Silvia Babicz
Northampton,PA
Summary
Seasoned Registered Nurse with 30 years of experience, 11 years in Germany and 19 years in the USA, demonstrating exceptional clinical judgment and strong critical thinking ability. Skilled in providing compassionate, comprehensive care for complex conditions, with a focus on improving patient outcomes. A reliable team player, adept at updating medical records and patient charts efficiently. Excel in fast-paced environments, ensuring high-quality patient and family support.
Extensive experience in LTAC and Hospice IPU and some experience in LTC searching for a travel nurse assignment in Alaska.
Overview
31
31
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Travel RN, Hospice IPU
Core Medical Group
06.2024 - Current
- Delivered outstanding and compassionate care to hospice patients with various terminal diagnoses and provided exceptional management for symptoms of pain, anxiety, dyspnea and restlessness.
- Administered medications and treatment to patients and monitored responses
- Educated care givers and family members on expected disease progression and promoted patient and family comfort at end of life
Travel RN, LTAC
ARMstaffing
11.2023 - 05.2024
- Provided outstanding, compassionate care to 4-5 patients recovering from acute, complicated incidents and dealing with chronic conditions and requiring vents, trachs, dialysis, long term antibiotics and extensive wound care
- Collaborated with interdisciplinary teams to develop comprehensive treatment plans for complex patients with multiple comorbidities.
- Conducted thorough patient assessments to identify changes in condition, promptly notifying physicians and initiating appropriate interventions when necessary.
Travel RN, LTC
NextMove HealthCare
08.2023 - 11.2023
- Oversaw delivery of care for residents on LTC unit, providing direct care, delegating patient care and supervising team compromised of nurses and CNAsTaking care of 10 residents in a LTC facility in Ketchikan, Alaska
- Administered medications and treatment to patients via oral or IV and monitored responses while working with healthcare teams to adjust care plans.
- Collected blood for lab testing and provided care to IV accesses
Travel RN, Hospice IPU
CoreMedicalGroup
04.2023 - 07.2023
- Developed and implemented individualized care plan for each hospice patient at Inpatient Hospice Facility while following physician instructions.
- Recognized and understood specific stages of dying process, providing comfort-based care during vulnerable times.
- Established and maintained successful relationships with patients, families and physicians by utilizing exemplary communication and active listening skills.
- Offered listening ear to both patients and loved ones to meet emotional and mental, as well as physical needs.
- Provided high level of quality, compassionate care to patients and caregivers during each nursing shift.
RN Staff Nurse, Hospice IPU
Lehigh Valley Hospital And Health Network, Hospice
08.2020 - Current
- Taking care of up to 5 hospice patients in IPU with goal of providing quality management of pain and other symptoms. Accompanied patients in the dying process by providing emotional and medical support.
- Monitoring patients for signs of pain and discomfort, restlessness and anxiety and treated symptoms as ordered by physician
- Administering medications via oral, IV and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
- Update patient charts with data such as medications to keep records current and support accurate treatments.
- Treating patient and their families with empathy and respect and make them comfortable in the IPU
- Monitoring patients' conditions and reporte changes in physical presentation, appearance and behavior to discuss symptom management with physicians.
- Implemented medication and IV administration, catheter insertion and airway management.
- Gathering patient health data through interviews and observation, documenting data in electronic records.
Staff RN, LTAC
Good Shepherd Specialty Hospital
05.2005 - 09.2021
- Promoting and restoring health to patient group of 3-6 patients by completing nursing process. Updating care plans to improve patient's recovery
- Providing direct quality care to patients with medically complex issues including diagnoses of ventilator dependency or respiratory failure, brain injuries, cardiovascular disease, spinal cord injuries, trauma injuries, prolonged surgical recuperation, acute and chronic kidney failure , complex and pressure wounds and others
- Providing care to patients on the ventilator or on trach collar in close collaboration with respiratory therapy team
- Responsible for collaborating in multidisciplinary team including physicians, respiratory therapists, physical, occupational and speech therapists, dieticians and case manager
- Delegate and evaluate care assigned to CNAs to meet patient care needs
- Using strong patient assessment skills including physical assessment, vital signs, cardiac monitoring and test results
- Medicating patients as ordered by physician including iv therapy, blood transfusions and TPN
- Providing quality wound care as ordered by physician and in collaboration with certified wound RN
- Providing patient and family education and emotional support
- Providing orientation to newly hired nurses
- Conducted patient assessments and diagnostic tests to provide physician with important patient health information used to create focused treatment plans and manage ongoing care
- Immunized patients against diseases such as influenza and pneumonia to protect vulnerable populations from serious illnesses
Staff RN
Evangelisches Lutherkrankenhaus Essen-Steele, Hospital
12.1994 - 04.2005
- Providing quality pre- and postoperative care to patients on a surgical floor where mostly visceral surgeries were performed
- Providing direct patient care to up to 15 patients including vital signs, wound care, administration of medications including IV antibiotics, IV fluids and chemo therapy
- Improving patient's health by completing nursing process
- Providing patient and family education and emotional support
Staff RN
HELIOS Klinikum Niederberg
10.1993 - 05.1994
- Providing direct quality patient care to up to 15 patients on internal medical floor in a general hospital including diagnoses of cardiac and kidney disease, diabetes, dementia and diseases of digestive system
- Administration of medications as ordered by physician including iv therapy and antibiotics
- Providing quality wound care
- Providing pre and post procedure patient care including monitoring of vital signs
Education
3 Year Diploma 1993 - Nursing
Nursing School At Klinikum Velbert
Velbert, Germany09.1993
Skills
- Strong critical thinking ability
- Professional bed side manners
- Patient/ family focused
- Reliable team player
- Excellent clinical judgment
- Keeping medical records and patient charts updated and organized
- Problem resolution capability
- Current BLS/ACLS certification
- Keeping nursing education updated
- Outstanding time management
Certification
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) Certification expires November 2024
- BLS expires November 2025
- Registered Nurse in Pennsylvania, License Number RN551570
- Registered Nurse in Alaska, License Number NURR17654
Timeline
Travel RN, Hospice IPU
Core Medical Group
06.2024 - Current
Travel RN, LTAC
ARMstaffing
11.2023 - 05.2024
Travel RN, LTC
NextMove HealthCare
08.2023 - 11.2023
Travel RN, Hospice IPU
CoreMedicalGroup
04.2023 - 07.2023
RN Staff Nurse, Hospice IPU
Lehigh Valley Hospital And Health Network, Hospice
08.2020 - Current
Staff RN, LTAC
Good Shepherd Specialty Hospital
05.2005 - 09.2021
Staff RN
Evangelisches Lutherkrankenhaus Essen-Steele, Hospital
12.1994 - 04.2005
Staff RN
HELIOS Klinikum Niederberg
10.1993 - 05.1994
3 Year Diploma 1993 - Nursing
Nursing School At Klinikum Velbert
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