Cynthia Buczko
Chicago,Il
Summary
Registered nurse with 40+ years of diverse clinical experience.
Compassionate Case Manager experienced in providing comprehensive support to diverse client populations with challenging medical, social & financial barriers. Strong understanding of payor sources, including Commercial, Medicare, Medicaid & Managed Care options.
Overview
43
43
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Case Manager, Emergency Department, SICU and MICU
Mount Sinai Hospital
02.2022 - Current
- ER responsibilities include a proactive review of all admissions, coordinating with the Emergency Room and admitting providers to determine correct admission status and movement through levels of care with appropriate resource utilization in a cost effective, safe & clinically appropriate manner.
- SICU/MICU Case Manager responsibilities encompass the integration of care teams to meet individual patient needs, while assessing and updating necessary discharge plan changes. Complex discharge planning in a setting of underserved, underinsured, critically ill patients. Ongoing communication with payors to ensure post acute resources.
- Facilitate communication between healthcare providers, patients, and families to ensure seamless care transitions.
- Improved client satisfaction by efficiently addressing concerns or grievances in a timely manner.
- Conduct thorough assessments of clients'' situations, identifying issues, goals, and necessary interventions.
- Contribute to team discussions and case conferences actively, sharing insights and expertise with colleagues to optimize client support strategies.
Interventional Radiology RN
Fresenius Vascular Care/Chicago Access Care
11.2020 - 05.2022
- Comprehensive care including admission, procedural sedation/monitoring and postoperative recovery of patients with complex medical histories, requiring hemodialysis access surveillance/intervention, central venous catheter placement, PD catheter placement, HD access creation/revision.
- Educated patients and families on radiology procedures, enhancing understanding and compliance.
- Trained new nursing staff on protocols and best practices in radiological nursing care.
- Led initiatives to improve workflow efficiency within the radiology department, optimizing patient throughput.
Staff Nurse
Covid19 Contract ICU RN/Alternate Nursing Solutions
05.2019 - 11.2020
- St Francis Hospital, Evanston, Illinois/Alternate Nurse Staffing
- Conducted thorough assessments to evaluate patients' needs, enhancing quality of care delivered.
- Implemented evidence-based practices that improved patient outcomes and increased department efficiency.
- Provided compassionate end-of-life care, supporting patients and their families during difficult times.
- Served as a resource person for family members seeking information about their loved ones'' conditions while respecting privacy laws such as HIPAA.
- Participated in interdisciplinary rounds with physicians, therapists, pharmacists, and dieticians to facilitate cohesive patient care plans addressing all aspects of medical needs.
Transitional Care Navigator
Journeycare
06.2018 - 08.2019
- Coordination of hospice admissions as a case manager and resource to patients, families, hospital staff & physicians in the inpatient setting while sustaining and increasing referral sources from hospitals.
Registered Nurse
Mobile Anesthesiologists
10.2013 - 05.2018
- Provide perioperative care to a wide variety of patients undergoing ambulatory surgery in an office based or ambulatory surgery center. Clients include GI, Plastics, Gynecology, Urology, Adult, Pediatric and Special Needs Dental. Responsible for pre-op admission, IV access, post anesthesia recovery, as well as, assisting the anesthesiologist with induction & management of intraoperative needs. Responsibilities include managing supplies, medication stock, emergency equipment at 5 permanent provider sites and all teams servicing mobile providers.
Registered Nurse, Intensive Care Unit/ED
The Nurse Agency
10.2010 - 10.2014
- Primary care provider, Emergency/Critical Care Assignments in Chicago & Suburban hospitals
Registered Nurse, Intensive Care Unit/ED
Medical Staffing Network
01.2010 - 10.2013
- PACU, Ambulatory Surgery RN assignments in various Chicago locations
Clinical Nursing Supervisor.Bed Coordinator
Evanston Hospital
07.2010 - 05.2013
- Coordinated bed assignments to optimize patient flow and resource allocation.
