mental health. Skilled in therapeutic care and clinical knowledge. Seeking a position to collaborate with a dynamic therapeutic, medical health team. Confident in making valuable contributions to a solution-based and thriving team environment.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Registered Practical Nurse
Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
04.2023 - 10.2024
- Experience in patient care, vital signs, in medication administration, and all physical therapies, including catheters, wound care, and critical crisis response.
- Contributing to daily therapeutic care, focused on interpersonal collaboration with clients, families and interdisciplinary team
- Competency in monitoring, assessing and documenting, mental status exam, CIWA and RASS assessment, and physical health assessment
- De-escalating clients, trauma informed approach during crisis intervention
- Assess client response to pharmaceuticals, benefits and side effects
- Practice cultural sensitivity care, and respect to all clients and collaborative team
- Facilitate client group activities, and therapeutic sessions
- Collaborate in client and family centered care.
Program Assistant
Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
03.2019 - 04.2023
- Report to clinical staff and management engaging in all functions of the unit, supporting the inter-professional team and assist in therapeutic communication with clients, transfer and accompany clients to appointments, participate in safety interventions during daily observations and codes, work in other institutional units, implementing program assistance, check and document on safety equipment, restraints erperesonaland alarms systems
- Observe and document client behavior and assessment both verbally and written, address clinical staff and clients with optimal therapeutic care and empathy, prioritize clinical tasks and assignments, supply and follow all safety protocol and institutional mandates.
Independent Living Assistant
Access Independent Living
07.2018 - 03.2020
- Supported, in the community setting, with care for physical and cognitively impaired individuals, participating in their daily living activities, such as toileting, meal planning, and chores, assisted in mobilization, transfers, including Hoyer lifts and transfers boards, administered medications as delegated, communicated in an engaging therapeutic manner, remaining client safety and needs focused, practiced Institutional Safety and PPE procedures.
Support Service Worker
Bellwoods Supportive Housing
06.2017 - 01.2018
- Assisted clients with disabilities and addictions in their daily living activities, such as toileting, medication administration as delegated as per the Care plan, supported in transfers and client mobility challenges with safety procedures followed, communicated in a therapeutic manner, prioritizing work schedules and implementing crisis interventions, practiced and implemented all needed safety procedures as required, observed, documented client behavioral and physical assessment.
Education
Canadian Association of Medical Aesthetics
07.2023
George Brown College
08.2022
George Brown College
04.2019
Personal Support Worker Certificate
04.2019
Skills
Proficient in documentation systems EMR, ICare, & EPIC
Medication dispensing, Omnicell
Professional communicator
Critical thinker
Adaptable and solution focused in crisis and acute care
Time management, and prioritizing
Attention to detail
Problem solver
Proficient in PPE, safety and instructional policies and procedures
Languages
English
Native or Bilingual
Portuguese
Professional Working
Spanish
Elementary
Italian
Elementary
Valueaddedelements
- Presently participate in volunteer events for The Down Syndrome Association of Toronto
- Volunteered at Princess Margaret with the Look Good Feel Better Program facilitating and presenting groups.
- Volunteered at Jeen Tweed, participating in work ready image sessions.
Awards
Patient Care Award 2017, George Brown College
Certification
BLS, Standard First Aid & CPR/AED Level C
Timeline
Registered Practical Nurse
Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
04.2023 - 10.2024
Program Assistant
Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
03.2019 - 04.2023
Independent Living Assistant
Access Independent Living
07.2018 - 03.2020
Support Service Worker
Bellwoods Supportive Housing
06.2017 - 01.2018
Canadian Association of Medical Aesthetics
George Brown College
George Brown College
Personal Support Worker Certificate
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