Martha Youngblood
Aurora,Mo
Overview
1
1
Certification
28
28
years of professional experience
Work History
Emergency Room Registered Nurse
Mercy Hospital Springfield
Springfield, Missouri
11.2025 - Current
- Assessed patient conditions in the emergency room for immediate care needs.
- Administered medications and treatments according to established protocols.
- Collaborated with physicians and healthcare teams for patient management.
- Monitored vital signs and responded promptly to changes in patient status.
- Documented patient information accurately in electronic health records systems.
- Mentored new nursing staff on best practices and hospital procedures.
- Triaged and treated high-volume caseload in busy emergency room setting.
- Responded quickly to life-threatening situations while maintaining composure under pressure.
Emergency Room Registered Nurse
Unity Hospital Rochester
Rochester, New York
04.2025 - Current
- Ensured patient safety and comfort through collaboration with multidisciplinary teams.
- Administered medications and treatments per physician directives.
- Monitored vital signs, promptly reporting changes to medical staff.
- Educated patients and families on health conditions and discharge instructions.
- Utilized electronic health records for precise documentation of patient information.
- Delivered direct patient care in emergency room, including triage and stabilization.
- Managed high patient volume, prioritizing emergent cases for timely interventions.
- Responded swiftly to life-threatening situations by providing advanced cardiac life support.
Emergency Room Registered Nurse
Clovis Community Medical Center
Clovis, CA
01.2024 - 04.2025
- Provided timely emergency care to critically ill patients, ensuring immediate stabilization.
- Developed individualized care plans after thorough assessment of patient conditions.
- Administered medications and treatments per physician prescriptions with precision.
- Collaborated with multidisciplinary teams to enhance patient outcomes through coordinated efforts.
- Monitored vital signs and health indicators to detect changes in patient status.
- Managed intravenous lines, wound dressings, catheters, and various medical devices effectively.
- Reviewed laboratory results promptly, addressing abnormal findings with physicians for follow-up.
- Responded swiftly to codes, coordinating skilled interventions for critical situations.
Director of Nursing and Operations
Mercy Hospital
Aurora, MO
12.2020 - 01.2024
- Supervise new nursing manager employee orientation process, including explanation of personnel policies and individual duties.
- Budgeted, managed and scheduled staff of 100 nurses, fostering environment supportive of both inpatient and outpatients.
- Assessed competency of clinical staff to promote quality, continuity and safety.
- Coordinated medical and health services in compliance with government regulations and policies set by board of trustees.
- Administered executive supervision, exercising independent judgment to select proper course of action in policies and procedures.
- Participated in Nursing Leadership meetings with department heads to discuss census information, admissions and discharges for patients.
- Resolved conflicts promptly among physicians, nurses and other healthcare employees to keep workflows on task.
- Coordinated delivery of exceptional patient care by evaluating workflows and facilitating positive changes.
- Optimized case and clinical management and recommended plans to improve safety and health programs.
- Collaborated with Quality Team to develop outcomes statistics.
- Directed daily operations at facility caring for emergency patients, inpatients, outpatients, and surgical patients.
- Managed operations in accordance with budget requirements.
- Fills shifts as an ER Nurse and assisted ER staff during emergencies and when short staffed and as needed.
- Taught ESI/Triage Assignment classes to Emergency Department Registered Nurses
Emergency Room Manager
Mercy Aurora
Aurora, Mo
12.2014 - 12.2020
- Assures the availability of patient care personnel competent to meet patient care requirements. Participates in patient care when needed.
- Problem solves and performs follow-up activities to respond to and resolve complex situations that arise with patients/significant others, physicians, management staff in nursing and other departments as appropriate, other healthcare facilities, and community resources.
- Assures the provision of quality patient care by the appropriate mix of licensed and non-licensed staff members.
- Continually monitors and maintains department within budgetary guidelines.
- Participates in unit-based quality improvement activities. Works with the Director of Nursing/Administrator to develop quality indicators an data collection methods to determine progress toward goals.
- Supports policies and procedures; participates in writing, reviewing, and /or revising as needed.
