Heidi Wittine, R.P.N

Dear Hiring Manager,

Please accept this application letter and attached resume as my application for Registered Practical Nurse at your facility. As an experienced healthcare professional with a highly complementary platform of expertise, I am confident in my ability to excel within your team. My resume is enclosed for your professional review.

Currently, I am a Registered Practical Nurse providing patient centred care in pastime and casual roles for Long term care and hospital settings.

I also bring to the table a broad range of credentials gained through rigorous programs, including skills related to point of click care, meditech documentation, managing behavioural units and various settings and roles. The combination of my experience and my education has prepared me well to contribute to a wide variety of healthcare activities. Empathy and caring are my strengths in supporting patients who require various levels of care.

Additionally, I offer exceptional medical and research abilities, complemented by outstanding interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills. I look forward to bringing the full scope of my expertise to positively impact the operations at your facility.

I am very interested in exploring a nursing career at your facility, and am confident I would be a valuable asset to your team.

Thank you in advance for your time and consideration. I would appreciate the opportunity to meet with you to discuss your needs and objectives and how I may contribute toward them.

Sincerely,

Heidi Wittine

Heidi Wittine, R.P.N

624 - 38 Western Battery Rd., Toronto ON, M6K 3N9

514-***-****

adca8x@r.postjobfree.com

Objective:

Dedicated Registered Practical Nurse seeking to secure a position within your Health Care Team to provide excellence in patient centered care.

Highlights of Skills and Qualifications:

Graduate of Practical Nursing Diploma Program, George Brown College

Current Registration with College of Nurses of Ontario – General

Registered Practical Nursing Association of Ontario – Member

Demonstrates excellent interpersonal communication and problem solving

Strong Knowledge of Nursing Standards

Medication Administration

Demonstrates patient and family centered care

Demonstrates to work in stressful environment

Current BCLS / First Aid

Develops, Implements Nursing Care Plans

Performs assessments, Vital signs, blood pressures, temperatures, respirations

Orders medications, supplies for units

Observes, Evaluates, Monitors patients

Implements Critical thinking involved with patient care

Excellent attendance record

Medical asepsis

Education/Professional Development:

Diploma-Practical Nursing Program: George Brown College, Toronto Ontario April 2019

Glucometer and IV Sterling pump training – Sunnybrook Hospital October 2019.

Skin and wound training, Hosted by St Joseph’s Health Care Center (Hamilton) November 2019

Crisis Prevention Intervention training (CPI) Toronto Western Hospital November 2018

PSW Pathway to Practical Nursing-Certificate- George Brown College- September2016-December 2016.

Gentle Persuasive Approach- Dementia Care-Certificate-Canadian College of health Science and Technology- Certificate May 2016

Clinical Experience:

Copernicus Lodge LTC January 2019-April2019

Preceptorship Nurse in LTC

Monitored 28 patients on unit

Administered medications and therapeutic interventions within scope of practice

Documentation in database- Point of Click Care

Administer injections, SC, IM, insulin

Head to toe assessments, monitor vital signs

Educate patients, families

Responsive behaviors, various units

Implement Nursing Care plans

Narcotic counts, faxing orders, order supplies

St Joseph’s Health Center September 2018-December 2018

Clinical Practicum in Acute/ Continuing Care/ Palliative

Nursing patient assessments, Head to toe, nursing care plans

Documentation on hospital database electronically, Sunrise Manager

Safe administration of medications all routes

Wound care, application of dressings

Glucometer readings, bladder scan, ostomy, catheter maintenance

Humber River Hospital May 2018-September 2018

Clinical Practicum in Acute Care/ Continuing Term Care

Vital signs as per Hospital policy

Medication Administration

Documentation on hospital database - Meditech

Assist patients with care, feeding, bathing, elimination

Assist in post mortem preparation

Charting pertinent information

Professional Experience:

Registered Practical Nurse- Victorian order of Nurses – Toronto, Ontario, January 2020.

Orientation with RN to commence February 19, 2020. Training includes beyond the scope of RPN. Completed Health Assessment, Skills checklist.

Registered Practical Nurse- All Care Nursing – St Johns Rehabilitation and Sunnybrook Orthopedic Hospital, Toronto Ontario. November 2019-present

Medication administration, PO, IM, IV according to physician prescriptions

Maintains comfort and safety needs of 4-8 patients

Assists with care for activities of daily living, feeding, grooming, brief change, bathing

Documents using electronic patient record system

Charts in timely manner

Registered Practical Nurse- Hawthorne Place Care Center- Rykka Care Centers, North York, Ontario, October 2019-present.

Maintains care and comfort of 31-35 patients.

Medication administration, PO, IM, SC as per prescription ordered

G feed monitor and maintenance, hanging feeds, program settings, monitor and care of site

Wound management, use of skin/wound app to photograph and evaluate various wounds

Audit medications and narcotics, counts, ordering, stocking in an organized manner

Trained on all units, mainly dealing with behavioral units.

Personal Support Worker – Bay crest Health Sciences LTC/ Hospital - July 2018- present –Contract

Floor duty- Observational Care

Assist, supervise activities of daily living

Medication assistance

Catheter, ostomy care

Porter, transfer, position patients

Point of click Care Documentation

Personal Support Worker Care Cor health services. March 2018- Jan 2020

Various Hospital assignments for University Health Network

Floor duty, observational care on various units; cardiac, transplant, mental health GIM

Assists and supervises activities of daily living

Reports all incidents to registered staff

Documentation, DOS

Performs delegated tasks

Collaborates with registered staff

Para med Health Services – Personal Support Worker- Community- June 2016-December 2016 – Relocate from Windsor ON- Toronto ON.

Assist, supervise activities of daily living in community

Medication administration

Notifies nursing staff of changes in condition

Transfers

Documentation

Other Experience: May 2012 – Present

Registered Massage Therapist- Hand and Stone Spa – Toronto- August 2016-November 2017- Therapeutic massage for clients.

Registered Massage Therapist – Societe Nouvelle De Massotherapie du Quebec

Therapeutic: prenatal, deep tissue, sports massage therapies for clients

Massage Therapist –Deer Hurst Resort - Aveda Spa – May 2000- June 2010

Therapeutic, Hot Stone, prenatal, some esthetics

Languages spoken/written- English and basic French

References: Available upon request

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