Alison Benjamin
Fort Collins,CO
Summary
Professional nurse with specialized expertise in labor and delivery. Proven track record of delivering compassionate and effective care while ensuring patient safety and comfort. Strong focus on team collaboration, adaptability, and achieving optimal outcomes. Skilled in patient assessment, monitoring, and emergency interventions, with calm and reliable approach in high-pressure situations.
Overview
28
28
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Registered Nurse, Labor and Delivery
UCHealth Poudre Valley Hospital
06.1998 - Current
- Manage care from admission to discharge, including patient assessments, care planning, health educations and discharge support.
- Collaborate with providers to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
- Perform care for high risk antepartum, intrapartum and postpartum women, including preeclampsia, eclampsia, diabetes, hemorrhages and various maternal disease processes.
- Circulate for c-sections, D&C's, hysterectomies and hemorrhages and manage patient postoperatively.
- Attend deliveries for newborn resuscitation, 36 weeks and above.
- Assist patients with initial latching and breastfeeding.
- Train new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures and safety protocols.
- Train nursing students and family medicine residents in proper techniques, operational procedures and safety protocols.
- Quickly responded to situations impacting safety and security to unit, actualizing crisis prevention interventions to control and de-escalate situations.
- Conducted assessments and interventions for high-risk pregnancies, ensuring timely care delivery.
Childbirth Educator
A Woman's Healing Center
06.2014 - 11.2018
- Developed curriculum with focus on cultural sensitivity and awareness of family values and goals.
- Assisted families with objective and informative advice to aid in decision-making.
- Delivered objective childbirth information, including resources for birthing facilities and methods.
- Taught in person classes specifically for clients of this facility.
- Created educational materials and resources enhancing understanding of childbirth processes and pain management techniques.
- Evaluated participant feedback to continuously improve course content and delivery methods.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
University of Northern Colorado
Greeley, CO06.1998
Bachelor of Science - Human Development And Family Studies
Colorado State University
Fort Collins, CO06.1989
Skills
- Clear Patient Communication
- Care Coordination
- Creative Problem Solving
- Critical Thinking
- Patient Condition Monitoring
- Direct collaboration with providers on assessment and plan of care
- Fetal monitoring and documentation
- Cervical exams
- IV starts and blood draws
- Application of fetal scalp electrode
- C-section prep and post anesthesia care
- Newborn assessment and administration of vaccines
Accomplishments
- Received 2 Guardian Angel Awards for excellent customer service with donations to the Foundation attached, Poudre Valley Hospital, Fort Collins, CO
- Received 20 plus Daisy Awards for Extraordinary Nurses from patients and families at Poudre Valley Hospital, Fort Collins, CO
- Full time charge nurse for 2 years and a relief charge nurse for several years after.
- Currently continue to precept new nurses and students to Labor and Delivery, something that I am really passionate about.
Certification
*Electronic Fetal Monitoring from National Certification Corporation- current
*Neonatal Resuscitation Certification- current
*ACLS- current
Timeline
Childbirth Educator
A Woman's Healing Center
06.2014 - 11.2018
Registered Nurse, Labor and Delivery
UCHealth Poudre Valley Hospital
06.1998 - Current
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
University of Northern Colorado
Bachelor of Science - Human Development And Family Studies
Colorado State University