Alexis Baldwin
Summary
Dedicated and compassionate pediatric inpatient nurse with a total of six years of experience providing high-quality care to infants and toddlers in high-acuity settings. Background includes four years as a patient care technician and almost 3 years as a registered nurse on a 26-bed pediatric unit. Skilled in pediatric assessment, medication administration, patient and family education, emergency response, and other specialty skills. Adept at working in fast-paced environments while ensuring emotional and physical comfort for young patients and their families.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Registered Nurse
Prisma Health Children's Hospital
Columbia, South Carolina
07.2023 - Current
- Deliver age-specific, developmentally appropriate nursing care to infants and toddlers (0-6 years) on a 26-bed inpatient unit.
- Perform comprehensive assessments, administer IV, PO, or IM medications, monitor vital signs, and manage feeding and respiratory support equipment.
- Perform skills such as starting IVs, inserting and maintaining Foley catheters, inserting nasogastric tubes, maintaining central line care, and providing wound care.
- Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams, such as physicians, social workers, child life specialists, and other interdisciplinary team members, to ensure comprehensive patient care and discharge planning.
- Provide both pre-operative and post-operative care. This includes patient and family education, pre-surgical preparation, post-anesthesia monitoring, pain management, and discharge planning.
- Support families during hospital stays by providing education on developmental milestones, medication regimens, and home care instructions.
- Participate in rapid response and medical emergency situations, ensuring prompt and effective clinical interventions.
Patient Care Technician
Prisma Health Children's Hospital
Columbia, South Carolina
09.2019 - 07.2023
- Prepared and maintained patient care equipment for procedures.
- Obtained patient vital signs and reported results to the nurse or physician to identify changes from prior measurements.
- Answered call lights promptly, and responded appropriately to requests from patients, families, and staff members.
- Assisted in preparing patients for examinations and treatments, including inserting IVs with an RN.
- Observed changes in the patient's condition and reported any abnormalities to the RN.
- Responded quickly in emergency situations by providing appropriate first aid measures.
- Performed a variety of delegated basic patient care services to support nursing tasks and activities of daily living.
Education
Associate Degree in Nursing -
Midlands Technical College
West Columbia, SC05-2023
Skills
- Infant and toddler inpatient care
- Medication administration
- Family-centered care
- Developmental and growth assessments
- IV therapy and central line management
- Feeding tubes and oxygen therapy
- Pediatric emergency response
- Medical records management
- EMR documentation
- Infection and control safety protocols
- Infant and adult CPR certified
- Time management
- Critical thinking
- Teamwork skills
Accomplishments
- Received the Prisma Health Great Catch Award in November 2024 for identifying and reporting a potential medication error that could have resulted in patient harm. This action prompted a system-wide change at Prisma Health to help prevent similar errors in the future.
- Received multiple DAISY and Shining Star nominations from patients and families for whom I provided direct care. These nominations recognize patient care technicians and nurses who deliver extraordinary, compassionate, and excellent care.
Certification
- Basic Life support (BLS) - AHA - Expires (06/2027)
- Certified Pediatric Nurse (CPN) - In progress
Affiliations
- Medication Safety Team, which meets monthly to review medication errors or near misses and discuss strategies to prevent them in the future. The team also evaluates new medications and upcoming practices to be implemented within the hospital.
- Unit Based Council, that is made up of nurses who meet monthly and collaborate to improve the quality of care and work environment on our specific unit.
Timeline
Registered Nurse
Prisma Health Children's Hospital
07.2023 - Current
Patient Care Technician
Prisma Health Children's Hospital
09.2019 - 07.2023
Associate Degree in Nursing -
Midlands Technical College