She/Her/They/Them
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Registered Nurse
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Professional Practice Leader for the Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner program for NS Health
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SANE-A certified
Resumé Highlights
Experience Highlights
2022 - Present
PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE LEADER, SEXUAL ASSAULT NURSE EXAMINER (SANE) PROGRAM
Nova Scotia Health
Nova Scotia, Canada
Promote a culture of excellence in quality, person-centred care. Advance inter/intra-professional practice and learning priorities that support clinical transformation to improve health outcomes, especially in relation to sexual, domestic, and other forms of interpersonal violence response. Foster clinical leadership, transition to practice, and practice progression. Consult community SANE programs and NSH staff with respect to clinical standardization, workforce optimization, and addressing professional practice issues. Manage organizational change. Manage provincial SANE budget and oversee/ensure SANE program accountabilities regarding contracts and budgets.
Establish and maintain new SANE program in a unionized environment; purchase equipment; meet with key stakeholders; hire and train staff; assist with developing and altering existing policies; quality control through chart audits and ongoing staff education; collect and audit timesheets; create monthly SANE schedule; prepare weekly, monthly, and annual reports; conduct public awareness and educational presentations.
As above, but within a not-for-profit environment.
2020 - 2022
MANAGER, SANE program
VON
Truro, Nova Scotia
2018 - 2019
COORDINATOR, SANE program
Tri-county Women's Centre
Bridgewater, Nova Scotia
Values
Respect
Evidence-Informed
Ethical
Excellence
Innovation
Intelligence
Integrity
Consultation & Collaboration
Holistic, Person-centred
Education Highlights
Master of Health Studies
Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner - Adult Adolescent Certification
Intimate Partner Violence Nurse Examiner
Bachelor of Science
Nursing
Bachelor of Science
Health Education
Nova Scotia Teacher's Certificate
Bachelor of Science
Kinesiology
Athabasca University, Alberta, Canada 2023 - in progress
International Association of Forensic Nurses, 2023
International Association of Forensic Nurses, 2022
Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada, 2013
Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada, 1994
Nova Scotia Department of Education, 1994
Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS, Canada, 1991
Professional Skillset
Attention to Detail
Quality Assurance
Change Management
Education development, Presentations
Strangulation Assessment
Motivation
Human Trafficking Response
Policy and Program Development
Employee Scheduling
Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner and Forensic Collection
Trauma-Informed
Inter personal violence response
Languages
English (native, above average skills)
© 2023 by Carol Rock-Altenhof