Autobiographical Resume

First Name: Cheylyne

Last Name: Murphy

Student Number: T00739934

Program: Bachelor of Health Science – OL

Formal Education (credits applied to TRU program) Bachelor of Health Science, Thompson Rivers University – Open Learning (in progress) Diploma in Practical Nursing, Camosun College (2020– 2023) Bachelor of Arts in English Literature, University of Victoria (2012-2015) Healthcare Assistant Certificate, Camosun College (2016) Informal Education (credits not applied to TRU program) Professional Development Webinars: Sa̱nala Planning Inc. (July-August 2024)

  • Grant / Proposal Writing
  • Plan Implementation
  • Community Engagement

Island Health Safe Patient Handling Coach Training: Island Health (2019) Occupational First Aid (OFA) Level 2 Certification (Sponsored by Island Health): WorksafeBC (2019) Integrating a Palliative Approach in Care: The Essentials for Health Care Assistants Inservice: Life and Death Matters (2018)

Page 1 of 5 Employment History Métis Nation British Columbia Métis Health Systems Advocate, Full-time (February 2024-Current) I consult on Fraser Health Authority working groups to provide a Métis lens to various initiatives and ensure Métis voice is represented across the health care planning continuum and to promote a Métis Social Determinants of Health model.

  • Some of this work includes providing strategies to provide a Métis-specific lens and recommendations in the creation of an Indigenous cultural safety course which will be mandatory for Fraser Health staff to take.
  • I lead actioning the commitments outlined in the Letter of Understanding held with Fraser Health Authority. I oversee and support the design and implementation of the five-year Métis Health and Wellness plan ensuring collaboration between MNBC (Metis Nation of British Columbia) and health authority partners while prioritising the recommendations set out in key health documents. The Health and Wellness Plan is contained in an Excel document, which functions as an evergreen piece of work. This is regularly updated and altered daily in my role, and I am the prime overseer of this important work.
  • I deliver monthly reports on activities and outcomes pertaining to my portfolio. I create and present PowerPoint presentations for communication and education purposes, such as a project I am working on now, entitled “Metis 101 – Ta Saantii Mamawapowuk”. This project will help educate healthcare staff about the history and culture of Metis people, promoting knowledge and tools that will better care for Metis people as patients. The intention is for this to be a 1–2-hour presentation, both in-person and in a virtual capacity.
  • Facilitated breakout groups at ministry-led community events to better understand the needs and wants of community members before bringing this information forward to executive leaders for Letter of Understanding (LOU) signing.
  • I support the development of Métis-specific initiatives within the health authority and track deliverables within the plan Excel document for reporting and evaluation. I organize and will soon chair the LOU working group, bringing together leadership from the health authority and MNBC Ministry of Health to advance key Métis-specific health priorities.

Notable Learning: This role was a change from my frontline, clinical work. I had to learn a lot of new skills quickly, with an increasing amount of responsibility. My meetings and engagements at times are with high level leadership in health authorities and requires advocacy in every facet of my role in order to further the best interests and well-being of Metis people. As a Metis person myself, this position is one of the most challenging but most rewarding and has taught me to use Excel and improve my public speaking. I have a lot of responsibility in this role.

Note: I feel that this role in particular the amount of high-level work that I do for the organization brings me to petition for an upper level credit. Apart from what is listed above, I use verbal and written skills to influence organisations (Fraser Health and partners) to create change, I utilize active listening skills, I problem solve communication challenges, and more. I am the sole caretaker of the health and wellness plan, and I oversee a large amount of the deliverables in the five-year plan.

Island Health

Licensed Practical Nurse (Full Scope), Casual (2023- Current)

I work in a sub-acute, low-intensity rehabilitation unit as a nurse in charge of between 5–9 patients. This is a significantly advanced role compared to my former positions of a healthcare assistant and dialysis technician. In this capacity, I have staff (such as health care assistants) that I oversee and delegate tasks to as a part of a functioning interdisciplinary team.

