Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Certification
Accomplishments
Languages
Affiliations
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Cornelia Krusius

Cornelia Krusius

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Summary

Able to act interprofessionally, in a structured and coordinative manner, in stressful and highly complex medical situations. Strong leader, and solution-oriented in extraordinary situations. How employees actively promote continuous development. Enthusiastic about learning and curious, with a quick recognition of connections, as well as an interest in new challenges and diverse projects.

Overview

16
16
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Head of Intensive Care Unit Nursing

Zug Cantonal Hospital
Baar
07.2020 - Current
  • Lead together with the medical director an 8-bed intensive care unit. Direct management of over 40 care employees. Coordination of personnel management, responsible for projects, and the professional development of the station.

BLS-Instructor

University Hospital Zurich
Zurich
01.2019 - 07.2020
  • Leading various resuscitation courses for lay resuscitation, as well as for professional staff.

Nursing Expert and Trainer in Intensivcare

University Hospital Zurich
Zürich
01.2017 - 07.2020
  • Training students in practice, as well as in theoretical teaching units. Significant participation in the redesign and process optimization for the 2019 station move.

Qualified Nursing Expert in Intensivcare

University Hospital Zurich
Zürich
10.2012 - 10.2017
  • Patienten and their relatives in medically critical situations accompany. Specialized clinic for patients with a severe traumatic brain injury.

Qualified Nurse

PHS Zurich
Zurich
12.2013 - 04.2014
  • Used flexibly in several hospitals, in different disciplines.

Qualified Nurse

University Hospital Zurich
Zurich
01.2009 - 04.2010
  • Specialized clinic for postoperative care after cardiac surgery. With additional functions in the care and instruction of heart transplant and excor patients.

Education

Bachelor of Science - Nursing

Zurich University of Applied Sciences (ZHAW)
Winterthur
01.2017

Postgraduate Studies - Intensivcare Nursing

School of Health Professions Z-INA
Zurich
01.2012

Diploma in Nursing HF - Nursing

Careum School of Health Professions
Zurich
01.2008

Skills

  • Decision-making ability
  • Organizational and critical thinking
  • Communication
  • Teamwork and collaboration
  • Self-reflection
  • Resilience
  • Innovative
  • Networking

Certification

  • ChatGPT for Beginners, 2024
  • Pre-Hospital Life Support (PHTLS), 2020
  • Advanced Life Support (ALS), 2019
  • Special Training Isolation Measures for Infectious Diseases, 2017
  • ECMO/Excor Expert Course at USZ, 2013
  • Ethical Decision-Making (Basic/Advanced), 2019
  • Online course Coursera: 'The Age of Sustainable Development,' 2015
  • Basic USA Nursing Management Course, New York, 2014

Accomplishments

  • 2021 Project Management PDMS System Implementation in the Intensive Care Unit: Development, Implementation, and Optimization of the Operating System for the Intensive Care Unit of the Zug Cantonal Hospital
  • 2019 Q-Award: Working group for the development and implementation of a training concept for quality assurance during the station move, awarded a quality award from the USZ in 2019
  • 2015 internship of 5 months at the UN Association USA: raising awareness and educational work in high schools, for the Sustainable Development Goals, in New York. In addition, I volunteered for two weeks at the United Nations (UN) in New York during the development process of the SDGs

Languages

German
First Language
English
Advanced (C1)
C1
French
Beginner
A1

Affiliations

  • Member of the Board of Directors of the Swiss Society for Intensive Care Medicine (SGI), a professional society for quality assurance and development in the field of intensive care, in addition to representatives in the Development Commission for the Framework Curriculum of the Intensive Care Nursing Training

Timeline

Head of Intensive Care Unit Nursing

Zug Cantonal Hospital
07.2020 - Current

BLS-Instructor

University Hospital Zurich
01.2019 - 07.2020

Nursing Expert and Trainer in Intensivcare

University Hospital Zurich
01.2017 - 07.2020

Qualified Nurse

PHS Zurich
12.2013 - 04.2014

Qualified Nursing Expert in Intensivcare

University Hospital Zurich
10.2012 - 10.2017

Qualified Nurse

University Hospital Zurich
01.2009 - 04.2010

Bachelor of Science - Nursing

Zurich University of Applied Sciences (ZHAW)

Postgraduate Studies - Intensivcare Nursing

School of Health Professions Z-INA

Diploma in Nursing HF - Nursing

Careum School of Health Professions
Cornelia Krusius