Eric S. Zack DNP, RN, ACNP, B.C., AOCN, BMTCN
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Eric S. Zack DNP, RN, ACNP, B.C., AOCN, BMTCN
1558 Farmside Lane
Bolingbrook, Illinois 60490
H: (630) 771-1210
W: (312) 947-1400
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Energetic, self-motivated individual seeks to utilize education, experience, and proven capabilities for an advanced practice oncology nursing position to benefit a progressively expanding health care organization.
Education
Rush University, Chicago, IL
DNP (1/11-12/12) GPA 3.8/4.0
RUSH UNIVERSITY, Chicago, IL
Post-MSN ACNP (12/01) GPA: 3.5/4.0
Acute Care Nurse Practitioner
RUSH UNIVERSITY, Chicago, IL
M.S., Nursing (8/00) GPA: 3.5/4.0
Oncology and HIV/AIDS Clinical Nurse Specialist
VALPARAISO UNIVERSITY, Valparaiso, IN
B.S., Nursing (12/96) GPA: 3.3/4.0
UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS Urbana/Champaign, IL
B.S., Agriculture (6/95)
Professional Experience
Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL (4/97 to current)
Registered Nurse 3 (Staff/Charge Nurse) Heme/Onc/PSCT
Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL (7/13 to current)
President-Elect of the Professional Nursing Staff (PNS)
The Joint Commission Nursing Advisory Council (2/14 to current)
Staff Nurse Representative
The Schwartz Center for Compassionate Care (6/13 to current)
Midwest Regional Consultant
Rush University (6/13 to current)
Adjunct Medical/Surgical Nursing Faculty
Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL (3/09 to 7/09)
Oncology Clinical Nurse Specialist/Staff Educator
Certifications
Advanced Oncology Certified NurseÒ (9/02 to current)
Bone Marrow Transplant Certified NurseÒ (4/14 to current)
Acute Care Nurse Practitioner, Board Certified (6/02 to current)
ONS Cancer Chemotherapy and Biotherapy Course Trainer (10/02 to 12/2013)
ONS Treatment Basics Course Trainer for Non-Oncology Nurses (2010 to 12/2013)
ONS Cancer Genetics Course Trainer (4/04)
End of Life Nursing Education Consortium (ELNEC) Trainer (3/05)
Oncology Nursing Society’s Cancer Chemotherapy Course (5/00 and renewed every two years to current)
Oncology Certified NurseÒ (9/00 to 9/04)
Advanced Cardiac Life Support (12/00 and renewed every two years to current)
Healthcare Provider Basic Life Support (4/96 and renewed every year to current)
Organizations
Oncology Nursing Society (ONS) (10/97 to current)
Chicago Chapter of the Oncology Nursing Society (CCONS) (10/97 to current)
Sigma Theta Tau, International (STT) (11/96 to current)
Golden Lamp Society (GLS) (5/13 to current)
Midwest Nursing Research Society (2/14 to current)
Honors
Juliet A. Schaffer Recine Nursing Oncology Research Award (5/14)
CCONS Nursing Education (11/12)
WOW Award (8/12)
Candidate for Rush University Medical Center Employee of the Year (6/12)
Nurse Educators of Illinois (NEI) Nursing Student Scholarship Award (6/12)
Golden Lamp Society DNP Project Award (6/12)
Clinical Employee of the Trimester (7/11)
Golden Lamp Society’s Dorothy and Luther Christman Scholarship (6/11)
Magnet Course for Excellence Individual Award (5/11)
ONS Leadership Development Institute Graduate (12/10)
Roberta Scofield Memorial Certification Award (2010)
Personally highlighted in RUMC Magnet Recertification (2010)
Bobbie O’Brien Award for Clinical Excellence in Oncology Nursing (2006)
Roberta Scofield Memorial Certification Award (2006)
Manchester Who’s Who Among Executives and Professionals in Nursing and Healthcare (2005)
CCONS AOCN Award (2002)
CCONS Career Development Award (2000 and 2002)
CCONS OCN Award (2000)
Professional Licenses
Illinois Registered Nurse – Registered Professional Nurse 041-302733 (until 5/31/2014)
Illinois Advanced Practice Nurse – Certified Nurse Practitioner 209-004359 (until 5/31/2014)
Publications
Zack, E. (2014). Emerging therapies for autoimmune disorders. Journal of Infusion Nursing, 37(2), 109-119.
Zack, E. (2012). Chemotherapy and biotherapeutic agents for autoimmune diseases. Clinical Journal of Oncology Nursing, 16(4), E125-132.
Zack, E. (2011). Testicular germ cell cancer. In C. Yarbro, D. Wujcik, & B. Gobel (Eds.), Cancer Nursing: Principles & Practice (pp. 1696-1718). Sudbury, MA: Jones and Bartlett Publishers.
Zack, E. (2009). Resuming life after transplant. Transplant road [RUMC BMT Newsletter], 1(3), 3-4.
Zack, E. (2005). Testicular germ cell cancer. In C. Yarbro, M. Frogge, & M. Goodman (Eds.), Cancer Nursing: Principles & Practice (pp. 1630-1646). Sudbury, MA: Jones and Bartlett Publishers.
Zack, E. (2002). Smoking withdrawal and prolonged hospitalization. Clinical Journal of Oncology Nursing, 6 (1), 7-11.
