Robyn Zelinski
St. Louis
Summary
Pediatric CVICU RN with 2 years of experience at a nationally ranked children’s hospital with 5 magnet nursing designations. Skilled in the care of critically ill patients who have ventricular assist devices, transplants, congenital heart defects (pre and post repair), chronic and acute heart failure, life threatening arrythmias, with experience as patient care for ECMO patients. Committed to family centered care, providing service to patients with integrity and excellence. Seeking to bring specialized CVICU expertise to Dallas Texas cardiac intensive care unit.
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Registered Nurse
Saint Louis Children’s Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit
03.2024 - Current
- 2 years at Saint Louis Children’s Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit
- Collaborate with physicians, parents, nurses, and other interprofessional colleges to provide acute/critical care to patients with congenital cardiovascular defects
- Educate and support parents/families through admission on disease processes, care of their child, and acute changes during admission
- Provide discharge education and empowerment of family in patient care
- Completed new graduate nurse program
- Provide care to critically ill patients including acute heart failure, acute arrythmias, congenital heart defects requiring multiple vasoactive infusions, advanced respiratory management, post operative care, ventricular assist devices, ECMO patient care, post cardiac cath lab patients.
- PFCC CO Chair
- Safe Sleep Advocate
- Student Nurse Technician on inpatient High-Risk Cardiology at Barnes Jewish Hospital Saint Louis Missouri
Student Nurse Technician
Barnes Jewish Hospital Saint Louis Missouri
09.2022 - 03.2024
- In this role I worked as a patient care technician and assisted nurses for both acute and chronic heart failure patients.
- LVAD patients
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Saint Louis University
05-2024
Skills
- Critical medication administration including antiarrhythmic, vasoactive, etc
- Direct care with critically ill patients
- Patient and family advocacy
- Patient assessment for critically ill patients
- Compassion and empathy
- Professional bedside manner
- Lab result interpretation
- Performing ekgs
- Complex Problem-solving
- Emergency procedures
- Cardiac care
- Strong clinical judgment
Certification
- BLS, PALS, ACLS
- Plan for CCRN Summer 2026
- Registered Nurse - MO
Timeline
Registered Nurse
Saint Louis Children’s Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit
03.2024 - Current
Student Nurse Technician
Barnes Jewish Hospital Saint Louis Missouri
09.2022 - 03.2024
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Saint Louis University