Heidi Borycki, RN

Background

I received my AAS in Nursing in 1997 from Sisters of Charity Hospital in Buffalo, NY; which is where I am from.

Time & Career at Highland Hospital

When I started at Highland in 1997, there wasn’t a central float pool. I started my career on a combined unit, consisting of both the ACE unit and the step-down unit. In 1999, the two units split and I "floated" between the two units, depending on the units’ needs. In 2000, I had to leave my Highland family when my husband was transferred to the Albany area. I worked as a traveling nurse in the capital region until we returned to Rochester in 2004. In 2004, I joined the medical/surgical central float pool where I have remained. At that time, there were only three of us, and now we have 15 float pool nurses!

My Dominant Personality Traits

I've worked in almost every department at Highland Hospital. As a result, I have a working knowledge of the types of patients on each unit and have strong nursing skills to meet the demands of the respective patients' needs. A float nurse must be efficient, have excellent time management skills, and the ability to prioritize patient care and needs safely, since we may be pulled to fill a need elsewhere. I have the ability to work with a variety of personality traits and can get along with my co-workers.