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Overview
Work History
Education
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Shelley Szabel

Oviedo,FL

Summary

Self-motivated, decisive healthcare professional with proven bedside manner, clinical skills and diagnostic support experience. Manage and document current conditions to effectively support patients and work within multidisciplinary healthcare team to enhance outcomes. Specialize in adult geriatric hematology/oncology.

Overview

20
20
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Advance Practice Nurse Practitioner

Advent Health Ambulatory Infusion Center Orlando
Orlando, FL
06.2019 - Current
  • Lead APRN for the Altamonte Ambulatory Infusion Center since May 2022
  • Provides comprehensive primary care services, acute care services, and extended care services in the area of nursing and medicine for individuals and their families as outlined in the Collaborative Practice Agreement
  • Educate patient and family about diagnosis and follow-up care, communicate treatment goals to patient and family
  • Identifies, develops, conducts, and documents patient and family education based on direct patient care issues, coordinates patient care with members of the healthcare team
  • Effectively collaborates with other providers and support staff as necessary to provide consistent care to patients
  • Prescriptive authority in the State of Florida under a practice agreement with a supervising physician, which includes ordering, conducting, and interpreting appropriate diagnostic testing
  • Ensures adequate patient health records are maintained and confidentiality is maintained as per HIPAA regulations
  • Monitors the administration of chemotherapy, hormonal/non-hormonal injections, and growth factors
  • Provides direct physical and psychological care in emergencies
  • Performs all other departmental duties and responsibilities not listed in job description as requested by department supervisor and / or members of administration
  • Served as a subject matter expert for protocol validation for Epic BEACON team
  • Assist with onboarding new employees as preceptor/mentor, educate and support the nurses with workflow process and EMR support

Registered Nurse

Advent Health Hematology Oncology Orlando
Orlando, FL
05.2011 - 06.2019
  • POD nurse for physician, solely in charge of processing orders, scheduling, education for the patients of this physician
  • The super user for Intellidose - EMR ordering system utilized to implement our chemotherapy orders
  • Assess, implements, and evaluates patient care throughout course of treatment
  • Educate patient and family about diagnosis and follow-up care, communicate treatment goals to patient and family
  • Identifies, develops, conducts, and documents patient and family education based on direct patient care issues, coordinates patient care with members of the healthcare team
  • Mixing/Administration of chemotherapy, hormonal/non-hormonal injections, and growth factors
  • Set up rehabilitation equipment, FMLA/Disability forms completion and monitor PT/INR and Coumadin levels
  • Assist with Clinical Research and monitoring patient outcomes
  • Primary preceptor and mentor for new hires

Registered Nurse

Space Coast Cancer Center
Titusville, FL
01.2008 - 05.2011
  • Assess, implements, and evaluates patient care throughout course of treatment
  • Educate patient and family about diagnosis and follow-up care, communicate treatment goals to patient and family
  • Identifies, develops, conducts, and documents patient and family education based on direct patient care issues, coordinates patient care with members of the healthcare team
  • Mixing/Administration of chemotherapy, hormonal/non-hormonal injections, and growth factors
  • Set up rehabilitation equipment, FMLA/Disability forms completion, monitor PT/INR and Coumadin levels, follow patients on UPMC Pathways, train new employees, and order supplies from Oncology Supply
  • Assist with Clinical Research and monitoring patient outcomes
  • Precept new hires and mentor
  • Super user for Aria EMR system

Registered Nurse

Florida Hospital
Orlando, FL
11.2004 - 05.2008
  • Primary Preceptor/Mentor- Assign Graduate Nurses to preceptors to help facilitate transition to the floor, assess, implement, and evaluate patient care throughout course of hospitalization, coordinate patient care with members of the healthcare team, administer chemotherapy and blood products, educate patient and family about diagnosis and follow-up care
  • Super user for implementation of I-Extend through Cerner, educate and train staff on the EMR system

Education

MSN - Master of Nursing in Adult Geriatric Nurse Practitioner focus

Kaplan University
Chicago, IL
01.2015

BSN - Nursing completion program

South University Online
Savannah, GA
01.2011

ASN - degree in Nursing

Seminole Community College
Sanford, FL
01.2004

AA - in General Education

Brevard Community College
Cocoa, FL
01.2000

Skills

  • Nutritional counseling
  • Medical assessment
  • Medical Recordkeeping
  • Mental Health Support
  • Nursing staff leadership
  • Care Planning
  • Emergency Response
  • Chart updating
  • Patient Management
  • ADL Assistance
  • Electronic Health Records Management
  • Culturally-sensitive care
  • Medication Distribution
  • Treatment Planning
  • Medical evaluation
  • Patient Assessments
  • Flow sheet charting
  • Patient Care
  • Patient education and counseling
  • IV drug therapy management
  • Nursing Plan Development
  • Collecting vitals
  • Compassion and Empathy
  • Complex Problem-Solving
  • IV setup
  • Direct and Indirect Patient Care
  • Patient Evaluation

Certification

  • Advanced Oncology Certified Nurse Practitioner (AOCNP), 2019
  • BLS through American Heart Association, 03/2023
  • ACLS, 03/2023
  • Advanced Practice Registered Nurse, FL, #APRN11001397
  • Registered Nurse, FL, #RN9225330
  • NPI, #1356807481

Accomplishments

  • Dean’s list MSN program
  • MSN program GPA 3.72
  • Graduated with Honors BSN 2011
  • Awarded Bright Future Scholarship 1998-2004

References

  • Dr. Tarek Mekhail, MD, MSc, FRCSI, FRCSEd, AdventHealth Hematology Oncology Orlando, Tarek.Mekhail.MD@AdventHealth.com, 11432 Buckley Wood Court, Windermere, FL, 34786, 407-615-0720
  • Dr. Carlos Alemany, MD, AdventHealth Hematology Oncology Orlando, Carlos.Alemany.MD@AdventHealth.com, 4233 Clarice Court, Windermere, FL, 34786, 321-230-1080
  • Yecenia Feliz, ARNP, Adult Nurse Practitioner/AdventHealth Hematology Oncology Orlando, Yecenia.Feliz@AdventHealth.Com, 9258 Venezia Plantation Drive, Orlando, FL, 32829, 219-805-1117
  • Priscilla Gage Gwyn, Ph.D., APRN-BC, CNS, OCN, Adult Nurse Practitioner/ AdventHealth Ambulatory Infusion Centers, gage.gwyn@adventhealth.com, 5745 Oak Lake Trail, Oviedo, FL, 32765, 407-375-1418

Timeline

Advance Practice Nurse Practitioner

Advent Health Ambulatory Infusion Center Orlando
06.2019 - Current

Registered Nurse

Advent Health Hematology Oncology Orlando
05.2011 - 06.2019

Registered Nurse

Space Coast Cancer Center
01.2008 - 05.2011

Registered Nurse

Florida Hospital
11.2004 - 05.2008
  • Advanced Oncology Certified Nurse Practitioner (AOCNP), 2019
  • BLS through American Heart Association, 03/2023
  • ACLS, 03/2023
  • Advanced Practice Registered Nurse, FL, #APRN11001397
  • Registered Nurse, FL, #RN9225330
  • NPI, #1356807481

MSN - Master of Nursing in Adult Geriatric Nurse Practitioner focus

Kaplan University

BSN - Nursing completion program

South University Online

ASN - degree in Nursing

Seminole Community College

AA - in General Education

Brevard Community College
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