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Janice Koziatek: She has landed her dream career
Camila Buechler
Issue date: 2/4/08 Section: Features
Koziatek has landed her dream job working at Barnes-Jewish Hospital on the Labor and Delivery unit working three 12 hour shifts per week.
On the hospital floors, Koziatek states that "nurses run the show."
In fact, she uses the word "multi-tasker" to describe a nurse. While spending time physically caring for patients, she is also on the floor documenting and coordinating her care with physicians, families and numerous other hospital services.
Although this unit is one of the most intense in the building, Koziatek is happier than ever. Some outcomes may be heartbreaking, but overall, she loves being able to be with families during the most gratifying and life changing moments.
On April 11-12, Koziatek will be participating in her sixth year volunteering with Relay For Life. This event is held around the country and designed to raise money to support the cause for cancer.
"The Relay For Life motto is 'Celebrate, Remember, Fight Back,' which really describes what the community volunteers will accomplish," Koziatek said. She is very passionate about this cause .
"We celebrate our survivors and their triumphs. We remember those we've lost, and we fight back in hopes that one day cancer will be eliminated and we won't need to Relay anymore," she said.
This year, the UM-St. Louis community is trying to raise more than last year's $50,000. Koziatek said, "We are incredibly excited and can't wait to see what the UM-St. Louis community will pull off this year!"
Aside from being a nurse and being involved with Relay for life, Koziatek is heavily bonded with her parish at St. Martin de Porres in Hazelwood. She works with the Youth Ministry by coordinating and supervising youth events as well as teaching sixth grade religion classes.
When she is back at Barnes-Jewish Hospital, working, Koziatek said, "I'm running around like a chicken with my head cut off." She mentions, although it is a difficult career, "it is incredibly rewarding and satisfying for me."
So, one may ask, "Is being a nurse as hard as it seems? "Not really, being a nurse is incredibly rewarding and satisfying" for her. She gains joy from being with people; teaching, talking and helping them in anyway possible.
On the hospital floors, Koziatek states that "nurses run the show."
In fact, she uses the word "multi-tasker" to describe a nurse. While spending time physically caring for patients, she is also on the floor documenting and coordinating her care with physicians, families and numerous other hospital services.
Although this unit is one of the most intense in the building, Koziatek is happier than ever. Some outcomes may be heartbreaking, but overall, she loves being able to be with families during the most gratifying and life changing moments.
On April 11-12, Koziatek will be participating in her sixth year volunteering with Relay For Life. This event is held around the country and designed to raise money to support the cause for cancer.
"The Relay For Life motto is 'Celebrate, Remember, Fight Back,' which really describes what the community volunteers will accomplish," Koziatek said. She is very passionate about this cause .
"We celebrate our survivors and their triumphs. We remember those we've lost, and we fight back in hopes that one day cancer will be eliminated and we won't need to Relay anymore," she said.
This year, the UM-St. Louis community is trying to raise more than last year's $50,000. Koziatek said, "We are incredibly excited and can't wait to see what the UM-St. Louis community will pull off this year!"
Aside from being a nurse and being involved with Relay for life, Koziatek is heavily bonded with her parish at St. Martin de Porres in Hazelwood. She works with the Youth Ministry by coordinating and supervising youth events as well as teaching sixth grade religion classes.
When she is back at Barnes-Jewish Hospital, working, Koziatek said, "I'm running around like a chicken with my head cut off." She mentions, although it is a difficult career, "it is incredibly rewarding and satisfying for me."
So, one may ask, "Is being a nurse as hard as it seems? "Not really, being a nurse is incredibly rewarding and satisfying" for her. She gains joy from being with people; teaching, talking and helping them in anyway possible.
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