Roberta Binda

• Collaborated with a team from Health Sciences (Ministry of health, Guyana)and PAHO team (Brazil) to develop curriculum and course content and deliver content for the new Hybrid Curriculum using Coursera platform.

• This post required presence at the High Commission of Canada to Georgetown for four (4) hours per month.
• Identify and assess medical risks for Canadian and local staff: this includes health education, maintaining relationships with hospitals and medical practitioners in Guyana and coordination of the vaccine program.
• Coordinated with other healthcare providers to build healthcare plans for patient's specific needs.
• Schedule referral appointments to other providers for patients needing treatment.

• Prepare, execute and evaluate instruction for professional nursing students in a RN diploma program.
• Motivated students towards learning and studying to build self-confidence and reduce fear of failure.
• Proficient in developing power points for instruction, standardized tests, instructional games, grading rubrics and skills checklists to promote holistic learning.
• Supervise and guide professional nursing students during clinical rotations at St. Joseph Mercy Hospital, Public Health Clinics and Georgetown Public Hospital Corporation.
• Adept in developing and working with students in Cased- Based Problem based learning (PBL).
• Effectively uses active learning styles such as flipped classroom and POGIL.
• Developed and executed two clinical simulations with post simulation debriefing session.
• Successfully developed multiple instructional games for med-surgical, nursing theories and leadership / management to develop critical thinking skills in learners.
• Supported students with helpful study habits and exam strategies.

Provided part-time support to CICU on PRN basis

• Primary care nurse for clients with Myocardial Infarction, Heart failure and other comorbidities.
• Administers medications and treatment to patients and monitored responses while working with healthcare teams to adjust care plans.
• Circulate in Cardiac Catheterization Lab for angiograms, angioplasties and pacemaker insertion
• Perioperative management of adult clients with coronary artery bypass graft and valve replacements.
• Knowledge on nursing management of clients with special modalities Pulmonary Artery Catheter, Arterial blood pressure monitoring, ventilator management and ECMO.

• Twenty four hours responsibility for unit staffing/functioning.
• Development and management of unit budget.
• Responsible for appraisal of nursing staff.
• Promoted professional development opportunities to encourage nurses to pursue continuous training.
• Reviewed department performance and adjusted coverage to compensate for changing conditions.
• Trained new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures, and safety protocols.
• Led staff meetings to keep the team informed of departmental changes and provide opportunities for nurses to share ideas and concerns.
• Developed strategy to target nursing and patient satisfaction issues, improve response and patient care quality and suggest actionable improvements to promote hospital-wide quality and safety initiatives.
• Managed staff scheduling and time off to adequately staff nursing floors and allow nurses earned time off.
• Used first-hand knowledge and clinical expertise to advocate for patients under care and enacted prescribed treatment strategies.
• Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
• Advocated for patients by communicating care preferences to practitioners, verifying interventions met treatment goals and identifying insurance coverage limitations.

• Supervised delivery of care for patients on medical-surgical unit, providing direct care, delegating nursing assignments and supervising team of nurses, nurse aids, technicians, and unit clerks.
• Organized and managed care of patients undergoing various therapies and procedures.
• Started intravenous fluids, administered medications, and documented patient charts by recording food and fluid output and intake.
• Ordered and analyzed diagnostic tests to identify and assess patient conditions.
• Provided didactic and clinical instructions to orient new nurses and potential student nurses to achieve training outcomes.
• Advised patients and caregivers of proper wound management, discharge plan objectives, safe medication use, and disease management.
• Implemented medication and IV administration, catheter insertion, and airway management.
• Educated patients and families on medical-surgical procedures, therapeutic regimens, and pain management techniques.