Victoria Urbanski
Pittsburgh,PA
Summary
Registered Nurse with expertise in Emergency Medicine and the Perioperative specialties encompassing extensive knowledge of acute patient care, rapid assessment, and critical interventions. Skilled in team collaboration, maintaining high standards, and adapting to changing needs seamlessly. Known for strong clinical judgment, safe patient care, effective communication, and achieving optimal patient outcomes in fast-paced environments.
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
Work History
Registered Nurse - Perianesthesia
UPMC East
Monroeville, PA
05.2024 - Current
- Highly skilled in rapid patient assessment, prioritization, and post-anesthesia recovery care within fast-paced perianesthesia (PACU/Pre-op) environments, including care of high-acuity post-surgical patients
- Experienced in the management of patients with complex medical histories, with a strong focus on safety and appropriate monitoring
- Demonstrated ability to remain calm, composed, and clinically effective during high acuity situations, consistently providing steady and reassuring care during vulnerable patient transitions
- Highly adaptable carrying the ability to quickly adjust to changing surgical schedules, patient acuity, and perioperative priorities while maintaining accuracy and efficiency
- Strong interdisciplinary collaboration skills with surgeons, anesthesiologists, physicians, and multiple specialty teams to ensure seamless perioperative coordination, safe surgical progression, and optimal patient outcomes across pre-op and post-anesthesia care settings
- Strong ability to support patients and families emotionally during pre-op anxiety and post-op recovery, combining deep empathy with professional emotional resilience and clear communication
- Proven critical thinking, crisis management, and clinical judgment skills while delivering safe, patient-centered perianesthesia care in high-volume surgical settings
- Strong commitment to patient safety in the perianesthesia setting, with a focus on proactive risk identification, monitoring vigilance, and advocacy for efficient surgical throughput, reduced delays, and optimal patient flow from pre-op to recovery
- Experienced clinical preceptor and educator, serving as one of two designated nurses responsible for onboarding and guiding nursing students within the unit, with a strong commitment to supporting their transition from academic learning to safe, confident clinical practice through hands-on mentorship and structured guidance
Adjunct Clinical Nursing Instructor
Community College of Allegheny County
Pittsburgh, PA
08.2024 - 12.2024
- Supported undergraduate nursing students in the transition from didactic learning to clinical practice through guided instruction and real-time clinical coaching
- Assisted in reinforcing foundational nursing skills, clinical reasoning, and safe patient care practices in both simulation and clinical environments
- Provided structured, constructive feedback to promote student confidence, clinical judgment, and professional growth during early practice experiences
- Collaborated with lead faculty and clinical instructors to ensure consistent evaluation standards and safe, high-quality learning experiences
- Fostered a supportive and accountable learning environment that encouraged questions, skill development, and safe patient care as the top priority
- Demonstrated strong communication skills when delivering clear, timely, and constructive feedback to students in fast-paced clinical settings
- Modeled professional nursing practice, critical thinking, and bedside communication to bridge the gap between classroom learning and real-world application
- Demonstrated strong organizational skills in managing digital coursework, clinical documentation, and student-related materials with accuracy, efficiency, and attention to detail in both academic and clinical learning environments
Travel Registered Nurse - Emergency Department
UPMC Travel Staffing
Pittsburgh, PA
03.2023 - 05.2024
- Highly skilled in rapid patient assessment, prioritization, emergency stabilization, and trauma response within fast-paced ER environments, including Level I Trauma Center experience
- Experienced in the management of psychiatric emergencies, detoxification, substance withdrawal, and drug dependency populations with a strong focus on patient safety and de-escalation
- Demonstrated ability to remain calm, composed, and clinically effective during high-acuity and critical care situations, consistently providing steady leadership in dynamic environments
- Strong interdisciplinary collaboration skills with experience coordinating care alongside local police departments, EMS agencies, Life Flight services, organ procurement organizations, and county coroners
- Highly adaptable and agile clinician with the ability to quickly adjust to rapidly changing patient conditions, workflows, and clinical environments
- Strong ability to support patients and families emotionally during crisis situations, combining deep empathy with professional emotional resilience and composure
- Proven critical thinking, crisis management, and clinical judgment skills while delivering compassionate, patient-centered care in high-volume emergency settings
- Strong commitment to patient safety in the emergency setting, with a consistent focus on proactive risk identification, clinical vigilance, and advocacy for best-practice care. Actively engaged in promoting efficiency and promptness in workflow to help reduce ER wait times, improve patient throughput, and support timely, safe, and effective care delivery for all patients.
