Courtney Braithwaite

cbraithwaite90@gmail.com

EDUCATION

Humber College
Practical Nursing Program

University of Guelph, Ontario

September 2008 - December 2012
Bachelor of Science honours degree
Major in Biomedical Science with a Minor in Philosophy

Frontenac Secondary School, Kingston, Ontario

Graduated with Honours

September 2013 April 2015

September 2004 - 2008

CLINICAL EXPERIENCE

Pre-graduate clinical placement Emergency Department

William Osler Health System

Third semester clinical placement Slow Stream Rehab

William Osler Health System

Second semester clinical placement Complex Continuing

William Osler Health System

January to present
September December 2014
January April 2014

WORK EXPERIENCE

Central West Community Care Access Centre (CCAC)

May September 2014
Worked as a Team Assistant for three different hospitals, Brampton Civic, Etobicoke
General and Headwaters. In this role I processed referrals, organized contracts with
external agencies, worked with care coordinators, answered the phones and triaged the
calls to the appropriate care providers.
Processed orders, utilized the meditech system for data retrieval and used the patient
database to enter patient data into a confidential database.

Region of Peel

May 2013 present

Working as a Customer Service Representative, I report to the Supervisor of Service

Delivery. Act as the main point of contact for the general public, in addition to Corporate
Contacts in our Corporate Building.
Responsibilities include accepting payments for a variety of public services, such as,
water billing, child care and TransHelp. I refer the public to a variety of different
services, provide direction and am responsible to assist with problem resolution.

Wise Elephant Family Health Team

Sobeys Grocery Store

April 2012 - September 2013
Worked as a cashier, and as a courtesy desk clerk.
Was on-floor supervisor responsible for assisting and monitoring co-workers
performance.

William Osler Health Centre

April - September 2011
Worked with the hospital Ethicist, Dr. Paula Chidwick co-leading a wide variety of
different projects such as brochures for patients and families, posters for events
and national conferences, web site design, and analyzed ethicist consultation
data for organizations performance metrics.
Worked with one of the medical directors from the Intensive Care Unit
and the Ethicist to lead a research initiative which entailed development
and implementation of a checklist for meeting ethical and legal obligations.
Following from this research, an abstract was developed, submitted and
accepted at the Critical Care Forum with myself as the primary author.
Worked with the hospital Diversity Coordinator and Diversity team
to plan and host events, create displays, enhance staff awareness
related to the importance of diversity within the organization.
Was invited to attend multiple committee meetings with the Diversity Coordinator.

April - September 2012

January - March 2013
Worked with physicians, nurse practitioners, administrative assistants and patients to
improve their experience with care delivered.
Was responsible for a variety of tasks including: patient scheduling, OHIP billing as well
as organizing and updating patient health files.
Worked as an administrative assistant to the head physician of the health team to assist in
a variety of independent and group projects.
Was responsible for introducing patients and signing them up for miDASH an online
health portal that provides patients with easy access to their health information.
Created a health network using WebBrain as a tool for physicians in the Central West
LHIN to stay connected and encourage communication between practices.
Hosted educational sessions for a variety of patients including Prenatal day.

Research Ethics Board at William Osler Health Centre

July - September 2011
Was responsible for reviewing and organizing proposals, attending research
ethics meetings and coordinating relevant documentation for research review.

Fun For Fido

April 2010 - present
Worked with a variety of dogs doing private walks, dog park runs, puppy visits and pet
sitting for owners while they were away.

VOLUNTEER WORK
Peel Public Health In Home Visiting Program
December 2013 July 2014
Volunteer with Healthy Babies Healthy Children Program.
Provide competent and reliable in-home family support and promote healthy growth and
development of children by supporting families in their homes.
Activities include entertaining several children at a time, assisting in care and learning as well as
ensuring their safety at all times.
Tall Pines Long Term Care Home
December 2013 June 2014
Volunteer at a variety of special events, in addition to hosting Happy Hour
and Bowling for residents.
Assist in feeding and serving residents during meal time.
ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Region of Peel Commissioners Award for Heroism (2014)
Obtained an 87% average in first and second year and was enrolled on the Deans List at
Humber College (2013 to 2015)
Certified in Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (2014)
CPR and First Aid Certified (2014)
Granted a Smart Serve Certificate for serving alcohol (2013)
Completed studies at the University of Guelph and obtained a Bachelors of Science (2012)
Co-authored a journal article with WOHS Ethicist (2011)
Received an acceptance scholarship to the University of Guelph (2008)
Received the Lieutenant Governors Community Volunteer Award for Students (2008)
- Granted for my commitment to the community by obtaining over 200 hours volunteering
Attended Leadership Camp at Frontenac Secondary School (2004-2008)
References are available upon request.