Joanna Saczek, RN, MSN
Barrington
Summary
- Influential nursing leader with 20 years of leadership experience in both inpatient and outpatient settings, working for large academic teaching hospitals and smaller regional facilities. Embraces an enthusiastic style that helps to motivate and empower teams from small to large, taking quick action and getting positive results. Strengths include improving communication, implementing efficient & cost-saving processes, raising satisfaction (patient, employee and provider), reducing turnover and recruiting strong performers, improving morale and focusing on safety and compliance.
- Currently living in Santa Fe, NM but in processing of moving back "home" to the northwest suburbs of Chicago (summer 2025). Seeking an opportunity to continue learning and apply my creativity & strong organization skills.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Clinic Nurse Manager
Presbyterian Hospital
Santa Fe
09.2023 - Current
- Responsible for budgeting and managing 10 primary and specialty clinics including Pediatric, Family Practice, OBGYN, GI, Gen Surg, Pulmonary, UroGyne, Cardiology, Ortho & Spine
- Managing and supervising 40+ staff members (RNs, medical assistants, cardiac techs, NUC MED tech, ortho techs).
- Available on-call 24/7
- Reports to Director of Practice Operations and Chief Hospital Executive, collaborating with physician and executive leaders
- Marketing services, improving customer satisfaction and referral needs
- Communicates department needs with multidisciplinary team including members from pharmacy, safety, quality, central supply, marketing, clerical and clinical education
- Maintains collection of data, updating databases (EPIC, Word, PowerPoint, Excel, MIDAS, Tableau)
- Educates and trains nurses and other multi-disciplinary team members to promote positive outcomes and meet individual needs of patient population (new clinic employees)
- Coordinates purchasing, maintenance and renovation activities for operational areas
- Managed financial, operational and programmatic activities for the physicians office building and clinics
- Ensures the resolution of fiscal concerns, monitoring and responding to monthly budget reports; preparing and assisting with year-end capital and operational budgets
- Participates in community outreach
- Compliant with CMS, CLIA and Joint Commission regulations and documentation, and participates in audits and site surveys
COVID-19 Compliance Officer
Amazon Productions
SANTA FE
11.2022 - 07.2023
- On-call with daily supervisory duties overseeing over 600 crew and cast to ensure compliance with testing and health screen reporting for Outer Range, Season 2, television series
Production Health and Safety Manager
Disney (ABC)
Rio Rancho
08.2022 - 12.2022
- On-call with supervisory duties overseeing over 400 crew and cast to ensure compliance with testing and health screen reporting for ABC's Big Sky television series
COVID-19 Compliance Officer
King Street Productions (ViacomCBS)
SANTA FE
01.2022 - 04.2022
- On-call with supervisory duties overseeing over 400 crew and cast to ensure compliance with testing and health screen reporting for Amazon's Waco - The Aftermath television series
COVID-19 Compliance Officer
Medcor (contracted with Warner Bros.)
Santa Fe Springs
09.2020 - 01.2022
- On-call with supervisory duties overseeing over 400 crew and cast to ensure compliance with testing and health screen reporting for WB's Roswell, NM, seasons 3 & 4, television series
- Reported to the Line-Producer, overseeing the production’s COVID-19 safety plan
- Effectively & clearly communicated with team leads and department heads as well as being accessible at all times to employees during work hours
- Consulted with Warner Media’s COVID-19 Response Team to ensure compliance with legal, medical and policy guidelines
- Served as the principal conduit between the Producer and the designated medical expert to ensure legal compliance with current guidelines
- Provided education to all employees, ensuring training on COVID-19 policies
- Acted as the COVID-19 medical expert and resource for all cast and crew
- Supervised the appropriate cleaning and disinfection of all common areas, shared equipment, locations, sets, etc.
- Monitored & maintained inventory and supply of appropriate PPE, advising crew and cast on the proper required PPE for their role and ensuring compliance and safety
- Remained current on CDC, local and state DOH policies and requirements, including union and production policies as determined by WarnerMedia, Warner Bros and Medcor
- Ensured that plans for crew movements, separation, and social distancing are effectively implemented
- Reviewed scripts with Assistant Directors (ADs) to assess risk and facilitate implementation of strategies to reduce risk
- Advised the COVID-19 Response Team, if cast and crew exhibit with virus symptoms or an employee is confirmed as positive for COVID-19
- Performed required notifications and reporting of testing and any positive cases, completing thorough contact tracing
COVID-19 Compliance Officer
BEZERQER, Inc.
