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Laura Szabo

Work Preference

Job Search Status

Open to work
Desired start date: Immediately

Desired Job Title

Clinical Nurse LeaderDirector of NursingNurse ManagerClinical Manager

Location Preference

On-SiteRemoteHybrid
Location: USNew HampshireMassachusetts
Open to relocation: Yes

Salary Range

$110000/yr - $150000/yr

Important To Me

Work-life balancePaid time off401k matchCompany CulturePaid sick leaveCareer advancement

Overview

23
23
years of professional experience
10
10
years of post-secondary education

Work History

Clinical Nurse Leader

DMC Primary Care
05.2024 - Current
  • Clinical nurse leader overseeing 8 DMC clinics, with direct reports from the nursing and the resource medical assistant teams.
  • Improved patient outcomes through the creation of medical assistant (MA) onboarding program, clinical competency development, creation of nursing department audits including, triage documentation, warfarin management, and vaccine audits.
  • Oversight of DMC vaccine management program, including pediatric vaccines through NHIIS.
  • Obtained 100% Medical Assistant competency completion through the development of quarterly skills fairs.
  • Additional responsibilities include interview through hiring process, employee discipline including termination, annual evaluations, employee education and training, and leading monthly DMC clinic site, nurse and resource MA meetings.

Director of Nursing Services

Derry Rehabilitation and Nursing Center
01.2024 - 05.2024
  • Leadership, management, and oversight of 100 nursing personnel including managers, supervisors, licensed nurses, LNAs, and medical records staff.
  • Monitoring patient/resident outcomes, clinical documentation, and regulatory compliance.
  • Employee hiring, mentoring, supervision, counseling, and termination processes.
  • 24-hour accountability for clinical and staffing concerns.

Director of Nursing Services

Blueberry Hill Rehabilitation and Nursing
10.2023 - 01.2024

Director of Nursing Services

Hanover Hill Rehabilitation and Nursing
12.2022 - 10.2023

Director of Nursing Services

St. Teresa’s Rehab and Nursing
06.2022 - 12.2022

Director of Nursing Services

Northwood Rehabilitation and Health Care
11.2021 - 06.2022

Director of Nursing Services

Pleasant Valley Nursing Center
10.2017 - 03.2019

Assistant Director of Operations

Access Surgical Center
02.2021 - 11.2021
  • Collaborated with facility Director for budgeting, daily operations, AAAHC re-certification, and growth and development of ASC (Ambulatory Surgery Center).
  • Responsible for hiring, management and termination of pre-operative, ambulatory and post-anesthesia care unit staff with oversight of OR and central sterile processing staff.
  • Acting Infection Preventionist and oversight of Quality programs.
  • Conducted medication ordering and management, including ordering, receipt, monitoring, and tracking of schedule II medications and documentation records.
  • Maintaining and ordering PACU and OR supplies, management of invoices, including OR, PACU, implant, office, patient, and family supplies.

Clinical Coordinator/Master Trainer

Parkland Medical Center
03.2003 - 10.2017
  • Management of pre-operative, ACU, and PACU nursing and ancillary staff.
  • Oversaw conversion of labor and delivery unit to an orthopedic, joint nursing unit, including training and education on surgical protocols of orthopedic surgical procedures including total knee, total hip, spine and neck procedures.
  • Established and updated successful unit specific policies and procedures.
  • Identified and implemented QI processes in response to patient survey results.
  • Chair of the Professional Development Committee and participation on safety, quality, and retention committees.

Summary

Healthcare professional with deep understanding of clinical leadership and patient care management. Known for driving impactful initiatives that benefit patient outcomes and operational efficiency. Valued for collaborative approach, reliability, and adaptability in dynamic healthcare environments. Skilled in clinical decision-making and team leadership.

Education

Master of Science - Nursing Leadership

Walden University
Minneapolis, MN
04.2020 - 01.2027

Associate of Science - Registered Nursing

Northern Essex Community College
Haverhill, MA
01.2001 - 12.2003

Skills

  • Basic life support
  • Interprofessional collaboration
  • Compassionate care
  • Clinical assessment

Certification

  • BLS Instructor Certified - Expires 11/2026

Accomplishments

  • Documented and improved INR/warfarin management by working collaboratively with Clinical Director on rewriting policies, procedures, and competency training for licensed nurses and medical assistants which led to improved warfarin management and patient tracking.

Work Availability

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Software

Allscripts, meditech, and point-click-care documentation systems, in addition to, microsoft office

Quote

When we can begin to take our failures nonseriously, it means we are ceasing to be afraid of them. It is of immense importance to learn to laugh at ourselves.
Katherine Mansfield

Timeline

Clinical Nurse Leader

DMC Primary Care
05.2024 - Current

Director of Nursing Services

Derry Rehabilitation and Nursing Center
01.2024 - 05.2024

Director of Nursing Services

Blueberry Hill Rehabilitation and Nursing
10.2023 - 01.2024

Director of Nursing Services

Hanover Hill Rehabilitation and Nursing
12.2022 - 10.2023

Director of Nursing Services

St. Teresa’s Rehab and Nursing
06.2022 - 12.2022

Director of Nursing Services

Northwood Rehabilitation and Health Care
11.2021 - 06.2022

Assistant Director of Operations

Access Surgical Center
02.2021 - 11.2021

Master of Science - Nursing Leadership

Walden University
04.2020 - 01.2027

Director of Nursing Services

Pleasant Valley Nursing Center
10.2017 - 03.2019

Clinical Coordinator/Master Trainer

Parkland Medical Center
03.2003 - 10.2017

Associate of Science - Registered Nursing

Northern Essex Community College
01.2001 - 12.2003

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