Zack, E. (2002). Reader questions pain and peritumoral injection. Sentinel lymph node biopsy in breast cancer: Scientific rationale and patient care [Response to Letters to the Editor]. Oncology Nursing Forum, 29 (1), 15.
Zack, E. (2001). What are potential liability issues of conducting sentinel lymph node biopsy off study? Sentinel lymph node biopsy in breast cancer: Scientific rationale and patient care [Response to Letters to the Editor]. Oncology Nursing Forum, 28(10), 1509-1510.
Zack, E. (2001.) Sentinel lymph node biopsy: Scientific rationale and patient care. Oncology Nursing Forum, 28(6), 997-1005; quiz 1006.
Zack, E. (2001). Mammography and reduced breast cancer mortality rates. MEDSURG Nursing, 10(1), 17-21.
Zack, E. (1998). My inspiration, my motivation. Nursing Spectrum, 11(9),10.
Podcasts
Zack, E. (2012). Chemotherapy and biotherapeutic agents for autoimmune diseases. CJONPlus Podcast, retrieved on August 4, 2012, from http://www.ons.org/Publications/CJON/Features/CJONPlus.
Professional Speaking Engagements
Infusion Nurses’ Society (INS) Annual Convention: Charlotte, NC (5/13)
Chicago Chapter of the Oncology Nursing Society (CCONS): Chicago, IL (9/13)
Academic Lectures
Cancer 101: Diseases, Treatments, and Patient Management at Malcome X Community College (2/14)
Chronic Leukemias (11/13)
ONS Cancer Chemotherapy and Biotherapy Course (offered 3-4 times each year from 3/03 to 12/13)
ONS Treatment Basics Course (offered 4-5 times each year from 4/12 to 12/13)
Oncologic Emergencies (8/12)
Cardiac Tamponade (11/11, 3/12)
Acute Myelogenous Leukemia (2009, 11/11, 3/12)
Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (2009, 11/11, and 3/12)
Non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma (2009, 11/11, 3/12)
Hodgkin’s Lymphoma (2009, 11/11, and 3/12)
Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia (2009)
Aplastic Anemia (2009)
Acute and Chronic Graft vs. Host Disease (2009)
Veno-Occlusive Disease (2009)
Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (2009)
Nursing Care of Peripheral Stem Cell Transplant Patients (2009)
Caring from the Heart at the End of Life (1/06)
ONS Cancer Genetics Course (2004)
Program Development
Developed, co-lead, and coordinate monthly Schwartz Center Round’s for RUMC (9/10 to current)
Coordinated and taught comprehensive education for 14 East/West Tower (2011-2012)
Coordinated and taught comprehensive hematology education for 10and 11 Kellogg (11/11)
EPIC super user at Rush University Medical Center trained to act as a mentor and educator to other nurses for my unit with new computer charting system (2007)
Edward Cancer Center’s Colo-Rectal Task Force: One-day symposium for medical and nursing colleagues for Continuing Education Credit (2001)
Researched, organized, and wrote material pertaining to the comprehensive nursing management of acute and chronic graft-versus-host disease for the unit’s PSCT orientation manual (2001)
Researched, organized, and wrote a comprehensive BMT Care Guide for new nursing graduates on our hematology/BMT unit and for the nursing staff of the Medical Intensive Care Unit (2000)
Consultation
Expert reviewer for information pertaining to testicular and penile cancer on CancerSource.com (2006)
Poster Presentations
Magnet Conference: Dallas, TX: Schwartz Center Rounds (10/14)
Golden Lamp Society’s Luncheon: Chicago, IL: DNP Project (5/14)
Rush Research Forum: Chicago, IL: DNP Project (4/14)
MNRS 38th Annual Conference: St. Louis, MO: DNP Project (3/14)
Golden Lamp Society’s Luncheon: Hazardous Drugs in the Non-Oncology Setting: Chicago, IL (5/13)
Continuing Education
Oncology Nursing Society’s web-based Chemotherapy and Biotherapy course (3/14)
Blood and Marrow Transplantation Certified Nurse (BMTCN) Passing Score Workshop: Pitt, PA (3/14)
Infusion Nurses Society Annual Convention and Industrial Exhibition: Charlotte, NC (5/13)
Blood and Marrow Transplantation Certified Nurse (BMTCN) Item Writing Workshop: Pitt, PA (3/13)
Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation ONS webcourse (2/13)
Schwartz Center for Compassionate Care Leadership Training: Boston, MA (4/10)
Oncology Nursing Society’s Leadership Development Institute (LDI): Houston, TX (10/09)
End of Life Nursing Education Consortium (ELNEC) conference: Long Beach, CA (3/05)
Oncology Nursing Society’s Genetics Short Course for Cancer Nurses: Pittsburgh, PA (4/04)
Oncology Nursing Society’s Institute of Learning: Seattle, WA (10/02)
Volunteerism
Organized 4 mini health fairs (education and screening) for people with persistent mental illness at different Thresholds sites in Chicagoland area. (10/13 to current)
Testicular cancer healthcare expert working in conjunction with Hadassah, a national Jewish Women’s Organization and testicular cancer survivors touring several Chicago suburban high schools throughout school year to increase testicular cancer awareness and to promote monthly self-examination. (2006 to 2009)
References
Available upon request