OLGA BOJANIC
Westmont,IL
Summary
Compassionate and resilient BSN-prepared registered nurse with 7+ years of diverse experience in medical/psychiatry and acute behavioral healthcare for patients of all ages. Provided dedicated care for a family member with stage IV lung cancer, managing complex medical and emotional needs. Skilled in patient assessment, crisis intervention, care planning, and building therapeutic relationships. Recognized for collaborative, ethical, and team-oriented approach in fast-paced healthcare environments. Proficient in symptom management, coordination with oncology and hospice teams, and patient advocacy. Demonstrated excellence as a staff nurse, traveling nurse, and behavioral health nursing supervisor. Committed to delivering high-quality, patient-centered care.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
Work History
Full-Time Homemaker and Caregiver
Self- Employed/ Trinity Care Health
08.2023 - 08.2024
- Leveraged Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) knowledge and compassion to provide comprehensive care for a family member with stage IV lung cancer
- Administered medications, monitored symptoms, and coordinated with oncology office specialists, pulmonologists, radiologist, palliative care, and hospice services to optimize patient outcomes
- Educated family members on disease progression, treatment side effects, and home care best practices, ensuring a holistic and supportive care environment
- Performed daily living assistance, including personal hygiene, nutrition planning, and mobility support, fostering comfort and dignity for the patient
- Managed complex care schedules, including multiple appointments, treatments, and emergency care coordination, hospitalization stays, demonstrating excellent organizational skills
- Cultivated strong emotional intelligence and resilience while balancing the demands of caregiving and household management
Registered Nurse and Nursing Supervisor
Montrose Behavioral Hospital for children and adolescence
10.2022 - 06.2023
- Specialized in the assessment and care of children and adolescents with acute psychiatric disorders
- Collaborated with psychiatric professionals to develop and implement individualized treatment plans
- Facilitated therapeutic activities and interventions tailored to the unique needs of young patients
- Conducted thorough mental health assessments and contributed to the development of comprehensive care strategies
- Assisted in the evaluation and monitoring of psychiatric symptoms in children and adolescents
- Implemented therapeutic interventions, crisis management, and behavioral support
- Worked closely with families to educate and involve them in the treatment process
- Trained new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures, and safety protocols.
Behavioral Health Registered Nurse
Mercy Medical Center
05.2022 - 07.2022
- Assistance with performance of special procedures, techniques, and patient care
- Demonstrates clinical competence to practice within the departments' scope of service
- Administers nursing care to patients, including assessment, planning, implementing and evaluation of the patient's care and safely administer medication to patients
- Leveraged feedback and process improvement opportunities to create safer and healthier environment and increase patient satisfaction.
- Documented treatments delivered, medications and IVs administered, discharge instructions, and follow-up care.
