Alicia Sterbakov is a registered nurse with over 20 years of experience in home health care, hospice care, and hospital settings. She has extensive experience managing patient caseloads, coordinating home visits, administering medications, and providing patient education. Her resume highlights her strong clinical skills, ability to collaborate with interdisciplinary teams, and commitment to compassionate, dignified patient care.

1. Alicia Sterbakov, RN, BSN
308 Righters Mill Rd, Gladwyne, PA 19035 ● 215-300-6421 ● Alicia28nurse@gmail.com
LICENSURE/CERTIFICATIONS
 RegisteredNurse, State of Pennsylvania, 1996-Present
 ACLS & BLS Certification
SKILL HIGHLIGHTS
 Employee training/preceptorship
 Phlebotomy/IV management
 Medication administration
 Organized, detail-oriented
 Case Management
 Patient and family health education
 Pain Management
 Roadnotes/Cerna
 Oasis
 JCAHO standards/compliance
 Personable, empathetic
 Patient care expertise across adult
life-span (ages 18-100+)
EXPERIENCE
Penn Home Care & Hospice Services/Wissahickon Hospice 5/2012-10/1/15
RN Case Manager Bala Cynwyd, PA
 Manage up to an 18 patient weekly census, coordinate visits (5-6 daily) to meet patient
needs and agency requirements
 Initiatedand sustained symptom targeted, effective pain management tailoredto unique
needs of patient to sustain (until end of life if appropriate)
 Sustainedpersonable positive attitude; interact well with patients, families,
interdisciplinary team members, community physicians and other health care providers
 Advocate patients’ rights, strive to understand patients needs and concerns
 Maintain critical thinking skills essential to providing competent dignifiedpatient care
 Prioritize patient care, review and manage time appropriately to meet agency standards
 Complete patient admission processes, evaluate patients regarding appropriate level of
care, transition to advancing care program, and participate with patients in discharge
planning
 Collaborate with team members to address patient or family concerns/issues
 Educate patients and families on disease processes, medical-surgical procedures, end-of-
life care, and other aspects of therapeutic and palliati ve regimens, including medication
and pain management techniques
 Create weekly visit schedule utilizing Cerner electronic medical recordprogram to
coordinate with other disciplines and adjust as patients needs require
 Maintain flexibility for impromptu meetings, unforeseen urgent/emergent patient needs,
including managerial requests for urgent patients needs agency-wide
 Perform medication review during each patient visit, implement & maintain safety
precautions (e.g., oxygen, fall, skin), implement care regimens for ease of patient use to
maximize patient participation in plan of care
 Initiate, execute, maintain phlebotomy and IV needs of patients per agency protocol (i.e.,
lab work draws, peripheral, subcutaneous, PICC and PORT line care)
 Perform clinical tasks according to professional standards and agency policies (e.g.,
PleurX catheter, routine/advanced wound care, urinary or suprapubic catherization)
 Utilize strong analytical skills to assess conditions and implement appropriate intervention
 Supervise HHAs’ in care plan provision once weekly; create, revise & update HHA care
plans as necessary
 Adhere to agency and regulatory documentation and standards, maintain patient
confidentiality protocols, implement policy changes as required

2.  Prepare & present patient reports in weekly interdisciplinary team meetings, complete
electronic documentation for meeting, collaborate with team members regarding patient
needs & reassess/revise plan of care as needed
 Participate in various agency committees, including peer review and quality control
Private-duty Homecare Philadelphia, PA
RN Skilled Nursing 3/2006-Present
 Accurately gather information in systematic manner to determine health relatedneeds
 Provide routine care and educate patient on health care needs, medical terminology,
disease processes, conditions, interventions, andoptions
 Teach procedures and health practices to patients and families
 Assess patient status/conditions and notify physicians of clinical changes
General Healthcare Resources, Inc. Plymouth Meeting, PA
Agency RN 2/2003-10/2005
 Maintain flexible schedule to allow for effective use of time
 Adhere to assigned agency’s rules and regulations to maintain good working relationship
 Continue versatility in andutilizing of all nursing skills & requirededucation to maintain
placement and employment flexibility
Medical College Hospital (MCP) Philadelphia, PA
RN-Clinical 1/2003-3/2004
 Utilize nursing skills; assess conditions, demonstrate effective decision making,
implement interventions, anticipate potential complications, and evaluate care outcomes
 Educate patients and families on disease processes, medical-surgical procedures, and
other aspects of therapeutic regimens, including medication and pain management
techniques
 Communicate effectively with doctors, social workers and other health care disciplines
 Inform staff members of important changes in patient status
 Delegate responsibilities to patient care techs and certifiednursing assistants
 Administer and document scheduled and PRN oral, intramuscular, and SQ medications
safely
 Initiate andmaintain IV pumps, tubing, flushes, and IV medications
 Observe, analyze and document telemetry-monitor findings; take appropriate action
EDUCATION
doTERRA International Pleasant Grove, UT
AromaTouch Aromatherapy Course 10/2015
PENN Wissahickon Hospice Bala Cynwyd, PA
Aromatherapy Course 4/2014
Bucks County Community College Newtown, PA
Nursing Refresher/Reentry Course 1/13 - 3/26/2011
MCP Philadelphia, PA
Critical Care Nursing Course 3/2003
Lower Bucks Hospital Bristol, PA
Telemetry Course 9/2002
Chemotherapy course 10/2002

3. Holy Family University Philadelphia, PA
Bachelor of Science, Nursing 5/1996
References provided upon request.