Amber Hill
Grand Terrace,CA
Summary
To be the best possible nurse, collaborator, and educator to my patients and colleagues. Patient-oriented Nurse with 20 years of diverse experience in direct patient care, staff supervision and department operations. Skilled at multitasking and prioritizing patient needs and daily assignments. Offering expertise with Maternal, Education, and Bed Placement specialties.
Knowledgeable Clinical Instructor with 11 years of combined experience in Labor, Antepartum, and postpartum nursing, precepting and nurse education. Prepared to bring talent, expertise and leadership to growing RN nursing program.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Postpartum nurse
Kaiser Permanente ONTARIO Medical Center
09.2022 - Current
- Provide holistic direct care for high and low risk mother-Infant dyad(couplets).
- Float to labor and delivery when the need arises.
- Improved continuity of care by coordinating discharge planning activities with social workers, case managers, and home healthcare providers.
- Educated new parents on how to properly care for infants by instructing parents on bottle feeding, bathing, circumcision care and breastfeeding.
- Provided emotional support to new parents experiencing stress or difficulties adapting to parenthood.
- Facilitate patient movement and best practice, through timely discharges.
- Monitored both mother and baby''s vital signs, ensuring timely identification of potential complications.
- Enhanced patient recovery by providing compassionate and attentive postpartum care to new mothers.
- Facilitated successful breastfeeding experiences by providing guidance, support, and education to new mothers struggling with latching or milk supply issues.
- Served as a resource for other nurses on the unit by sharing expertise on evidence-based interventions appropriate for this population group.
Clinical Admissions Nurse
Loma Linda University Medical Center
04.2022 - Current
- Responsible for facilitating admitted patient’s placement onto units from ED
- Assigned beds to patients being downgraded from the ICU to medicine service
- Communicating constantly with floor charge nurses and managers to facilitate patient movement and placement throughout the hospital
- Served as a phone resource to the units about questions relating to admissions, transfers, and other miscellaneous information
- Responsible for assigning new patients to different doctors list to facilitate fair distribution of new patients
- Monitoring staffing needs and helping to facilitate staffing downsizing if needed
- Providing lunch breaks to the house supervisor and other patient placement nurses.
OB ADJUNCT CLINICAL INSTRUCTOR
California Baptist University
01.2020 - Current
- Clinical instructor for 8-12 OB nursing students
- Assisted them to get experience and develop their nursing skills
- Maintained great rapport with students and faculty
- Participated in the skills training and OB simulations
- Evidenced-based paper grading and assisting in topic choice
- Role-modeled professional behavior.
- Evaluated student performance through ongoing assessment, providing constructive feedback and promoting academic growth.
- Facilitated skill development through hands-on clinical training, reinforcing theoretical knowledge with practical application.
- Supervised students during clinical rotations, ensuring adherence to policies and procedures while promoting patient safety and quality care delivery.
Registered Nurse - Labor & Delivery
Kaiser Permanente FONTANA Medical Center
03.2022 - 09.2022
- Provided direct care for high and low risk pregnancies and deliveries.
- Circulated in OR when needed.
- Served as a triage nurse when needed.
- Providing excellent care to every stage of a patient’s labor and delivery process.
- Administered medications via oral, IV, and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
- Utilized critical thinking skills to prioritize nursing interventions based on patients'' acuity levels and individual needs.
- Conducted thorough patient assessments to identify changes in condition, promptly notifying physicians and initiating appropriate interventions when necessary.
- Managed care from admission to discharge.
Perinatal Resource Nurse
Loma Linda University Childrens Hospital
05.2005 - 03.2022
- Senior perinatal resource nurse (crossed trained) on a very busy, labor and delivery, antepartum & postpartum units with over 3000 deliveries annually
- Provided direct care for high and low risk pregnancies and deliveries
- Served as a relief charge nurse on a regular basis
- Nominated for the Daisy Award twice
- Identified areas for process improvement within the department, leading to increased efficiency and quality of care delivered to patients.
- Encouraged and help facilitated the purchase and use of peanut balls with our laboring patients
- Mentored the new RN residents for two years when the RN residency program first started
- Awarded the Kylie compassion award for exceptional care of fetal demise patients
- Precepted and trained new employees and practicum students.
