GRAZYNA PAK
Mesa,AZ
Summary
Patient-focused registered nurse with 20 years of experience. Expert in all elements of patient care and successful in working as part of a team to treat a wide range of medical and psychiatric conditions . Skilled in prioritizing patients' needs within high-stress environments. Organized and dependable candidate successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals. Offering excellent communication and good judgment. To seek and maintain full-time position that offers professional challenges utilizing interpersonal skills, excellent time management and problem-solving skills.
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
Work History
Registered Nurse, ICU
St. Joseph's Hospital And Medical Center
Phoenix, AZ
07.2019 - Current
- Managed care from admission to discharge, including patient assessments, care planning, health educations and discharge support.
- Worked within interdisciplinary health care team to develop, implement and make adjustments to patient care plans, individualizing strategies and methods to improve health and meet recovery goals.
- Performed patient assessments to monitor expected response to medications, altering treatment plans as needed.
- Oversaw care of suicidal patients and acted swiftly to reduce risk of harm to themselves or others.
- Quickly responded to situations impacting safety and security to unit, actualizing crisis prevention interventions to control and de-escalate situations.
- Administered medication and treatments to patients to observe and record responses.
- Used first-hand knowledge and clinical expertise to advocate for patients under care and enacted prescribed treatment strategies.
- Evaluated healthcare needs, goals for treatment and available resources of each patient and connected to optimal providers and care.
- Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
Intensive Care Nurse
Banner Desert Medical Center
Mesa, AZ
5 2017 - 08.2019
- Developed patient care plans, including assessments, evaluations and nursing diagnoses.
- Liaised between patients and physicians to ensure patient comprehension of treatment plans.
- Ensured efficacy of treatments through monitoring of treatment regiment.
- Consistently complied with applicable laws and regulations and ensured facility adhered to Medicare and Medicaid regulations.
- Accurately documented all elements of nursing assessment, treatments, medications, discharge instructions, and follow-up care.
- Evaluated patient care needs, prioritized treatment, and maintained patient flow.
- Coordinated with healthcare staff from various disciplines to devise, carry out and manage personalized care plans to benefit patient health and recovery.
- Delivered age-appropriate medical care for adult, adolescent and geriatric ICU patients.
Register Nurse
Rush University Medical Center
Chicago, Illinois
04.2004 - 09.2017
- Chronic patient care in med-surg unit, adeptly handling all aspects of treatment from medication to wound care to monitoring for 4-6 patients per shift.
- Assessed need for, ordered, obtained and interpreted appropriate lab test
- Closely monitored acute conditions.
- Initiated hospital-wide study to identify areas for process improvement.
- Developed and implemented nursing care plans.
- Documented patient information obtained from interviews
- Pharmacological and non-pharmacological management and treatment of various disorders and diseases.
- High level of personal accountability.
- Contributed substantially to successful department JCAHO accreditation.
- Leveraged feedback and process improvement opportunities to create safer and healthier environment and increase patient satisfaction.
- Provided skilled, timely and level-headed emergency response to critically-ill patients.
Education
Master of Science - Mental Health Nursing
Walden University
Minneapolis, MN11.2022
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Chamberlain College
2016
Skills
- Strong clinical judgment high level of autonomy
- Familiarity patient and family advocacy
- Dosage drug calculation
- Patient-focused care
- Professional bedside manner
- Lab result interpretation
- Bilingual in English and Polish
Additional Information
My philosophy is “treat others how I would want to be treated.” My grandfather taught me this value since I was a little girl. This moral principle has stuck with me all my life. The human virtues are respect, politeness, love, and loyalty, which signify this philosophy of dignity and integrity for others—not discriminating against religion, race, sex, or sexual orientation. I teach the same values to my two boys and want them to live by this example, and I also have exact expectations for them. Our actions can speak louder than words, and people will never forget how you made them feel. In nursing, we come in contact with people from all walks of life. Even if I would never see the person again, I make sure always to make them feel welcome and valued, as we are all on this planet together. We all have a purpose: the rich, poor, person with substance use disorders, or engineers. We were created equal.
My personal goal is to have an excellent work-life balance, spend more time with my family and raise my kids to be good human beings. I want to be more involved in the community and give back by being more engaged with the church and helping others in need. I want to have a more flexible career and be able to dedicate my time to their school. My long-term goal is to return to school and get my DNP, but now I want to compensate for the lost time and activities I have missed with my kids in the last three years.
I love inspiring my co-workers and other nurses to return to school and encourage perseverance and dedication to achieve our goals. I have made sacrifices in the past three years in school, and it feels so good to come to this finish line. I believe I have accomplished what I had set up to do three years ago, and now I am ready to see what God has in store for me.
Affiliations
- Arizona Nurses Associations
Timeline
Registered Nurse, ICU
St. Joseph's Hospital And Medical Center
07.2019 - Current
Register Nurse
Rush University Medical Center
04.2004 - 09.2017
Intensive Care Nurse
Banner Desert Medical Center
5 2017 - 08.2019
Master of Science - Mental Health Nursing
Walden University
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Chamberlain College