Carol Stanek
Phillipsburg
Summary
Experienced healthcare professional with strong emphasis on individualized, compassionate patient care and clinical skills. Proven ability to work collaboratively within multidisciplinary teams, adapting to changing situations with ease. Excels in communication, empathy, and problem-solving to achieve optimal patient outcomes. Using evidence based practice to optimize safe patient outcomes with focus on delivering high-quality care and maintaining positive, supportive environment.
Overview
22
22
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Nurse Neurologist
Lehigh Valley Health Network
11.2024 - Current
- Certified Family Nurse Practitioner caring for neurology patients in the outpatient setting. Providing both comprehensive autonomous and collaborative treatment plans, including assessing patients, diagnosing patients, and developing treatment plans for patients with neurological conditions. Role includes providing individualized compassionate and respectful care while ordering and interpreting diagnostic tests, prescribing medications, creating patient treatment plans, and providing health education. In addition, working as part of a team including physicians, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants to provide continuity of care of complex patients. Additional skills include performing procedures including Botox for the treatment of migraines and occipital nerve blocks and trigger point injections for the treatment of occipital neuralgia and cervicalgia.
Registered Nurse
Lehigh Valley Health Network
01.2021 - 11.2024
- Registered nurse in a neurology office managing patient care and provider communication with patients in the outpatient setting as well as providing patient care and procedures in the office setting. Working as part of a healthcare team to provide an excellent patient experience. Assisting with duties to maintain safe staff and patient work flow and compliance.
Registered Nurse
Lehigh Valley Health Network
06.2004 - 01.2021
- Registered Nurse in the Float Pool – Experience includes working in the following specialties: Cardiac Low level progressive care and telemetry, Emergency Room, Medical-Surgical, Orthopedic, Urology, Oncology, Neurology (including Stroke Certified care), Psychiatric, ambulatory staging for operative procedures, acute rehabilitation, burn and trauma. Dual role as a Supervisor of 225 bed level 2 acute trauma hospital (LVHN Muhlenberg), coordinating and facilitating patient care and flow between departments as well as communication between departments, improving patient satisfaction, and managing staffing. Flexible and outgoing, working as part of a healthcare team to provide all aspects of excellent care to acutely ill patients.
- Prior to 2004, experience includes experience working on a locked inpatient psychiatric unit providing care and education to acutely ill psychiatric patients. Working in Home care providing one on one care for chronically ill patients in their homes. Patient population included ventilator dependent patients and pediatric patients.
Education
Master’s of Science - Nursing Family Nurse Practitioner
William Paterson University
Patterson, Nj05.2024
Bachelors of Science - Nursing
Pennsylvania College of Health Sciences
Lancaster, PAAssociates in Science - Nursing
Raritan Valley Community College
North Branch, NJSkills
- Direct patient care
- Patient assessment
- Clinical documentation
- Patient education
- Compassionate care
- Patient advocacy
Affiliations
- American Academy of Nurse Practitioners Member
- American Academy of Neurology Member
- Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing
Certification
- New Jersey Registered Nurse License
- New Jersey Nurse practitioner License
- Pennsylvania Registered Nurse License
- Pennsylvania Nurse practitioner License
- BLS CPR Certification
- ACLS Certification
- Ventilator Certification (for homecare)
- Pediatric Certification (for homecare)
Timeline
Nurse Neurologist
Lehigh Valley Health Network
11.2024 - Current
Registered Nurse
Lehigh Valley Health Network
01.2021 - 11.2024
Registered Nurse
Lehigh Valley Health Network
06.2004 - 01.2021
Master’s of Science - Nursing Family Nurse Practitioner
William Paterson University
Bachelors of Science - Nursing
Pennsylvania College of Health Sciences
Associates in Science - Nursing
Raritan Valley Community College
Awards
Recipient of Shining Star award for department recognition of outstanding care, Friends of Nursing award recipient for Excellence as a Float Nurse, and Daisy Awards for recognition in direct patient care