Registered Nurse Emergency Department
UPMC McKeesport
McKeesport, PA
12.2021 - 03.2023
- Highly skilled in rapid emergency assessment, triage, and stabilization within fast-paced community emergency department environments, including high-acuity and trauma care
- Strong ability to provide consistent, high-level emergency nursing care in unpredictable settings while maintaining composure, accuracy, and clinical judgment under pressure
- Advanced ability to synthesize clinical data, patient presentation, and diagnostics to guide timely, safe, and effective emergency interventions
- Experienced in high-volume emergency environments requiring efficient prioritization of multiple simultaneous patient needs without compromising quality or safety
- Skilled in recognizing early patient deterioration and subtle clinical changes to ensure rapid escalation and appropriate intervention
- Strong procedural competency in emergency nursing care including IV access, medication administration, cardiac monitoring, and rapid treatment initiation
- Consistent ability to manage emotionally intense and crisis-driven situations with professionalism, empathy, and emotional steadiness
- Strong communication and collaboration skills when delivering concise clinical updates and coordinating care within multidisciplinary emergency teams in high-stakes situations
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Capella University
Minneapolis, MN10-2022
Associate of Science - Nursing
Community College of Allegheny County
Pittsburgh, PA12-2021
Paralegal - Paralegal
Community College of Allegheny County
Pittsburgh, PA08-2018
Skills
- Medication and IV administration
- Direct patient care
- Patient assessments
- Documentation and charting
- Strong clinical judgment
- Patient education and counseling
- Patient and family advocacy
- Compassion and empathy
- Continuous patient monitoring
- Professional bedside manner
- Critical care
- Precepting
- Lab/imaging result interpretation
- Team coordination
- Complex Problem-solving
- Intake and discharge
- EMR / EHR
- Procedure preparations
- Plan of care development and implementation
Accomplishments
- Delivered high-quality patient care in a fast-paced emergency departments of varying acuities, prioritizing rapidly changing patient needs and critical situations.
- Collaborated closely with multidisciplinary healthcare teams to coordinate treatment plans and improve patient outcomes in both the perioperative and emergency setting.
- Assisted with emergency procedures, trauma response, and bedside interventions while maintaining calm, safe, and efficient patient care.
- Managed multiple patients simultaneously while maintaining accuracy, safety, efficiency, and attention to detail within my care.
- Precepted and mentored new nurses and nursing students during orientation and clinical transitions, providing guidance, support, and hands-on education to build confidence and strengthen clinical skills.
Timeline
Adjunct Clinical Nursing Instructor
Community College of Allegheny County
08.2024 - 12.2024
Registered Nurse - Perianesthesia
UPMC East
05.2024 - Current
Travel Registered Nurse - Emergency Department
UPMC Travel Staffing
03.2023 - 05.2024
Registered Nurse Emergency Department
UPMC McKeesport
12.2021 - 03.2023
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Capella University
Associate of Science - Nursing
Community College of Allegheny County
Paralegal - Paralegal
Community College of Allegheny County
Workplace Involvement
While working in the emergency department, I participated in the emergency preparedness committee, contributing to disaster planning and evaluation of emergency response protocols for potential regional MCIs. In my current perianesthesia role, I assist with precepting nursing students and managing unit scheduling.