Elder Care in Napanee, Ontario

To Whom It May Concern, I am writing to you to express my interest in a career within your organization. Please consider this letter and attached curriculum vitae(CV) my application. I am currently in the process of relocating to the Mississauga/Toronto area and am looking to acquire employment within either my current field or within a new and exciting field opportunity. I have many years of experience in a detail orientated environment and am willing to expand my current knowledge to further my employability. I am available to begin work as soon as needed. I would be very pleased to meet with you to discuss my interests and qualifications as a candidate for this position. I look forward to hearing from you are your earliest convenience. Sincerely, Meaghan OBJECTIVE: To obtain a career opportunity within an organization where I can utilize my nursing qualifications and professionalism to the benefit of my employer. SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS: • Highly motivated, reliable, confident and committed to professional standards Excellent organizational skills Creative and results-oriented Effective working independently as well as contributing to a team effort Strong communication skills across all levels within a business Able to follow detailed instructions Current member in good standing with the College of Nurses of Ontario with willingness to participate in continuation of education and skill sets WORK EXPERIENCE: Registered Practical Nurse-Haemodialysis(02/09-0...-present) Kingston General Hospital-Burr 3, Kingston Satellite Unit, Belleville Satellite Unit During my time in the different units I am responsible for cannulation of fistulas as well as connection of central venous catheters for haemodialysis. As well my duties include: health teaching about proper nutrition for dialysis patients, medication reviews, blood work,medication administration and data entry into our NephroCare computer system. Continuous patient assessments are completed with each patient throughout their 4 hour treatments. Registered Practical Nurse-Emergency Department(02/10-0...) Joseph Brant Memorial Hospital-Emergency Department I started working in the emergency department at JBMH in August of 2009 as part of the resource team. I was offered a permanent spot in March of 2010. I was responsible for minor assessments and treatments of no urgent patients, telemetry placement and monitoring, IV initiations, venipuncture, patient data entry into computers for electronic documentations, patient assessments and care plans. I found working in the emergency department has allowed me to broaden my scope and allow me to better analyze and treat different patient situations as well as allow me to collaborate with fellow RN’s and RPN’s to get the best possible outcome for our patients. I was also given the opportunity here to train fellow RPN’s to work in the ER as well. Registered Practical Nurse-Resource Team (06/09-0...) Joseph Brant Memorial Hospital-various floors in hospitalDuring my time on the resource team I was able to float between many different nursing areas. I began in the medicine program and then branched out to the cardiac, geriatric, mental health, surgical, orthopedic and emergency departments. I have been able to grow my scope of practice to allow myself flexibility in situations. I obtained cardiac monitoring classes and well as a certificate in pediatric emergency response through continuing education opportunities. Registered Practical Nurse-Medicine(08/08-0...) Kingston General Hospital-Connell 3 Within this medicine unit I was responsible for distribution of medications, including narcotics, patient assessments, personal care as well as transcription of MD orders. While my time spent on this floor was mostly centered around patients with pneumonias and bronchial infections, I was able to work with cardiac patients, mental health, and genreal surgery patients. I was also responsible for admissions and discharges, patient transfers and schedualling of procedures. EDUCATION: 09/06-07... St. Lawrence College, Kingston ON Practical Nursing-Diploma 09/04-04... Loyalist College, Belleville ON Fitness and Health Promotion-Diploma 09/00-06... Napanee District Secondary School, Napanee ON Awards,Licenses & Certifications: -June 2008-Registered Practical Nurse Diploma -Francis R. Morris Award -Kingston Community Credit Union Award -Level C CPR and First Aid -AHA-PEARS provider course While employed as a registered practical nurse I was responsible daily for many different types of care and many different types of care levels, I have experience assisting with activities of daily living, medication administration, mobilization and post-operative care in the home setting, as well as I have worked in an outpatient clinic for 4 years