Monika Siergiej

2225 81st Street

Brooklyn, NY 11214

(917) 620-0105

monikasiergiej@yahoo.com

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

I am a dedicated and skilled Registered Nurse with over 14 years of professional experience seeking a challenging position where my extensive medical, professional and practical experience can be used to its fullest potential. I am searching for a setting in which my experience, education, and background can develop and grow with the faculty.

RELEVANT CLINICAL EXPERIENCE

Elmhurst Hospital- Emergency Room (November 2015 – Present)

MJHS Acute Care- Pediatric and Adult Inpatient Unit (June 2014 – Present)

Staff Nurse

• Set up, operate, or monitor invasive equipment and devices such as colostomy or tracheostomy equipment, mechanical ventilators, catheters, gastrointestinal tubes, and central lines
• Diagnose acute and chronic conditions that could result in rapid physiological deterioration or life-threatening instability
• Perform emergency medical procedures, such as basic cardiac life support (BLS), and other condition stabilizing interventions
• Administer and monitor IV drips
• Perform care for and assist in placement of PICC lines, central lines, and Hep Locks.
• Treat wounds and superficial lacerations
• Obtain specimens or samples for laboratory work
• Perform blood draws and evaluate results
• Order, perform, or interpret the results of diagnostic tests and screening procedures based on assessment, differential diagnoses, and knowledge about age, gender and health status of client
• Prescribe medications and observe patients’ reactions, modifying prescriptions as needed
• Document data related to patients’ care including assessment results, interventions, medications, patient responses, or treatment changes
• Collaborate with members of multidisciplinary health care teams to plan, manage, or assess patient treatments
• Manage patients’ pain relief and sedation by providing pharmacological and non-pharmacologic interventions, monitoring patients’ responses, and changing care plans accordingly.
• Perform administrative duties that facilitate admission, transfer, or discharge of patients
• Provide formal and informal education to the other staff members
• Participate in the development of practice protocols
• Participate in patients’ care meetings and conferences
• Distinguish between normal and abnormal developmental and age-related physiological and behavioral changes in acute, critical, and chronic illness

School Nursing (Sep 2013 – June 2014)

• Administered first aid treatment to elementary school children, ranging from 10–25 cases per day
• Managed a special case that included treatment of a child with uncontrolled Epilepsy.
• Administered nebulizer treatment to children with Asthma, including acute asthma attacks.

Traveling Staff/Registry Nursing (Nov 2009 – Mar 2012)

    Each traveling assignment is between 6 to 16 weeks. Registry work is as needed.

• Liquid Agents

• Corona Regional Medical Center (Emergency Room)

• Timerhorn Healthcare

• El Centro Regional Medical Center (Emergency Room)

• West Ways Staffing Services Inc.

• UCLA Medical Center (Emergency Room)
• St. Jude Medical Center (Emergency Room and ICU)
• La Palma Intercommunity Hospital  (ICU)
• Fountain Valley Regional Hospital (CCU)
• Alhambra Medical Center (Emergency Room)
• Huntington Hospital (ICU)
• St. Joseph Hospital (Emergency Room)

• FlexCare Medical Staffing

• Mercy Hospital of Bakersfield

• Emerald Health Services Nursing Agency

• Kaweah Delta Medical Center (Emergency Room)

1. Registry RN (July 2010-Feb 2011)

• USC Medical Center (Post-Op)
• St Joseph Hospital (Emergency Room)
• Western Medical Center (Neuro and Burn ICU)
• Centinela Hospital Medical Center (Emergency Room)

• RTG Medical Staffing

• Fresno Community Regional Hospital (Emergency Room)
• Clovis Community Medical Center (Emergency Room)
• Los Banos Memorial Medical Center (Emergency Room)

Peninsula Hospital, Rockaway NY

May 2007-Mar 2009

Staff Nurse

• Experienced in Intensive care, surgical, pediatric, and acute medical and emergency room.

• Goal Oriented and excellent team player.

• Possess good monitoring and supervisory skills.

• Assisted laboratory technicians in helping patients on the floor and maintained accurate patient charts.

• Provide guidance to families and patients with long-term illness.

• Scheduled staff and assigned duties.

• Determined patient care assignments in accordance with patient’s requirements.

• Made arrangements with social workers to find long term psych hospital.

• Handled the details of medical administration and also provide assistance in emergency cases.

• Responsible for the supervision of a 6-person team.

NYU Medical Center (Through Access Nursing Agency), New York, NY

Aug 2006, Feb 2007

On Call Private-Duty Nurse

• Provided one on one nursing care during patient hospital stays.
• Provided bedside care to children with critical or chronic illness or injuries.
• Responsible for assessing patients, administering medicines and providing treatment.

• Communicated with the parents of children, updated on them on the complications, progress of their child and provided tips on caring for their child’s health.
• Responsible for the close monitoring of patient’s pre and post operative open heart, MI screening, cardiac and peripheral diagnostic procedures.
• Provided the patient care and prepare patient for stress and echocardiogram testing.
• Monitored various drainage devices and chest tube with he pump and pacer wires.

Golden Gate Rehabilitation and Health Care Center, Staten Island, NY

Oct 2006-Jan 2007

Head Nurse

• Assisted doctors on rounds; provided patients medications and care as per doctor’s instructions.
• Coordinated with nurse staffing office in identifying requirements of staff in general.
• Possess good logical and critical thinking to provide dignified and competent patient care.
• Responsible for updating reports to supervisor of the medical unit to communicate floor status.
• Provided good care for different patients from initial stage to recovery.
• Responsible for the analysis, implementation, formulation, evaluation and interpreting procedures and policies.
• Handles queries and complaints of the patient’s and also resolve them.
• Ensured to utilize both professional and supervisory discretion and independent judgment to attain the ultimate goal of the health care facility.
• Monitored day-to-day management and supervision of the related clinical activities.

Long Island College Hospital, Brooklyn, NY

Jun 2001-Aug 2006

Staff Nurse, Charge Nurse (Pediatric and Adult Trauma, Emergency Room)

• Supervised the use of crash carts during respiratory and cardiac arrest.

• Handled the tasks of managing life threatening complications by exercising strong observation and assessment.

• Efficient in managing and organizing emergency procedures for example: performing rape kit, assisting MD in placing central lines, handling orthopedic emergences for all age groups, preparing patient for emergency and non-emergency surgeries, etc.

• Supervised nursing operations and provided nursing care.

• Deep knowledge of the cardiac and neurology treatment.

• Always consult the medical professional on nursing and treatment plans whenever required.

• Provided the assessments, formulation, diagnosis and inspection.

• Very gentle and calm with children as well experienced and skilled in dealing with emergencies in quick and proficient time manner.

EDUCATION

Bachelors Degree in Nursing

New York City Technical College, Brooklyn, NY  Expected date of graduation – 2015

Associates Degree in Nursing

New York City Technical College, Brooklyn, NY (1999-2001)

Borough of Manhattan Community College, New York, NY (1995-1997)

CERTIFICATIONS / LICENSURES

Certifications: ACLS, BLS, and PALS, Assaultive Behavior, Stroke Certificate

Licensures: California RN License # 874550, New York RN License # 526105, Connecticut RN License # 103067