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Kateryna Szczygiel

Fort Myers,FL

Summary

  • Shadowing 40+ hours of CRNA and Anesthesiologist at Lee Health in Obstetrics/Orthopedics/General surgery/Urology procedure/Nerve block procedures
  • Education council committee ICU
  • Hemodynamics class ICU

Overview

4
4
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Critical Care Outreach RN

Lee Health-Gulf Coast Medical Center
09.2022 - 05.2024
  • Offers intensive care skills to patients with, or at risk of, critical illness receiving care in locations outside the intensive care unit.
  • Provides bedside consultation and emergency response for patients.
  • Influences early recognition and management of deteriorating patients.
  • Respond to Medical Emergency Team across 699 staffed bed hospital in state-approved Level II trauma center.
  • Implements and influences policies for Code STROKE.
  • Activates and leads MET calls, Code STROKE and Code BLUE.
  • Advocates and coordinates with health care team members to assess, plan, implement, and evaluate patient's status in a dynamic emergency environment.

Staff RN, ICU

Lee Health-Gulf Coast Medical Center
08.2021 - 05.2024
  • Medical and Neuro ICU consists of 52 beds at a Comprehensive Stroke Accredited and Cardiac Intervention Center.
  • Provides care of adult patients after post-operative period, combines advanced hemodynamic monitoring, mechanical ventilation, knowledge of vasoactive medication administration and titration.
  • Manages patients with endocrine system disorders such as diabetic ketoacidosis, adrenal insufficiency, nectrotizing pancreatitis.
  • Treats cardiac patients with STEMI, NSTEMI, emergency hypertension, arrhythmias, cardiopulmonary arrest, intra-aortic balloon pump, Impella device, transvenous pacers.
  • Monitors patient's hemodynamics with various devices such as hemoSpehere, EV1000, Baxter Nicom.
  • Takes care of patients in acute respiratory failure such as ARDS, hypoxia, hypercapnia, interprets ABGs, performs spontaneous breathing trials, directs extubation and recognizes and manages pulmonary edema.
  • Manages patient's with neurological disorders, controlling and recognizing hemorrhagic stroke, ischemic stroke, seizure disorder, brain masses, lesions, craniotomies, external ventricular drains.
  • Cares for variety of medical-surgical patients, including (but not limited to) patients in shock, acute kidney injury, sepsis, DIC, alcohol withdrawal, intoxication, radical tumor resections with flap reconstructions, Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy(CRRT).
  • Serves as student preceptor and new hire group.


Staff RN/ Charge RN, SPCU

Lee-Health Gulf Coast Medical Center
02.2020 - 08.2021
  • Cared for patients with chronic health conditions or those recovering from surgeries.
  • Prepared patients for surgeries and took care of postoperative patients.
  • Placed and managed nasogastric tubes, wound vacs, provided extensive wound care.
  • Directed ostomy management and education for patient's and their families.
  • Coordinated daily assignments based on patient's acuity and care, collaborated with interdisciplinary team.

Education

Doctor of Nursing Practice - Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist

Florida Gulf Coast University
Fort Myers, FL
05.2027

Bachelor of Science - Nursing

Florida SouthWestern State College
Fort Myers, FL
05.2021

Associate of Science - Nursing

Florida SouthWestern State College
Fort Myers, FL
12.2019

Skills

  • Mechanical Ventilation
  • Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy(CRRT)
  • Invasive Hemodynamic/CVP Monitoring
  • Percutaneous Coronary Intervention
  • Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump/Impella
  • External Ventricular Drains (EVD)
  • Massive Transfusion Protocol
  • Vasoactive medication administration
  • Sedation and multimodal analgesia
  • Induced hypothermia
  • HemoSphere/ Nicom monitoring
  • BIS monitoring/Train of four/Paralysis
  • Assistance with bedside procedures: Tracheostomy/Cricothyrotomy, Chest tube/Thoracentesis, Paracentesis, Central/Arterial line insertion, Dialysis catheter insertion, Bronchoscopy, Cardioversion

Certification

Florida RN License-9527639-02/03/2023

American Heart Association BLS- 09/23/2023
American Heart Association ACLS-09/23/2023

American Heart Association PALS-09/23/2023

Critical Care Registered Nurse CCRN-08/01/2022

Languages

Russian
Native or Bilingual
Ukrainian
Native or Bilingual
English
Native or Bilingual

Affiliations

  • Member of American Association of Critical Care Nurses (AACN)
  • Member of Sigma Theta Tau International
  • Member, American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology(AANA)

Volunteering

  • Volunteer with Lee-Health at Health Park Hospital in Emergency Room, 4 hours two times a week 06/2016-06/2017
  • Volunteer for Christmas gifts fundraiser for the adopted family by ICU 12/2022
  • Volunteer at FSW Nursing program

Timeline

Critical Care Outreach RN

Lee Health-Gulf Coast Medical Center
09.2022 - 05.2024

Staff RN, ICU

Lee Health-Gulf Coast Medical Center
08.2021 - 05.2024

Staff RN/ Charge RN, SPCU

Lee-Health Gulf Coast Medical Center
02.2020 - 08.2021

Doctor of Nursing Practice - Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist

Florida Gulf Coast University

Bachelor of Science - Nursing

Florida SouthWestern State College

Associate of Science - Nursing

Florida SouthWestern State College

Florida RN License-9527639-02/03/2023

American Heart Association BLS- 09/23/2023
American Heart Association ACLS-09/23/2023

American Heart Association PALS-09/23/2023

Critical Care Registered Nurse CCRN-08/01/2022

Kateryna Szczygiel