Susan Wegloski

Brookfield, IL

currently: Job hunting

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What was your most memorable summer job?

Teaching younger Girl Scouts at CORE CAMP for the whole summer. Guess that was a job w/o pay. But teaching survival and nature skills was great!!

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Work history

Sacred Heart Home June 2006 to February 2009
ADON/MDS/Care Plan Coordinator

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How would you describe your time at Sacred Heart Home?

Haired, unorganized, poor communications between all levels of care. Increased MDS/Care Planning skills and recieved MDS/PPS/Care Plan Cert through NRAI.net Also worked as an Administrator and DON for 3 mos.+ @ sister facility.
Oddessy Hospice September 2004 to June 2006
Weekend Triage Nurse

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How would you describe your time at Oddessy Hospice?

Total Autonomy with another nurse for care, death, planning, laws of POA,DNR and Living Wills, Organ Donor work, Communicating to greiving patients and family, pain management, etc
riveredge hospital November 1999 to September 2004
Charge RN-FT-Days

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How would you describe your time at riveredge hospital?

Totally new type of nursing, skills, needs, delegating, MI Dx's, Psych meds, Double-blind studies, PCI training, How to talk/deal w/ mentally ill patients verbally, group running, discharge planning and networking
Mariner Subacute Healthcare April 1997 to November 1999
RN-subacute Unit Mgr.,MDS/PPS, DON

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How would you describe your time at Mariner Subacute Healthcare?

Multi-tasking, hiring, firing, IDPH and JACHO inspection expectations and processes-3 days after DON position started, Restorative Nursing&cert, Large IDT mtgs., Management Skills
La Grange Community Nurses January 1997 to April 1997
Home Health Case Manager and Visiting Nurse

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How would you describe your time at La Grange Community Nurses?

I loved this position as I learned how to network efficiently for setting up, PT, ST, OT, etc, teaching both families and CNA's about skills, suctioning, traches, etc. Building trust, communication skill improvement
4 different Agencies over career. October 1993 to the present
RN- Agency-ICU/CCU/Med/Surg/Home Health&infusion

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How would you describe your time at 4 different Agencies over c...?

They were all pretty much the same but Home Health and infusion -I learned CADD Infusions, Hospice, Dxing, tx's, how's&why's, learned to be very flexable
Fairfax Healthcare October 1990 to October 1993
RN-Charge nurse-FT days

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How would you describe your time at Fairfax Healthcare?

Slighly stressful d/t low staffing ratio's, but again, learned about vent patients, vent, trache care, What to watch for, G-Tubes, Terminal illnesses, troubleshooting,most of the time anticipatory problem solving, thinking outside the box.
Dr. S. Desai, MD-2 offices- FT February 1986 to August 1990
Office RN for 2 small offices-internest

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How would you describe your time at Dr. S. Desai, MD-2 offices- FT?

Fufilling, fast paced, learned many new skills, started an inoffice lab w/new testing procedures, phlebotomy, Holter Monitor,EKG testing& interpretation,teaching to patients, wrote scripts, asked alot of questions. 6 days/wk.
West Suburban Hospital January 1981 to January 1986
RN-Charge and Float Pool

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How would you describe your time at West Suburban Hospital?

Stressful, but also learned alot of procedures through hands on work with patients, foley insertion, IV's, PICC, Chemo, Death,Psych, CCUand ICU exp.
Dr. Sedlak,MD--Office December 1979 to December 1981
RN-Office

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How would you describe your time at Dr. Sedlak,MD--Office?

The hours were long and 6 days/wk., but I learned very valuable, information, that is no longer taught in school. I interpreted for the Doctor-he was 75 yrs. old. As I assisted with procedures, surgical, in the office.
Oak Park Hospital July 1979 to December 1979
PM-Charge Nurse

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How would you describe your time at Oak Park Hospital?

Frightening, realistic, learned alot of hands on, the hard way,of already book skills. Had 75 patients with 2 other nurses that didn't speak English.

Education

New York University- Home Study for BSN March 1990 to June 1991
BSN

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How would you describe your time at New York University- Home S...?

Great, except couldn,t pass test for Statistics. I never finished, as my daughter needed money for college, but comleted all req. courses&CLEP and ACT tests with an A.
Morton College September 1988 to January 1989
EMT-A

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How would you describe your time at Morton College?

Great-hands on extracation, furthered nursing knowledge. Took the class at Stickney Fire Dept. Recieved EMT-A License
Morton College September 1984 to January 1985
Real Estate

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How would you describe your time at Morton College?

Took a full class in Real Estate due to intrest and recieved licence but never used it.
Morton College September 1976 to June 1979
Applied Science/Nursing

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How would you describe your time at Morton College?

Recieved my Assoc. Degree in Applied Science-3.5 average. Fairly good experience as I had been marreied a couple years and was working nights, FT- to pay for my education and my apt& living expenses. Became pregnant before finishing but returned a year later to finish last semester.
Morton East High School September 1969 to December 1974
Gen/Science

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How would you describe your time at Morton East High School?

Fair- in gifted program- graduated early by 1/2 year or one semester, due to personal issues and because I had a 3.8 average and enough credits to recieve my diploma.

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