Kate Szymczak

• Assessed patient conditions to prioritize care in fast-paced emergency environment both on the main side and the observation unit.
• As charge nurse, I am heavily involved with all aspects of the unit from assisting with patients to support my colleagues, facilitating patient movement from waiting room to either inpatient floor or discharge, and collaborating with physicians to provide the best outcomes for patients.
• I am a very hands on nurse with my patients and adapt my nursing skills to the uniqueness of each situation.
• Highly advocate for my patients and keep them informed throughout their entire process of their care.
• Have obtained my clinical ladder status
• Have obtained and maintained my board certified med-surg certification
• Adapted to flex my role often helping out in different areas in the emergency department if I had availability
• Worked with leadership and colleagues to provide the best care to patients and provide the best environment for them during their stay in the emergency department.
• Always seek out any opportunity to help out my colleagues when my executive tasks are completed.
• Provide mentorship to those who come to me due to my experience on the unit and long time relationships with other nurses and physicians.

• I worked in an outpatient setting where we had very diverse roles throughout the day,
• Monitored patients during conscious sedation procedures and gave the conscious sedation medications during procedures of colonoscopies, endoscopies, cystoscopies.
• Assisted physicians during lung and bone biopsies.
• Assisted physicians with paracentesis procedures.
• Gave chemotherapy to patients at our oncology site that we also managed.
• Ran clinics for various specialties such as rheumatology, oncology, vascular surgery, ophthamology, urology.
• Gave multiple infusions such as IVIG, iron, osteo therapies.

Worked in a small hospital environment on a med-surg floor. Provided inpatient care to a variety of med surg patients.

• Administered patient care, ensuring compliance with established protocols and safety standards.
• Collaborated with interdisciplinary teams to develop and implement individualized care plans.
• Monitored patient vital signs, documenting changes and notifying physicians of significant developments.