Sara Leszczynski

Provide high level of care to Level III NICU infants

Collaborate with MDs, RNs, RTs, Social Workers, and interdisciplinary to staff to provide excellent nursing care and individualize each patient's care plan.

Care for infants with PIVs, central lines, arterial lines, respiratory support, and ELBW infants.

Served as "Resource Nurse", who is responsible for deliveries, admissions, sterile fluid changes, and assistance in 2 person cares.

Attend deliveries of high risk infants and admit infants 22 weeks to term.

Provided high level of quality care for each and every patient in Level III neonatal ICU unit.

Collaborated with physicians, RTs, social work, and families on best plan of care for infant

Cared for infants with arterial lines, central lines, and umbilical lines, g-tubes, and tracheostomys

Assisted in sterile procedures, such as line insertions and lumbar punctures.

Assisted in intubation of infants and cared for infants with extensive respiratory needs

Attended deliveries and transported infants to NICU between 23 weeks and term

Provided care in OR for infant surgeries and recovery

Provided education for parents regarding safe sleep practices and care of the infant after discharge

Admitted and managed care of micropremies, premies, and critically ill newborns

Collaborated with leadership to ensure infant and parent satisfaction.

Admitted infants into chorioamniotosis nursery.

Oversaw care of 1 to 4 infants.

Patient care on a teaching Medical-Surgical unit, that included handling all aspects of treatment from medication administration to monitoring 4 to 6 patients per shift.

Acted as charge nurse, which included patient assignment and staffing for day and night shift on a 29 bed unit.

Acted as preceptor for new graduate nurses and student nurse interns.

Participated in Rapid Responses and efficiently transferred patients to higher levels of care.

Collaborated with physicians and CNAs to provide excellent patient care and satisfaction.

Liaised between patients and physicians to ensure patient comprehension of treatment plans.

Utilized nursing judgment and effective communication between patient care team.

Acted as charge nurse that provided individual peer support and staffed unit appropriately.

Participated in Rapid Responses, Code Blues, and Code Stroke.

Provided primary care, head-to-toe assessments on med-surg, stroke, and telemetry patients.