Adam Sobczak
Las Vegas,NV
Summary
Experienced healthcare professional skilled in patient care, critical thinking, and communication. Strong focus on team collaboration and achieving optimal patient outcomes. Reliable and adaptable, ensuring efficient and compassionate care in dynamic environments. Equipped with expertise in medical procedures, patient assessments, and care coordination.
Overview
28
28
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Registered Nurse/Nursing Supervisor
Southwest Medical Home Health
01.2019 - Current
- Devised and implemented a 'New Grad' Residency Program, including curriculum development, instruction on documentation/charting guidelines, and direct field supervision for clinical tasks and procedures.
- Remotely supervised field staff in all divisions.
- Assessed patients in their home settings, and determined specific home health care needs.
- Devised care plans for newly admitted patients, and communicated with providers, supervisors, case managers, and therapy disciplines to implement them.
- Worked with supervisors, other nurses, and schedulers in a night team lead capacity to optimize time and labor, and to ensure all patients needing visits received them.
Registered Nurse/Relief Charge Nurse/ Rapid Response Nurse/ Preceptor
Mountain View Hospital
01.2012 - 01.2019
- Supervised up to six nurses and oversaw the care of twelve critically ill patients in a Medical ICU in a relief charge nurse capacity.
- I worked with physicians, respiratory therapists, house supervisors, and ancillary staff as a Rapid Response Nurse.
- Provided care for patients requiring Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy (CRRT).
- Provided care for patients requiring therapeutic hypothermia (Code Chill) following cardiac arrest.
- Operated the RotoProne bed and provided care for patients in severe respiratory distress, requiring proning.
- Prepared patients for, and assisted with, examinations, line placements, intubations, bronchoscopies, paracenteses, thoracenteses, chest tube placement, spinal taps, and wound vacuum applications.
- Provided care for patients on a medical/telemetry oncology floor, including chemotherapy administration, calculating ANCs, maintaining neutropenic precautions, and educating patients and families on treatments and conditions.
- Supervised nursing assistants and ancillary staff in the implementation of patient care plans and adjustments to them.
- Oriented new hires on the unit, and functioned as a preceptor for student nurses.
Registered Nurse
St. Mary’s Regional Medical Center
01.2011 - 01.2012
- Devised and implemented effective care plans for patients in a medical nephrology unit.
- Monitored and reported symptoms and changes in patient conditions, and directed all aspects of patient care.
Electrocardiogram Technician
Mountain View Hospital
01.2006 - 01.2011
- Recorded the patient's electrical cardiac activity to assist physicians with their diagnosis and treatment.
- Worked closely with supervisors to help develop and implement a rapid response 'Cardiac Alert' program for patients having a heart attack in the emergency room.
Helicopter Crew Chief
United States Marine Corps
01.1998 - 01.2003
- Supervised up to 46 Marines in the completion of their daily flight-line responsibilities.
- Coordinated all necessary aircraft maintenance, and performed pre-flight inspections to ensure mission readiness and on-time departures.
- In-flight responsibilities included crew and passenger safety, administration of combat first aid, communicating threats and visual cues to the pilots, cargo handling, and aircraft defense.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Las Vegas, NV01.2010
Skills
- Patient assessment
- Emergency response
- Critical thinking
- Communication
- Critical care nursing
- Clinical supervision
- Staff training and development
Certification
Basic Lifesaving Services (BLS) by the American Heart Association
Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) by the American Heart Association
Fundamentals of Chemotherapy Immunotherapy Certificate by the Oncology Nursing Society (ONS)
Timeline
Registered Nurse/Nursing Supervisor
Southwest Medical Home Health
01.2019 - Current
Registered Nurse/Relief Charge Nurse/ Rapid Response Nurse/ Preceptor
Mountain View Hospital
01.2012 - 01.2019
Registered Nurse
St. Mary’s Regional Medical Center
01.2011 - 01.2012
Electrocardiogram Technician
Mountain View Hospital
01.2006 - 01.2011
Helicopter Crew Chief
United States Marine Corps
01.1998 - 01.2003
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
University of Nevada, Las Vegas