Tanya Geddes
Brampton
Summary
Experienced Registered Nurse seeking a challenging position in the Greater Toronto Area (GTA) to provide relief staff support to hospitals and clinics. With extensive nursing experience, eager to utilize skills and contribute to the healthcare team. Committed to delivering high-quality patient care and maintaining a safe and compassionate environment, confident in ability to make a positive impact in any healthcare setting.
Overview
25
25
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
REGISTERED NURSE (CASUAL)
SRT Medstaff Nursing Agency
03.2000 - Current
- Current nursing skills in general medicine, oncology, general surgery, emergency
- Caring for clients of various and numerous health diagnosis
- Doing both preoperative and post operative health teaching for patients and their family members
- Completing client admission, assessment profiles, unit transfers, and discharges including discharge planning/education
- Utilizing electronic charting at these various hospital to document all aspects of patient care including admissions, discharges, assessments (vitals, head-to-toe assessments, pain assessments, documentation of surgical incisions and drains) and interventions done during patient care
- Can use the medication administration system at the above locations for all medication administration
- Knowledge about code blue, initiating code blue, including performing compressions on clients who are coding
- Administering blood products, PICC, Port-a-caths, accessing central lines
- Doing wound care (cleaning, packing, dressing), trough dressings, staple removals and applying steri-strips
- Proficient in heparin drips and pantoloc drips, can manage nausea and vomiting, pain, congestion and constipation
- Inserting foley catheter on male & female, discontinuing catheter, performing bladder scans, doing bladder irrigation
- Doing G-tube care, flushing, starting Gtube feeds, checking CBG levels using glucose monitor, administering insulin injections
- Doing Nasogastric tube care including administering medications via NG tube
- Adhering to isolation precautions (universal, droplet, contact, airborne)
- Collecting, labeling, and sending samples for MRSA/ VRE, C.difficile, Sputum, and Urine Specimen
- Measuring patient intake of food/fluids/IV, and measurement of output from foley catheter
- Administering oxygen using various flow devices and monitoring oxygen saturation with pulse oximeter
- Working collaboratively with all staff members
REGISTERED NURSE
St. Michael's Hospital
01.2000 - Current
- Current nursing skills in Cardiology, Respirology, Cath Lab/Recovery
- Preparing clients for surgery, completing OR checklist, anesthetic record, doing health assessment, vitals, charting
- Doing both pre-operative and post-operative health teaching for patients and their family members
- Completing client admission, assessment profiles, unit transfers, and discharges including discharge planning/education
- Utilizing Soarian to document all aspects of patient care including admissions, discharges, assessments (vitals, head-to-toe assessments, pain assessments, documentation of surgical incisions and drains) and interventions done during patient care
- Can use the MAK system for all medication administration, assist IP team with doing Medication Reconciliation
- Interpreting lab values and notifying physician of critical/ abnormal results, ability to assist with Code situations
- Knowledge about code blue, initiating code blue, including performing compressions on clients who are coding
- Administering blood products, PICC, Port-a-caths, accessing central lines
- Doing wound care (cleaning, packing, dressing), trough dressings, staple removals and applying steri-strips
- Proficient in heparin drips and pantoloc drips, can manage nausea and vomiting, pain, congestion and constipation
- Inserting foley catheter on male & female, discontinuing catheter, performing bladder scans, doing bladder irrigation
- Doing G-tube care, flushing, starting Gtube feeds, checking CBG levels using glucose monitor, administering insulin injections
- Doing Nasogastric tube care including administering medications via NG tube
- Adhering to isolation precautions (universal, droplet, contact, airborne)
- Collecting, labeling, and sending samples for MRSA/ VRE, C.difficile, Sputum, and Urine Specimen
- Measuring patient intake of food/fluids/IV, and measurement of output from foley catheter
- Administering oxygen using various flow devices and monitoring oxygen saturation with pulse oximeter
- Working collaboratively with all staff members
- Telemetry monitoring and EKG interpretation
REGISTERED NURSE (CASUAL)
Private Duty Nursing
06.2017 - 02.2018
- Caring for Mr.M at his home as a personal registered nurse
- Proficient in infusion pumps CADD pump for pain management
- IV/ SC/ PO meds
- Proficient doing ostomy/colostomy care, changing colostomy appliance
- Inserting foley catheter as required
- Doing personal care, including assisting with activities of daily living
Education
BSCN -
University of Phoenix
11.2024
Diploma - Nursing (RN)
George Brown College
Toronto, ON12.1999
Skills
- Medication and IV administration
- Direct patient care
- Patient assessments
- Good communication skills
- Critical thinking
- Leadership skills
Certification
- Registration with College of Nurses of Ontario
- Coronary Care 1
- SMH: Current BCLS Certification & Mask Fit-Test (N95)
- SMH: IV Therapy Initiation and Central Lines certificate
- ACLS, PALS via Heart and stroke foundation
References
Available upon request
Availability
all shifts, flexible
Languages
French
Professional Working
Timeline
REGISTERED NURSE (CASUAL)
Private Duty Nursing
06.2017 - 02.2018
REGISTERED NURSE (CASUAL)
SRT Medstaff Nursing Agency
03.2000 - Current
REGISTERED NURSE
St. Michael's Hospital
01.2000 - Current
Diploma - Nursing (RN)
George Brown College
BSCN -
University of Phoenix
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