Laura Maszak
Sacramento,CA
Summary
Highly-motivated Registered Nurse with over 16 years of combined Critical Care, Emergency, and Perioperative experience. Achieved Clinical 3 title by methods of Clinical Ladder at UCLA-Santa Monica, 15 years of Relief Charge Nurse experience, and 15 years of Precepting experience.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Registered Nurse
UC Davis Medical Center
Sacramento, CA
01.2022 - Current
- Pre-op/PACU RN for both inpatient and ambulatory surgical patients under going MAC, General, Spinal, Epidural anesthesia care. Monitoring of patients post-anesthesia in a busy, approximately 40-room OR/60-PACU Bay, Level 1 Trauma facility. Types of surgeries extend broadly, including Craniotomies, Kidney Transplant, TAVR, Orthopedic/Trauma surgeries. Care involving these patients includes: management of chest tubes, arterial lines, administration of medication for peripheral nerve blocks and PCAs, assessing respiratory, neurological, cardiac, motor, surgical sites, etc.
- Current employment
Registered Nurse
Medely Independent Contractor
Sacramento/San Francisco/Los Angeles, CA
08.2020 - Current
- Pre-op/PACU RN for a variety of outpatient/ambulatory surgery centers performing GI cases (endoscopy/colonoscopy), orthopedic procedures, plastic surgery cases.
Charge Nurse
Silicon Valley Surgery Center
Los Gatos, CA
07.2021 - 11.2021
- Charge Nurse of both Pre-op/PACU areas at a fast-paced outpatient surgery center, approximately 30-40 patients/day caseload. Managed nursing assignments and schedules, assisted with patient care as needed, maintained direct communication with OR Charge Nurse, surgeons, and patients to update surgery schedule, assisted with AAAHC Accreditation process, attended Employee Engagement Meetings to determine areas for system/process improvement, maintained direct communication with surgery center manager with regards to staffing, updates, equipment/supply management, etc.
- Previous employment
- Contract job
Registered Nurse
Adventist Health
Sonora, CA
02.2021 - 06.2021
- Per Diem Emergency Department RN and Per Diem Inpatient PACU RN in a rural, community hospital. Previous ED RN duties as described. Inpatient PACU RN duties included monitoring adult patients after receiving MAC/General/Spinal anesthesia for a variety of general surgical, gynecological, cardiac catheterization, orthopedic procedures, and providing education upon discharge and ensuring stability of patient prior to transfer to inpatient unit.
- Previous employment
Registered Nurse
DISC Surgery Center
Marina Del Rey, CA
05.2016 - 04.2021
- Pre-op/PACU RN for day surgery patients who are undergoing orthospine procedures with both MAC and General Anesthesia; monitoring of cardiac rhythms, oxygen saturation, intake and output; discharge teaching and planning.
Registered Nurse
Sutter Health/Sutter General Hospital
Sacramento, CA
05.2020 - 01.2021
- Emergency Department RN caring for adult and pediatric patients in a fast-paced environment, managing care of sepsis, respiratory, cardiac issues, and other emergency conditions.
Registered Nurse
Santa Monica UCLA Medical Center and Orthopaedic Hospital Emergency Department
Santa Monica, CA
11.2010 - 04.2020
- Worked as a Charge RN on an as needed basis (since 11/2012), precepted New Grad RNs, obtained Clinical Nurse 3 status, joined the Education Committee for the ED to teach fellow nurses about different topics of interest, served as the Ethics Representative for the ED; also perform same job duties as listed below in previous Emergency Department RN position.
Registered Nurse
Pacific Interventional Vascular Access Center
08.2013 - 10.2017
- Pre-op, intra-op, and post-op RN for day surgery patients who are undergoing vascular procedures (i.e. AV fistula/AV graft maintenance and repair, radiofrequency ablation treatment for varicose veins, PICC line/Port Placement).
Registered Nurse
Directed Interventional Surgery Center
Santa Monica, CA
12.2011 - 06.2014
- Pre-op and Post-op RN for day surgery patients who are undergoing procedures for management of chronic pain (i.e. epidurals, facet blocks, radiofrequency of nerves, etc.).
Registered Nurse
Triangle Surgery Center
Beverly Hills, CA
07.2011 - 12.2012
- Pre-op, Circulating, and Post-op RN for day surgery patients undergoing vascular procedures (i.e. laser closure of veins, phlebectomy of varicose veins, etc.).
Registered Nurse
Aurora St. Luke’s Hospital Emergency Department
Milwaukee, WI
09.2009 - 11.2010
- Caring for both pediatric and adult patients with a variety of medical needs, including: respiratory issues, chest pain, cardiac arrhythmias, neurological issues (CVA, altered mental status), sepsis/infection, minor trauma patients, stabilizing major trauma patients, orthopedic issues, wounds, abdominal pain, etc.
Registered Nurse
UW Urgent Care West Towne
Madison, WI
10.2008 - 02.2010
- Administered medications, started IVs, performed EKGs, assisted with wound cleansing and suture removal, and gave nebulizer treatments.
- Student nurse position until 06/2009
Education
BSN - undefined
University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Nursing
05.2009
Skills
- Medication and IV administration
- Medication administration
- Direct patient care
- Patient assessments
- Strong clinical judgment
- Patient assessment
- Documentation and charting
- Patient education and counseling
- Clinical judgment
- Patient and family advocacy
- Infection control measures
- Care planning
- Telemetry monitoring
Certification
BLS, ACLS, PALS (all current)
Timeline
Registered Nurse
UC Davis Medical Center
01.2022 - Current
Charge Nurse
Silicon Valley Surgery Center
07.2021 - 11.2021
Registered Nurse
Adventist Health
02.2021 - 06.2021
Registered Nurse
Medely Independent Contractor
08.2020 - Current
Registered Nurse
Sutter Health/Sutter General Hospital
05.2020 - 01.2021
Registered Nurse
DISC Surgery Center
05.2016 - 04.2021
Registered Nurse
Pacific Interventional Vascular Access Center
08.2013 - 10.2017
Registered Nurse
Directed Interventional Surgery Center
12.2011 - 06.2014
Registered Nurse
Triangle Surgery Center
07.2011 - 12.2012
Registered Nurse
Santa Monica UCLA Medical Center and Orthopaedic Hospital Emergency Department
11.2010 - 04.2020
Registered Nurse
Aurora St. Luke’s Hospital Emergency Department
09.2009 - 11.2010
Registered Nurse
UW Urgent Care West Towne
10.2008 - 02.2010
BSN - undefined
University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Nursing