Psychiatric Registered Nurse
Georgia Regional Hospital
09.2021 - 05.2022
- Collaborate with physicians regarding patient progress towards the outcome attainment and assist physician during treatment/examination of patient and process orders
- Communicate effectively and maintain therapeutic relationships with patients, families, physicians, and staff
- Evaluate patient's signs and symptoms after administering medications and treatments; and record and report results
- Implement specific treatments as ordered by the staff psychiatrist
- Participation in staff meetings and in-service training programs
- Responds to a code and medical health emergency within standard guidelines
- Charge nursing responsibilities such as manage staffing per shift, coordinating responsibilities and roles for the day, providing staff education, and performing duties with units of 30+ behavioral health and forensic patient population
Psychiatric Registered Nurse
Georgia Regional Hospital
01.2021 - 06.2021
- Admit COVID-19 positive forensic and psychiatric patients and initiate nursing diagnosis of medical and behavioral needs of individuals as well as recommend treatment plans
- Consult with a multidisciplinary team such as psychiatrists, social workers, case managers, unit charge nurses, managers, and other behavioral health staff in structuring appropriate treatment plans for admitted patients
- Supervise behavioral health counselors and technicians
- Structure staffing needs according to patient amount and acuity and report to hospital's coordinators daily
- Administer and assess reactions to psychotropic drugs, as needed medications, as well as any other prescribed medications
- Float to needed units to perform daily tasks of monitoring and counseling forensic and behavioral health patients
Psychiatric Registered Nurse
Georgia Regional West Central Hospital
10.2020 - 01.2021
- Collaboratively worked daily as part of a treatment team in proving the best patient centered care to achieve patient competency, stability and planning discharge placements
- Treatment team involved the psychiatrists, psychologists, social workers, case managers, nurse practitioners, and charge nurses or unit supervisors
- Ensures patients are admitted safely either directly from jail, transferring hospitals, or home, a majority population being homeless along with being medically and mentally unstable
- Provides care based on facility's established standards practice, policies, and protocols
- Educates patients and involved family members on variety complex mental illnesses
- Gained valuable experience working with individuals with multiple severe chronic mental illnesses, many of which had medical issues, and were forensic or homeless
- Duties including obtaining background information about patient for an initial medical and psychiatric assessment, collaboratively search for contraband and perform head to toe assessments, assures adherence of units' protocols, providing patient education and appropriate apprehension of voluntary/involuntary medication administration, ensuring special observation monitoring is adequately and safely maintained
- Oversaw care of suicidal patients and acted swiftly to reduce risk of harm to themselves or others.
Registered Nurse, Inpatient Psychiatric Unit
Amita Health Saints Mary & Elizabeth Medical Center
08.2017 - 09.2020
- Coordinated with medical and paramedical professionals to provide appropriate input and effectively formulate and implement treatment plans for inpatients with acute medical/psychiatric conditions
- Provided patient centered care to unfunded and vulnerable patients with varying degrees of mental illness and substance-alcohol dependency
- Trained new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures and safety protocols to optimize performance and patient safety on a psych COVID department
- Responded to volatile situations and violent outbreaks to restore safety and security of patients and staff
- Monitored and treated patients with all stages of wounds, initiated and monitored IV therapies, reported abnormal lab results, addressed nutritional intake and needs, and pharmacological psychiatric therapy
- Monitored and treated patients initiated on contact and droplet isolation for COVID inpatient testing
- Conducted therapeutic alliances for mentally ill patients in group and individual settings
- Computer skills to include data entry, Word, Excel, PowerPoint EPIC and a few other EMR
- Certifications in BLS, CPI, and Alzheimer's course, Eating Disorder courses, problem solving and critical thinking techniques and ability to provide professionalism and a therapeutic environment when managing acute psychosis
- Applied interpersonal communication skills to comfort and counsel patients and families throughout care
- Administered medications and controlled narcotics, IV therapy, gastrointestinal tubes and catheterizations
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Purdue University
West Lafayette, IN06.2020
Skills
- Comprehensive mental health knowledge
- Crisis Intervention
- Medication management
- Team collaboration
- Adaptivity
- Decision-making
- Patient and family education
- Advocacy
- Documentation
- Time management
Timeline
Full-Time Homemaker and Caregiver
Self- Employed/ Trinity Care Health
08.2023 - 08.2024
Registered Nurse and Nursing Supervisor
Montrose Behavioral Hospital for children and adolescence
10.2022 - 06.2023
Behavioral Health Registered Nurse
Mercy Medical Center
05.2022 - 07.2022
Psychiatric Registered Nurse
Georgia Regional Hospital
09.2021 - 05.2022
Psychiatric Registered Nurse
Georgia Regional Hospital
01.2021 - 06.2021
Psychiatric Registered Nurse
Georgia Regional West Central Hospital
10.2020 - 01.2021
Registered Nurse, Inpatient Psychiatric Unit
Amita Health Saints Mary & Elizabeth Medical Center
08.2017 - 09.2020
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Purdue University
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