Monika Hryniewicki

**** ********* **., ***** **** IL 60048

(P) 224-***-**** (E) adyh0g@r.postjobfree.com

Summary

Seasoned and dynamic registered nurse with nineteen years of open heart/vascular/ thoracic/general/robotic/neuro/urology/plastics scrubbing and circulating surgical experience, team leader/coordinator/ managment experience, implant and tissue coordinator

Skills

● Skilled open heart/critical care nurse

● Scrub and circulate for various surgical procedures

● PICC line/central line/art line insertion skills with certification

● First Assist (RNFA)

● Management, troubleshooting, and interpretation of advanced patient monitoring modules (IABP, SVO2/CCI monitors, blood gas machines, cell savers)

● Rapid response team member

● PICC line/ IV team member and coordinator

● Quality control, monitoring and reporting quality indicators to the hospital system and Joint Commission (build implant tracking system for Vista, STS data collection, blood gas proficiency…)

● Implant and Tissue Coordinator; Major Duties and Responsibilities

- Serves as an expert providing authoritative advice and consultation for implants used throughout the facility and consults with personnel, e.g., physicians, technicians, and nurses.

- Conducts studies, audits and recommends changes to correct deficiencies

- Identifies training needs of surgical team members

- Manage the implant processes, conduct training for hospital’s personnel, collaborate with the health care team and outside agencies.

- Applies, policies, precedents, regulatory, licensing, and accrediting requirements to establish, monitor, and maintain the specialized implants.

- Maintain process control in a specialty area and adherence to implant and tissue management procedure, policies, and procedures.

- Oversees Computerized Patient Record System

- Maintains the Implant Management Program for the facility, including but not limited to the OR and all of its services

- Collaborates with surgical professional prior to surgical procedure to assure that all implants and supplies are available.

- Promote effective communication skills and professional behaviors among health care team members that promote cooperation, teamwork, and effective interaction with internal and external customers.

● Preceptor and an Educator for new team members including experienced nurses, new graduates, ICU heart nurses and new graduates, ICU heart nurses and nursing and medical students

● Professionalism, great organization, time management, team building, communication, analytical skills- always focusing on patient outcomes

● Karate black belt second dan

● Daisy patient choice award winner

● Team leader and preceptor for neuro team

● Team leader and preceptor for general and plastic surgery team

● Participant in multiple charity events

● First responder to earthquake in Haiti, mission trip to Dominican Republic

● Participant in mission trip in Peru - building open heart program

● Shared governance participant

Nursing Executive Council- nursing leaders counsel to make decisions and coordinate activities to improve nursing and patient outcomes

Quality and Safety Council- nursing council assure safe and high quality evidence based measure and monitor metrics and use those results to drive positive change in nursing processes, disseminate quality measures and process improvements to nursing staff

Nursing Peer Review- Fair and just culture algorithm to evaluate and enhance nursing care, performance and process related to patient safety, clinical acumen, interprofessional collaboration and technology

Professional Development and Practice Council- facilitate professional development and advancement in continuing education, nursing certifications, mentoring/preceptor programs and professional organization involvement

Unit Based Council/ OR-focus on improving quality, safety and patient experience for the unit’s patient population and work on nurse engagement, satisfaction, staffing, etc.

Nursing Grieving Committee- Support patients and families and employees with their loss

Community Service

Annual Donation to Red Cross

Annual volunteer at Lake County Health Fair

February Heart month coordinator (2007-2013)

Feed My Starving Children

Local food pantries

Annual Hat, Mittens, and Scarf Tree

Making and donating to Chemotherapy Kits (Hats, activities books, books, etc.)

Breast Cancer Awareness activities

Nursing home stroke prevention and cardiovascular disease prevention speaker

Fundraisers for breast cancer, brain tumors, and leukemia

COVID-19 support in the ICU during pandemic (2020) Experiences

03/2023 - present Agency Nurse Ambulatory Surgery (Medely)-PRN Registered Nurse, Circulate and Scrub

11/2017- present Private Practice Office

Private practice nurse manager - part time

• Day to day nursing duties

• Direct staff and collaborate with physicians and interdisciplinary team

• Supervise scheduling of staff to ensure uninterrupted service

• Assist in completing monthly audits of sample EMR charting

• Office budget and finical maintenance, payrolls

• Serve as chairperson of the Quality Assurance

• Prepare Performance Improvement reports as required by JCAHO guideline

• Supervise the MDS/Care Plan Coordinator

08/2020 (FT) - present (PRN) Northwestern Memorial Hospital -McHenry,IL. Cardiac surgery staff nurse, Educator

● Scrubbing and circulating CVOR and general cases

● Creator of open heart orientation book

● Creator of Competencies for Open Heart Program

● Creator of Learning Processes for the Open Heart Team

● Preceptor for scrubbing and circulating for new team members

● Implant tracking coordinator

11/2007 - 08/2020

Vista Medical Center East -- Waukegan, IL

Registered Nurse, Open Heart Coordinator,

Implant and Tissue Coordinator, Implant Tracking Coordinator ICU Float Nurse during Covid Pandemic

● Open Heart/Thoracic/Vascular team leader responsible for setting up a new Open Heart Program at Vista Medical Center (CVOR room functional design, surgical trays, preference cards, plan of care)

● Responsible for facilitating, coordinating, and evaluating team members activities (call schedules, education, skill evaluation)

● Open Heart patient pre-surgical education and care planning with anesthesia, perfusion, pharmacy, blood bank, cardiac Cath and ICU staff

● Main scrub and circulator for complex open heart surgeries, thoracic emergencies and trauma

● Robotic Surgery initial coordinator (2014-2016)

● Implant/ tissue tracking coordinator - program initiator

● STS data collection and analysis

● Daisy Award recipient (2015 and 2016)

● ICU staff nurse during Covid pandemic

05/2005- 11/2007 Condell Medical Center -- Libertyville,IL Registered Nurse,Neuro Team leader

Preceptor and an educator for new employees/ OR team members 01/2003- 05/2007 Swedish Covenant Hospital -- Chicago, IL OR internship, RN staff nurse

Preceptor and an educator for new employees/OR team members RN team leader for gynecology and plastic surgery from 2005 12/2001- 01/2003 Private duty nurse for child with Autism/Safe Haven Organization Participating and providing care for child with autism/ speech therapy/ physical therapy/ occupational therapy 10/2000- 11/2001 Sniadecki Hospital Bialystok in Poland Transplantology Unit,

Charge Nurse

09/1997-10/2000 Sniadecki Hospital Bialystok in Poland Transplantology Unit, Staff Nurse

Education and Training

2022 Insprirational Management - Business Management 2020 BLS/ACLS - current

2019 AAFE master injector certification - Denver, Colorado 2018 Plastic and facial treatment training - Madrid, Spain 2017 RNFA, NIFA- California -current

2015 Peru open heart program mission trip - Lima, Peru 2014 Peru open heart program initiation mission trip - Lima, Peru 2013 PICC line insertion and maintenance course/ certification -current 2010 Haiti earthquake rescue team from University of Miami, FL participant 2009 Life Is Good mission trip - Dominican Republic 2007 CNOR - current

1998 Medical School of Bialystok - Poland

1995 Medical School Nursing Division Five Years Nursing - Bialystok, Poland

Bachelors of Science: Registered Nurse, BSN

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