Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Affiliations
Accomplishments
Certification
References
Timeline
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Sterling Simek

308 Oakridge Drive, Murrysville,PA

Overview

5
5
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Registered Nurse, Intensive Care Unit

Forbes Regional Hospital
Monroeville, Pennsylvania
04.2025 - Current
  • Provide multimodal care for adult patients in a non-specific ICU, consisting of medical, trauma, and obstetrical trauma patients
  • Provide safe care to patients with altered airways, including endotracheal tube intubation, tracheostomy, and cricothyrotomy patients, ensuring effective secretion management and ventilator synchrony
  • Recognize changes in patient conditions, promptly notify physicians, and implement appropriate interventions as necessary
  • Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to develop and implement comprehensive care plans, ensuring cohesive patient management, especially in trauma cases
  • Develop strong conflict resolution and communication skills while working with diverse healthcare professionals, ensuring effective teamwork and patient care
  • Assist with end-of-life decisions by providing guidance and education regarding available options
  • Provide compassionate emotional and spiritual support for patients and families facing life-altering events

Registered Nurse, Emergency Department

Forbes Regional Hospital
Monroeville, Pennsylvania
09.2022 - 04.2025
  • Served as a Charge Nurse, leading the department to ensure prompt execution of patient care, organizing placement of patients in appropriate care areas, enforcing expectations of teamwork in a fast-paced setting, and serving as the 'leader' to advise staff members, patients, and their families
  • Specialized in caring for trauma patients at a level II trauma center, applying on-site training to ensure accurate and competent trauma documentation and use of resources in the trauma bays
  • Triaged and assessed patients through vital sign and symptom monitoring, assigning acuity levels and ordering necessary tests to facilitate rapid provider assessments in a high-volume ED
  • Responded decisively to life-threatening situations, including patients with trauma, myocardial infarction, stroke, and sepsis, ensuring optimal care
  • Performed essential procedures, including conscious sedation, ultrasound-guided and regular intravenous catheter placement, and the use of the Belmont rapid infuser, enabling life-saving interventions and diagnoses to take place
  • Advised and trained new registered nurses according to facility guidelines and expectations, to foster a culture of excellence in patient care

Caregiver

Brookdale Senior Living Memory Care
Export , PA
05.2020 - 08.2020
  • Assisted eighteen senior residents with either total care or daily personal hygiene activities to improve their quality of life, safety, and comfort
  • Collaborated with, and learned from, hospice nurses regarding resident assessments to coordinate care techniques for significant disease processes
  • Provided spiritual care to residents diagnosed with dementia at various progressive stages through quality time, listening, human touch, prayer, and compassionate responses
  • Maintained a clean and safe environment for residents at all times

Education

Bachelor of Science - Nursing

Indiana Wesleyan University
Marion, IN
04-2022

Bachelor of Arts - Honors Humanities

Indiana Wesleyan University
Marion, IN
04-2022

Skills

  • Trauma and acute care expertise
  • Emergency response
  • IV drug therapy management
  • Ultrasound-guided intravenous catheter placement
  • Infection control
  • Patient education
  • Time management
  • Electronic medical records

Affiliations

  • Active head distance coach for Franklin Regional Senior High School track and field team
  • Volunteer camp nurse at Summer's Best Two Weeks (June 2022)

Accomplishments

  • Forbes Regional Hospital Emergency Department MAGNET Champion (2023-2025)
  • Daisy Award Nomination for Extraordinary Nurses (2024)
  • Forbes Regional Hospital Education Liaison Committee Member (2023-2024)
  • Forbes Regional Hospital Rising Star Award Runner-Up (2023)
  • Forbes Regional Hospital Emergency Department Rookie of the Year (2022)

Certification

  • Basic Life Support (BLS) Provider (CPR and AED), valid through Sept. 2025
  • Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) Provider, valid through Oct. 2026
  • Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) Provider, valid through Sept. 2026

References

References available upon request.

Timeline

Registered Nurse, Intensive Care Unit

Forbes Regional Hospital
04.2025 - Current

Registered Nurse, Emergency Department

Forbes Regional Hospital
09.2022 - 04.2025

Caregiver

Brookdale Senior Living Memory Care
05.2020 - 08.2020

Bachelor of Science - Nursing

Indiana Wesleyan University

Bachelor of Arts - Honors Humanities

Indiana Wesleyan University

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