Registered Nurse Medical
Resume:
B arbar a B. Walczyk, RN, MSN
Weedsport, New York 13166
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Career Summa ry
Healthcare professional with over 12 years of leadership experience in the Perioperative setting. A self-starting,
goal-oriented and hands-on professional whose confidence, perseverance, passion and vision promote success.
Demonstrated effective leadership skills with expertise at building and directing cohesive multidisciplinary teams
towards the successful attainment of objectives.
Employment H istory
Cayuga Medical Center ( I thaca, NY)
N ov. 2008 – June 2013
D i rector of Surgical Services
Cayuga Medical Center is a not-for-profit acute care community hospital comprised of 207 acute care beds with
over
1050 FTEs in I thaca, New York. Direct responsibility for the Surgical Services Division, which experiences over
7,000
surgeries annually, encompasses 9 ORs at the main campus, 3 ORs at the Outpatient Surgery Center, PACU,
SDS, PAT,
E EG, Sterile Processing and Anesthesia Services. This division encompasses 5 direct-reports with over 80
F TEs and has
an operational budget of $8 million.
• Restructured Surgical Services which led to an improvement in room tu rnover and on-time first case
starts, reduced operational expenses and enhanced revenues. Developed an Operating Room Committee
w ith comprehensive data to include block utilization, on-t ime first case starts, turnover times, patient
satisfaction and core measure scores resulting in a stronger team, enhanced collegial relationships with
surgeons and anesthesiologists and improved productivity.
• Worked collaboratively with an architectural fi rm in the designing, planning and building of 4 new
operating room suites and the complete renovation of the existing ORs, PACU and SDS units as well as
Sterile Processing.
• Actively working on the development and implementation of a Kanban system for managing supplies and
materials in the operating room.
• Actively working on the t ransition from individualized anesthesia carts to standardized PYXIS systems
for the new operating suites.
• Successfully implemented an electronic medical record with MediTech Client Server throughout Surgical
Services.
Barbara B. Walczyk
July 10, 2013
• Actively worked on changing the culture within the Operating Room from victimization to one of
accountability and empowerment with emphasis on evidenced-based practice.
• Successful JCAHO survey in 2010 resulting in accreditation.
Community General Hospital (Syracuse, NY) Nov.
2007 – Nov. 2008
M anager of Operating Room
Community General Hospital is a not-for-profit community hospital comprised of 306 beds and is located in Syracuse,
New
York. Direct responsibility for the Operating Room, which encompasses 10 OR suites and Sterile Processing. This
Department was without a Director for 10 months and encompassed 4 direct-reports and 60 FTEs.
• Managed, coordinated and evaluated all direct and indirect nursing care, staff and services.
• Responsible for budget planning, staffing patterns, education plans and personnel issues for 60 FTEs.
• Responsible for quality patient care of all surgical patients across the age span.
• Facilitated team building and conflict resolution.
• Responsible for maintaining multiple regulatory standards and policies for the operating room.
• Responsible to respond to any union grievances, work collaboratively with union representatives and to
negotiate union contract.
Upstate Medical University Hospital (Syracuse, NY) Sept.
2001 – Oct. 2007
P atient Service Manager, Operating Room
Upstate Medical University Hospital is an Academic and Level 1 Trauma Center with 409 beds and over 5,000 FTEs.
T he
Perioperative Department encompasses 12 Operating Rooms, PACU, Pre-Op, Sterile Processing and Materials
M anagement. Responsible for General Surgery, GYN, GU, t ransplant, plastics and vascular surgery.
• Successfully developed and implemented a Bariatric Program with 3 surgeons and a specialty OR team.
• Successfully developed and implemented a Robotic GU Program with 2 surgeons and a specialty OR
team.
• Successfully developed and implemented a Donation after Cardiac Death (DCD) Program with policies
and guidelines.
• Responsible for budget planning, staffing patterns and schedules.
• Responsible to respond to any union grievances and work collaboratively with union representatives.
• Facilitate team building and conflict resolution.
• Precept and train all new staff members to circulate and scrub in specific services.
U pstate Medical University Hospital (Syracuse, NY) June
1998 – Sept. 2001
Barbara B. Walczyk
July 10, 2013
S taff Nu rse, Operating Room
P rovided direct patient care for the pre, intra and post op surgical patient.
Performed all duties of a registered nurse including the scrub role.
Acted as charge nurse, preceptor/mentor to new staff.
Participated in Shared Governance Council.
Education
Walden University (Minneapolis, M N)
2010
Masters in Nursing Leadership and Administration
Roberts Wesleyan College (Rochester, NY)
2005
Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Onondaga Community College (Syracuse, NY)
1998
Associate Degree in Nursing
P rofessional Organizations
Association of Perioperative Nu rses (AORN) 2003 –
p resent
Association of Nurse Executives 2009 -
p resent
Barbara B. Walczyk
July 10, 2013
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