Amanda Donohue

A confident, caring, positive, enthusiastic nurse, with effective interpersonal skills. Ten plus years experience providing holistic, client-centered care, handling confidential information in mature and professional manner. Dedicated and well-qualified caregiving professional with hospital, nursing home and home healthcare experience, used to working in fast pace medical environments.

Excels working in collaboration with other healthcare members and independently. Professionally manages case loads, while making assessments and clinical judgments, setting priorities, and assuring client choice and dignity are respected.

Patient Service Clerk at Royal Victoria Regional Health Centre (2017-01 – Present)

Oncology/Fracture Clinic/Imaging department

• Works well with and communicates effectively with physicians and other members of an interdisciplinary health care team. Maintains patient focused care/confidentiality
• Answers busy main reception phone line, problem solving, managing conflicts, clarifying confusion for patients and answering all questions/concerns professionally and toughly
• Accurately processes all MD orders using order entry through Meditech and completes Lab and Imaging requisitions. Accurately uses the Electronic Medical Record to collect information relevant to clinic visits
• Willingly floats and functions throughout the department
• Triages phone calls efficiently and accurately keeping patient care a priority

Wellness Nurse (RPN) at Amica Matures Lifestyles: Amica at Barrie (2016-11)

Casual position

• Provides light nursing care to residents, develops, evaluates, and modifies care plans, participates in care planning, and works with other members of the multidisciplinary team to deliver resident centered care
• Functionally supervises PSW's to ensure that resident care requirements are being met
• Contributes to the resolution of infection control and health and safety issues
• Retains and enhances Amica's values and culture in every interaction

RPN at Royal Victoria Regional Health Centre (2012-05 – 2017-01)

• Online charting, well versed in Meditech, continuously assessing and monitoring patients, collaborated with the team to ensure patient goals were met and patients were safe
• Referred patients to the appropriate members of the team when needed (including social workers), or referred to other supportive resources outside of the hospital
• Experienced with safely administering medications with no med errors, as well as IV medications, eye drops, topical ointments and injections (IM and SC)
• Experienced with pre-operative and post-operative care, inserting indwelling catheters, completing wound care, ostomy care, and monitoring and flushing NG tubes

Practical Nursing Diploma in Nursing – Georgian College (2010 – 2012)

PSW Certificate in Personal Support Worker – The Barrie Learning Center (2006 – 2007)