Health Development

Terri Driver

*** ****** **. * ******, ON L*N *W*

905-***-**** **********@*****.**

Objective

Committed, highly experienced RN seeking a new challenge

Highlights of Qualifications

Expert assessment and critical thinking skills

Well developed leadership skills

Recognized competent resource for staff and students

Able to initiate and maintain excellent working relationships with parents, physicians, management, staff and members of the multidisciplinary team

Maintain records and documentation as per the corporation standard

Able to adapt quickly to changes in a fast paced and unpredictable environment

Committed to ongoing professional development and education

Maintain high level of professionalism

Summary of Experience

Able to care for critically ill newborns diagnosed with; prematurity, respiratory, cardiac, gastrointestinal, neurological diseases among others

Proficient at anticipating course of illness and expected outcomes, initiating, implementing and changing plan of care based on infant’s responses

Competent fulfilling charge nurse responsibilities including; oversee running of 12 bed unit• liaison with in hospital departments• attend high risk deliveries• assist in emergency and paediatric units• manage staff and parental concerns• manage unit issues involving inadequate resources of staff and equipment• manage unanticipated changes in census and acuity• facilitate transfer of infants to and from outlying centres• acting as unit resource for nurses and physicians

Well developed communication skills including; ability to convey respect, knowledge, empathy and understanding to parents in various states of emotion• efficiently work closely with all members of the health care team to provide the best plan of care for the neonate and family• reporting directly to physicians and management

Extensive health teaching experience to parents based on level of understanding and emotional state

Extensive experience mentoring 2nd, 3rd, 4th year nursing students and new staff members

Initiated and developed several changes to practice and policies through evidence based research. Some of these include; development of a breast milk incident policy• initiating the practice of developmental care for newborns• responsible for discontinuation of teaching artificial respirations to parents

Collected and analyzed data, trial changes, modified plans, reported on results through membership of committees that resulted in positive changes in unit organization, communication and improved efficiency of nursing time. Some examples include; development of a resource transfer package and development of a bereavement cart

Terri Driver

717 Centre St. S Whitby, ON L1N 4W9

905-***-**** **********@*****.**

Employment History

Lakeridge Health Corporation Oshawa, ON 1990-present

RN Neonatal Intensive Care Unit

Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre Toronto, ON 1997-2009

RN Neonatal Intensive Care Unit 1987-1990

The Hospital for Sick Children Toronto, ON 1985-1986

RN General Medicine & Bone Marrow Transplant Unit

Rouge Valley Health System Ajax/Pickering, ON 1985

RN Medicine

Whitby Mental Health Centre 1984

Whitby, ON RN Psychogeriatrics

Education

Durham College 1981-1984

Diploma Nursing

Certificates

CPR, NRP, IV Therapy/Venipuncture, STABLE, Perinatal Intensive Care Level III, Breastfeeding, Renal Dialysis

Continuing Education

Participated in numerous ongoing educational and professional development seminars and programs

Areas of Accomplishment

NICU Advisory Committee, Healthy Workplace Team Member, Re-Engineering Committee

Unit Policy/Procedures Member, Preceptor Nursing Students/Staff

References

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