Registered Nurse Nursing
Resume:
Maria Hamakiotis, BScN, MSc(A)
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Education
**** ** **** ******* ** SCIENCE (APPLIED) - NURSING
McGill University - School of Nursing, Montreal, Qu bec
1994 to 1997 BACHELORS OF SCIENCE - NURSING
McGill University - School of Nursing, Montreal, Qu bec
1992 to 1994 DIPLOMA OF COLLEGIAL STUDIES - HEALTH SCIENCES
Marianopolis College, Westmount, Qu bec
1987 to 1992 HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA - DIPLOME D'ETUDES SECONDAIRES
Ecole Polyvalente Pierre-Laporte, Montr al, Qu bec
Professional Licenses
o Quebec order of Nurses, May 1997
o Illinois Board of Registered Nurses, February 2013
Languages (written and spoken fluently): English, French and Greek
Professional Experience
September 2010 to present
Nursing Practice Manager for the Ambulatory Care Services and Nursing
Labor Relations Neurosciences Mission
MUHC - Montreal Neurological Hospital, Montreal, Quebec
o Strategically plan the role and priorities of neuroscience
ambulatory services within the mission, MUHC and RUIS
o Oversee, lead and support evidence-based practice and practice
development in ambulatory care nursing and quality improvement
initiatives
o Manage the Neurosciences Nursing Office activities and staff
o Manage neuroscience nursing labor relations
o Manage operating budgets and all manpower within ambulatory
services (nursing and administrative personnel)
January 2004 to September 2010
Clinical Nurse Specialist and Co-Director Brain Tumor Program
MUHC - Montreal Neurological Hospital, Montreal, Quebec
o Assess, determine and co-ordinate the healthcare requirements,
care services and educational sessions for brain tumor patients
and their families
o Liaise between the brain tumor program team members and the
healthcare community (CLSC, CHSLD, Rehabilitation, Palliative
care, etc)
o Manage care of patients and families over the continuum
o Oversee clinical-administrative functioning of the program
August 2001 to January 2004
Baccalaureate Assistant Nurse Manager
Montreal General Hospital - Acute Geriatric Medicine
o Oversaw functioning of a 25 bed unit (staffing, purchasing,
etc
o Coordinated patient discharges and transfers to the community
o Acted as a resource person to the multidisciplinary and nursing
team
o Chaired bi-weekly interdisciplinary rounds
o Teaching and evaluation of nursing staff and students
May 2000 to August 2001
Nurse Clinician Educator
Montreal General Hospital- Acute Geriatric Medicine & Long Term Care
o Conducted and evaluated bi-weekly learning in-services for
nursing staff
o Assisted in the application of evidence based practice into daily
nursing care
o Participated in central orientation activities for new employees
o Developed nursing orientation manual for the unit
o Participated in bi-monthly nursing staff development meetings
May 1997 to June 2000
Registered Nurse
Montreal General Hospital- Internal Medicine
o Managed the care or acutely ill adults
o Acted as preceptor for new nursing staff and nursing students
o Assisted patients and families throughout the illness trajectory
Academic Appointments
September 2002 to present
Faculty Lecturer - undergraduate and graduate nursing programs
McGill University School of Nursing
June-July 2000 and 2001
Clinical Instructor
McGill University School of Nursing
o Supervised and evaluated 1st year nursing students in clinical
rotation
o Developed learning modules for each clinical rotation
Research
o Principal investigator: "Cancer-Related Fatigue among Patients
with Primary Brain Cancer During and Following Concurrent
Radiation and Temozolomide Therapy: A Descriptive Study".
(Grant: $ 10 000.00)
o Principal investigator: "Working through the cancer experience:
Meaning, adjustment and moving on" - Research project McGill
University 2000-01
o Co-researcher on "Academic practice and the Preceptorship
Model", Faculty of Nursing, McGill University, 1999-2000.
Achievements and Awards
o Co-Chair 2012 Faculty and Staff Campaign, Montreal Neurological
Hospital
o Nursing Leadership Award, Montreal Neurological Hospital Awards
of excellence, May 2008
o Supraregional Level 4 Status - Lutte Contre le Cancer, January
2008
o Outstanding Teacher award, McGill School of Nursing, June 2005
o Honorary Graduate Student Award, Hellenic Board of Trade,
November 2002
o Montreal General Hospital Department of Nursing Bursary, 2001-02
o Order of nurses of Quebec Study Bursary, 2000-01
o Valedictorian McGill University health Science Department, 1997
o Leadership Award, McGill School of Nursing, 1997
Conferences, Workshops and Presentations
o Nursing Grand Rounds: "Transitions to Palliative care: a team
approach" April 2009, 2010.
o "Support groups in Cancer Care": Annual lecture to McGill
University Nursing Students, April 2005 to 2010
o CANN National Pre-conference workshop: "Nursing brain tumor
patients and their families" June 2006
o Oncology Course Level II: "Nursing brain tumor patients and
their families" Presenter, December 2005 and October 2007
o Canadian Association of Neuroscience Nurses: "Cognitive deficits
in neurological patients and the family's lived experience"
Presenter, National conference Ottawa, 2005
o Nursing Research in Perspective Day: "Working through the cancer
experience: Meaning Adjustment and Moving on" Poster
presentation, 2002
o Family Nursing Externship: Level 2 Interventions for Advanced
Practice with Families, University of Calgary, October 2002
o "Discharge planning for the diabetic patient" Presentations
March 2000 and 2001
o Family Nursing Unit Externship: Level I Beliefs Model: A
Clinical Approach to Healing, University of Calgary, May 2001
Memberships and Offices Held
o Basic Life Support certified, 2012
o Co-Chair Montreal Neurological Hospital Transitions Committee,
September 2012 to present
o Co-Chair MUHC Ambulatory Services Nursing Committee, September
2011 to present
o American Academy of Ambulatory Care Nursing, April 2011 to
present
o Clinical adult ethics committee, 2006-to 2008
o Canadian Association of Neuroscience Nurses, 2005 to present
o MUHC Computer Information Systems Task Force, 2004-2005
o Transitional Care Unit Task Force - MUHC, 2002-2003
o Family Nursing Research Group - MUHC, 2001-2006
References available upon request
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