Alexandra Savin Email & Phone Number

Mississauga, Ontario, Canada

Participate in the assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of educational processes • Act as the primary lead educational consultant for the CKD programs first Nursing Graduate Guarantee (NGG) program • Facilitate the adult learning process, creating a climate that supports learning across the CKD program• Coordinate orientation and deliver training for new staff entering the CKD program• Monitor and evaluate quality indicators related to patient care and process improvement activities through the review of Incident and Injury Reports and patient chart audits • Collaboratively revise, or develop, policies and procedures based on evidence-based practice

Mississauga, Ontario, Canada

• Relied upon to be versatile and capable to work in multiple sections of the Emergency Department: COVID, Mental Health, Pediatric, Fast Track and General• Responsible for identifying critical situations and initiating appropriate medical directives• Critically evaluated and anticipated risks to patient health and promptly communicated and responded to health changes • Identified coaching opportunities with the objective to empower staff and improve patient safety • Efficiently collaborated with multidisciplinary teams to support department goals related to client quality of care• Acted as team lead during team nursing models of care to designate and distribute workload while ensuring the alignment of core competencies with patient and family needs

Mississauga, Ontario, Canada

• Organized the daily workflow of a 20+ bed Hemodialysis Care Center• Implemented safe and effective operations of nurses, hospitalized clients, and out-patients• Supervised and adjusted assignments of nurses, renal technicians and renal assistants based on the units constantly evolving needs• Supported unit educators by identifying and coaching staff and advocating for learning needs • Acted as an expert cannulating resource, assisting staff in troubleshooting difficult patient accesses• Co-ordinated with multidisciplinary teams to rapidly respond to critical changes in patients’ health status• Compiled daily reports to the clinical supervisor and manager

Mississauga Ontario

• Demonstrated versatility and autonomy by assuming primary responsibility when initiating and maintaining hemodialysis treatments to critically ill clients in-center and out-center (ICU, CCU and CSICU)• Exhibited excellent ability to act as a preceptor and role model for new nurses and fellow colleagues• Skillful in educating patients of all ages in the proper management of chronic renal disease: adherence to personalized care plans, dietary restrictions, and importance of medication compliance and fluid intake• Proven skills in the use of the Fresenius 5008 therapy system and supplies

Mississauga, Ontario

• Demonstrated safe client care whilst practicing with a strong sense of empathy and respect to the diversities of race, culture, ethnicity, and religion.• Successfully and safely managed a caseload of 4-6 clients diagnosed with acute and chronic conditions across the life span;• Proficient in purposeful patient rounding, admissions and discharges, customized care plan development and client/family education;• Adaptively provided nursing care services in areas of Peritoneal Dialysis, CAPD, phlebotomy, heparin pumps, insulin drips, CBI’s, PICC lines and tracheostomies

Toronto, Canada Area

• Demonstrated strong knowledge of treatment approaches for alcohol and opiate withdrawal by providing high quality, patient and family-centered nursing care, within a trauma-informed framework• Provided therapeutic medical support for rehabilitation clients suffering from symptoms associated with the detoxification process• Taught patients to manage their illnesses and support their recovery journey, assessing mental status, administering medications, and documenting;• Assessed medical and psychological problems, reported significant findings, and refer to the physician and appropriate counselor;• Applied crisis intervention to challenging patients

Master Of Health Administration (Community Care) (Mha (Cc)), Health/Health Care Administration/Management

Activities and Societies: Ontario Community Support Association (OCSA) – Consulting Project • Co-leading the project to analyze standards.

Bachelor Of Science In Nursing (Bscn), Nursing (Bscn)

McMaster’s 4-year undergraduate Registered Nurse program is unique in that it emphasizes person-centered learning within a problem-based.