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Maria Klonowski

McHenry,IL

Summary

Compassionate and highly skilled Emergency Room Nurse with 3 years of experience delivering fast-paced, high-quality care in a Level II trauma center and acute care settings. Proven ability to assess rapidly evolving patient conditions, implement critical interventions, and collaborate effectively with interdisciplinary teams. Adept at managing high-stress situations with composure, ensuring patient safety, and providing empathetic, evidence-based care.

Overview

7
7
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Emergency Room Registered Nurse

Northwestern McHenry Hospital
03.2022 - Current
  • Effectively delivers patient care through the nursing process of assessment, planning, intervention, implementation and evaluation in a 20+ bed Level II Trauma Center.
  • Provide direct patient care to clients throughout the lifespan.
  • Identifies changes in patient's physiological condition.
  • Communicates patient's status to multi-disciplinary team members.
  • Assimilates information from multiple sources and implements appropriate action plan to provide safe, high-quality care.
  • Assures safety and security of patients, family members, and staff.

Emergency Room Technician

Northwestern McHenry Hospital
05.2021 - 03.2022
  • Assists medical personnel in procedures done in the emergency room.
  • Provides wound care including irrigation of minor wounds.
  • Applies splints, air casts, knee immobilizers, and other ortho supplies as directed by the ER physician.
  • Performs IV insertion and phlebotomy under the supervision of the RN.

Patient Care Technician

Northwestern McHenry Hospital
05.2018 - 05.2021
  • Frequently round on patients to address their needs, monitor vital signs, perform foley catheter care, monitor intake and output, and check blood glucose.
  • Report any unusual behaviors or changes in the patient's status to the nurse.
  • Placed safety interventions to keep the patient safe during the hospital stay.

Education

Bachelor of Science - Nursing BSN

Grand Canyon University
Phoenix, AZ
07.2024

Associates degree - Associates Degree In Nursing

William Rainey Harper College
Palatine, IL
12.2021

Skills

  • Airway Management
  • Obstetric Emergency care
  • Behavioral Health care/emergencies
  • Trauma care
  • Critical thinking
  • Attention to detail
  • Emergency response and code management

Certification

  • Illinois Registered Nurse License, Issued January 2022
  • Wisconsin Registered Nurse License, Issued April 2025
  • Basic Life Saver (BLS)
  • Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)
  • Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS)
  • Trauma Nurse Core Course (TNCC)
  • National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS)
  • Pre-Hospital Trauma Life Support (PHTLS)
  • Emergency Communications Registered Nurse (ECRN)
  • Ultrasound Guided Peripheral Intravenous Catheter Insertion

Timeline

Emergency Room Registered Nurse

Northwestern McHenry Hospital
03.2022 - Current

Emergency Room Technician

Northwestern McHenry Hospital
05.2021 - 03.2022

Patient Care Technician

Northwestern McHenry Hospital
05.2018 - 05.2021

Bachelor of Science - Nursing BSN

Grand Canyon University

Associates degree - Associates Degree In Nursing

William Rainey Harper College

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