Susan Shipka has over 30 years of experience as a licensed practical nurse. She currently works as the lead nurse in the Mohs and Dermatologic Surgery Center at Brigham and Women's at Faulkner Hospital, where her responsibilities include scheduling procedures, assisting surgeons, patient care, and ensuring smooth clinic operations. Prior to this role, she worked as a traveling nurse and in long-term care facilities. Shipka aims to obtain a position where she can utilize her clinical and administrative nursing skills.

1. Susan Shipka
6 Virginia Rd, Burlington, Ma. 01803
781 799 5467
Shipka6@gmail.com
Work Experience
Brigham and Women's at Faulkner Hospital Sept. 2011-Current
1153 Centre Street, Jamaica Plain, Ma. 02130
LPN –Lead nurse in the Mohs and Dermatologic Surgery Center.
➢ Monitor upcoming weeks schedule for Patient, M.D., staffing conflicts.
➢ Responsible for set-up and clean up of procedures.
➢ Patient intake, medication/medical history review, vital signs and photographs.
➢ Facilitate patient flow; communicate with physicians, nurses and front staff on clinic
activity and changes.
➢ Assisting surgeons with dermatological procedures. Primarily Mohs with reconstruction.
Includes scar revision, dermabrasion, biopsies, ED & C and Excisions.
➢ Maintaining patient/family communication on procedure progress.
➢ Wound care, post-op care instruction, patient teaching, suture removals with appropriate
documentation.
➢ Room cleaning (flipping) after patient discharge.
➢ Instrument cleaning and counting for transport to central processing.
➢ Follow up patient calls and triage calls.
➢ Biopsy/lab/radiology result calls for Mohs and DFCI ISC Clinic.
➢ Monitor Mohs patient email, patient portal and clinical messages.
➢ Prior authorizations and prescription renewals.
➢ Accurate documentation and check charts for completeness.
➢ Edit and maintain supply of all appropriate forms in procedure rooms.
➢ Team huddles.
➢ Updating staff about clinic and policy changes.
➢ Ordering medical and office supplies for the clinic.
➢ Caring for, repairing and ordering of surgical instruments and equipment.
➢ Coordinating with other departments to facilitate clinic operations – pharmacy, central
processing, mechanical engineering, biomedical, bio-hazard, housekeeping, in house suppliers
and outside vendors.

2. Susan Shipka
6 Virginia Rd, Burlington, Ma. 01803
781 799 5467
Shipka6@gmail.com
Alternative Solutions Inc. July 2011-Sept 2011
400 Trade Center Suite 5900 Woburn, MA 01801
LPN on Temporary Assignment at BWH at Faulkner hospital covering a staff position in the
Mohs and Dermatologic Surgery Center. Assisting in Mohs procedures, reconstruction and
Excisions under Dr Schmults, Dr Liang, Dr Ruiz and Dr Waldman.
Sutton Hill Center 2006 – 2009
1801 Turnpike Street North Andover, MA 01845
Baylor/per diem, floor and charge nurse covering skilled and long term units as needed.
➢ Direct patient care.
➢ Medication administration on the 41 and 60 bed units.
➢ Treatments on 41 and 60 bed units including Wound Vacs
➢ Working with PT, OT, Speech therapy.
➢ Patient and family teaching.
➢ End of life care.
➢ Supervising from 5 to 35 staff members at any given time.
➢ Computer and paper documentation.
➢ Customer relations.
OTHER PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE: 1986- 2006
As a staff nurse, as well as through agency, I worked on temporary assignments in facilities and
hospitals North of Boston as a float nurse and in supervisory roles on all shifts.
Long term facilities include:
Carlton Willard, Bedford, Ma.
Winchester Nursing Center, Winchester; Ma.
Greenview Manor/Optimum Care Center (now Harbor side Health Care) Wakefield, Ma.
Acute Care and Rehab Hospital Experiences include:
Addison Gilbert Hospital, Gloucester, Ma.
Hunt Hospital, Danvers, Ma.
Choate Hospital, Woburn, Ma.
Shaughnessy Hospital, Salem. Ma.
NERH, Woburn, Ma.

3. Susan Shipka
6 Virginia Rd, Burlington, Ma. 01803
781 799 5467
Shipka6@gmail.com
EDUCATION
Essex Agricultural & Technical High School 1985-1986
562 Maple Street ∗ PO Box 362, Hathorne, MA 01937
License Practical Nurse.
Salem State University 1991-1992
352 Lafayette Street Salem, MA 01970
Courses in Marketing, Management, Microsoft, Windows and Excel, English with creative
writing and Photography.
Lahey Clinic May 2011
41 Mall Road, Burlington, MA 01805
Nursing re-entry program certificate.
To refresh my skills for acute and sub-acute situations.
College for America 2014-2015
Projects leading to an Associate Degree in Business.
Continuing Education Credit’s include but are not limited to documentation, nursing and the law,
substance abuse, understanding diabetes, supervisory and management, Aspergers Syndrome,
Infections and treatments.
Skills
● Advanced life support.
● Aseptic technique.
● Proficient with LMR, Epic super user, Peoplesoft, E-procurement.
● Infection control and Joint Commission Readiness.
● Knowledge of Microsoft word, Excel and Precipio.

4. Susan Shipka
6 Virginia Rd, Burlington, Ma. 01803
781 799 5467
Shipka6@gmail.com
Accomplishments
❖ Citi Research Coordinator
❖ Global Health Dermatologic Surgery Program - Durban Africa 2015
❖ “Mohs in a Minute” training book with video
❖ Clinic flow improvment plan
❖ Wound care research and presentation
❖ Clinic budgeting project with presentation
❖ Staff retention committee
❖ Joint Commission Family Feud Team Champions 2013
❖ Collage for America PBS special 2014
References
1. Dr Chrysalyne Schmults M.D. - Director Dermatologic Surgery BWFH Mohs and
Dermatologic Surgery Center; Director Dana Farber High-Risk Skin Cancer Clinic;
Assistant Professor of Dermatology Harvard Medical School. 617 983 4626
2. Ketline Edouard - Mohs Practice Manager 617 827 7720
3. Mary Mulligan - LPN (co-worker)
4. Gerda Noel - LPN (co-worker) 508 292 2324
5. Nathalie Ashfield - Administrative assistant (co-worker) 617 953 4371
6. Paula Everett - Business Analyst (friend) 781 354 4868
7. Kathy Dominici - LPN (friend) 781 799 7862
Thank You,
Susan Shipka L.P.N.
Shipka6@gmail.com