Tamra Egilson
PORT COQUITLAM,BC
Summary
Psychiatric Nurse with recent experience at Red Fish Healing Center. Dedicated to providing quality nursing care to young adults, and adult patients in coordination with multi-interdisciplinary team members. Highly skilled communicator who redirects and de-escalates patient behaviors to minimize the need for physical or chemical restraints, while promoting consistent intake of medications. Hardworking and passionate team player committed to ongoing professional development and education.
Overview
3
3
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Full-time Mental Health & Addictions Nurse
Provincial Health Services Authority
12.2021 - Current
- Provide individualized direct nursing care, discharge planning and case coordination services to a wide range of clients with severe and persistent mental illness, and concurrent disorders.
- Administer prescribed medicines, monitor client response and provide/demonstrate ongoing information to the client/family on activities of daily living, use of medication and side-effects and integration of illness to their lifestyle.
- Perform physical and psychosocial rehabilitation assessments.
- Consult, and collaborate with other health care givers and family members to develop, implement, evaluate and modify individualized strength-based treatment plans.
- Establish, maintain and enhance therapeutic relationships based on respect.
- Demonstrated knowledge of the principles and practices of conceptual models of psychiatric care including: person and family centered care, trauma-informed care, recovery model in mental illness and psychosocial rehabilitation methodology.
Casual Mental Health Nurse
Vancouver Coastal Health Authority
10.2021 - 11.2022
- Conducting daily assessments of Mental Status Examinations.
- Determined patient risk by utilizing subjective and objective data obtained through patient interaction.
- Monitor and support the well-being of adult patients at this psychiatric hospital.
- Establish, maintain and enhance therapeutic relationships based on respect.
- Participates in the evaluation of patient care programs, techniques, standards and procedures by providing feedback about effectiveness and patient care outcomes.
- Communicates and consults with members of the health care team about patients' care; sets priorities, assigns and delegates tasks to support staff; participates in interprofessional conferences; explains plan of care to patients and their family.
Education
Additional Education
Diploma of Psychiatric Nursing
Stenberg College
Surrey, BC08.2021
Diploma of Nursing Unit Clerk
Stenberg College
Surrey, BC08.2011
Skills
- Demonstrates knowledge of concurrent disorders, substance use and abuse, harm reduction strategies including assessment and intervention
- Demonstrates knowledge of the principles and practices of conceptual models of psychiatric care including: person and family centered care, trauma-informed care, recovery model in mental illness and psychosocial rehabilitation methodology
- Ability to communicate effectively verbally and in writing with patients, families/care givers, the public, medical staff and members of the interprofessional care team
- Ability to organize and prioritize work
- Knowledge of psychopharmacology (indications and side-effects)
- Knowledge of CST Cerner
- Quick learner
- Strong therapeutic communication skills
- Strong interpersonal communicator
- Critical thinking skills
- Ability to problem solve
Certification
- Fraser Health ECC Program: CPR/Basic Life Support (BLS) - for FH Health Care Providers (HCP) - October 7, 2021.
- Violence Prevention – PVPC – Advanced Team Response (ATR) Classroom – PHSA - June 14, 2022.
- Violence Prevention – PVPC Refresher – PHSA - Dec 13, 2024.
- Completion of BCMHSUS Critical Incident Stress Management (CISM) Training issued May 11, 2023. - 14 hours.
- Sublocade Certification - June 6, 2024.
- Anti-Indigenous Racism Response Training - March 23, 2024.
- Sanyous Indigenous Cultural Training Course - March 14, 2024.
Timeline
Full-time Mental Health & Addictions Nurse
Provincial Health Services Authority
12.2021 - Current
Casual Mental Health Nurse
Vancouver Coastal Health Authority
10.2021 - 11.2022
Additional Education
Diploma of Psychiatric Nursing
Stenberg College
Diploma of Nursing Unit Clerk
Stenberg College
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