Ashley Carnright
LAKESIDE,AZ
Summary
A collaborative professional who is results-driven. Adaptable to the needs of the situation with an analytical process to find solutions to problems in process, workflow, or systems. Resourceful and strategic in project planning and development. Empathetic with colleagues, peers, direct reports, and patients. Organized and motivated in the professional setting. Ability and experience to stay calm in emergent situations or high-stress periods. Quality-focused and proficient in reviewing for best practices in the healthcare setting.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Assistant Supervisory Clinical Nurse
Whiteriver Service Unit
Whiteriver, Arizona
02.2024 - Current
- Led a team of 16 direct reports with three different position descriptions in a hybrid unit that offers care from conception through the postpartum period.
- Assisted staff at bedside with patient care needs for patient care emergencies as well as when unit was critically staffed to assist with safe patient care.
- Team lead for multiple site visitss and accreditation maintenance with governing bodies such as Arizona Perinatal Trust, The Joint Commission, ACOG, and Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative.
- Collaborated with OB medical staff director, physicians, and certified midwives to strengthen relationships between nursing staff and providers, facilitating service expansion within scope.
- Directed cross-team initiatives for multiple teams, both within the department and multidisciplinary teams. This led to increased proficiency in coordination of care and planning for safe outcomes.
- Proficient in review and optimization of facility policies to fit scope of services and best practices.
- Presented complex ideas to stakeholders to increase available patient care services for both pregnant patients and for neonates within scope of services.
- Executed rollout of new services, providing education and monitoring to ensure adherence to quality measures.
- Close working relationship with executive team members to discuss the status, needs, or successes of the department.
- Served as department point of contact for all PI/QI projects, ensuring follow-up and course correction on discrepancies from established goals.
- Developed and implemented a new position in the department as the obstetric clinical care coordinator and coached new team member into this role, serving as a backup and mentor with all actions.
- Developed and delivered nursing-specific training programs, including online courses, hands-on sessions, and in-service drills.
- Coordinating with outside facilities for learning opportunities and facilitating required OB certifications.
- Other specific duties include daily department assessment of needs, payroll review and approval, schedule completion and adjustment, hiring of new staff, managing contract nurses, disciplinary action, performance improvement plans, budget development and capital inventory.
- Optimized the team approach to workflow and balance of additional duties.
- Supported healthcare initiatives at White Mountain Apache Native American Reservation.
Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner
Whiteriver Service Unit
Whiteriver, Arizona
07.2022 - Current
- Assess and perform forensic examinations post sexual assault, intimate partner violence, and domestic violence incidents for adolescents and adults.
- This position is in addition to regularly assigned duties and is not a primary function of my assigned role.
- White Mountain Apache Native American Reservation
Maternal Child Health Outreach Nurse
Whiteriver Service Unit
Whiteriver, Arizona
07.2023 - 02.2024
- Served as principal investigator for Maternal Child Health Program, guiding research initiatives to enhance maternal and child health outcomes.
- Led multidisciplinary program providing direct patient care and education for women and newborns, connecting families with local and hospital resources during first year postpartum.
- Primary member of the MCH team and recipient of grant award to decrease maternal and neonatal mortality and morbidity for the patients cared for by WRSU.
- White Mountain Apache Native American Reservation
Registered Nurse and Clinical Care Coordinator
Whiteriver Service Unit
Whiteriver, Arizona
11.2021 - 07.2023
- Charge RN in a hybrid-OB department that provides high risk antenatal clinic care, prenatal care, OB triage, labor and delivery, postpartum, and newborn care.
- Delivered and stabilized high-risk maternal patients and neonates until transfer to appropriate higher level of care.
- Led High-Risk OB program, developing and managing system to track and coordinate care for pregnant patients while collaborating with nearby delivery facilities and maternal fetal medicine groups to ensure best practice care for high-risk population.
- White Mountain Apache Native American Reservation
Registered Nurse and Clinical Care Coordinator
Whiteriver Service Unit
Whiteriver, Arizona
05.2020 - 11.2021
- RN in an outpatient clinic specializing in Obstetrics and Gynecology.
- RN in an outpatient clinic specializing in Obstetrics and Gynecology.
- Provided nursing care to underserved populations at White Mountain Apache Native American Reservation.
Registered Nurse; Labor & Delivery
Summit Healthcare Regional Medical Center
06.2013 - 02.2020
- Provided nursing care in Women and Infant Services department, focusing on Labor and Delivery while serving as relief charge nurse.
- Achieved full cross-training in Level II SCN, Postpartum, Emergency Department, Intensive Care Unit, and Pediatrics to enhance patient care capabilities.
RN; Nurse Residency & Emergency Department
Summit Healthcare Regional Medical Center
06.2013 - 12.2015
- New Grad RN Program for 9 months precepting to all departments prior to being placed in the Emergency Room from March 2014-December 2015.
Education
Bachelors Degree of Science -
Grand Canyon University School of Nursing
Phoenix, AZ01.2016
Skills
- Quality improvement
- Policy optimization
- Resource utilization
- Staff training
- Team building
- Conflict resolution
- Service oriented
References
- Daniel Clonts, RN, Acting Supervisory Clinical Nurse – OB Department, Whiteriver Service Unit, (928) 243-0484, Direct Supervisor
- Dr. Nathaniel Evans, OB / GYN, Whiteriver Service Unit, (520) 247-9198, Collaborating Physician
- Jessica Padilla, RN, Staff RN & OB Clinical Care Coordinator, Whiteriver Service Unit, (928) 243-8380, Direct Report
Certification
• NCC certified for Inpatient OB - RNC-OB, Certified Since 2018
• ACLS, 03/31/27
• BLS, 03/31/27
• NRP 03/31/2027
• Advanced Life Support in Obstetrics, 10/31/28
• STABLE, 11/30/27
• Intermediate Fetal Monitoring, 10/30/27
• Advanced Fetal Monitoring, 10/30/25
• *Spinning Babies Course, 02/21/26
Instructor Status
•Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP)
•Advanced Life Support in Obstetrics (ALSO), Instructor and Adjunct Faculty
•*Intermediate Fetal Monitoring Instructor course, 02/23/26
• ACLS, 03/31/27
• BLS, 03/31/27
• NRP 03/31/2027
• Advanced Life Support in Obstetrics, 10/31/28
• STABLE, 11/30/27
• Intermediate Fetal Monitoring, 10/30/27
• Advanced Fetal Monitoring, 10/30/25
• *Spinning Babies Course, 02/21/26
Instructor Status
•Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP)
•Advanced Life Support in Obstetrics (ALSO), Instructor and Adjunct Faculty
•*Intermediate Fetal Monitoring Instructor course, 02/23/26
Additional Information - Awards
Summit Healthcare Clinical Nurse of the Year, 05/01/18
Timeline
Assistant Supervisory Clinical Nurse
Whiteriver Service Unit
02.2024 - Current
Maternal Child Health Outreach Nurse
Whiteriver Service Unit
07.2023 - 02.2024
Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner
Whiteriver Service Unit
07.2022 - Current
Registered Nurse and Clinical Care Coordinator
Whiteriver Service Unit
11.2021 - 07.2023
Registered Nurse and Clinical Care Coordinator
Whiteriver Service Unit
05.2020 - 11.2021
Registered Nurse; Labor & Delivery
Summit Healthcare Regional Medical Center
06.2013 - 02.2020
RN; Nurse Residency & Emergency Department
Summit Healthcare Regional Medical Center
06.2013 - 12.2015
Bachelors Degree of Science -
Grand Canyon University School of Nursing