- Provide clinical, administrative, and problem solving support to nurses, physicians, ancillary staff, patients & families.
Staff Nurse, Emergency Room
Evanston Hospital
01.2007 - 05.2013
- Provide comprehensive care to acutely ill patients in an urban, emergency department/Level 1 Trauma Center/Primary Stroke Center
- Charge Nurse responsibilities, including: Facilitation of assignments, staffing, bed control and departmental flow to provide complex medical care to a diverse adult and pediatric population. Resource person and liaison to staff, physicians, patients and families.
Registered Nurse GI Lab
Evanston Hospital
02.2006 - 01.2007
- Comprehensive care for patients undergoing GI procedures, including colonoscopy, endoscopy, and ERCP.
Charge Nurse, Emergency Room
Swedish Covenant Hospital
11.2004 - 04.2006
- Supervised nursing staff in department serving 45,000 patients annually.
- Enhanced departmental flow and bed control for complex medical care.
- Acted as resource liaison for staff, physicians, patients, and families.
- Contributed to multiple committees, including Critical Care Standards of Care.
- Honored as a 'Face of Excellence' during 2004 Nurse's Week.
Registered Nurse, Critical Care
Froelich and Associates
01.1996 - 12.2004
- Primary care of critically ill patients, including ICU, ER, Interventional Radiology and Cardiac Catheterization Lab.
Registered Nurse
Illinois Vascular Institute
11.1991 - 12.1993
- Comprehensive care for cardiac patients in an outpatient setting. The facility performed diagnostic coronary angiography, interventional peripheral angiography, thallium and EST, echocardiography.
- Coordinated scheduling of patients, physicians, staff.
- Assisted with invasive procedures as scrub and circulating nurse. Provided procedural sedation.
- Performed EST under physician direction.
- Responsible for pre and post procedural care, teaching and follow-up.
Registered Nurse
Cook County Hospital, Trauma Unit
08.1988 - 01.1992
- Primary care provider to trauma patients in the emergency and ICU setting.
- Charge nurse and preceptor
Registered Nurse, Intensive Care Unit
University of Illinois Medical Center
05.1983 - 12.1984
- Primary care provider to complex SICU patients.
- Charge nurse and preceptor
Education
Associate - Applied Science/Nursing
Morton College
Cicero, Illinois05.1983
Skills
- Problem-solving
- Time management
- Organization and multitasking
- Relationship building
- Client advocacy
- Critical thinking
Certification
ACLS, PALS, BLS
Timeline
Case Manager, Emergency Department, SICU and MICU
Mount Sinai Hospital
02.2022 - Current
Interventional Radiology RN
Fresenius Vascular Care/Chicago Access Care
11.2020 - 05.2022
Staff Nurse
Covid19 Contract ICU RN/Alternate Nursing Solutions
05.2019 - 11.2020
Transitional Care Navigator
Journeycare
06.2018 - 08.2019
Registered Nurse
Mobile Anesthesiologists
10.2013 - 05.2018
Registered Nurse, Intensive Care Unit/ED
The Nurse Agency
10.2010 - 10.2014
Clinical Nursing Supervisor.Bed Coordinator
Evanston Hospital
07.2010 - 05.2013
Registered Nurse, Intensive Care Unit/ED
Medical Staffing Network
01.2010 - 10.2013
Staff Nurse, Emergency Room
Evanston Hospital
01.2007 - 05.2013
Registered Nurse GI Lab
Evanston Hospital
02.2006 - 01.2007
Charge Nurse, Emergency Room
Swedish Covenant Hospital
11.2004 - 04.2006
Registered Nurse, Critical Care
Froelich and Associates
01.1996 - 12.2004
Registered Nurse
Illinois Vascular Institute
11.1991 - 12.1993
Registered Nurse
Cook County Hospital, Trauma Unit
08.1988 - 01.1992
Registered Nurse, Intensive Care Unit
University of Illinois Medical Center
05.1983 - 12.1984
Associate - Applied Science/Nursing
Morton College