MARGARET DRABOWICZ, RN
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PROFESSIONAL OBJECTIVE
To be instrumental in helping people in need by providing high quality nursing care.
Professional Highlights
-Dedicated and skilled Registered Nurse with more than 15 years of experience in the hospital's Telemetry, Medical/Surgical and, ER Dept. Also worked in Skilled Nursing Facility, Weight-loss Clinic, and Home Health.
-Assumed principal responsibility for the total care, assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of each assigned patient.
-Educated the patients and their families to obtain optimal outcome of plan of care and their understanding with compliance.
-Proficient in arrhythmia interpretation and interventional cardiology protocols and medications
.-Worked in collaboration with cardiology/ER physicians in providing a holistic and medical care to patients and their families who came to seek our medical care with various symptoms including traumas.
-Outstanding interpersonal and communication skills.
-Widely recognized as an excellent care provider, patient's advocate, and a team-player.
-Proficient in manual and computer charting.
-I value education and I am always open to opportunities for intellectual and professional growth and improvement
WORK EXPERIENCE
—Heartland Home health 8/1998-5/2000 Freeport, Illinois
Made visits to patient's homes. Assessed Patients status and their wellbeing. Monitored their vital sings. Provided teaching to the patients and their families regarding their condition, procedures and compliance. Performed dressing changes, mediation preparation and administration. Documentation for Home Health.
—Beverly Healthcare
Skilled Nursing Facility 6/2000-12/2000 Murrieta, CA
Delivery of care to geriatric patients. Conducted admissions and discharges. Monitored patient's vital signs, and their holistic wellbeing. Prepared and administered medications
Assisted with their needs. Documented patient's status. Wrote weekly summaries.
—Menifee Valley Medical Center 1/2001-2/2004 Sun City, CA
Rosy, night shift supervisor 951-***-****
Worked in fast- paced environment, and managed care of assigned patients.
Completed assignments, assessment, evaluation, and implementation of care, and provided treatments, monitored changes is status and reported abnormal values to physicians.
Empathetic, compassionate, services-oriented, and competent communicator, established good report with clients.
—America Mobile Traveling Agency 1/2008-2/2009 San Diego, CA
Kristy Lorona, recruiter 866-***-****
Completed three traveling assignments, each 13 weeks contract
1. Desert Regional Medical Center Palm Spring, CA
-Telemetry float traveling nurse
2. Los Robles Regional Medical Center Thousand Oaks, CA
-DOU unit/ traveling nurse
3. Tri-City Medical Center Oceanside, CA
—Platinum Healthcare Staffing 8/2005-1/2008, 2/2009-7/2011 Hermosa Beach, CA
Venessa Salac staffing manager 310-***-****
Agency Nurse in various hospitals, ED, TELE, ICU units of Los Angeles area hospitals:
Community Hospital of Gardena, CA, Daniel Freeman Memorial Hospital Inglewood, CA, Centinela Hospital Medical Center Inglewood, CA, Marina Del Ray Hospital Marina Del ray, CA, San Dimas Community Hospital San Dimas. CA, and El Monte, Ca.Responsible for assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of care for each assigned patient. Monitored of lab values and cardiac rhythms, reporting changes and abnormal values, problems, and changes to physicians. Completed documentation meeting criteria and requirements for each of the facility, using varies equipment and charting module.
—Mediscan Healthcare Agency 6/2010-7/2011 LA, CA
Josh Leeds recruiter 888-***-****
Agency Nurse for various hospitals such as Fountain Valley Hospital. Fountain Valley, CA, Methodist Hospital Arcadia, CA, Glendale Memorial hospital Glendale, CA, UCLA, Santa Monica, CA, Northridge Medical Center Northridge, CA, Anaheim General Hospital Anaheim, CA
Providing holistic care to patients and their families. Educating patients and their families.
Working as a team members well with other staff members.
—Procel Nurses Agency 7/2011-present
Venessa Salac staffing manager/recruiter
310-***-**** cell
310-***-**** work
-Agency Nurse for Arrowhead Medical Center Hospital Colton, CA, Foothill Hospital, Glendora, CA, California Hospital, LA, CA, Los Alamitos Medical Center LA, Ca.
—Private Duty Nurse 12/2013-1/2014
Provided full care as private duty nurse including but not limited to medication administration, assisting with ADLs, monitoring patients respiratory status, patent on O2 and fluid restriction. Provided patient teaching and reorientation.
—Attended BSN program at University of Phoenix 6/2014-12/2016
—Private Duty Nurse. 09/2017-3/2019
Provided full care as private duty nurse including but not limited to medication administration and monitoring, assisting with ADLs, monitoring patients respiratory status and adherence to Sodium restriction. Supervising home care aids. Provided patient teaching and assisted with patient trips for medical care.
EDUCATION
Highland Community College Freeport, Illinois
RN program/ Associate Degree of Applied Science in Nursing
Graduated 05/1996
GPA 3.7
CERTIFICATIONS
ACLS Renewal Scheduled
BLS Renewal Scheduled
PALS Renewal Scheduled
OTHER INFORMATION
I came to USA from Poland in 1982. At that time I didn't speak English.
The route was hard and challenging, but also rewarding.
I've two successful children, both have masters degrees.