Brooke Waltzer

Experience

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  Guthrie Health

  Oct 2013 - Mar 2014

  Patient Care Assistant

  Took vital signs, acquired blood glucose levels with Accu-Chek machines, charted electronically with EPIC, assisted with daily bathing, helped perform daily living activities and feedings.

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  Western Connecticut Health Network (WCHN)

  Jul 2014 - Mar 2018

  • Perform total patient assessments including: neurologic, cardiovascular, respiratory, gastrointestinal, genitourinary, IV site/line, PICC lines, Access Ports, nephrostomy tubes, urinary catheters, NG tubes, G tubes and ostomies. • Administer medications orally, intravenously, subcutaneously and intramuscularly.• Maintains and cares for central lines.• Attend in-service training on various evidence-based practices for optimal patient outcomes.• Evaluate and initiate patient consultations for psychiatric, diabetes, wound specialist, and social work. • Work effectively with an interdisciplinary team, reassessing and revising the plan of care to achieve the highest standards of patient care.• Educate patients and their families on chemotherapy regiments including most recent literature, medications and symptom management techniques. • Educate and aid families through the grieving process. • Wound Treatment Associate certified at Danbury Hospital, train RNs hospital wide to identify correct wound treatments at bedside.• Crisis Prevention Institute instructor at Danbury Hospital, training employees of Danbury Hospital about behavior management, de-escalation and dementia care. • Recognized for outstanding nursing care by over 75 patients and families on hospital “TOP” cards. Show less

  • Transfusion and Oncology Specialist

    Sept 2016 - Mar 2018

  • Clinical Nurse Inpatient Oncology

    Jul 2014 - Sept 2016
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  Smilow Cancer Hospital

  Mar 2018 - now

  Clinical Program Manager of Smilow Derby, Waterbury and Torrington Nurse and ACA manager at Smilow Torrington, Smilow Waterbury and Smilow Derby

  • Clinical Program Manager

    Jan 2023 - now

  • Assistant Patient Services Manager

    Mar 2018 - Jan 2023