Hi, I’m
Akila Jones
Summary
Experienced leader with strong background in guiding teams, managing complex patients, and achieving strategic objectives. Excels in developing efficient processes, ensuring high standards, and aligning efforts with organizational goals. Known for collaborative approach and commitment to excellence.
Overview
14
years of professional experience
1
Certification
Work History
HealthTrust Staffing
Labor & Delivery RN
10.2023 - Current
Job overview
- Assess and provide care for client during all stages of labor
- Assess for, prevent, and treat complications related to labor
- Use therapeutic communication to calm client and family during labor process
- Utilize nursing theories to care for the client holistically
- Work with multidisciplinary team to provide care effectively
- Work as Pre-Op, Intra-Op, and Post-Op circulating nurse for Cesarean Sections
- Work as Ante partum nurse to prevent and care patients in preterm labor
- Teach patients vital information pertaining to all levels of childbirth.
- Facilities include: HCA Conroe and HCA Kingwood
- Trained new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures, and safety protocols.
Kaiser Permanente San Francisco
Interim Labor and Delivery Assistant Nurse Manager/Educator
02.2023 - 09.2023
Job overview
- Oversee Daily operations of Labor and Delivery unit
- Ensure unit is adequately staffed based off patient acuity and patient census
- Act as liaison between staff, interdisciplinary team, and administration to facilitate high quality patient care
- Act as charge nurse to ensure staffing ratios are safe when needed
- Ensures coordinated plans of treatment, customer focused care, and cost-effective utilization or services
- Work with unit staff on upkeep of certifications and licensees needed to provide evidence based care
- Pre fact finding and disciplinary care plans for staff when needed to ensure staff live up and provide care that directly correlates with hospital mission.
- Supervised, directed, and motivated high-quality performance from nursing staff.
- Investigated and independently resolved complaints from staff, physicians, and patients by leveraging clinical judgment and unit management expertise.
- Promoted professional development opportunities to encourage nurses to pursue continuous training.
Angel Staffing
Relief Charge/ Preceptor/ Resource L&D RN
02.2021 - 04.2022
Job overview
- Facilities worked: Texas Children Pavillon for Women and St Joseph Medical Center
- Precept senior level nursing students and new grad RNs
- Use evidence-based practices to help new RNs or RNs new to a unit by providing useful feedback, setting learning objectives, teaching hospital protocols, and encouraging critical thinking
- Relief Charge
- Be flexible and use knowledge as RN to float where needed among Ante, Intra, and Postpartum
- Manage and care for non-vented Covid patients
- Assess and provide care for Covid client during all stages of labor
- Assess for, prevent, and treat complications related to labor
- Use therapeutic communication to calm client and family during labor process
- Utilize nursing theories to care for the client holistically
- Work with multidisciplinary team to provide care effectively
- Work as Pre-Op, Intra-Op, and Post-Op circulating nurse for Cesarean Sections
- Work as Ante partum nurse to prevent and care for patients with antenatal complications
- Teach patients vital information pertaining to all levels of childbirth.
- Coordinated nursing care on unit through staff assignments, assisting and rounding with physicians, monitoring patient orders, and communicating with ancillary departments.
- Sustained quality standards by performing routine medication audits and upholding internal and industry best practices.
Angel Staffing
Covid Surge Labor and Delivery RN
08.2021 - 04.2022
Job overview
- Be flexible and use knowledge as RN to float where needed among Ante, Intra, and Postpartum
- Manage and care for non-vented Covid patients
- Assess and provide care for covid client during all stages of labor
- Assess for, prevent, and treat complications related to labor
- Use therapeutic communication to calm client and family during labor process
- Utilize nursing theories to care for the client holistically
- Work with multidisciplinary team to provide care effectively
- Work as Pre-Op, Intra-Op, and Post-Op circulating nurse for Cesarean Sections
- Work as Ante partum nurse to prevent and care for patients with antenatal complications
- Teach patients vital information pertaining to all levels of childbirth
- Precept senior level nursing students and new grad RNs
- Relief Charge/ Resource Nurse.
