Amber Gallaty
Galt,CA
Summary
Seasoned Registered Nurse with over 20 years of experience providing compassionate patient care in Labor & Delivery. Adept at coordinating nursing teams as a charge nurse, care planning for laboring patients, and assessing through collaboration in triage. Well-versed in the EPIC EMR system. Passionate and highly skilled with high-risk patients. Driven to deliver evidence-based care while providing informed consent and shared decision-making opportunities.
Overview
21
21
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Register Nurse
Sutter Medical Center
07.2004 - Current
- Oversee and document patient care and care plans for obstetrical patients
- Help patients and family members make ideal choices to meet their needs best and work within current capabilities to achieve optimal birth experiences
- Direct, supervise and evaluate work activities of medical, nursing, technical, clerical, service, maintenance, and other personnel as a charge nurse
- Coordinate medical staff, nursing, and ancillary departments in a busy unit to serve around 500 families per month
- Recommended renovations to improve patient flow and staff circulation
- Implemented the Maternal Fetal Triage Index (MFTI) in the OB ER
- Launched an innovative, evidence-based initiative focused on patient education and medication use surrounding preterm labor through March of Dimes
- Oversaw and documented patient care and care plans for patients diagnosed with accretas.
Nursing Assistant and Unit Secretary
Sutter Memorial Hospital
06.2003 - 07.2004
- Supported patients with daily activities and attending to personal hygiene, transporting patients, and assisting them in walking
- Answered call lights to check on patients, retrieve items, and call for advanced care.
Education
Master's of Science -
Frontier Nursing University
Associate of Science - Nursing
Sacramento City College
Skills
- Interdisciplinary collaboration
- Clinical care oversight
- Process improvement - LEAN coordinator
- Team Lead for unit & hospital relocation
- Team coordination - Charge Nurse
- EMR systems - EPIC
- Triage, Baby, OR, PACU, Immediate PP
Affiliations
- Member, American College of Nurse Midwives
- Member, Association of Women's Health, Obstetrics and Neonatal Nurses
Awards
Sutter Spirit Award, 2020
References
Erin Dougherty, RN, Kaiser Permanente, OB/GYN, 916-792-6540
Certification
- Neonatal Resuscitation, Cascade Training - 5/2024
- CPR, Cascade Training, 5/2024
- Advanced EFM, 5/2024
Timeline
Register Nurse
Sutter Medical Center
07.2004 - Current
Nursing Assistant and Unit Secretary
Sutter Memorial Hospital
06.2003 - 07.2004
Master's of Science -
Frontier Nursing University
Associate of Science - Nursing
Sacramento City College