Harmandeep Kaur-BSN RN
RN
Santa Maria,CA
Summary
Healthcare professional with strong background in patient care and medical support. Known for collaborative work with medical teams to deliver high-quality care and adapt to evolving patient needs. Expertise in patient assessment and medication administration, along with compassionate care and reliability.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Registered Nurse
Villa Maria Post Acute- Rehabilitation Centre/LTAC
Santa Maria, California
10.2025 - Current
- Assessing patients, obtaining vital signs, medication administration, wound care
- Creating and updating care plans
- Making sure the team is working efficiently
- Monitoring and evaluating residents health status, vitals and symptoms related to any disease condition
- Documentation, critical thinking, treatments, education of residents and their families
- Managing caseload of upto 60 residents as a charge nurse
- Assisting doctors with the rounds
- Obtaining and processing orders from physicians
- Educating patients and families regarding disease condition, its treatment and prognosis and prevention of complications
- Admission and discharges into and out of long term care home
- Promoting safe environment for patients by adhering to infection control protocols, falls prevention strategies, and other safety measures
- Communicating with the physicians, co-nurses, pharmacy and laboratory regarding patients needs and orders
- IV medication administration
- Handling blood and blood products with care
Registered nurse
Rhynocare- Sensenbrenner Hospital and Foundation-Med Surg
Canada
11.2024 - 09.2025
- Assessing patients, obtaining vital signs, medication administration, wound care
- Creating and updating care plans
- Making sure the team is working efficiently
- Monitoring and evaluating residents health status, vitals and symptoms related to any disease condition
- Documentation, critical thinking, treatments, education of residents and their families
- Managing caseload of upto 60 residents as a charge nurse
- Assisting doctors with the rounds
- Obtaining and processing orders from physicians
- Educating patients and families regarding disease condition, its treatment and prognosis and prevention of complications
- Admission and discharges into and out of long term care home
- Promoting safe environment for patients by adhering to infection control protocols, falls prevention strategies, and other safety measures
- Communicating with the physicians, co-nurses, pharmacy and laboratory regarding patients needs and orders
- Mentored junior nurses, fostering skill development and encouraging adherence to best nursing practices.
- Safeguarded patient privacy rights through diligent compliance with HIPAA regulations during all interactions with medical records and personal information.
- Reduced medication errors through meticulous administration and documentation of medications, treatments, and IV therapies.
- Assisted physicians with bedside procedures, including central line placements, lumbar punctures, and thoracenteses.
- Facilitated smooth transitions between facilities by effectively communicating pertinent patient information to receiving staff members.
Registered nurse
Mimak Care- Alexandra Marine and General Hospital-medical Surgical
Canada
05.2025 - 06.2025
- Assessing patients, obtaining vital signs, medication administration, wound care
- Creating and updating care plans
- Making sure the team is working efficiently
- Monitoring and evaluating residents health status, vitals and symptoms related to any disease condition
- Documentation, critical thinking, treatments, education of residents and their families
- Managing caseload of upto 60 residents as a charge nurse
- Assisting doctors with the rounds
- Obtaining and processing orders from physicians
- Educating patients and families regarding disease condition, its treatment and prognosis and prevention of complications
- Admission and discharges into and out of long term care home
- Promoting safe environment for patients by adhering to infection control protocols, falls prevention strategies, and other safety measures
- Communicating with the physicians, co-nurses, pharmacy and laboratory regarding patients needs and orders
Registered Nurse
We Care 4 U Staffing Solutions Inc.-LTAC/REHABILITATION CENTRE-KAPUSKASING
Canada
03.2025 - 06.2025
- Assessing patients, obtaining vital signs, medication administration, wound care
- Creating and updating care plans
- Making sure the team is working efficiently
- Monitoring and evaluating residents health status, vitals and symptoms related to any disease condition
- Documentation, critical thinking, treatments, education of residents and their families
- Managing caseload of upto 60 residents as a charge nurse
- Assisting doctors with the rounds
- Obtaining and processing orders from physicians
- Educating patients and families regarding disease condition, its treatment and prognosis and prevention of complications
- Admission and discharges into and out of long term care home
- Promoting safe environment for patients by adhering to infection control protocols, falls prevention strategies, and other safety measures
- Communicating with the physicians, co-nurses, pharmacy and laboratory regarding patients needs and orders
Registered Nurse
Pembroke Regional Hospital-med Surg/acute Care
Canada
10.2024 - 11.2024
- Promoting safe environment for patients by adhering to infection control protocols, falls prevention strategies, and other safety measures
- Preventing complications for acute-care patients through careful monitoring, early detection of issues, and prompt interventions.
- Managing caseload of 5-7 patients simultaneously by providing bedside care, treatments, IV therapy, and wound care
LPN
Pembroke Regional Hospital-MED SURG
Canada
04.2024 - 10.2024
- Providing Compassionate support to patients and their families
- Providing care to promote comfort, relief of symptoms
- Providing emotional support and spiritual guidance to ease their journey at the end of life
- Addressing patient concerns and questions honestly, being an active listener
- Implemented infection control measures to enhance safety across the facility.
- Trained new staff on nursing protocols, safety procedures, and patient care standards.
- Assisted in developing individualized care plans based on patient assessments and needs.
- Administered medications and monitored patient vital signs to ensure optimal health outcomes.
- Led initiatives for staff development, enhancing skills through ongoing education and training programs.
