Alison Jamieson

RN dedicated to supporting and enhancing the quality of life, independence, health and well-being of individuals in the communities by offering a single point of access for community services and demonstrating leadership and excellence in community care. Record of excellence assessing referred clients for admission and cultivating relationships.

Skin Wellness

Associate nurse, leader in best practice and implementing wound guidelines, knowledgeable in Wound care Pathways. Client-centered, multi-disciplinary team approach to client care. Proficient in goal setting and service planning by establishing a care and service plan that balances clients' needs, choices and available resources. Dedicated to enhancing, improving and delivering extraordinary patient experience through a genuine devotion to quality, accountability and compassion for each patient.

Wound Resource Care Coordinator at Ontario Health at Home – Patient Services (2018-03 – Present)

Wound Resource Coordinator working closely with Care Coordinators, Senior Managers and Service Providers as a team player to ensure best practice guidelines are implemented.

• Engagement and collaboration with stakeholders
• Provide Direction and Support to Care Coordinators with patients with Complex wounds
• Promote and facilitate Best Practice in wound care through education at team meetings, Semi Annual Ontario Health meetings, Community Agency team meetings
• Weekly review of Wound care pathway statistics and follow up with senior teams
• Triage NPWT units for hospital patients, Weekly review of NPWT Waitlist and active Ontario Health Patients with NPWT systems
• Collaborate with Care coordinators to determine treatment plans, frequencies
• Develop power point presentations for education review for staff and community stakeholders
• Implementation of new Initiatives: Total Contact Casting and Diabetic Brace Walker
• Able to effectively manage and prioritize tasks
• Support the digital application of Swift wound assessment training and implementation to clinicians in the community

Care Coordinator at Central East LHIN/ CCAC (2013-01 – 2018-03)

Short Stay Care Coordinator working as a team player, system navigator to assess and provide home care and involvement in patient health.

• Collaborate with Service providers to provide excellent communications, track/monitor cases, and deliver feedback
• Interacted with multi-disciplinary team to develop and implement individualized plan of care, educated patients and families on ongoing patient care, answered questions, and created a team driven atmosphere
• Effectively worked within a culturally diverse population; assessed, planned, implemented, evaluated and documented findings and results, actions taken, and responses
• Identified and circumvented potential issues affecting procedures and managed unexpected emergency situations occurring during the progression of the procedure
• Monitored and mentored staff and ensured patients received excellent nursing care and support
• Effectively works with a monthly budget OBRAM, for multi-disciplinary services, equipment and medical supplies. Understanding and respect to patient needs, right care, time and place
• Assessment of proper medical supplies and follows up when needed with service providers on products used and rational for frequency based on best practice and wound pathway assigned
• Knowledge of KCI, Smith and Nephew Vacs and products used for vac therapy
• Continuous assessment of assigned vac patients and wound healing using NPWT assessment provided by service providers
• Exceptional adherence to wound care pathways and Negative Pressure units and protocol, able to efficiently use reports
• Able to engage with Physicians and NPs to coordinate and discuss plan of care to meet the needs of the patient and ensure that best practice guidelines are adhered to

Temporary part time employee - Covid Assessment Centre at Lakeridge Health (2022-01 – 2024-09)

Assisting with Covid swabs through occupational health, staff as well as inpatient units.

• Collection of Nasopharyngeal swabs, transportation and completion of testing
• Communication with patients and families, staff and education relating to Covid and swabbing
• Infection control protocols followed

Registered Nurse at Partners in Community Nursing, Whitby, ON (2008-01 – 2013-09)

Champion role as Community Paediatric and Adult Nurse, Wound Champion. Provided nursing oversight and leadership for day-to-day operations.

Registered Nurse at Care Partners, Whitby, ON (2006-01 – 2008-12)

Performed routine specialized procedures and provided nursing care.

• Performed routine specialized procedures, such as venipuncture, catheterization, and sterile dressing changes
• Educated and advised patients on specified medical issues within established parameters
• Wound Champion and mentor to new Nursing Employees
• Preceptor for Nursing students

Registered Nurse at The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON (2002-01 – 2008-12)

Provided compassionate, quality care to patients; ensured they are treated with respect and dignity and a safe, pleasant, and health-conscious environment conducive to their well-being.

• Worked Closely with ET to develop wound care plans and treatment to surgical unit patients

Registered Nurse – College of Nurses of Ontario

Diploma in Nursing – Sir Sanford Fleming College

Certificate in Skin Wellness Associate Nurse (SWAN) – WOC Institute (Wounds, Ostomy, Continence) (2020-09 – 2020-09)