Jenna Peacock

Registered Nurse with 12 years of nursing experience working in emergency department, medical-surgical acute care, diagnostic imaging, public health, community, long-term care, and clinic settings. Motivated and continual learner, willing to complete additional courses or training necessary to enhance skill set.

RN CV SURGERY INPATIENT UNIT - UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA HOSPITAL (MAZANKOWSKI ALBERTA HEART INSTITITUE) - Edmonton, Alberta

(2025-01)

Provide comprehensive nursing care to patients within a high-acuity cardiovascular surgery inpatient unit.

• Care for complex post-operative cardiac and thoracic surgery patients, including heart and lung transplant recipients.
• Training and experience managing patients with Ventricular Assist Devices (VADs), including monitoring, troubleshooting, and patient/family education.
• Monitor and assess patients with advanced cardiac and respiratory conditions requiring specialized interventions and close observation.
• Collaborate closely with interdisciplinary teams including surgeons, cardiologists, transplant coordinators, respiratory therapy, physiotherapy, and critical care teams.
• Perform detailed patient assessments and respond promptly to clinical deterioration and emergent situations.
• Administer medications, blood products, and advanced therapies (inotropes) in accordance with unit protocols and best practices.
• Support discharge planning, patient teaching, and continuity of care for complex cardiac and transplant patients.
• Demonstrate strong prioritization, critical thinking, and communication skills within a fast-paced, high-acuity environment.
• Precept and support nursing students and new staff while promoting a collaborative team environment.

RN EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT - ROYAL VICTORIA REGIONAL HEALTH CENTRE

(2017-01 - 2024-12)

• Utilized nursing processes through critical thinking, problem solving, and rapid decision-making to ensure patient safety and well-being.
• Provided effective teaching, counselling and advocating on behalf of patient and their families.
• Played a leadership role while supporting an integrated holistic approach to patient care, health promotion and maintenance.
• Provided comprehensive emergency nursing care to diverse populations and responded efficiently to various medication emergencies.
• Managing critically ill patients, coordinating care, efficiently communicating and collaborating with interdisciplinary team in emergency department.
• Performed rapid assessments, assisting with lifesaving interventions, and overseeing application of advanced cardiac life support protocols (ACLS).
• Demonstrated proficiency in managing multiple high-acuity patients, ensuring timely, safe and effective care delivery.
• Efficient with Medical Record Documentation, initiating appropriate medical directives based on patient presentation, and order processing (i.e., Meditech, ED Tracker).
• 12 lead ECG interpretation and cardiac monitoring.

IMMUNIZATION NURSE - SIMCOE MUSKOKA DISTRICT HEALTH UNIT

(2022-01 - 2025-01)

• Providing immunizations in various clinic settings
• Administering vaccines according to health unit medical directives, policies and procedures as well as the product information inserts
• Able to respond to emergency situations that may arise following immunization.
• Demonstrating current knowledge of vaccines and publicly funded vaccines, and familiarity with health information databases.
• Providing information on all publicly funded vaccine products including contents, expected side effects, risk of diseases vs. benefits of the vaccine, compared to the disease contraindications.
• Conducting immunization record review and updating immunization records into the provincial data bases such as IRIS archives, COVAX, and M-Imms, and Panorama as provided by patients, parents, and health care providers.
• Interpreting various immunization schedules and determining the category of child immunization history in terms of being at risk, eligible, due for or completed, for a specific vaccine.
• Ensuring standards of storage and handling of vaccines are met.
• Working collaboratively as a member of the team and contributing to positive team functioning.
• Respecting and ensuring confidentiality in all work performed on behalf of the Agency.
• Demonstrating a strong customer service focus in dealing with both internally and externally.

PATIENT FLOW COORDINATOR - ROYAL VICTORIA REGIONAL HEALTH CENTRE

(2020-01 - 2022-12)

• Manage and support the flow of the hospital in terms of patients, staff, units and resources, while ensuring effective admissions and discharge policies are implemented
• Provide clinical expertise to all units within the hospital
• Provide and foster a safe working environment for questions and feedback
• Work with both internal and external staff/partners/stakeholders
• Work with other facilities and physicians, within the repatriation agreements for the repatriation and inter-facility transferring of patients

RPN FLOAT NURSE - ROYAL VICTORIA REGIONAL HEALTH CENTRE

(2017-01 - 2023-12)

Float for nursing reserve unit: Medical-surgical, Emergency Department, Cancer-Palliative, Obstetrical, Medicine Treatment Clinic and Mental Health Inpatient Unit

• Ability to multi-task and work efficiently under high-pressure and time sensitive situations while fostering a safe work environment
• Assessments – collects, prioritizes, and synthesizes comprehensive data pertinent to the patient's health or situation
• Actively participating in creating and implementing improvements to achieve clinical, satisfaction and/or efficient outcomes
• Utilizing the nursing process to provide holistic, compassionate, safe, high quality, population based care
• Coordinating with the interdisciplinary team while promoting collaborative teamwork and cooperation
• Maintaining knowledge of, and complying with, all relevant laws, regulations, policies, procedures and standards
• Communicating effectively with patient/family, physicians, the interdependent team and other disciplines regarding plan of care
• Demonstrating practices that support safety with recognition of variations in populations served, preventing harm to patients, families, employees, and themselves
• Computer and audiovisual skills, using various applications, such as internet, email, word processing, electronic medical record systems.
• Experience with clean and aseptic techniques, intravenous therapy and care of central venous lines

RPN MED/SURG/DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING - MUSKOKA ALGONQUIN HEALTH CARE

(2016-01 - 2017-12)

• Supported and observed Radiologist with pre, intra and post procedural care for IR cases.
• Scrub experience with physicians for surgical cases.
• Certified by MAHC to assess and access central venous line devices.

RPN - PETERBOROUGH CLINIC

(2016-01 - 2016-12)

• Assessments for walk-in clinic and implemented care aligned with diagnosis and medical directives.

RPN - BAYSHORE HOME HEALTH

(2016-01 - 2016-12)

• Created and implemented nursing care plan process for diverse needs within client homes.

RPN - UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA HOSPITAL – MAZANKOWSKI ALBERTA HEART INSTITUTE / DAY SURGERY

(2016-01 - 2016-12)

• Education received in preoperative and postoperative patient care
• Telemetry monitoring for abnormalities
• Wound Vac Training

Bachelor of Science in Nursing - Nursing - TORONTO METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY (2019-05 - 2024-08)

Licensed Practical Nurse Diploma - Nursing - NORQUEST COLLEGE (2014-08)

Advanced Diploma - Business Administration – Human Resources - DURHAM COLLEGE (2008-04)

Ontario Secondary School Diploma - EASTDALE COLLEGIATE (2004-06)