Anthonyette Karyczak BSN RN
Highland Park,New Jersey
Summary
Compassionate and hard working Registered Nurse offering a solid understanding of the role of nurses in an interdisciplinary environment. Excellent clinical skills, people skills with strong leadership and interpersonal skills. Committed to providing quality, cost-effective and evidence-based care to help patients to achieve optimal outcomes. Consistently developing strong relationships with patients and families through empathetic communication, respectful attitude and excellent customer service.
Overview
2026
2026
years of professional experience
Work History
Assistant Director of Patient Care Orthopedics
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital
02.2025 - Current
- Provides leadership and direction in order to fulfill the goals and objectives of the unit/organization.
- Effectively communicates information to staff, utilizes resources and manages staff and services.
- Assists the Director with daily operations of the unit and delegate responsibilities.
- Collaboratively prepares and maintains staff schedule and payroll.
- Effectively collaborates with interdisciplinary teams and drives throughout staff accountability.
- Fostered open communication among nurses through regular team meetings, promoting collaboration and shared decision making.
- Work at least 50% of time as floor nurse to maintain clinical proficiency.
- Developed and implemented quality improvement initiatives to provide best possible patient care and identify and address areas of concern.
Registered Nurse
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital
08.2019 - Current
- Developed and implemented nursing care plans for patients and coordinated with multidisciplinary teams to facilitate intergraded and comprehensive care.
- Provided patient education.
- Accurately documented all elements of nursing assessment, treatments, medications, discharge instructions, and follow-up care.
- Continually improved knowledge, skills and performance based on feedback and self-identified professional developmental needs.
- Ensured safety and well-being of patients.
- Administered and monitored medications, noted side effects and reported issues to senior staff.
- Monitored each patient to ensure appropriate care and documented status changes.
- Collaborated with physicians and other medical staff to achieve quality patient outcome goals.
- Worked alongside experienced nursing professionals to learn new procedures.
- Built rapport with patients and members of patients' support systems.
- Observed patient care outcomes, including patient feedback, to facilitate ongoing quality care.
- Monitored patient condition, including interpreting and tracking EKG readings, identifying irregular telemetry readings and updating team members on changes in stability or acuity.
- Administered medications and treatment to patients and monitored responses while working with healthcare teams to adjust care plans.
- Facilitated therapeutic communication, conflict resolution and crisis intervention by redirecting negative behaviors and helping patients regain or improve coping abilities to prevent further disability.
- Collaborated with interdisciplinary healthcare personnel to meet patients' personal, physical, psychological and cognitive needs.
- Managed care from admission to discharge, including patient assessments, care planning, health educations and discharging support to provide comprehensive care.
- Leveraged feedback and process improvement opportunities to create safer and healthier environment and increase patient satisfaction.
- Managed patients recovering from medical or surgical procedures, including facilitating wound care, ostomy care, pressure ulcer prevention and pain management..
- Reviewed post-operative orders and continuously monitored patients' post-operative vitals, set up PCA and fluids and oriented patients to unit to achieve optimal outcomes.
- Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
- Delivered medications via oral, IV and intramuscular injections, monitoring responses to address new concerns.
- Implemented interventions, including medication and IV administration, catheter insertion and airway management.
Co Manager
Express, LLC
04.2006 - 04.2011
- Recruit, hire and staff store consistently maintaining a fully-staffed store.
- Coach and develop sales associate team to drive top line profitable sales growth through exceptional customer experience.
- Promote positive rewarding environment that promotes desire to achieve high standards.
- Assist in loss prevention through awareness and education.
- Assist Store Manager in daily Operational Excellence tasks.
- Enrolled in Top Co Manager program.
Store Manager
Express, LLC
2011 - 2018
- Oversee all recruiting, hiring and staffing of all full/part-time sales positions.
- Managed staff of 65+ associates, 3 Co Managers, and 2 Sales Leaders.
- Interview management candidates and make staffing decisions.
- Accurately assesses strengths and opportunities of staff, giving specific feedback and coaching to results that improve performance.
- Promoted teamwork by creating positive and rewarding atmosphere, high retention rate.
- Scheduled and led weekly store meetings for all employees to discuss sales promotions and new inventory while providing platform for all to voice concerns.
- Set effective store schedules based on forecasted customer levels, individual employee knowledge and service requirements.
- Building succession within store : 1 promoted to Store Manager, 5 sales associates to management.
- Over see, coach and develop Co Manager Aspire program within district.
- Selected to be in focus group that re-developed company's Stylist program.
- Selected to be in focus group that monitored usage of company tools, supplied feedback.
- Certified Center of Excellence store : train newly promoted Store Managers around skills and competencies to be successful in their new role.
- Highly focused on developing Sales Leadership Team and associates into top talent that drives profitable sales growth while maintaining excellent customer experience.
- Able to grow and maintain overall experience : +24 points over past 4 years.
- Planned new store opening with Home Office partners in May 2016
Education
Bachelor Of Science In Nursing - Nursing
Thomas Edison State University
Trenton, NJ03.2019
Bachelor Of Science - Criminal Justice and Sociology
Rutgers University
Newark, NJ10.2005
High School Diploma -
East Brunswick High School
East Brunswick, NJ06.2001
Skills
- Highly focused on self development
- Demonstrates high level of self awareness
- Excellent Leadership skills
- Excellent Critical thinking skills and problem solving
- Exceptional communication skills
- Patient and family advocacy
- Intravenous therapy
- Direct Patient Care
- Strong clinical judgment
- Care Plan Development
- Cluster trained
- Staff development
Accomplishments
Professional Memberships and Certifications
- Graduate of RWJBH Nurse Residency Program
- Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing Member of the Upsilon Rho Chapter
- ANA member
- ACLS and BLS Certification
- Cluster Certified
Community Activities
- Volunteer services at Trenton Area Soup Kitchen (TASK)
- Volunteer community project Elijah's Promise
References upon request.
Timeline
Assistant Director of Patient Care Orthopedics
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital
02.2025 - Current
Registered Nurse
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital
08.2019 - Current
Co Manager
Express, LLC
04.2006 - 04.2011
Store Manager
Express, LLC
2011 - 2018
Bachelor Of Science In Nursing - Nursing
Thomas Edison State University
Bachelor Of Science - Criminal Justice and Sociology
Rutgers University
High School Diploma -
East Brunswick High School
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