Health Care Aide - Continuing Care - Covenant Health - St. Joseph's Hospital - Edmonton, AB, Canada
(2025-08)
- Support Registered Nurses with resident assessment, individualized care planning, and safe implementation of interventions for residents with complex physical, cognitive, and behavioural needs.
- Deliver care with continuing care standards and support residents experiencing dementia, implementing behavioural strategies, assessing palliative needs with the nursing supervisor, and addressing complex care concerns.
- Observe and report changes in mobility, cognition, skin integrity and pain.
- Completed accurate incident reports, medication error documentation, and safety event reporting according to organizational policies; promptly communicated concerns to the Nursing Manager and interdisciplinary team to support corrective actions and resident safety.
- Assist with fall prevention strategies, pressure injury prevention, infection prevention and control, and safe resident transfers.
- Participate in interdisciplinary communication with nurses and care team members to support continuity of care, resident safety, and timely care plan updates to improve quality of life.
- Assist residents with restorative care and encourage participation in activities that promote functional independence and well-being.
- Assist clients with ambulation, lifting with proper mechanics, and transferring with devices, mechanical lifts, or transfer belts.
- Apply strong organizational and time-management skills while maintaining professionalism, accountability, punctuality, and dependability in client care.
Community Support Worker - Mental Health - Entrust Disability Services - Edmonton, AB, Canada
(2023-03)
- Deliver person-centred support to children, youth, and adults experiencing mental health challenges, developmental disabilities, behavioural concerns, and concurrent disorders, including schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, dementia, autism spectrum disorder (ASD), ADHD, and substance use concerns.
- Complete mental health observations, needs-based assessments, and behavioural risk identification to support individualized care planning.
- Observe and document changes in mood, behaviour, cognition, and daily functioning while collaborating with multidisciplinary team members.
- Provide crisis intervention, emotional support, and verbal de-escalation during behavioural or psychological distress while maintaining a safe, therapeutic environment.
- Supported recovery goals, community participation, and independence through individualized support strategies.
- Promoted independence and social engagement by supporting clients in community programs and organizing recreational outings.
Registered Nurse - Opioid Substitution Therapy (OST) and Antiretroviral Therapy (ART) - Punjab AIDS Control Society
(2021-09 - 2022-11)
- Conducted comprehensive nursing assessments and developed individualized care plans for adults with substance use disorders, HIV/AIDS, and concurrent mental health conditions while promoting patient safety and dignity.
- Provided education to clients and families regarding medications and implemented harm reduction strategies and chronic disease management, such as AIDS and tuberculosis.
- Monitored withdrawal symptoms and performed nursing interventions for individuals receiving addiction services.
- Applied knowledge of mental health principles, completed suicide risk screening while promoting least restrictive approaches when supporting individuals with behavioural and psychiatric concerns.
- Monitored medication effectiveness, therapeutic responses, and potential adverse effects, including psychotropic medications.
- Collaborated with physicians and counsellors, organized workshops with interdisciplinary teams to support continuity of care following culturally safe practices, and community education on safe needle practices.
- Knowledge of Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) nursing principles including patient education and post assessment treatment.
Registered Nurse - Intensive Care - Sharma Hospital - Jagraon, India
(2016-11 - 2020-12)
- Mentored junior nurses and healthcare assistants by prioritizing patient needs and delivering education on nursing procedures.
- Performed ECGs and initial assessments on patients during admission.
- Participated in emergency response situations requiring rapid assessment, prioritization, and coordination of interdisciplinary teams.
- Provided compassionate care to critically ill patients and newborns, including individuals with injuries, disabilities, and complex care needs; supported patients and families with hospice and terminal care options.
- Assessed and monitored vital signs, ventilation status, level of consciousness, and pain; reported clinical changes to physicians and evaluated patient care plans.
- Managed life-support equipment, provided CPR, administered IV/IM medications, TPN (Total parenteral nutrition), supported GI/NG tube care, blood products and communicated patient updates to physicians and families.
- Assisted physicians and surgeons during examinations and procedures, including central venous access, PICC line, intubation, tracheostomy, debridement and surgical interventions.
- Inspected and performed PICC line, central line and IV care with proper protocols.
- Demonstrate accountability for patient safety, infection prevention and error-free documentation.
- Applied critical thinking, problem-solving, and sound clinical judgment to provide competent, patient and family-centred care.
Registered Nurse - Oncology - Sharma Hospital - Jagraon, India
(2016-11 - 2020-12)
- Provided compassionate nursing care to patients receiving chemotherapy, immunotherapy, FFP, blood products and supportive cancer treatments.
- Safely administered oncology medications, blood products, and intravenous therapies while following established safety protocols.
- Monitored and managed pain, nausea, fatigue, neutropenia, and treatment-related side effects to improve patient comfort and quality of life.
- Educated patients and families by following a holistic approach to treatment plans, medication management, symptom monitoring, and post-discharge self-care.
- Collaborated with oncologists, pharmacists, dietitians, social workers, and other multidisciplinary team members to develop and implement individualized care plans.
- Delivered safe neutropenic care to patients and prepared chemotherapy.
- Recognized and responded promptly to oncologic emergencies, including febrile neutropenia, tumour lysis syndrome, and infusion reactions.
- Promoted infection prevention and control practices to reduce the risk of healthcare-associated infections in immunocompromised patients.
- Participated in patient safety, quality improvement, infection prevention, and evidence-based nursing practice.
