Christina King
Grand Falls-Windsor
Summary
To obtain Permanent Full time as a Clinical Care Coordinator with Family Care team
Experienced healthcare professional skilled in patient care, critical thinking, and communication. Strong focus on team collaboration and achieving optimal patient outcomes. Reliable and adaptable, ensuring efficient and compassionate care in dynamic environments. Equipped with expertise in medical procedures, patient assessments, and care coordination.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Registered Nurse 11A Family Care Team
NL Health Services
09.2023 - Current
- Conducted thorough patient assessments to identify changes in condition, promptly notifying physicians and initiating appropriate interventions when necessary.
- Administered medications safely according to established guidelines while closely monitoring for side effects or adverse reactions requiring intervention.
- Enhanced patient satisfaction by providing compassionate, holistic nursing care that addressed physical, emotional, and spiritual needs.
- Collaborated with interdisciplinary teams to develop comprehensive treatment plans for complex patients with multiple comorbidities.
- Explained course of care and medication side effects to patients and caregivers in easy-to-understand terms.
- Offered exceptional care and support to individuals recovering from acute incidents and dealing with chronic conditions.
- Led teams in driving successful patient outcomes by prioritizing standard of care and best practices.
- Provided primary care and arranged for continuing definitive care.
- Demonstrated clinical expertise in various settings including primary care clinics, hospitals, long-term care facilities, or rehabilitation centers.
- Ensured continuity of care by collaborating with primary care providers to coordinate follow-up appointments and referrals when necessary.
- Collaborated with primary care providers to address both physical and mental health needs of patients, facilitating comprehensive care.
- Coordinated referrals to specialists as needed for further evaluation or treatment of complex medical conditions beyond the scope of primary care services offered within the clinic setting.
- Collaborated with transition team to assess status of primary care patients, scheduling follow-up visits and developing discharge plans.
- Ensured continuity of care by maintaining strong relationships with primary care physicians, specialists, and other healthcare professionals involved in the treatment team.
- Strengthened relationships between visiting physicians and primary care providers by maintaining open lines of communication regarding shared patients'' progress.
- Facilitated effective communication between patients' primary care providers and specialists involved in their treatment plan ensuring cohesive management of complex cases.
- Developed long-lasting relationships with patients and families, fostering trust in the primary care setting.
- Conducted research on primary care nursing interventions, contributing to the advancement of evidence-based practice within the profession.
- Reduced hospital readmissions by providing timely follow-up care and coordinating services with primary care providers.
- Maintained accurate medical records, ensuring timely documentation of assessments, interventions, and outcomes.
- Maintained accurate documentation of patient information, including diet histories, assessment findings, and intervention plans.
- Maintained detailed records of patient interactions, observations, treatments performed, resulting in thorough documentation for medical reviews.
Intensive Care Nurse
Western Regional School of Nursing Memorial University
01.2013 - 01.2022
- Responsible for direct care of the medical/surgical critically ill patient.
- Monitoring /Assessing patients on ventilators and assisting with ventilation.
- Experience in using various critical care medications.
- Detected emerging problems by monitoring patients’ behaviors, vital signs and fluid intake and output.
- Helped patients and families feel comfortable during challenging and stressful situations, promoting recovery and reducing complication issues.
- Delivered optimum treatments to critical care patients following policies and procedures through standard of care and protocols.
- Evaluated laboratory data to assess needs and provide emergency interventions if necessary.
- Educated patients and families on their medical conditions and various treatments pertaining to conditions.
- Developed and maintained professional relationships with members of the health care team, patient and patient’s family.
- Established and implemented nursing care plans for each patient using protocols of assessment, development and evaluation.
- Promote and support person-and-family centered care by educating the patient/family regarding their medical condition, treatments, medications etc., and motivating them to be active participants in their plan of care during hospital admission and discharge planning.
- Experience in using EMR documentation.
- Worked collaboratively with other healthcare disciplines to maximize pt’s outcomes from admission to discharge.
- Provided compassion and quality care to many palliative patients at End of Life cares for and support families through difficult times.
- Arranged transportation via air ambulance for the critical care patient who required emergent care at another facility.
- Supervised cardiac monitors, mechanical ventilators and alarms and oxygen delivery services.
- Provided emergency Care such as cardioversion, defibrillation and CPR.
Medicine 3A/3B Floor Nurse Team leader (temporary)
01.2007 - 01.2013
- Provide clinical support to new staff.
- Oversaw patient admission and discharge processes to coordinate related paperwork.
- Provided patients with education packages upon discharge and referred pt’s as necessary to appropriate community health supports.
- Worked closely with other health disciplines to optimize patients' health during admission and discharge planning.
- Coordinated pt’s discharge instructions with appropriate medical intervention in community setting with liaison nurse.
- Provided patient and family health education focusing on self-management, prevention and wellness.
- Administered medications and treatments, monitoring patents for reactions and side effects.
- Worked alongside physicians to discuss best possible outcomes for patients while observing lab work, vitals and pts overall wellbeing.
- Experience in equipment use on various floors, such as use of lift and glucometers, specialized chairs.
Registered Nurse/ER Nurse
Dr Hugh Twomey Health Care Centre
01.2005 - 01.2007
- Provided emergent care as needed and facilitated transportation to required centers for emergent care.
- Providing care to many dementia/Alzheimer’s patients while using effective communication and compassion to this group of individuals.
- Experience with use of routine EKG’s.
- Advocated for patients by supporting and respecting basic rights, values and beliefs.
- Experience working with palliative patients at end-of-life care. provided compassion and quality of care to patients and families.
Education
Bachelor of Nursing -
Western Regional School of Nursing Memorial University
Corner Brook, Newfoundland01.2023
Skills
- Primary care
- Primary care delivery
- Critical care management
- Primary care experience
- Holistic care approach
- Post-operative care coordination
- Quality patient care
- Hospice care management
- Therapeutic care plans
- Follow-up care coordination
Certification
- Critical Care Course, 01/01/12, 01/01/13
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support, 01/01/21
- Basic Life Support, 01/01/21
- Rhythm Interpretation, 01/01/15
- Chemotherapy Course, 01/01/15
- Diabetes Education, Enrolled
- Better Practitioner Training
- Currently working on Certified Diabetes Educator
- leadership mentor for Improving Health My way
- Facilitator for Team Primary Care Nurse
- Research participant for Primary Care
Affiliations
College of Registered Nurses of Newfoundland & Labrador
Personal Information
Title: BNRN
Timeline
Registered Nurse 11A Family Care Team
NL Health Services
09.2023 - Current
Intensive Care Nurse
Western Regional School of Nursing Memorial University
01.2013 - 01.2022
Medicine 3A/3B Floor Nurse Team leader (temporary)
01.2007 - 01.2013
Registered Nurse/ER Nurse
Dr Hugh Twomey Health Care Centre
01.2005 - 01.2007
Bachelor of Nursing -
Western Regional School of Nursing Memorial University
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