Santa Fe Springs
08.2021 - 08.2021
- On-call with supervisory duties overseeing 40+ crew and cast to ensure compliance with testing and health screen reporting for Fog of War, SAG short film
Director of Transplant Patient Care
CHI Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center
Houston
02.2019 - 08.2020
- Responsible for leading and managing adult thoracic and abdominal transplant acute care units, including 90+ transplant staff members (managers, RNs, patient care assistants, RN exercise physiologist, unit secretaries)
- Available on-call 24/7 for both units, including serving as director on-call for all acute care units (operating abdominal transplant unit with 26 beds and thoracic transplant unit with 28 beds)
- Reported to the VP of Acute Care/Surgical Services
- Compliant with CMS, UNOS, CLIA and the Joint Commission regulations and documentation, participating in audits and site surveys (fluent with EPIC, V-Survey, Taleo and WorkDay)
Transplant Services Director
University of New Mexico Hospital
Albuquerque
10.2015 - 02.2019
- Responsible for the coordination of 8 living kidney donor transplants/year (of approximately 40 total kidney transplants/year)
- Managed the out-patient and in-patient nursing coordination and evaluation of living kidney donors (screening, assessment, teaching, consent, scheduling, reviewing of test results, and follow-up care)
- Prepared and presented patients at Living Donor Selection Committee & Surgical Coordination of Care Committee meetings for determination of candidacy and surgical scheduling
- Responsible for order entry, OR scheduling and referral of living donor patients and transplant recipients
- Communicated plan of care with multidisciplinary team including members from nephrology, hepatology, cardiology, hematology, endocrine, surgery, social work, psychology, radiology, nursing managers and OR staff
- Organized and participated in clinical research, implementing surveys and collecting data for studies
- Maintained collection of living donor data, updating transplant databases (Cerner, PowerChart, UNET, Word, PowerPoint and Excel)
- Responsible for developing patient education materials for living kidney donors and recipients; revised the living donor informed consent and created current living donor education PowerPoint
- Educated and trained nurses and other multi-disciplinary team members, promoting positive outcomes and meeting individual needs of patient population (OR, floor staff, new hospital nursing employees, etc)
- Participated in Quality Assessment & Process Improvement of kidney transplant population
- Organized and led quarterly protocol meetings with multidisciplinary team for kidney transplant department; developed current living donor evaluation process and protocol
- Participated in outreach providing education at local dialysis centers and New Mexico Donor Services (NMDS)
- Complied with CMS and UNOS regulations and documentation, and participated in audits and site surveys
Lead Living Donor Transplant Coordinator
Loyola University Medical Center
Maywood
12.2010 - 10.2015
- Responsible for the coordination of 30-35 living donor kidney transplants/year (of approximately 100 total kidney transplants/year)
- Managed the outpatient and inpatient nursing coordination and evaluation of living kidney and liver donors (screening, assessment, teaching, consent, scheduling, reviewing of test results, and follow-up care)
- Led as exchange coordinator and referral manager of the “Pay It Forward” program with involvement in the National Kidney Registry (NKR) paired kidney exchange program; available “on-call” during kidney exchanges/transplants
- Prepared and presented patients at Living Donor Selection Committee meetings for determination of candidacy
- Responsible for order entry, OR scheduling and referral of living donor patients and transplant recipients
- Communicated plan of care with multidisciplinary team including members from nephrology, hepatology, cardiology, hematology, endocrine, surgery, social work, psychology, radiology, nursing managers and OR staff
- Organized and participated in clinical research, implementing surveys and collecting data
- Maintained collection of living donor data, updating transplant databases (EPIC, Phoenix transplant database, UNET, Word, PowerPoint and Excel)
- Responsible for developing patient education materials for living kidney and liver donors and recipients, living liver informed consent and protocol
- Educated and trained nurses and other multi-disciplinary team members, promoting positive outcomes and meeting individual needs of patient population (OR, floor staff, new hospital nursing employees, etc.)