- Streamlined documentation processes, ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements and improving efficiency.
- Managed patient care through closely monitoring respiration, blood pressure, and blood glucose levels.
- Managed time-sensitive tasks effectively under pressure while maintaining composure during critical situations or emergencies.
- Promoting effective coping abilities
- Predicting changes in patient conditions
- Care of the dead body
- Documentation of all of the events relate to death
- Showing respect to their cultural beliefs
- Communicating with the other healthcare team members regarding needs and betterment of patient care
- Performed routine evaluations of each patient's status, needs, and preferences.
- Comforted and counseled patients and families throughout care process.
Director of care
The Maples Retirement Living
Canada
11.2023 - 04.2024
- Hiring and onboarding of new staff with assistance from the General manager, also training the new staff to ensure continuity of care
- Helping general manager in drafting the budget
- Monitored and ensured compliance-ensuring every policy and procedure is in compliance with the state or federal law
- Making/setting staff schedules to ensure enough staff is present to ensure continuity of care
- Inventory- tracking of inventory, proper use, disposal and restoking of each item while maintaining budget
- Performance reviews done at 3,6 and 9 months for each staff and ensuring they have enough training and know about the areas they lack in or need improvement
- Collaborating with executive team members and communicating about the concerns or questions
- Direct patient care when needed
LPN
The Village of Glendale Crossing-Memory Care Unit
London, Ontario, Canada
04.2022 - 08.2023
- Responsible for recording and monitoring vital signs, educating patients on proper medication use and managing a acse load od 35 patients
- Administering medication, performing wound care and dressing with sterile technique and communicating with physicians and other nurses regarding medical concerns
- Followed all state and federal gy-uidelines fopr medication administration
- Provide comfort and counselling to patinets and families and verify medication and condition through medical history review
- Providing IV medications, changing dressings, monitoring patient response and documenting patient responses to address complications
Developmental support worker
Community Living London
London, Ontario, Canada
07.2019 - 02.2023
- Administered bedside personal care, such as body movement or personal hygiene assistance, helps in ADLs.
- Performed house keeping duties such as cooking, washing clothes or dishes.
- Mealtime assistance.
- Medication administration.
LPN
Sprucedale Care Centre-Geriatrics/ Memory Care
Strathroy, Ontario, Canada
04.2022 - 01.2023
- Responsible for recording and monitoring vital signs, educating patients on proper medication use and managing a case load of 35 patients
- Administering medication, performing wound care and dressing with sterile technique and communicating with physicians and other nurses regarding medical concerns
- Followed all state and federal guidelines for medication administration
- Provide comfort and counseling to patients and families and verify medication and condition through medical history review
- Performed routine evaluations of each patient's status, needs, and preferences.
- Protected patients and healthcare team members from infection by sterilizing equipment and reusable supplies.
- Providing IV medications, changing dressings, monitoring patient response and documenting patient responses to address complications
- Worked with multidisciplinary team to carry out successful treatment plans for diverse acute and chronic conditions.
- Evaluated patient histories, complaints, and current symptoms.
- Provided patient education on health care issues and prescribed medications
Developmental support worker
Participation house support services
London, Ontario, Canada
11.2019 - 12.2022
- Administered bedside personal care, such as body movement or personal hygiene assistance, helps in ADLs.
- Performed house keeping duties such as cooking, washing clothes or dishes.
- Mealtime assistance.
- Medication administration.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Developmental support services
Fanshawe college of applied arts and technology
London, Ontario, Canada06.2018
Bachelor of Science - Health systems management
Fanshawe college of applied arts and technology
London, Ontario, Canada08.2017
BScN -
MD Oswal College of Nursing
Punjab, India08.2015
Skills
BLS
IV setup
Telemetry monitoring
Tracheostomy care
Insulin medication assistance
EMR / EHR
Seizure management
EMR systems
Complex Problem-solving
Proper catheter insertion/removal
Intake and discharge
PCC trained
Emergency response
Certification
- BLS
- CPR
- GPA/NVCI
Languages
English
Full Professional
Punjabi
Native or Bilingual
Hindi
Native or Bilingual
Timeline
Registered Nurse
Villa Maria Post Acute- Rehabilitation Centre/LTAC
10.2025 - Current
Registered nurse
Mimak Care- Alexandra Marine and General Hospital-medical Surgical
05.2025 - 06.2025
Registered Nurse
We Care 4 U Staffing Solutions Inc.-LTAC/REHABILITATION CENTRE-KAPUSKASING
03.2025 - 06.2025
Registered nurse
Rhynocare- Sensenbrenner Hospital and Foundation-Med Surg
11.2024 - 09.2025
Registered Nurse
Pembroke Regional Hospital-med Surg/acute Care
10.2024 - 11.2024
LPN
Pembroke Regional Hospital-MED SURG
04.2024 - 10.2024
Director of care
The Maples Retirement Living
11.2023 - 04.2024
LPN
The Village of Glendale Crossing-Memory Care Unit
04.2022 - 08.2023
LPN
Sprucedale Care Centre-Geriatrics/ Memory Care
04.2022 - 01.2023
Developmental support worker
Participation house support services
11.2019 - 12.2022
Developmental support worker
Community Living London
07.2019 - 02.2023
Bachelor of Science - Developmental support services
Fanshawe college of applied arts and technology
Bachelor of Science - Health systems management
Fanshawe college of applied arts and technology
BScN -
MD Oswal College of Nursing