Nadia O'Connor-Scott

• Diagnosed and treated various physical injuries and diseases in adults and children.
• Formed and built relationships with patients to make them feel at ease and gain their trust.
• Referred patients to specialists
• Prescribed medications or treatment options when necessary.
• Performed minor surgeries, mainly incision and drainage of abscesses
• Educated patients about disease processes as well as lifestyle changes necessary for optimal health
• Administered IV medications and resuscitation
• Performed minor procedures : Intravenous accesses
  

Cornwall Regional Hospital: (July 2016 – September 2016) worked in the area of Pediatrics

• Administered IV antibiotics and chemotherapy drugs
• Responsible for documentation of patient care, history taking, initial evaluation of incoming patients.
• Conducted physical exams of patients to diagnose illnesses and take patient histories.
• Responsible for acquisition of chemotherapy drugs
• Responsible for the resuscitation of the newborn
• Determined APGAR score for neonates post C-section
• Ordered antiretrovirals for the HIV exposed neonates
• Started phototherapy for jaundiced neonates with elevated bilirubin
• Set up blood transfusions for neonates and children
• Perform lumbar punctures, blood cultures and urine cultures as well as blood taking.
• Collect and interpret x-rays and start necessary treatment
• Ensured patients vitals, laboratory results, imaging studies and progress were written in docket .
• Continual assessment of patients on the ward
• Discharged patient with the help of the managing team, which included the writing of discharge summaries

Spanish Town Hospital: (April 2015- July 2015) , Worked in the area of Internal Medicine.

• Conducted physical exams of patients to diagnose illnesses and take patient histories.
• Interpreted lab information to provide patients with proper treatment.
• Ensured that patients received treatment required, which included, intravenous fluids, transfusions and medications
• Procedures included, paracentesis, thoracentesis , iv accesses and blood cultures, urine cultures
• Ensured patients vitals, laboratory results, imaging studies and progress are written in docket .
• Continual assessment of patients on the ward
• Discharged patient with the help of the managing team

July 2014- January 2015: Kingston Public Hospital worked in the area of General Surgery. Victoria Jubilee Hospital : Worked in the area of Obstetrics and Gynaecology .

• Accomplished general procedures such as catheterization, Intravenous accesses, incision and drainage, surgical debridement, suturing lacerations.
• Assisted in surgeries
• Assessed mothers post-delivery and ensure wellbeing.
• Antenatal assessment of pregnant mothers
• Physically assessed and discharged newborns.
• Ensured patients vitals, laboratory results, imaging studies and progress are written in docket .
• Continual assessment of patients on the ward until discharged
• Discharged patient with appropriate medications and referrals.