STEPHANIE KOSAREK
Pikeville,NC
Summary
As an experienced RN, I am seeking to continue to utilize my skills in a school setting; in an environment that is pediatric and adolescent focused, and that will enable me to expand my nursing career.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
School Health Nurse
UNC Health Wayne
Goldsboro, NC
08.2018 - Current
- Perform audits for students to ensure compliance with state health regulations.
- Provide education on health promotion and disease prevention to improve student well-being.
- Collaborate with educators, providers and parents to develop individualized healthcare plans for students with chronic conditions.
- Train staff on emergency response procedures and first aid protocols to enhance school safety measures.
- Administer daily medications and care for students with various health concerns.
- Provide mass vision screenings for multiple grade levels
- Currently assist with peer interviews, uniformity team and precept nursing students as well as new hires.
Staff Nurse- Perianesthesia
Wayne UNC Health Care
Goldsboro, NC
02.2009 - Current
- Work as a staff nurse in Preoperative Area, Holding Area, PACU and Postoperative Area.
- Worked as a charge nurse in pre and post operative areas
- Work with Meditech Software and paper documenting.
- Care for patients recovering from general, spinal, MAC and local anesthesia, in PACU and Postoperative Area.
- Care for adult and pediatric patients with oral and/or nasal airways.
- Care for intubated adult patients on T-Piece or ventilator.
- Assess patients to determine readiness for extubation and extubate patients as per MD order.
- Assess patients to determine readiness to transition from Phase 1 to Phase 2 Recovery, and from Phase 2 to home.
- Interpret heart rhythms and obtain postoperative vital signs.
- Administer medications when needed.
- Communicate with anesthesiologists and surgeons regarding their patients’ care and/or changes in their status.
- Assess patients’ surgical sites and perform postoperative surgical/airway/neurovascular checks.
- Preceptor to new RNs in the Preoperative area, Holding Area, PACU and Postoperative area.
- Mentor to fellow nurses in the unit
- Provide discharge instructions and education to patients and families.
- In Pre-Op and Holding Area: prepare patients for surgery, insert IV catheters in adult and pediatric patients, verify that patients’ charts prior to surgery are complete and accurate; obtain preoperative vital signs. Assist anesthesiologists with nerve blocks, blood patches and line insertions.
Staff Nurse – Post Surgical/Medical Unit
Wayne UNC Health Care
Goldsboro, NC
05.2009 - 09.2011
- Worked as a staff nurse providing care for postsurgical patients
- Preceptor to new hires and nursing students
- Performed Head to Toe Assessments
- Admitted and Discharged patients
- Performed dressing changes for wounds
- Documented with Meditech Software
Resident Nurse
Wayne UNC Health Care
Goldsboro, NC
02.2009 - 05.2009
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
East Carolina University
Greenville, NC12-2008
Skills
- Health education promotion
- Parental engagement
- Infection control measures
- Training of staff members
- Collaboration with other support staff
Certification
- Registered Nurse, State of North Carolina, Licensure # 229104 (Expires 05/31/2020)
- BLS, ACLS, and PALS (current)
NURSE PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
- Preceptor
- Mentor
- Charge Nurse in Perianesthesia Department
Timeline
School Health Nurse
UNC Health Wayne
08.2018 - Current
Staff Nurse – Post Surgical/Medical Unit
Wayne UNC Health Care
05.2009 - 09.2011
Staff Nurse- Perianesthesia
Wayne UNC Health Care
02.2009 - Current
Resident Nurse
Wayne UNC Health Care
02.2009 - 05.2009
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
East Carolina University