brutal Toronto RPN job market

[0gaugebear]

Will you please read my resume and comment? 50 year young strong second career RPN, will be going on to Bridging to BSCN in Sept. 2017, but having no luck at all with this resume. Can someone tell me why it is a lemon and how I can make lemonade? No experience other than placements, but I am grateful!

Registered Practical Nurse registration #ag196446

Qualifications

· Commitment to patient-centred care developed in acute care medicine, hospice and rehabilitation environments

· Excellent therapeutic communication and client relations skills; Fluent in English/French

· Optimistic team player who enjoys new challenges on a daily basis

· Knowledgeable confidence and commitment to safe, productive, ethical work environment

· Skilled at using critical thinking and problem solving for autonomous decision-making

Education

Practical Nursing Program (incl. Medication Administration and Health Assessment)

GPA 3.73 Dec 2016

George Brown College Toronto ON

BSc Geography

London School of Economics London UK

Work Experience

Michael Garron Hospital, Acute Medicine Toronto ON Jan - Apr 2016

Clinical Placement

· Head to Toe assessment of acute care patients for documentation and presentation of pre-round notes and nursing care plans inclusive of complex psychosocial needs re: bariatric and substance abuse patients

· Active participation in discharge meetings with physicians

· Application of ostomy care, indwelling catheter insertion, G-tube feeding, bladder scanner for I + O assessment

· Provided guidance and leadership to peer nursing students

· Daily accountability in managing a full acute patient workload

Kensington Hospice, Palliative Nursing Toronto ON Sep - Dec 2016

Nursing Consolidation

· Medication administration including narcotics PO, SUBQ and IM; application of CLEO (butterfly) ports

· Wound dressing and assessments; ostomy care; assessment of S+S of actively dying residents

· Foley catheter insertion and Tenckhoff drainage; dyspnea intervention

· Preparation of rounds notes and accurate verbal/written documentation and charting, transcribed physician orders, created and updated patient care plans

· Developed strong therapeutic communication skills and provided compassionate emotional support for residents and families during active dying phase

· Collaboration with interdisciplinary team – SW, psychiatrist, oncologist, and dietary services

Bridgepoint Active Health, Rehabilitation Toronto ON Jan-Apr 2015 and Sep - Dec 2015

Clinical Placement

· Administration of PO, transdermal, SUBQ and IM medications; intermittent catheterizations; digital stimulation; G-Tube feeding; bladder scanner for I + O monitoring; ostomy care

· Active participation in rounds meetings presenting patient discharge documentation with physicians, PT, OT

· Provision of emotional support and therapeutic communication to stroke recovery patients

· Provision of AM care re: ADLs and PSW services

Other Employment

Personal Support Worker

Carecor Health Services Toronto ON March 2017-Present

· Collecting and documenting patient care data for assessment and intervention

· Reporting data to interdisciplinary team

· Maintain oxygen therapy, perform CPR

· Assisting with patient nutritional needs

· Patient positioning and transferring including Hoyer lift

Kitchen Coordinator

Perram House Hospice Toronto ON Oct 2011-Feb 2012

· Problem solving with disabled clients regarding complex dietary prescriptions – puree, minced, liquid diets

· Trained volunteers and coordinated kitchen schedules

· Planned and organized all meals and supply purchases for hospice

· Provided service of large volumes of meals to clients with dementia in response to dietary instructions under time pressure

Volunteer Experience

Service Access Representative

Toronto People with AIDS Foundation Toronto ON May 2013 – Sep 2014

· Front line problem solving with clients regarding confidential health and income support services

· Updated client data online and management of digital/paper filing system

Reception and Administration

Hassle Free Clinic Toronto ON Feb 2011 – May 2012

· Front desk reception – greeted and assisted patients in a very busy sexual health clinic

· Responded to LGBTQ patient inquiries over the phone and online

· Filed and retrieved patient charts

[TheCommuter, BSN, RN]

Moved to our Canadian Nursing forum for more feedback.

[Fiona59]

If possible, start looking outside of the GTA.

There have been years worth of postings that GTA and the major cities have a terible job market