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Elizabeth Szymborski

Traverse City,MI

Summary

Dedicated and seasoned RN with more than 30+ years of diverse experience in direct patient care, staff supervision and department operations. Skilled at multitasking and prioritizing patient needs and daily assignments while working as a staff RN/ Charge Nurse in the Emergency Department of a Level 1 Trauma Center located in Houston, Texas.

Overview

36
36
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

RN, Emergency Room/RN/Charge Nurse

Memorial Hermann Hospital Texas Medical Center
05.1990 - 10.2022
  • Enhanced patient satisfaction through effective communication, empathy, and timely response to their needs.
  • Collaborated with interdisciplinary teams for comprehensive patient care plans, resulting in better health outcomes.
  • Provided direct patient care, stabilized patients, and determined next course of action.
  • Used first-hand knowledge and clinical expertise to advocate for patients under care and enacted prescribed treatment strategies.
  • Provided skilled, timely and level-headed emergency response to critically-ill patients.
  • Administered medications via oral, IV, and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
  • Improved patient outcomes by providing high-quality nursing care and implementing evidence-based practices.
  • Trained new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures, and safety protocols.
  • Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process, and management and lifestyle options.

Patient Care Technician

Memorial Hermann Hospital Texas Medical Center
09.1986 - 05.1990
  • Monitored vital signs and reported changes to nursing staff, ensuring timely medical interventions when necessary.
  • Assisted nurses with essential tasks, streamlining workflow and increasing efficiency in a healthcare setting.
  • Enhanced patient satisfaction by providing compassionate and attentive care.
  • Completed activities of daily living for patients unable to self-care, and assisted those with limited mobility in completing tasks.
  • Helped patients with self-feeding and assisted feeding, based on individual needs.
  • Provided high-quality personal care to patients, promoting comfort and dignity during their hospital stay.

Education

Associate of Applied Science - Nursing

Houston Community College
Houston, TX
05.1990

Skills

  • Hard Working
  • Dependable
  • Effective communicator
  • Works well with others
  • Ability to oversee staff
  • Strong Clinical Judgment
  • Coordinate patient care

Certification

  • BLS - Basic Life Support
  • ACLS - Advanced Cardiac Life Support
  • PALS - Pediatric Advanced Life Support
  • TNCC - Trauma Nursing Core Course
  • ABLS - Advanced Burn Life Support
  • NIHSS - NIH Stroke Scale Training

Timeline

RN, Emergency Room/RN/Charge Nurse

Memorial Hermann Hospital Texas Medical Center
05.1990 - 10.2022

Patient Care Technician

Memorial Hermann Hospital Texas Medical Center
09.1986 - 05.1990

Associate of Applied Science - Nursing

Houston Community College
  • BLS - Basic Life Support
  • ACLS - Advanced Cardiac Life Support
  • PALS - Pediatric Advanced Life Support
  • TNCC - Trauma Nursing Core Course
  • ABLS - Advanced Burn Life Support
  • NIHSS - NIH Stroke Scale Training
Elizabeth Szymborski