Tracey Menszycki
St. Petersburg,FL
Summary
Dynamic Nurse Practitioner with extensive experience at Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital, specializing in wound and ostomy care and pre-surgical optimization. Proven ability to collaborate with interdisciplinary teams, streamline patient discharge, and educate families. Bilingual in Spanish, adept in treatment planning and patient care coordination, ensuring optimal outcomes for pediatric patients.
Overview
23
23
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Nurse Practitioner, Wound/Ostomy
Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital
St. Petersburg, FL
04.2017 - Current
- Provides comprehensive wound and ostomy management to pediatric and adolescent patients in hospital and clinic settings
- Implements evidence based guidelines for the care of acute and chronic wounds
- Works collaboratively with interdisciplinary teams to achieve wound healing
- Initiates and manages negative pressure wound therapy (Wound VAC dressings)
- Educates nursing staff on wound management, pressure injury prevention, and ostomy care
- Educates families and caregivers on ostomy care
- Streamlines timely patient discharge through coordination with Case Management for home care wound and ostomy supplies
- Develops individualized wound care plans based on patient acuity and complexity of care
- Diagnoses and treats acute and chronic wounds, including pressure injuries, traumatic and surgical wounds, burns, wounds due to IV complications, pilonidal wounds/ cysts, skin trauma in neonates, and all phases of ostomy care, including re-feeding
Nurse Practitioner, Perioperative Services
Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital
St. Petersburg, FL
01.2013 - Current
- Performs thorough patient evaluations for preoperative pediatric and adolescent anesthesia cases.
- Performs comprehensive physical examinations and documented patient histories to gather information and identify health issues.
- Collaborates with multidisciplinary teams to develop individualized care strategies for pediatric and adolescent patients in the pre anesthesia phase of care
- Provides education to families regarding pre and postoperative care.
- Informs and communicates with anesthesiologists regarding patient status in pre operative phase of care to streamline care
- Mentored junior staff, fostering a culture of continuous learning and professional development within the team.
- Orders and interprets diagnostic tests
- Prescribes and manages pharmacological and non-pharmacological treatments to manage anxiety in the pre operative phase of care.
- Maintains thorough documentation of all clinical encounters, adhering to HIPAA regulations while facilitating clear communication among team members.
- Coordinates with physicians, specialists, and other medical staff to develop treatment plans for chronic conditions.
- Mentors nursing staff to enhance their clinical knowledge, skills, and confidence in practice.
Nurse Practitioner, Interventional Radiology
Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital
St. Petersburg, FL
04.2017 - 04.2019
- Supported Interventional Radiologists by rounding and performing comprehensive clinical assessments on pre-procedural pediatric and adolescent patients.
- Performed History and Physical assessments on scheduled outpatients
Registered Nurse
Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital
St. Petersburg, FL
08.2002 - 01.2013
- Cared for pediatric and adolescent patients undergoing surgery
- Provided pre-and post anesthesia nursing care to pediatric and adolescent patients
Education
Master of Science - Nursing
The University of Tampa
Tampa, FLBachelor of Science - Nursing
Mercy College
Dobbs Ferry, NYSkills
- Interprofessional collaboration
- Pediatric care
- Records review
- Precepting
- Proficient in Spanish
- Patient referrals
- Treatment Planning
- Pediatric exams
- Palliative care
- End-of-life care
- Wound care
- Ostomy care
Certification
FNP-C, AANP
- Working toward Wound/ Ostomy certification
Languages
Spanish
Full Professional
Timeline
Nurse Practitioner, Wound/Ostomy
Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital
04.2017 - Current
Nurse Practitioner, Interventional Radiology
Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital
04.2017 - 04.2019
Nurse Practitioner, Perioperative Services
Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital
01.2013 - Current
Registered Nurse
Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital
08.2002 - 01.2013
Master of Science - Nursing
The University of Tampa
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Mercy College