- Improved patient outcomes by implementing evidence-based nursing practices and protocols.
OB CLINICAL INSTRUCTOR
Loma Linda University School Of Nursing
03.2016 - 12.2019
- Clinical instructor for 8-12 OB nursing students
- Assisted them to get experience and develop their nursing skills
- Maintained great rapport with students and faculty
- Participated in the skills training and OB simulations
- Evidenced based paper grading and assisting in topic choice
- Role modeled professional behavior.
- Supervised students when administering medications to maintain patient safety.
- Fostered a culture of safety within the learning environment by emphasizing proper use of equipment, infection control measures, and patient privacy guidelines.
OB CLINICAL INSTRUCTOR
California State University San Bernardino
09.2013 - 12.2015
- Clinical instructor for 8-12 OB nursing students
- Assist in developing unit orientations
- Supervise the students during med administration and physical assessments
- Care plan grading and assist in implementation
- Role modeled professional behavior.
- Supervised students when administering medications to maintain patient safety.
- Fostered a culture of safety within the learning environment by emphasizing proper use of equipment, infection control measures, and patient privacy guidelines.
Registered Nurse
ERLANGER MEDICAL CENTER
05.2004 - 05.2005
- One year experience on a trauma step down unit and floor
- Responsible for care of three to six patients and managed the delegation of specific duties to Patient Care Techs.
- Conducted thorough patient assessments to identify changes in condition, promptly notifying physicians and initiating appropriate interventions when necessary.
- Administered medications safely according to established guidelines while closely monitoring for side effects or adverse reactions requiring intervention.
- Administered medications via oral, IV, and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
Education
Master of Science - Nursing Education
Colorado Technical University
Colorado Springs, CO10.2024
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Southern Adventist University
Collegedale, TN05.2005
Associate of Science - Nursing
Southern Adventist University
Collegedale, TN05.2004
Skills
- Obstetric Emergency Response
- High-Risk Pregnancy Care
- Electronic Fetal Monitoring
- Emotional Support
- Infection prevention
- Discharge Planning
- Leadership Qualities
- Clinical expertise
- Teaching proficiency
- Postpartum Care
- Neonatal Resuscitation
- Clinical judgment
Accomplishments
- Collaborated with team of MDs in the development of improved closed-loop communication process.
- Inspired students to pursue careers in specialties like postpartum and labor & delivery.
- Nominated for two daisy awards.
- Awarded the Kylie compassion award.
Awards
- Certified Inpatient Obstetrics Nurse RNC-OB
- Neonatal Resuscitation (NRP) Certified
- BLS certified
- ACLS Certified
- Advanced Fetal Monitoring certified (AWOHNN)
- Recipient of Kylie Compassion Award
- Nominated for two Daisy Awards
Certification
- Advanced Fetal Monitoring certified (AWOHNN)
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support Certified (ACLS)
- Basic Life Support Certified (BLS)
- Certified Inpatient Obstetrics Nurse (RNC-OB)
- Neonatal Resuscitation Provider (NRP) Certified
Timeline
Postpartum nurse
Kaiser Permanente ONTARIO Medical Center
09.2022 - Current
Clinical Admissions Nurse
Loma Linda University Medical Center
04.2022 - Current
Registered Nurse - Labor & Delivery
Kaiser Permanente FONTANA Medical Center
03.2022 - 09.2022
OB ADJUNCT CLINICAL INSTRUCTOR
California Baptist University
01.2020 - Current
OB CLINICAL INSTRUCTOR
Loma Linda University School Of Nursing
03.2016 - 12.2019
OB CLINICAL INSTRUCTOR
California State University San Bernardino
09.2013 - 12.2015
Perinatal Resource Nurse
Loma Linda University Childrens Hospital
05.2005 - 03.2022
Registered Nurse
ERLANGER MEDICAL CENTER
05.2004 - 05.2005
Master of Science - Nursing Education
Colorado Technical University
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Southern Adventist University
Associate of Science - Nursing
Southern Adventist University
- Advanced Fetal Monitoring certified (AWOHNN)
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support Certified (ACLS)
- Basic Life Support Certified (BLS)
- Certified Inpatient Obstetrics Nurse (RNC-OB)
- Neonatal Resuscitation Provider (NRP) Certified
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