- Investigates and follows up on patient concerns as required.
- Ensures staff evaluations are completed on time.
- Led department through three successful Joint Commission surveys.
- Encourages continued staff development and education
Emergency Room Manager- Interim
Mercy Lebanon
Lebanon, MO
12.2019 - 07.2020
- Assumed responsibility for an Emergency Department that had previously been without a Manager and led department through a successful Joint Commission survey, while also continuing to manage own Emergency Department.
- Coordinated delivery of exceptional patient care by evaluating workflows and facilitating positive staffing changes.
- Collaborated with multi-disciplinary staff to improve overall patient care and response times.
- Reviewed and assessed staff processes, reducing hazards posed for patients and staff while promoting regulatory compliance.
- Resolved conflicts promptly among physicians, nurses and other healthcare employees to keep workflows on task.
- Created and implemented policies and procedures for safe and effective patient flow.
- Implemented new hire training to further develop skills and initiate discussions on task prioritization.
- Updated policies and procedures to ensure patient and staff safety.
- Assessed department's greatest safety needs and developed a plan to staff and educate new and current staff to meet these needs.
- Utilized Qventis to compile data gathered from various sources.
Registered Nurse- Emergency Department
Mercy Aurora
Aurora, Mo
04.2011 - 12.2015
- Triage patients safely and effectively utilizing excellent critical thinking skills.
- Collaborate with Emergency Room physician and ancillary departments to ensure best plan of care for the patient.
- Teach patients and the families regarding treatment expectations.
- Works as Team Leader to facilitate the flow of the department, ensuring patient safety as well as the safety of the staff and the department.
Registered Nurse/Charge Nurse
Mercy Springfield, Inpatient Medical Oncology
Springfield, Mo
12.2008 - 04.2012
- Cares for patients with the diagnosis of cancer and other hematological conditions in various settings, as well as, collaborate with a team of healthcare professionals to share expertise and knowledge.
- Teach patients and the families regarding treatment expectations.
- Administer chemotherapy, blood transfusions-as needed.
- Coordinate patient care and department organization by providing leadership and direction to the clinical staff under the direction of the Nursing Director.
Sergeant
United States Marine Corps
, United States
01.1999 - 09.2003
- Ensure the planning, set up and take down of the squadron's communication for both ground and air.
- Responsible for up to 50 individual Marines within the communication platoon.
- Responsible for the training of all Non- Commissioned officers in Headquarters's company.
Education
Master's Degree - Nursing
Western Governor's University
Bachelor's Degree - Nursing
St. John's College of Nursing- SBU
Associate's Degree - Nursing
St. John's College of Nursing- SBU
Skills
- Regulatory compliance
- Medication and IV administration
- Issue and conflict resolution
- Team building
- Triaging patient concerns
- Community outreach
- Trauma care
- Patient Assessments
- IV Insertion
- Emergency Care
Certification
Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification
Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support
Pediatric Life Support (PALS) Certification
Trauma Nurse Core Course
Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner
Registered Nurse in the State of Missouri, License number 2009003984
Professional Affiliations
Emergency Nurses Association
Timeline
Emergency Room Registered Nurse
Mercy Hospital Springfield
11.2025 - Current
Emergency Room Registered Nurse
Unity Hospital Rochester
04.2025 - Current
Emergency Room Registered Nurse
Clovis Community Medical Center
01.2024 - 04.2025
Director of Nursing and Operations
Mercy Hospital
12.2020 - 01.2024
Emergency Room Manager- Interim
Mercy Lebanon
12.2019 - 07.2020
Emergency Room Manager
Mercy Aurora
12.2014 - 12.2020
Registered Nurse- Emergency Department
Mercy Aurora
04.2011 - 12.2015
Registered Nurse/Charge Nurse
Mercy Springfield, Inpatient Medical Oncology
12.2008 - 04.2012
Sergeant
United States Marine Corps
01.1999 - 09.2003
Associate's Degree - Nursing
St. John's College of Nursing- SBU
Bachelor's Degree - Nursing
St. John's College of Nursing- SBU
Master's Degree - Nursing
Western Governor's University