Breann Byczek
North Olmsted,OH
Summary
Over two decades of extensive nursing experience providing critical care for a very diverse patient population, including neonates, pediatrics, adults, and geriatrics.
Overview
23
23
years of professional experience
Work History
Staff RN/Resource RN
CCCHR Cleveland Clinic Rehabilitation Hospital
Cleveland, Ohio
09.2016 - Current
- Providing care and rehabilitation to children of all ages. Care of infants to young adults. The main focus of this specialty practice is committed to improving the quality of life for children and adolescents with functionally limiting disabilities and illnesses. This is achieved in association with family members who support the growth and development of these infants, children and adolescents into adulthood.
- Providing daily education on medications, tracheostomies and ventilator management, gastrostomy and jejunostomy tubes, patients with recent transplants, and minimally aware programs designed to assist traumatic brain injury patients the time to heal in a positive healthy quiet environment. Appointed to Shared Governance, Resource when ANM and NM during weekends, nights and holidays. Active preceptor to new staff, both RN's and CT/PCNA.
RN NICU
Hillcrest Hospital
Mayfield, Ohio
09.2014 - 09.2016
- Staff RN Neonatal ICU; Premature and critical infants needing immediate medical attention, I was responsible for ventilator management, monitoring vital signs, accurate intakes and outputs and obtaining daily labs from heel sticks, or UAC or UVC lines, I worked with physicians or nurse practitioners caring for the newborn, supporting and educating mothers about their baby’s diagnosis, how breastfeeding was important, and answering their questions regarding their premature and critically ill newborns. Responsible for care and maintenance of PICC lines, broviac lines and PIV's. Hanging of critical medications, and responsible for infants that were suffering from neonatal abstinence withdraw.
RN staff/charge nurse
St. Luke's Hospital
Maumee, Ohio
05.2003 - 08.2014
- 11 years of adult acute intensive care experience, record symptoms and changes in patients conditions and information to the physician, order, interpret and evaluate diagnostics tests to identify and assess the patient’s condition, I was responsible for ventilator management, cpap, bipap, responsible for CRRT, balloon pump, multiple vasoactive drips, including levophed, dopamine, amiodarone, Cardizem etc. I was responsible for recovering patients from OR after hours related to surgeries such as AAA, cardiac Cath with external pacemaker insertion, SBO, ruptured esophageal varices, upper and lower GI bleeds, ruptured appendectomies, emergent hysterectomies, cardiac ablations and encephalopathy, TIA’s, Strokes and TURP’s, COPD, and end stage renal disease. The intensive care center included the 14 bed ICU but also included a step down cardiac monitoring area that we floated in between. Continual observation of critically ill patients. Actual time documentation. I was requested to start PIV’s through out the hospital for difficult vascular access.
Education
Bachelors - Nursing
University of Toledo
United States of America05.2003
Skills
- Medication and IV administration
- Patient education
- Wound care
- Care plan development
- Geriatric nursing
- Infection control measures
- Patient management
- Condition monitoring
- Emergency care
- Patient care coordination
- Family education
- Clinical judgment
- Quality improvement
- Cardiac care
- Diabetes management
- Mental health care
- Palliative care
- Evidence-based medicine
- Pediatric nursing
- HIPAA and confidentiality
- Direct patient care
- Specimen collection
- Newborn care
- Tracheostomy care
- Critical care
- Wound care management
- Respiratory support
- HIPAA protocol adherence
- Patient care assessment
- Patient and family advocacy
- Critical thinking
- Infection control
- Documentation
- Compassionate and caring
- Intravenous therapy
- Blood draw and sample collection
- Delegation and motivation
- Rehabilitation assistance
- Advanced cardiovascular life support (ACLS)
- Cardiac monitors
- Acute care expertise
- Clear patient communication
- Medical procedure preparation
- Attention to detail
- Strong clinical judgment
- Administering immunizations
Timeline
Staff RN/Resource RN
CCCHR Cleveland Clinic Rehabilitation Hospital
09.2016 - Current
RN NICU
Hillcrest Hospital
09.2014 - 09.2016
RN staff/charge nurse
St. Luke's Hospital
05.2003 - 08.2014
Bachelors - Nursing
University of Toledo