ANTONETTE MIKESKA
Katy,TX
Summary
Collaborative leader with dedication to partnering with coworkers to promote engaged, empowering work culture. Documented strengths in building and supporting relationships with diverse range of stakeholders in dynamic, fast-paced settings. Talented Manager with expert team leadership, planning and organizational skills built during successful career. Diligent trainer and mentor with exceptional management abilities and results-driven approach. An active member of the student advisory committee for the online RN to BSN program for Galen college of nursing.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
HealthTrust - StarTech & StaRX Manager
HealthTrust
10.2021 - Current
- Responsible for ongoing management and leadership of clinical education programs for StaRX and StarTECH programs for health trust/HCA enterprise
- Supervise clinical instructors for HCA enterprise for StarTECH and StaRX programs! Conducts classroom instruction for StaRN residency program and StarTECH program
- Increased team productivity by implementing streamlined processes and effective communication strategies.
HealthTrust - StaRN Clinical Instructor
HealthTrust
01.2017 - Current
- Teaches CPI and Ntrinsx
- Facilitates Simulation for Med/Surg and Women's services programs
- Leads debriefing using Harvard's debriefing with good judgment model
- Responsible for course instruction for RN learners in StaRN program
- Teaches Meditech to StarRN learners
- Instructs 5-7 learners in simulation setting and a classroom setting
- Facilitates skills sessions
- Onsite visits to learners at their job sites including, but not limited to, Women's Health, N.I.C.U., and Medical Surgical Units
- Consults with unit directors on progress of StaRN learner
- Improved learner performance with regular assessments and feedback on their clinical skills and knowledge.
- Provide clinical instruction to 15-60 learners in clinical settings
USPI Katy Memorial Hermann Specialty - Registered Nurse Pre-op and Pre-assessment
USPI Katy Memorial Hermann Specialty
05.2018 - 11.2019
- Responsible for total care of pre-op, pre-assessment, educating patients that were being discharged, placing, and removing sterile dressings, removing staples and stitches, and administering blood products
- Started IVs with phlebotomy knowledge, administer medications, and prepare patient for upcoming surgery
- Assisting anesthesiologist with nerve block
- Enhanced patient satisfaction by providing compassionate, holistic nursing care that addresses physical, emotional, and spiritual needs.
Kingwood Medical Center HCA - Postpartum RN
Kingwood Medical Center HCA
09.2015 - 11.2017
- Monitor patients for postpartum bleeding, monitor fundus, perform emotional status, check on the mother, and recognize symptoms related to post-partum depression
- Confirms that the mother and infant are bonding, provide the mother with feeding management (that includes breast feeding and bottle feeding), and educate the family if needed
- Care of other gynecological patients after their surgery and monitor for complications
- Also, extensive teaching to prepare patients for discharge
- Improved patient recovery rates by providing comprehensive postpartum care and education to new mothers.
USPI Kingwood Specialty Memorial Hermann - Pre-op & In Patient Registered Nurse
USPI Kingwood Specialty Memorial Hermann
05.2006 - 09.2017
- Responsible for total care of pre-op, pre-assessment, and inpatients, including wound care, educating patients who were being discharged, placing and removing sterile dressings, removing staples and stitches, and administering blood products
- Started IVs with phlebotomy knowledge, administer medications, and prepare patient for upcoming surgery
- Assisted with nerve blocks before surgery
- Enhanced patient safety by conducting thorough pre-operative assessments and identifying potential risks.
Education
Bachelor's Nursing - Bachelors Degree in Nursing
Galen College of Nursing RN To BSN
Louisville, KY12.2024
Associate degree in nursing, RN -
Lone Star College
Kingwood, TX08.2015
Licensed Vocational Nurse -
Lone Star College System
Spring, TX12.1996
Medical Assistant -
Texas School of Business
Houston, TX06.1994
Skills
- Performance Management
- Workforce Management
- Performance Evaluations
- Policy Implementation
- Staff Development
- Complex Problem-Solving
- Staff Management
- Team Leadership
- CPI instructor
- NTRINSX instructor
- Critical Thinking
- Public Speaking
Certification
- CPR
- NRP
- ACLS
- BLS
- CPI instructor
- NTRINSX instructor
- Baby Friendly certification
Timeline
HealthTrust - StarTech & StaRX Manager
HealthTrust
10.2021 - Current
USPI Katy Memorial Hermann Specialty - Registered Nurse Pre-op and Pre-assessment
USPI Katy Memorial Hermann Specialty
05.2018 - 11.2019
HealthTrust - StaRN Clinical Instructor
HealthTrust
01.2017 - Current
Kingwood Medical Center HCA - Postpartum RN
Kingwood Medical Center HCA
09.2015 - 11.2017
USPI Kingwood Specialty Memorial Hermann - Pre-op & In Patient Registered Nurse
USPI Kingwood Specialty Memorial Hermann
05.2006 - 09.2017
Bachelor's Nursing - Bachelors Degree in Nursing
Galen College of Nursing RN To BSN
Associate degree in nursing, RN -
Lone Star College
Licensed Vocational Nurse -
Lone Star College System
Medical Assistant -
Texas School of Business