Lisa Sanzone
Trumbull,CT
Summary
Diligent Nursing professional with demonstrated success in providing patient centered care. Agile and responsive to dynamic patient needs and environmental conditions. Team-oriented and reliable with expert healthcare knowledge, leadership skills, and sound clinical judgment.
Overview
25
25
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Registered Nurse
Connecticut Image Guided Surgery
Fairfield, CT
06.2021 - Current
- Manage care from admission to discharge.
- Provide direct patient care during pre-op, intra-op, and post-op procedures.
- Monitor patient vital signs, identify irregular telemetry readings, and assist physician and radiology technician during surgical procedures.
- Administer medications and treatment to patients and monitor responses while working with healthcare teams to adjust care plans.
- Collaborate with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
- Educate patients, families and caregivers regarding discharge instructions, follow up care, and lifestyle options.
Emergency Department Nursing Supervisor
St. Vincent's Medical Center
Bridgeport, CT
04.2019
- Assist manager with overall operation of nursing services and patient care including staff scheduling, quality assurance, safety risk management, employee satisfaction, quality index scores and department oversight.
- Interview, hire, instruct, and mentor Emergency Room Technicians and Clinical Support Associates to ensure high level of care quality to patients.
Registered Nurse Charge Nurse
St. Vincent's Medical Center
Bridgeport, CT
05.2002 - 04.2019
- Supervised all staff members on duty. Extensive triage experience using ESI triage scale. Worked closely with other departments to ensure timely inpatient admission. Assisted staff members with patient care and acted as resource nurse for newly hired employees.
- Delivered outstanding care to patients with various diagnoses and managed care from treatment initiation through to completion.
Off-shift Nursing Supervisor
St. Vincent's Medical Center
Bridgeport, CT
12.2010 - 01.2018
- Maintained appropriate nursing staffing patterns in relation to hospital census.
- Worked with all departments to ensure quality of care.
- Monitored patient flow to ensure timely admission to patient care units.
- Monitored all potential safety issues to ensure patients provided with highest level of care needed (sitters, specialty beds, etc.).
- Worked with patient's family to problem solve, offer assistance, and provide referrals as needed
Float Registered Nurse
St. Vincent's Medical Center
Bridgeport, CT
05.1999 - 04.2002
- Supported various medical/surgical and critical care units within hospital providing direct patient care to diverse populations.
- Evaluated patient during admission, hospital stay and through discharge.
- Collaborated with other departments and medical staff to support provision of highest standard for total patient care.
- Implemented interventions, including medication and IV administration, catheter insertion and airway management.
- Accurately documented all elements of nursing assessment, including treatment, medications and IVs administered, discharge instructions and follow-up care.
- Educated family members and caregivers on patient care instructions.
Education
Master of Science - Nursing
Sacred Heart University
Fairfield, CT2018
Associate of Science - Nursing
St. Vincent's College
Bridgeport, CT1999
Bachelor of Science - Public Health
Southern Connecticut State University
New Haven, CT1991
Skills
- Licensed Registered Nurse
- Acute Care Expertise
- Emergency Care
- Critical Care
- Strong Clinical Judgment
- Interventional Procedural Care
- Leadership Skills
- Clinical Quality Improvement
- Teamwork / Collaboration
- Effective Communication Skills
- Policy and Procedure Adherence
- Staff Development
Certification
Registered Nurse in State of Connecticut License # 61751
Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) Certification
Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification
Pediatric Life Support (PALS) Certification
Trauma Nurse Core Course (TNCC) Certification
Management of Aggressive Behavior (MOAB)
Timeline
Registered Nurse
Connecticut Image Guided Surgery
06.2021 - Current
Emergency Department Nursing Supervisor
St. Vincent's Medical Center
04.2019
Off-shift Nursing Supervisor
St. Vincent's Medical Center
12.2010 - 01.2018
Registered Nurse Charge Nurse
St. Vincent's Medical Center
05.2002 - 04.2019
Float Registered Nurse
St. Vincent's Medical Center
05.1999 - 04.2002
Master of Science - Nursing
Sacred Heart University
Associate of Science - Nursing
St. Vincent's College
Bachelor of Science - Public Health
Southern Connecticut State University
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