Registered Nurse – High Risk Obstetrics at Sunnybrook Health Science Centre (2024-10 – Present)
Specialized nursing care for high-risk obstetric patients requiring intensive monitoring and management
- Work effectively in an interdisciplinary team setting
- Advocate for patients and their babies
- Monitor and interpret fetal health surveillance for below 30-week gestation
- Manage and prioritize patient care based on acuity of unit
- Attend educational sessions to further knowledge and stay up to date on best practice standards
Registered Nurse - Birthing Unit at Southlake Regional Health Centre (2022-10 – 2024-10)
Comprehensive nursing care for child-bearing persons, families, and newborns in labor and delivery
- Provide care for child-bearing persons, families, and newborns above 30 weeks gestation
- Provide education to patients about labor and newborn care
- Appropriately interpret fetal health tracings and ensure proper intrauterine interventions
- Effectively assist with induction of labour and manage patients using oxytocin
- Perform sterile technique when scrubbing for cesarian sections
- Prioritize and manage triage patients
- Effectively provide pharmacological and non-pharmacological pain management
- Manage high risk pregnancies (gestational diabetes, preeclampsia, trial of labour after cesarian, etc.)
- Ensure all documentation is complete on a timely basis
- Provide effective communication and person-centered care to all patients and families
- Advocate for patients and partners during their birthing experience
- Work and communicate effectively with the interdisciplinary team
Clinical Extern Day Surgery/OR/PACU at Mackenzie Health Hospital (2022-01 – 2023-06)
Clinical externship in perioperative nursing across day surgery, operating room, and post-anesthesia care unit
- Assisted in creating and launching Clinical Externship program on the Day Surgery Unit
- Work alongside the Unit Manager and Supervisor to create Clinical Extern role and expectations
- Assist the nurses with preoperative, intraoperative, and postoperative nursing care
- Prepare patients for day surgery procedures
- Assist Anesthesiologists and Physicians during procedures
- Assist in recovery care after procedure and provide education about post-operative care
- Document patient care and education provided throughout the day
Clinical Extern Emergency Department at Mackenzie Health Hospital (2021-03 – 2021-12)
Clinical externship in emergency department nursing with focus on acute patient care and triage
- Assist nursing team with patient care and treatment including vitals, feedings, transfers, repositioning, and personal care needs
- Document vitals and important patient care interactions throughout shift
- Provide patient and families with compassion, respect, and empathy while in the emergency department
- Gather equipment for care team when needed
- Acknowledge patient and family's questions/concerns and provide proper direction when needed
- Gain excellent communication and prioritization skills when addressing patient needs
- Gain valuable knowledge and skills to time manage and work in a multi-disciplinary environment
- Train and assist in new staff hiring orientation
