Catherine Oskowiak RN

Experience

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  St. Christopher's Hospital for Children

  Jan 1987 - Jan 1994

  Registered Nurse, Charge Nurse, Critical Care RN, Per Diem RN

  • Medical-Surgical staff nurse and charge nurse, infant-toddler unit, specializing in hematology-oncology• Nursing Pool, Staff Nurse • Staffing all intensive care units including: o Burn Unito Cardiac ICUo Special Care Unito Neonatal ICUo Emergency Roomo Triageo All Medical-Surgical units

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  Fort Washington Pediatrics

  Jan 1990 - Jan 1991

  Clinical RN

  Staff Nurse in an outpatient facility

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  Coram Healthcare

  Jan 1993 - Jan 2000

  Clinical RN, Nursing Supervisor, I.V. Nurse Clinician, Bone Marrow Transplant Coordinator

  • Bone Marrow Transplant Coordinator• Responsible for coordinating homecare for BMT patientso Updating insuranceo Monitoring patient labs and assessments• Work hand in hand with USHC Special Case Unit to coordinate their BMT patients for the northern United States• Nursing Supervisor• Responsible for scheduling approximately 200 center patientso Organizing nursing territorieso Overseeing center nurseso Working with insurance case managerso Communicating interdepartmentallyo Instructing nurseso Familiar with Medicare, USHC and most insurances• I.V. Nurse Clinician • Responsible for case managing & maintaining various patients• Specialized in Medtronics Administration• Programmed Cadd, Sigma, AVI, B-D, and other pumps• Accessed pediatric and adult patients with Picc lines, long lines, all peripheral catheters & Landmarks• Cared for all central and peripheral accesses• Administered chemotherapy• Performed patient as well as staff teaching Show less

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  Girl Scouts of Eastern Pennsylvania

  Jan 1994 - Jan 2010

  Service Unit Manager, Leader, Service Unit Cookie Manager

  2009 – 2010, Girl Scout of Eastern PA • Service Unit Manager• Key volunteer representative appointed by field director for Girl Scout operations • Work with field director to develop leader support and council service team• Retain and extend membershipo 2009 the highest membership increase in over a decadeo 2010 another year of membership increase• Recruit, appoint and release the service team with consultation from field director• Review and update community profile• Facilitate council fundraising on local level1994 – 2012, Leader for Girl Scouts of Eastern PA• Guide girls to plan, set goals, carry out and evaluate program and financial activities• Work with all age groups to help girls develop their full individual potential o Relate to others with understanding, skill and respecto Develop values to guide their actionso Provide foundation for sound decision makingo Contribute to the improvement of society Show less

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  Express Scripts

  Jan 1997 - Jan 2000

  Infusion Therapy RN

  • Per diem nurse responsible for case managing patients specializing in infusion therapy

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  The Longaberger Company

  Jan 1999 - Jan 2001

  Independant Consultant

  • Develop new accounts• Obtaining orders• Develop work schedule to make strategies for potential sales outlets• Submit orders, activities and result reportso Weekly work planso Call reportso Territory analyses

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  Horsham Pediatrics

  Jan 2000 - Jan 2006

  Registered Nurse

  Staff nurse in outpatient pediatric primary care facility

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  Temple Children's Medical Center

  Jan 2000 - Jan 2005

  Critical Care RN, Charge Nurse

  • Full time in Pediatric ICU • Changed status to per diem and worked in many areas of hospital including o ERo Triageo All medical surgical units

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  BAYADA Home Health Care

  Jan 2005 - now

  • Part time staff nurse for home care company, caring for chronically ill children in their homes• Manage respiratory problems, seizures, feeding issues, etc. • Responsible for identifying need for hospitalization or other interventions

  • Transitional Care Manager

    May 2015 - now

  • Clinical RN

    Jan 2005 - now
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  Delta Community Supports

  Jan 2008 - now

  • Training medical foster parent on the specific needs of foster children with various medical issues• Develop and implement classes on various pediatric issues relevant to the needs frequently seen in foster care• Perform in home and medical office visits for treatment of children in care• Organize child’s needs through the transition from home to foster care, ensuring all medical needs and medications are being met• Train foster parents to specific needs of child• Collaborate when necessary with DHS case managers and nurse managers Show less

  • Foster Holiday Sponsorship, Volunteer Community Service Project

    Jan 2010 - now

  • Nurse Consultant

    Jan 2008 - now
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  Bio Script

  Aug 2014 - May 2015

  Clinical Sales Liaison
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  Foster Angels on Earth, Inc.

  Feb 2017 - now

  President and Founder

  We bring awareness to the issues children face in foster care and provide various supports to help bridge that gap within their peer group and systems that effect their lives.