Candice Molek
Crete,IL
Summary
Motivated Registered Nurse Supervisor with strong nursing staff leadership and patient advocacy. Ensures adherence to care protocols while enhancing quality and safety standards. Committed to fostering a supportive environment that promotes staff morale and patient satisfaction.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Registered Nurse Supervisor
Munster Community Hospital
Munster, IN
01.2025 - Current
- Supervised nursing staff, ensuring adherence to best practices and hospital policies.
- Implemented patient care protocols, enhancing quality and safety standards across departments.
- Managed staffing schedules for 450 bed hospital, optimizing resource allocation to meet patient care demands effectively while minimizing overtime costs,
- Developed strong rapport with patients and families, providing emotional support during challenging situations.
- Addressed patient concerns promptly by investigating issues thoroughly and collaborating with appropriate personnel to resolve problems efficiently.
- Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
- Enhanced overall staff morale by recognizing individual achievements and fostering a collaborative, supportive work environment.
Registered Nurse
Munster Community Hospital
Munster
08.2019 - Current
- Assisted in the training and mentorship of new nursing staff members, contributing to a positive work environment and high-quality patient care.
- Prevented the spread of infections by consistently adhering to strict infection control protocols and educating patients on proper hygiene practices.
- Skillfully managed up to 30 challenging patient situations using de-escalation techniques, crisis intervention strategies, and therapeutic communication skills.
- Provided support for patients'' families during difficult medical decisions or end-of-life care, serving as a liaison between the healthcare team and loved ones.
- Advised patients and caregivers of proper wound management, discharge plan objectives, safe medication use, and disease management.
- Provided skilled, timely and level-headed emergency response to critically-ill patients.
- Utilized critical thinking skills to prioritize nursing interventions based on patients'' acuity levels and individual needs.
- Conducted thorough patient assessments to identify changes in condition, promptly notifying physicians and initiating appropriate interventions when necessary.
- Administered medications safely according to established guidelines while closely monitoring for side effects or adverse reactions requiring intervention.
- Enhanced patient satisfaction by providing compassionate, holistic nursing care that addressed physical, emotional, and spiritual needs.
- Collaborated with interdisciplinary teams to develop comprehensive treatment plans for complex patients with multiple comorbidities.
Education
Associate of Science - Registered Nurse
Prairie State College
Chicago Heights, IL05-2019
Skills
- Telemetry monitoring and interpretation
- BLS and ACLS certified
- Direct patient care
- Patient assessments
- Documentation and charting
- Strong clinical judgment
- Nursing staff leadership
- Precepting
- Lab result interpretation and reporting
- EMR systems - EPIC
- Performing EKGs
- Complex Problem-solving
- Intake and discharge
- Intermediate care/step down, Medical surgical, float pool experience
Certification
- ACLS - Advance Cardiovascular Life Support
- BLS - Basic Life Support
Timeline
Registered Nurse Supervisor
Munster Community Hospital
01.2025 - Current
Registered Nurse
Munster Community Hospital
08.2019 - Current
Associate of Science - Registered Nurse
Prairie State College