Dawna-Maria Perry
735 Porcupine Blvd. · Thunder Bay, Ont. · P7E 5Z4 · (807) 577-6357 ·
Career Objective: Practice nursing in a manner that optimizes client care while facilitating personal and professional growth.
Work Experience: 2011- present Regional Cancer Care / Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre, Thunder Bay, ON
Clinical Oncology Nursing Manager
· Responsible for the efficient and effective daily operation and management of the Oncology/ Medical Inpatient Unit and provide direction to the Outpatient Clinic Oncology Nurses
· Implement evaluate and manage the delivery of patient care services against goals objectives, accreditation standards, performance indicators and patient outcomes.
· Administer the collective agreements as applicable.
· Prepare an annual operating and capital equipment budget with in the direction of the overall program.
2009-2011 Regional Cancer Care / Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre, Thunder Bay, ON
1A Nursing Coordinator
· Provides leadership, direction and supervision of the Oncology/Medical Inpatient Unit 1A staff.
· Analyzes and evaluates data to plan and coordinate staff schedules, identify process improvement needs and provide follow up recommendations.
· Engage in collaborative relationships with front-line staff, patients, family members, medical practitioners, volunteers and other team members to ensure patient care services are delivered.
· Responds to complex patient care issues and concerns, evaluate the services provided and the patient’s satisfaction.
· Provides input into the development of strategic initiatives that impact program/unit.
· Provides input into the development of program operating and capital budgets.
· Recruit, interview, hire, provide orientation plan for new staff. Provide ongoing evaluation and performance management of 1A staff.
2008-2009 Regional Cancer Care / Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre, Thunder Bay, ON
Oncology Nurse Educator
· Develop, facilitate and deliver evidence-based staff education programs related to oncology, palliative care and general medicine to TBRHSC / RCC employees and regional partners in accordance with the professional practice standards for TBRHSC / RCC and Cancer Care Ontario.
· Assess and address both the current and anticipated education needs of staff.
· Support the orientation process and act as a resource to RCC and TBRHSC staff.
· Initiate strategies to advance nursing practice.
· Collaborate with Clinical Leaders to promote quality care through the development and evaluation of polices, procedures, standards, directives and program
2007-2008 Lakehead University, Thunder Bay, ON
Clinical Instructor
· Provide instruction, observation, feedback and formal evaluation of 3rd year nursing students.
· Facilitate learning opportunities with the members of the interprofessional team in formal and informal settings
Dawna-Maria Perry
1995-1998 McAllen Medical Center, McAllen TX
1998-2004 Cross Country Staffing, Boca Raton, FL
2004-2008 Thunder Bay Regional Health Science Centre, Thunder Bay, ON
Registered Nurse
· Responsible for providing direct patient care as a registered nurse in the inpatient setting.
· Complete an admission database and assessment in order to obtain an accurate medical history.
· Interpreting clinical data and collaborating with other health care professionals to implement a plan of care based on assessment data and patient goals.
· Provide continuous monitoring of patient in order to evaluate outcomes.
· Interacting with patients and family members, to provide educational and emotional support.
· Maintaining an accurate record in the patient’s paper/electronic chart.
· Working with and allocating appropriate duties to nursing assistants, licensed practical nurses, registered practical nurses, nursing students and other assistive personnel.
· Fulfill charge nurse/unit leader role and responsibilities.
· Preceptor nursing students, precept/mentor new staff.
Education: 1991-1995 Lakehead University, Thunder Bay, ON
Honors Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Certifications:
· College of Nurses of Ontario 1995 – present
· Canadian Nurses Association: Oncology Certification 2006 – present
· Canadian Nurses Association: Hospice Palliative Care Certification 2009 – present
Project / Committees:
· Facilitator for SPICE (Students Partnering in Interprofessional Care and Education) May 2008 – 2011.
· RNAO Health Work Environments, Best Practice Guideline, Practice Education in Nursing, development panel 2007-present.
· Member of the RNAO Lakehead Chapter Executive committee 2009 - present
· Ontario Health Performance Initiative, Flo Collaborative Quality Transitions for Better Care. 2007-2009.
· COPE (Community Oncology Professional Education Workshop) planning committee November 2008-2009.
· RNAO Advanced Clinical/Practice Fellowship, Implementation of the RNAO’s Healthy Work Environments Best Practice Guideline Developing and Sustaining Nursing Leadership Aug – Nov 2008.
Conference / Course Attendance:
· iLearn Meetings that Produce Results workshop July 18-19, 2012
· RNAO Nursing Best Practice Summer Institute, July 8-13, 2012
· COPE (Community Oncology Professional Education Workshop) May 3-4, 2012
· de Souza Managing Grief and Loss course, September 2011.
· de Souza Leadership for Mentorship Workshop June 22, 2011.
· COPE May 6-7 2010.
· de Souza Provincial Standardized Chemotherapy Biotherapy Facilitator Course December, 2009.
· Canadian Association of Nursing in Oncology 21st annual conference October 2009.
Dawna-Maria Perry
Conference / Course Attendance (con’t)
· de Souza Provincial Standardized Chemotherapy and Biotherpy Course July 2009
· COPE April 23-24, 2009
· University of Toronto Office of Interprofessional Care Education EHIPC (Interprofessional
Education Faculty Development) course November 2008.
· RNAO champions workshop November 2008.
· Canadian Medical Association Physician Manager Institute, Change Management: Successful Planning and Implementation Workshop September 2008.
· Canadian Association of Nurses in Oncology 19th annual conference November 2007.
· Oncology Nursing Society 31st annual Congress May 2006.
· RNAO Preceptorship workshop 2004.