Leah Kotsubka
Waverly,NY
Summary
To obtain the position of Registered Nurse II/Clinical Nurse Educator at the Elmira Psychiatric Center where I can apply the skills I have gained through my nursing experience as well as utilize my interpersonal skills to provide education to staff to ensure the highest level of patient care.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
RN/Individual Service Plan Specialist
Elmira Psyhiatric Center
01.2023 - Current
- Coordinate and facilitate treatment planning for Children & Youth individual service plans (ISP)
- Ensure all ISPs meet Joint Commission, CMS, and ICO standards
- Work collaboratively with multi-disciplinary teams
- Ensure ISPs are completed, signed, dated, and placed in patient charts timely
- TRUST/YES! Trainer
Registered Nurse/Charge Nurse
Elmira Psyhiatric Center/Maxim Healthcare
08.2021 - 01.2023
- Complied with all medication policies and procedures (transcription, administration, documentation, and reporting)
- Implement nursing interventions/de-escalation techniques to enable patients
- Supervision, training, and assignments of staff
- Prepare clinical and administrative reports
- Trained as relief Campus Manager
Registered Nurse, Medical-Surgical Unit
Ascension Lourdes Hospital
01.2021 - 08.2021
- Perform essential nursing tasks including, recording medical histories, administration of medications, wound care, IV and catheter care, and implement/monitor patient care plans
- Serve as the primary coordinator for all disciplines related to patient care from admission to discharge
- Managed multiple tasks simultaneously while maintaining high standards of professional conduct
- Assessed patient conditions, monitored behaviors and updated supervising physicians with observations and concerns.
- Responded quickly and effectively to life threatening situations utilizing advanced cardiac life support protocols.
RN/Unit Manager
CrownPark Nursing and Rehabilitation Center
06.2020 - 12.2020
- Assess, develop, implement, evaluate, manage, and document patient care on a 40-bed unit to facilitate and deliver comprehensive quality nursing care
- Supervise LPNs and CNAs as related to the patient care and documentation
- Delivered information regarding care and medications to patients and caregivers in comprehendible terminology.
- Attend daily management and all interdisciplinary meetings
Truck Dispatcher
Oilfield Trucking Solutions/Chesapeake Energy
12.2013 - 12.2015
- Dispatch/Organize/Prioritize over 200 Freshwater, Residual, Production/Brine, MUD, and Acid Trucks
- Negotiated contracts with over 10 companies to efficiently operate at the lowest possible cost
- Perform safety audits and tasks to ensure driver compliance to all state and federal safety guidelines
Emergency Management Specialist/Hazmat Technitian
USAF
01.2009 - 04.2013
- Developed training and trained over 7,000 Installation employees in Shelter-In-Place, Emergency Support Functions, Emergency Operations Center, and CBRN-E
- Assisted in organizing and implementing all base wide safety plans and programs and performed quarterly audits to establish compliance
- Advised Installation leadership in the Emergency Operations Center in the event of nature or man-made disasters
Education
Diploma of Nursing -
Arnot Ogden Medical Center School of Nursing
06.2020
Skills
- Successful as an individual or as part of a team
- Exerts professional confidence by taking initiative
- Ability to embrace and adapt to change
- Time Management
- Desire to develop new skills and to continue education
- Patient Advocate
- Ability to appropriately prioritize tasks
- Able to maintain professional composure when faced with difficult individuals/situations
- Compassion and Empathy
- Basic Life Support
Certification
- Basic Life Support (BLS), 02/2023, 02/2025
- APNA Transitions in Practice Certificate, 08/04/2023
- TRUST 1st Edition - Inpatient Adult Train-the-Trainer, 10/31/2023
- TRUST 1st Edition - Youth Empowerment Strategies (YES) Train-the-Trainer, 11/3/23
Timeline
RN/Individual Service Plan Specialist
Elmira Psyhiatric Center
01.2023 - Current
Registered Nurse/Charge Nurse
Elmira Psyhiatric Center/Maxim Healthcare
08.2021 - 01.2023
Registered Nurse, Medical-Surgical Unit
Ascension Lourdes Hospital
01.2021 - 08.2021
RN/Unit Manager
CrownPark Nursing and Rehabilitation Center
06.2020 - 12.2020
Truck Dispatcher
Oilfield Trucking Solutions/Chesapeake Energy
12.2013 - 12.2015
Emergency Management Specialist/Hazmat Technitian
USAF
01.2009 - 04.2013
Diploma of Nursing -
Arnot Ogden Medical Center School of Nursing