Andrea Blaszyk
Lee's Summit
Summary
Compassionate and highly motivated Family Nurse Practitioner seeking an opportunity to provide high-quality, patient-centered care to our nation's veterans. Offers over 13 years of nursing experience, including extensive oncology experience, along with advanced practice training, and a commitment to evidence-based medicine. Affable team player with additional experience in clinical trial coordination, supporting a detail-oriented, quality-focused approach to care delivery and continuous improvement. Dedicated to serving patients with compassion, professionalism, and respect.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Inpatient Clinical Research Nurse Coordinator
The University of Kansas Health System
Kansas City, KS
10.2023 - Current
- Coordinate primarily oncology research patient care with outpatient and inpatient teams to support clinical trial requirements, protocol adherence, and patient safety.
- Primarily support acute leukemia, lymphoma, allogeneic transplant, autologous CAR-T cell therapy, and medical oncology clinical trials with additional support in other specialties as needed.
- Administer clinical trial drugs to inpatient clinical trial participants.
- Collect, complete, and/or coordinate all other research needs for inpatient clinical trial participants.
- Review clinical trial protocols for inpatient requirements, timelines, and ability to adhere to study requirements.
- Provide nursing and medical teams education on potential adverse events, protocol treatment options for adverse events, clinical trial requirements, and mandatory timing of study requirements.
Clinical Research Nurse Coordinator
The University of Kansas Cancer Center
Westwood, KS
11.2022 - 10.2023
- Complex clinical trial coordination between clinical trial sponsors, interdisciplinary teams, and patients for hematologic oncology clinical trials.
- Responsible for protocol management and adherence, data collection, clinical trial documentation, disease response assessments, patient recruitment, and patient consents.
- Provided clinical trial support for hematologic oncology study participants, emphasizing patient safety, scheduling and coordination of all protocol requirements, appropriate clinical and research education, and prompt responses for questions or concerns.
Outpatient Gynecologic Oncology Infusion Nurse
Research Medical Center
Kansas City, MO
08.2015 - 11.2022
- Chemotherapy and other medication infusions.
- Extensive patient care coordination with multidisciplinary team and both internal and external referrals.
- Insurance authorizations for chemotherapy, medications, and procedures.
- Complex clinical care environment requiring independent nursing judgment and ability to execute appropriate interventions with minimal oversight.
- Ensured patient safety through accurate assessments, verifying care plans, closely monitoring lab values, accurately calculating drug dosages and requesting adjustments when needed, and providing quick and efficient responses to any patient distress.
- Maintained satellite gynecologic oncology laboratory in accordance with CLIA compliance, including CellDyn, and ordered and stocked all lab supplies.
- Ordered supplies and stocked point of care area.
- Extensive patient scheduling for chemotherapy, infusions, labs, and procedures.
- Provided education for patients, family members, and staff.
- Maintained accurate treatment records and presented all current patients in weekly care plan meetings to physicians to review patient progress, adjust treatment plans, and receive new orders.
Inpatient Oncology RN
Research Medical Center
Kansas City, MO
08.2013 - 08.2015
- Accurately assessed patients, coordinated and communicated with interdisciplinary team, and completed provider orders in a timely manner.
- Administered medications safely according to established guidelines while closely monitoring for side effects or adverse reactions requiring intervention.
- Utilized critical thinking skills to create and prioritize nursing care plan, and complete nursing interventions based on patient acuity level and needs.
- Enhanced patient satisfaction by providing compassionate, holistic nursing care that addressed physical, emotional, and spiritual needs.
Education
Master of Science - Nursing
Rockhurst University
Kansas City, MO12-2025
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Research College of Nursing
Kansas City, MO08-2013
Bachelor of Arts - Psychology
Rockhurst University
Kansas City, MO05-2006
Skills
- Patient-centered care
- Comprehensive patient assessment
- Procedural skills
- Care coordination
- Patient education
- Strong communication skills
- Clinical research ethics
- Teamwork orientation
- Team collaboration
- Electronic data capture
- Clinical trial management
- Oncology experience
Certification
- Basic Life Support (Valid through 1/2028)
- Certified Nurse Practitioner, Missouri (Valid through 4/2027)
- Registered Nurse, Missouri (Valid through 4/2027)
- Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP-BC) | American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) (Valid through 3/2031)
- Oncology Certified Nurse (OCN) - Oncology Nursing Certification Corporation (Lapsed, 2017-2021)
Timeline
Inpatient Clinical Research Nurse Coordinator
The University of Kansas Health System
10.2023 - Current
Clinical Research Nurse Coordinator
The University of Kansas Cancer Center
11.2022 - 10.2023
Outpatient Gynecologic Oncology Infusion Nurse
Research Medical Center
08.2015 - 11.2022
Inpatient Oncology RN
Research Medical Center
08.2013 - 08.2015
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Research College of Nursing
Bachelor of Arts - Psychology
Rockhurst University
Master of Science - Nursing
Rockhurst University