Registered Nurse – PACU at Oakville Trafalgar Memorial Hospital (2024-07 – Present)
Providing specialized post-anesthesia care to patients recovering from general and spinal anesthesia in high-acuity PACU environment
- Assessing, monitoring, and managing patients following a variety of surgical procedures, including general surgery, urology, orthopedic, ent, and vascular surgeries, as well as post pacemaker insertions
- Providing care to patients post vascular surgeries such as Carotid Endarterectomy, Endovascular Aneurysm Repair and Aortic Aneurysm Repair
- Performing comprehensive post-operative assessments, managing pain and nausea, monitoring hemodynamic stability, and identifying and responding to complications during the immediate recovery period
- Collaborating with anesthesiologists, surgeons, and interdisciplinary healthcare teams to ensure safe patient recovery and outcomes
Registered Nurse - PACU at Humber River Health (2023-09 – 2024-07)
Provided care to patients recovering from general and spinal anesthesia
- Assisting anesthesiologists in the administration of regional blocks, such as: Adductor Canal Blocks, Quadratus Lumborum Blocks, Femoral Blocks, Sciatic Nerve Blocks, Ankle Blocks, Interscalene Blocks, Supraclavicular Blocks and Axillary Blocks
Registered Nurse - PACU/SDC/PRE-OP at Quinte Health (2021-11 – 2023-08)
- Conducted comprehensive preoperative assessments, including review of medical history, allergies, medications, laboratory results, and diagnostic tests
- Verified patient identity surgical procedure, informed consent, and compliance with preoperative requirements and provided education and support to patients and families
- Prepared patients for surgeries by initiating intravenous access, administering prescribed medications, and collaborated with the surgical team to ensure safe and efficient perioperative care
- Assessed and monitored patients recovering from general or spinal anesthesia and evaluated pain and administered appropriated management interventions
- Provided comprehensive discharge teaching regarding medications wound care, activity restrictions, follow-up appointments and signs of complications
Registered Nurse - ED at Northumberland Hills Hospital (2021-01 – 2021-11)
Provided comprehensive nursing care in a high-acuity Emergency Department, including rapid patient assessment, stabilization, medication administration, cardiac monitoring, emergency interventions, trauma care, patient education, and coordination of care for patients presenting with acute illnesses, injuries and life-threatening conditions
- Initiated emergency interventions, including oxygen therapy, intravenous access, cardiac monitoring and medication administration
Bed Traffic Control/Nursing Supervisor at Quinte Health (2017-07 – 2021-01)
- Worked collaboratively with charge nurses, physicians, and allied health professionals in the coordination of efficient and timely patient flow, access and bed utilization
- Supported staff, patients and families while management was unavailable in the evenings
Patient Experience Specialist at Quinte Health (2018-09 – 2019-09)
- Assisted patients and caregivers to navigate complaint processes and provides opportunity for them to express compliments, concerns, suggestions and improvements
- Undertook mediation of disputes between patients, substitute decision makers (on behalf of patients) and hospital employees concerning the delivery of services and care provided
- Collaborated with appropriate stakeholders to problem solve and strengthen the relationship between patients and Quinte Health Care
Clinical Support Nurse – PACU at The Hospital for Sick Children (2016-01 – 2017-06)
- Monitor patient flow to ensure safe patient care and provide help if needed at the bedside
- Effectively communicate with the members of the interprofessional team to appropriately manage issues that arise with patient flow and status
- Assessment of clinical, educational, and professional development needs within the unit on an ongoing basis
- Provided consultation regarding clinical situations and role model expert nursing practice to nurse colleagues and members of the health care team
Registered Nurse – PACU at The Hospital for Sick Children (2012-06 – 2017-06)
Providing care for patients recovering from general anesthesia
- Proficient at monitoring patients with arterial lines and central venous lines
- Having a thorough knowledge of general anesthetic and its effect on patients
- Proficient at providing discharge instructions and teaching to families
Nursing Research Intern at The Hospital for Sick Children (2013-11 – 2014-07)
Internship project was a systematic review on the use of toolkits to change health care professionals' practices and was completed under the mentorship of Janet Yamada
- Specific activities included completing a literature review, screening for relevant articles, rating the quality of the papers using the EPHPP Quality Assessment Tool for qualitative studies, and extracting data and summarizing results
- Created and developed a poster for the Pediatric Academic Societies and Asian Society for Pediatric Research: J. Yamada, B.Stevens, M. Khan, K. Rentel. Determining the effectiveness of pediatric pain management toolkits: A systematic review. Pediatric Academic Societies and Asian Society for Pediatric Research. Vancouver, BC, May 3-6, 2014.
- Developed a presentation and a poster for the Inter-Professional Pediatric Pain Curriculum
