Tamara Nash
Hagersville,ON
Summary
Experienced healthcare professional with strong clinical leadership, team management, and quality improvement expertise, seeking to leverage skills in Healthcare Leadership. Proven ability to enhance patient care through collaboration and innovative practices. Ready to drive strategic initiatives and foster a culture of patient advocacy and continuous improvement.
Overview
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years of professional experience
Work History
Charge Nurse/Staff Nurse In Patient Unit
West Haldimand General Hospital
08.2018 - Current
- Oversight, management of the patients admitted to the floor.
- Liaison with the allied health team including, Physicians, Nurses, physiotherapists, Discharge Planner, Pharmacy etc.
- Provide mentorship and guidance to colleagues around the provision of care for patients.
- Involvement in the TGLN best practices, assisted with increasing notifications and donations after patient death.
- Assisted in the expansion of the MAiD (medical assistance in dying) at WHGH. Assisted Physicians to initiate and provide MAiD care to patients at WHGH.
Clinical Supervisor ED/IPU
West Haldimand General Hospital
01.2023 - 01.2024
- Manage day to day operations of both the Emergency Department and the Medical Unit.
- (Daily safety huddles both units, staffing, incident reports, patient flow, patient experience, patient safety, and oversight of ongoing quality improvement, team building, conflict resolution)
- Mentor new staff, navigate orientation/onboarding.
- Lead Program Projects: 5S project, applying Green Belt LEAN principles to practices within the office.
- Implement, oversee, CQI projects, lead the change, mentor staff, advocate for best practices, review patient complaints/feedback.
- Experienced with proposal creation and submission, report writing and project planning.
Emergency Department Registered Nurse
West Haldimand General Hospital
08.2018 - 12.2022
- Managed the Emergency Department resource management and patient safety initiatives.
- Applied critical decision making to filter flow through the Emergency department and to resolve challenges faced by both patients and staff.
- Mentored and orientated RN students and staff.
Program Supervisor
Centre for Paramedic Education & Research (Hamilton Health Sciences)
01.2013 - 01.2018
- Manage day to day operations of both the education and quality divisions of CPER (human resources, budget allocation, team building, conflict resolution).
- Lead regional committees with external Paramedic Services stakeholders.
- Lead Program Projects: 5S project, applying Green Belt LEAN principles to practices within the office.
- Project Management oversight for the coordination of Annual Practice Review (face to face learning for 1300 paramedics).
- Project lead for additional quality initiatives within our program.
- Experienced with proposal creation and submission, report writing and project planning as it relates to deliverables, timelines and budget.
Nurse Manager
Saint Elizabeth Nursing Agency
05.2012 - 01.2014
- Managed 150+ healthcare professionals, providing staffing relief for acute-care hospitals.
- Provided leadership, mentorship, and coaching to multi-disciplinary medical professionals, with a focus on Critical Care Nurses and Ward Nurses in acute care settings.
Registered Nurse
West End Urgent Care Centre
04.2011 - 06.2012
- Assessed patients, discerning acuity of medical situations.
- Re-organized the clean core after 6 months in operation. Decreased stock ordered by 35%.
- Led a Quality Improvement initiative that resolved misplaced patients and lost charts during patient experience. Initiative was piloted and accepted as standard practice after 6 weeks of trial. Time to discharge and lost charts decreased by 80%.
Emergency Room Charge Nurse/Triage Nurse/Floor Nurse
Hamilton Health Sciences – Juravinski Hospital
10.2004 - 04.2011
- Managed the Emergency Department resource management and patient safety initiatives.
- Assisted palliative patients with navigation within the ER, as well as discharge planning and accessing resources to execute discharge planning.
- Applied critical decision making to filter flow through the Emergency department and to resolve challenges faced by both patients and staff.
- Mentored and orientated RN students and staff.
Registered Nurse
Hamilton Health Sciences – Coronary Care Unit
09.2000 - 08.2001
Registered Nurse
Hamilton Psychiatric Hospital
03.2000 - 08.2001
Registered Nurse
Hamilton Health Sciences – Intensive Care Unit
08.1999 - 09.2000
Education
Basic Cardiac Life Support-re-certification - Basic Cardiac Life Support
Health And Stroke Foundation
Caledonia, ON11.2025
Advanced Cardiac Life Support - Advanced Cardiac Life Support -recertification
Health And Stroke Foundation
Caledonia, ON11.2025
Priority Management-Project Planning Breakthroughs - Project Management
Project Management Certification Course
Ottawa, ON11.2013
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Ryerson University
07.2016
Diploma - Nursing
Mohawk College
08.1999
Skills
- Team leadership
- Clinical leadership
- Patient assessment
- Quality improvement
- Patient advocacy
- Staff supervision
- Care coordination
- Compassionate and patient
- Medication administration
- Mentoring and coaching
- HIPAA compliance
- Staff scheduling
- Staff management
- Direct patient care
- Staff education
- Work Planning and Prioritization
- Discharge planning
- Rapport building
- Nursing expertise
- Interdisciplinary collaboration
- Documenting observations
- Ethical practice
Languages
English
Full Professional
Certification
- Ontario College of Nurses, 1999-05-01
- Project Management Certificate, 2013-05-01
- Project Management Certificate, 2014-05-01
- Emergency Nurse Certification (ENCC), 2014-05-01
- Joint Health and Safety Certification-Acute Care Sector, 2015-05-01
- Green Belt, MS Projects Basics, Just Culture Certification, 2016-05-01
- ACLS certification, 2020-05-01
- BCLS certification, 2024-05-01
- MAiD best practices/palliative best practices, 2022-05-01
- Airway Review/Airvo/Bipap/Ventilator, 2023-05-01
- Triage Certification renewal, 2023-05-01
Timeline
Clinical Supervisor ED/IPU
West Haldimand General Hospital
01.2023 - 01.2024
Charge Nurse/Staff Nurse In Patient Unit
West Haldimand General Hospital
08.2018 - Current
Emergency Department Registered Nurse
West Haldimand General Hospital
08.2018 - 12.2022
Program Supervisor
Centre for Paramedic Education & Research (Hamilton Health Sciences)
01.2013 - 01.2018
Nurse Manager
Saint Elizabeth Nursing Agency
05.2012 - 01.2014
Registered Nurse
West End Urgent Care Centre
04.2011 - 06.2012
Emergency Room Charge Nurse/Triage Nurse/Floor Nurse
Hamilton Health Sciences – Juravinski Hospital
10.2004 - 04.2011
Registered Nurse
Hamilton Health Sciences – Coronary Care Unit
09.2000 - 08.2001
Registered Nurse
Hamilton Psychiatric Hospital
03.2000 - 08.2001
Registered Nurse
Hamilton Health Sciences – Intensive Care Unit
08.1999 - 09.2000
Priority Management-Project Planning Breakthroughs - Project Management
Project Management Certification Course
Advanced Cardiac Life Support - Advanced Cardiac Life Support -recertification
Health And Stroke Foundation
Basic Cardiac Life Support-re-certification - Basic Cardiac Life Support
Health And Stroke Foundation
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Ryerson University
Diploma - Nursing
Mohawk College