1. RUTH MacLEOD
22 Southport Street, Unit 640
Toronto, Ontario M6S 4Y9
416-767-7527
ruth.macleod@rogers.com
OBJECTIVE:
To continually apply my professional nursing skills by exemplifying the value that Best
Practices have on positively influencing patient outcomes
Summary of qualifications:
Utilizes broad scope of nursing knowledge and skills honed within public and
private health care settings
Strong belief in the positive value that IEN’s offer to the health care of Ontarians,
as confirmed in supportive Expert Nurse role in the CARE Centres Job Shadow
Program
Demonstrates result focused mentoring skills to Nursing, Medical and IEN
student candidates as well as new staff members
Proven ability to advocate for health care clients and their families within
demanding caseload of refugee claimants, non-status individuals, newcomers and
seniors
Designed and facilitated Health Promotion Sessions to senior health care clients
Known for ability to improve team cohesiveness by designing Team Building
Programs
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Community Health Nurse, Four Villages CHC 2004-present
Lawrence Hts CHC 1999-2004
Skills: provides health care provision to clients within complex caseload; collaborates
with inter-disciplinary team at Four Villages CHC to ensure provision of optimum care
for clients; community liaising with partners such as TPH, CCAC, LHIN’s, RGP, local
hospital ER staff; provides comprehensive mentoring to Ryerson Nursing Bridging
Program students, University of Toronto Medical Students in their Determinants of
Community Health Program, and for CARE Centre for Internationally Educated Nurses
Accomplishments:
Developed and implemented bi-monthly seniors program with community partner
(Vilnius) for elder seniors in neighbourhood seniors apartment building;
2. Ruth MacLeod RN, BScN, CCHN (C) 416-767-7527
Identified increased risks in frail elderly in neighbourhood seniors apartment
building (LAC), which led to implementation of pilot supportive housing
initiative by West Toronto Services for Seniors and co-managed by their Case
Manager and myself
Selected to sit on community partnership panel hosted by St. Joseph’s Hospital to
identify improvements for Women’s Health at St. Josephs Hospital, Toronto
Telehealth Nurse, Telehealth/Clinidata Toronto 2002-2003
Skills: provided telehealth services to Ontarians in Southern Ontario during SARS
Crisis of 2003
Nurse Manager, Adamson MD Associates Cosmetic Facial Surgery Clinic 1999-2002
Skills: responsible for the management of the nursing functions in this Private clinic, as
well as the surgical unit; provided direct health care provision to pre-op and post-surgical
clients;
Accomplishments:
In conjunction with OR Supervisor, developed Clinic Procedural Manual for
Accreditation
Designed and implemented self and peer evaluation format for Nursing Team
Resource Nurse, Visiting Nurse St. Elizabeth Health Care 1997-2000
Skills: health care provision to home care clients; liaising with health care partners;
highly developed communication ability with clients and their families
Accomplishments:
As member of Start-up Team for new St. Elizabeth Health Care Branches in
Goderich, Clinton and Windsor, Ontario, developed program for orientation, as
well as provided ongoing interviewing and hiring of new branch staff
Interim Executive Director, Three Trilliums Community Place 1996-1997
Skills: responsible to Board of Directors for quality of service (for adults with physical
disabilities), human resource management and planning, government and community
relations and policy and procedure development
Accomplishment:
Contributed to Attendant Services Teaching Manual for Attendant Services
Program
Nurse Manager, VON Toronto 1991-1996
Skills: using program management skills and ongoing staff education, ensured that staff
of 15 RN’s and 12 RPN’s had skill set to provide competent health care to home care
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3. Ruth MacLeod RN, BScN, CCHN (C) 416-767-7527
clients
Accomplishments:
Developed and co-facilitated administrative “Lunch and Learn” sessions on
Communication, Change Management and Quality Improvement
In collaboration with former VON Staff, established The Aberdeen Hope
Community Nursing Award for 2nd
Year Ryerson Nursing Students in Community
Health
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Clinical Skills for Well Women Care, McMaster University 2002,
2014
Morocco 5 Villages Working Group (Volunteer) Fall 2013
CNA Certification: Community Health 2007,
2012
Common Ground Health Centre, New Orleans (Volunteer)
2005,2006,2007
Pediatric Physical Assessment, Mount Sinai Hospital 2003
Situational Based Patient Assessment, Mount Sinai Hospital 2003
MEMBERSHIPS
CNO Community (CHC) Advisory Group, member Sept.2014-present
Romero House (Settlement), Board Member, HR Committee 2007-present
Corsage Project (Children’s Aid Society), member 2001-present
RNAO, CHNIG, member 1997-present
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Science in Nursing, Ryerson Polytechnic University
1995
Diploma of Nursing Ryerson Polytechnic Institute
1980
Bachelor of Arts (Sociology) University of Western Ontario
1976
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