Nurse Practitioner Registered
Resume:
SARAH E.M. KOZAK
Kirkwood, MO 63122
************@*****.***
SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS
Over nine years of experience as a Registered Nurse. Two years working on a cardiac step-down unit and seven and a half working in the Burn/Trauma/Surgical Intensive Care Unit.
For the past thirteen years I have worked as the Orthopedic Spine Nurse Practitioner managing all inpatient care, from admission to discharge.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Barnes-Jewish Hospital, St. Louis, Missouri, March 2007-present
Nurse Practitioner-Orthopedic Spine Service
Managing all inpatient care for orthopedic spine patients including; inpatient admissions, rounding, consults, pre-operative evaluations, performing advanced health assessments, drain removal, reviewing postoperative radiographs,
Coordinate the care of the select patient populations, in a collaborative practice agreement with a physician, to ensure promotion of health and wellness through education of patients and families, coordination of services and placing referrals.
Develop treatment plans independently and treat patients with acute problems and chronic health conditions.
Review patient labs and treat appropriately.
Write Spine section of the Barnes Jewish Hospital monthly Orthopedic newsletter.
Maintain Medicaid and PECOS provider status
Participate in professional development and life long learning.
Assisting with operative cases including; postoperative orders, positioning in the operating room, assisting in the operating room with exposures and performing closures from March 2007-April 2015
Preceptor for new hire nurse practitioners and nurse practitioner students in need of specialty clinical hours.
Participating for the last nine years in the spine redesign group merging the neuro spine and orthopedic spine departments inpatient and outpatient protocols
Helped to create all EPIC discharge summaries, attending specific postoperative instructions, postoperative order sets, progress notes, discharge order sets and consult notes for the orthopedic spine department.
Worked with Dr. Bottros to develop the Spine Pain Protocol.
Worked with Dr. Warren to develop a postoperative antibiotic protocol based on evidenced based research.
Panel speaker for the last five years at the nurse residency program for talk on continuing education and opportunities for growth at Barnes Jewish Hospital.
Speaker for floor nursing education on spine precautions, pain protocols and nursing care specific to spine patients
Participant in the Rapid Spine Recovery Team facilitating rapid recovery processes for minimally invasive surgeries
Barnes-Jewish Hospital, St. Louis, Missouri, September 1999-March 2007
Registered Nurse-Burn/Trauma/Surgical Intensive Care Unit
Caring for critically ill patients in the intensive care unit including; medication management, daily nursing care, coordinating tests/procedures, updating families, wound care, feeding.
Charge nurse role; coordinating transfers out of the intensive care unit, admissions, patient assignments, staffing, assisting other nurses as needed.
Member of the code team; attending codes and assisting in whatever role was needed.
Preceptor for new registered nurse employees.
Basic Life Support Instructor
TNCC certified
Barnes-Jewish Hospital, St. Louis, Missouri, March 1998-September 1999
Registered Nurse Cardiac Stepdown Unit
Caring for postoperative cardiac patients including: daily nursing care, medication administration, coordinating tests/procedures, wound care, reading telemetry
Charge nurse role
EDUCATION
Barnes-Jewish College of Nursing and Allied Health at Washington University,
St. Louis, Missouri
MSN with focus on Adult Health Nurse Practitioner
Certification, May 2006
Barnes-Jewish College of Nursing and Allied Health at Washington University,
St. Louis, Missouri
BSN, August 2004
Jewish College of Nursing and Allied Health at Washington University, St. Louis,
Missouri
ASN, December 1997
PROFESSIONAL LICENSES
Registered Nurse, Missouri
Adult Nurse Practitioner, Missouri
CERTIFICATIONS
Board Certified Adult Health Nurse Practitioner by the American Nurses Credentialing Center since 2006-current
BLS current
ACLS certified
POSTER PRESENTATION
Henderson, S., Kozak, S., Kreitner, K. (2011, October) Talkin’ Trash – Going Green By Cutting Red. Poster Presentation at the Multidisciplinary Research Conference. Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri. (2012, March) Poster Presentation at the 2012 AORN Congress, New Orleans, Louisiana.
HONORS
Clinical Excellence Award May 2006
Awarded Barbara and Kenneth Levy Advanced Education Scholarship May 2006
Member of Sigma Theta Tau
Caring Spirit Award 2008
St. Louis Magazine’s Orthopedic Nurse of the Year Award 2015
Nominated for Daisy award
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
Member of the ANCC
Member of MONA
Member of ANA
Member of AANP
Member of StlNAP
Member of ONC
VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE
Make a Wish Foundation 1999-2004
St. Peter Parish in Kirkwood
The Marfan Foundation
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