In addition to the above, in the role of a Licensed Practical Nurse:

  • I ascertain the safety of patients by utilizing correct dosage calculation and medication administration in accordance with guidelines unique to Island Health.
  • I participate in the creation and continuous modification of the patient’s customized care plan on Cerner Powerchart, including attending and offering feedback at multidisciplinary care planning meetings and patient-family conferences.
  • I assist with patient admissions, discharges, and transfers in accordance with Island Health operating rules and procedures.
  • I offer education to patients regarding their health care conditions (particularly in relation to rehabilitation), discharge plans, and other health care concerns.
  • I offer in-services to staff regarding safe patient handling, particularly unregulated health care staff, in my role as an MSIP coach.

Page 3 of 5 Notable Learning:

Two years of intense study prepared me for this role, and out of college I obtained position that was full scope. One of the most notable pieces of learning was the amount of responsibility that came with this role. I was not only responsible for my assigned patients, but also for overseeing and supporting the unregulated care staff on our team and overseeing their work as well as my own. I learned a lot about leadership styles and communication in this role, on top of the more technical skills developed in practice and college. It is a continual journey of learning.

Island Health Musculoskeletal Injury Prevention (MSIP) Coach (2019-2024).

This 52-hour training provided me the tools and knowledge to create value to every position I have held, including health care assistant, hemodialysis technician, and nurse. In each of these roles, I held the position of being one of the appointed MSIP coaches and offered consultation and support on both an official and unofficial basis to my team.

In this role, some of my responsibilities included:

  • Acting as an on-site musculoskeletal injury prevention (MSIP) coach in patient care roles.

Provided constructive feedback, educational in-services, and assistance to peers regarding safe patient handling and proper body mechanics.

  • Created inservices on the topics of slings, transfer machines, proper body mechanics during patient transfers, and more.

Island Health Hemodialysis Technician (2022-2023) In this role, I set up, operated, and monitored dialysis machines during patient hemodialysis treatments under the direction of nursing staff. (Note: Outside of Vancouver Island, this role requires completion of a certificate at (VCC) Vancouver Community College. Island Health offered classroom and on-the-job training to begin working as a hemodialysis technician.)

  • I Identified dialysis machine related problems and referred machine incidents to biomedical engineering with appropriate documentation. I performed minor routine maintenance as required.
  • I collected dialysate samples to be sent for bacterial and endotoxin testing and maintained the related documentation.

Page 4 of 5 • I maintained the water treatment system, including daily start-up and shut-down if required, regular cleaning and disinfecting of the system, collection of required water samples to be sent for bacterial and endotoxin testing and maintenance of related documentation of same.

  • Set up for acute dialysis in units such as the ICU as required.

Notable Learning:

As a nursing student, I wished to learn as much as possible about more specialized areas of healthcare. The hemodialysis technician role was a fascinating combination of healthcare and technology, and the sheer scale of work required to dialyse a patient was eye opening, particularly the importance of the purity of the water and how this necessitates such an advanced filtration system.

Island Health Health Care Assistant (2016-2019)

  • I assisted patients/residents at mealtimes who need assistance with feeding, serving trays, and ensuring patient meals adhered to the dietary orders on the care plan.
  • I assisted patients with daily living activities, including grooming, toileting, companionship, active listening, and more.
  • I used appropriate language and de-escalation techniques with patients/residents remaining mindful of the patient’s condition and its effect on behaviours and understanding.
  • I reported any changes to the patient’s cognitive or physical well-being to the nurse (LPN or RN).
  • Records and documents intake/output sheets

Notable Learning: This position was my door to the healthcare field and began my passion for helping others. I have worked in many different areas and cared for many different demographics of patients, including those in long term care, acute care, palliative care, oncology, and more. Engaging with these different demographics fostered the importance of different approaches, communication and de-escalating techniques that I use in many of my roles.