- Participated in Quality Assurance and Process Improvement (QAPI) of kidney transplant population
- Organized and led quarterly protocol meetings with multidisciplinary team for kidney transplant department
- Collaborated with multi-disciplinary teams nationally to facilitate living donor kidney transplants involving incompatible pairs and altruistic donors through the NKR
- Participated in quarterly Quality Improvement webinar/phone conferences with the NKR
- Participated in outreach providing education at local dialysis centers, local procurement agency, and National Kidney Foundation (NKF) events
- Complied with CMS and UNOS regulations and documentation, and participated in audits and site surveys (actively participated in 2 CMS site survey/audits, UNOS kidney transplant site survey/audit and 2 living donor site surveys/audits and desk reviews)
- Obtained continuing education pertinent to living donation and transplantation (attended ITNS Conferences and NKR Symposiums)
Charge & Staff RN, Medical Surgical Unit
Loyola University Medical Center
Maywood
08.2005 - 12.2010
- Nursing care and assessment of surgical, trauma, telemetry, orthopedic, urology, kidney and liver transplant patients and their families (medication administration, wound care, treatments, and education)
- Charge nurse duties of a 32 bed unit including assignment of admissions and delegation of tasks
- Documented assessments and patient progress
- Completed admissions, transfers, and discharges of patients
- Communicated patient changes in condition with physicians and team members
- Made appropriate referrals to meet individual needs and provided patient resources
- Delegated tasks to appropriate personnel (certified nursing assistants)Trained student nurses and new staff
- Complied with agency and departmental policy
Charge RN, Medical Surgical Unit
Lake Cumberland Regional Hospital
Somerset
10.2006 - 05.2007
- Responsibilities include Charge & team nurse duties while providing professional nursing care of surgical, medical, and hospice patients
Education
Master of Science - Nursing Leadership in Health Care Systems
Grand Canyon University
Phoenix, AZ09-2018
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Loyola University Chicago
Chicago06-2016
Associate of Science - Nursing
Morton College of Nursing
Cicero05-2005
Skills
- Staff management
- Healthcare policies
- Team leadership
- Clinical leadership
- Performance improvement
- Regulatory compliance
- Quality assurance
- Conflict resolution
- Recruitment
- "Fixing" & "Flipping" problem units/clinics
- Project Development & planning
- Program starts
Accomplishments
- 2001-2005 Dean’s List
- 2014-2018 Dean’s List status with honors
- 2012-2015 Nursing Clinical Ladder Level 3
- 2015-2016 Nursing CAP Level 3
- 2005-2025 BLS certified
- 2013-2015 ACLS certified
- 2017 “Fire Starter” Award Recipient (honored by UNMH Ambulatory Services Administrator)
- 2017 OTTR Admin I
- 2017 & 2018 Platinum HRSA Award Recipient for efforts to promote Organ Donation at UNMH
- 2018 UNMH Joint Commission (TJC) Chapter Leader
- 2019 Recognized for initiating “best practice” at BSLMC for patient safety
- 2020 COVID-19 Contact Tracing Certified (John Hopkins University)
- 2020 COVID-19 Compliance Officer Certified (Health Education Services)
- 2020 Recognized by Sue Palladino (president) & Janie Meneses (VP) from Warner Bros for providing CPR on a crew member during a medical emergency at Santa Fe Studios, saving a life
- 2022 COVID-19 Awareness Certified (OSHA)
- 2022 Intepex COVID-19 Compliance Officer training certified (Amazon)
- 2024-2025 Leadership Santa Fe
- 2024 Lead Like A Nurse graduate
Certification
Texas Registered Professional Nurse (inactive)
New Mexico Registered Professional Nurse (RN-82705)
Illinois Registered Professional Nurse (in process of reactivating)
Kentucky Registered Professional Nurse (inactive)
Affiliations
- artist at heart (photography, painting, figure drawing)
- outdoors enthusiast (camping, fishing, kayaking, hiking)
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Clinic Nurse Manager
Presbyterian Hospital
09.2023 - Current
COVID-19 Compliance Officer
Amazon Productions
11.2022 - 07.2023
Production Health and Safety Manager
Disney (ABC)
08.2022 - 12.2022
COVID-19 Compliance Officer
King Street Productions (ViacomCBS)
01.2022 - 04.2022
COVID-19 Compliance Officer
BEZERQER, Inc.
08.2021 - 08.2021
COVID-19 Compliance Officer
Medcor (contracted with Warner Bros.)
09.2020 - 01.2022
Director of Transplant Patient Care
CHI Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center
02.2019 - 08.2020
Transplant Services Director
University of New Mexico Hospital
10.2015 - 02.2019
Lead Living Donor Transplant Coordinator
Loyola University Medical Center
12.2010 - 10.2015
Charge RN, Medical Surgical Unit
Lake Cumberland Regional Hospital
10.2006 - 05.2007
Charge & Staff RN, Medical Surgical Unit
Loyola University Medical Center
08.2005 - 12.2010
Master of Science - Nursing Leadership in Health Care Systems
Grand Canyon University
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Loyola University Chicago
Associate of Science - Nursing
Morton College of Nursing
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