Jacobi Hospital
Covid Surge Charge RN/ Preceptor
03.2020 - 12.2020
Job overview
- Precept senior level nursing students and new grad RNs
- Use evidence-based practices to help new RNs or RNs new to a unit by providing useful feedback, setting learning objectives, teaching hospital protocols, and encouraging critical thinking
- Relief Charge
- Be flexible and use knowledge as RN to float where needed among Ante, Intra, and Postpartum
- Manage and care for non-vented Covid patients
- Assess and provide care for Covid client during all stages of labor
- Assess for, prevent, and treat complications related to labor
- Use therapeutic communication to calm client and family during labor process
- Utilize nursing theories to care for the client holistically
- Work with multidisciplinary team to provide care effectively
- Work as Pre-Op, Intra-Op, and Post-Op circulating nurse for Cesarean Sections
- Work as Ante partum nurse to prevent and care for patients with antenatal complications
- Teach patients vital information pertaining to all levels of childbirth.
Skill Gigs/American Mobile Nursing
Labor and Delivery RN
01.2013 - 03.2020
Job overview
- Assess and provide care for client during all stages of labor
- Assess for, prevent, and treat complications related to labor
- Use therapeutic communication to calm client and family during labor process
- Utilize nursing theories to care for the client holistically
- Work with multidisciplinary team to provide care effectively
- Work as Pre-Op, Intra-Op, and Post-Op circulating nurse for Cesarean Sections
- Work as Ante partum nurse to prevent and care for patients with antenatal complications
- Teach patients vital information pertaining to all levels of childbirth
- Precept senior level nursing students and new grad RNs
- Relief Charge/ Resource Nurse.
- Facilities include: St Lukes The Vintage, Memorial Hermann Greater Heights ,Cypress Fairbanks, HCA Kingwood, Houston Northwest, St Joesph Medical Center, Contra Costa medical Center, Kaiser Permanente Vacaville, Kaiser Permanente Santa Clara
Nurse Family Partnership
Nurse Home Visitor
11.2011 - 01.2013
Job overview
- Develop and maintain community relationships to support client referrals
- Develop therapeutic relationships, utilize concepts of reflection and motivational interviewing with women and their families in a home visiting environment
- Assess physical, emotional, social and environmental needs of women and their families as they relate to the NFP domains
- Provide education, support and referral resources in assisting women and their families in attaining their targeted goals and outcomes
- Consult and collaborate with other professionals involved in providing services to women and families
- Assist in creating a positive work environment that promotes productivity, mentoring, teamwork and cooperation
- Maintain clear, effective, open, honest communication with both internal and external customers and colleagues.
The Medical Center of Southeast Texas
Labor and Delivery/ Postpartum RN
11.2010 - 11.2012
Job overview
- Assess and provide care for client during all stages of labor
- Assess for, prevent, and treat complications related to labor
- Use therapeutic communication to calm client and family during labor process
- Utilize nursing theories to care for the client holistically
- Work with multidisciplinary team to provide care effectively
- Work as Pre-Op, Intra-Op, and Post-Op circulating nurse for Cesarean Sections
- Work as Ante partum nurse to prevent and care patients in preterm labor
- Teach patients vital information pertaining to all levels of childbirth.
Education
Lamar UniversityBeaumont, TX
Bachelor's of Science in Nursing
05.2010
Skills
- Compassion and Empathy
- Nursing staff leadership
- Precepting
- Breastfeeding education
- Staff Supervision
- Staff Coaching and Mentoring
- Clinical Supervision
- Teamwork and Collaboration
- Relationship Building
- Teaching strategies
- Strong Clinical Judgment
- Multitasking and Organization
Certification
- Crisis Prevention Institute Training
- Resolve Through Training (RTS) Bereavement Program
- Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP)
- Basic Life Support for Healthcare Providers American Heart Ass.
- Advance Cardiac Life Support
- AWOHNN Intermediate Fetal Monitoring
- AWOHNN Fetal Heart Monitoring Case Assessment and Testing Advanced
- S.T.A.B.L.E
Timeline
Labor & Delivery RN
HealthTrust Staffing
10.2023 - Current
Interim Labor and Delivery Assistant Nurse Manager/Educator
Kaiser Permanente San Francisco
02.2023 - 09.2023
Covid Surge Labor and Delivery RN
Angel Staffing
08.2021 - 04.2022
Relief Charge/ Preceptor/ Resource L&D RN
Angel Staffing
02.2021 - 04.2022
Covid Surge Charge RN/ Preceptor
Jacobi Hospital
03.2020 - 12.2020
Labor and Delivery RN
Skill Gigs/American Mobile Nursing
01.2013 - 03.2020
Nurse Home Visitor
Nurse Family Partnership
11.2011 - 01.2013
Labor and Delivery/ Postpartum RN
The Medical Center of Southeast Texas
11.2010 - 11.2012
Lamar University
Bachelor's of Science in Nursing