Brandi Lowry
Haysville
Summary
BSN-prepared Registered Nurse with nearly four years of specialized experience providing comprehensive postpartum and newborn care in a high-volume hospital setting. Experienced in maternal and newborn assessment, breastfeeding education, discharge planning, care coordination, and interdisciplinary collaboration. Skilled at managing high patient volumes while delivering compassionate, evidence-based care. Recognized for strong clinical judgement, excellent communication, and a patient-centered approach. Seeking to transition into a remote Maternal Health Case Manager, Utilization Management, Clinical Review, or Care Coordination role where clinical expertise can improve outcomes for mothers and infants.
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Registered Nurse - Postpartum Unit
Ascension Via Christ-St. Joseph Hospital
Wichita, KS
08.2022 - Current
- Deliver comprehensive nursing care for postpartum mothers and healthy newborns in a fast-paced hospital environment
- Safely manage high-volume patient assignments, typically caring for three or more mother-baby couplets (6+ patients) while maintaining exceptional patient safety and quality care
- Perform comprehensive maternal and newborn assessments, identifying early signs of complications and initiating timely interventions
- Provide evidence-based nursing care for patients following both vaginal and cesarean deliveries
- Care for mothers with high-risk obstetric conditions including hypertensive disorders of pregnancy, gestational diabetes, and increased risk for postpartum hemorrhage
- Monitor neonatal blood glucose levels according to hospital protocols, recognize abnormal findings, implement appropriate nursing interventions, and collaborate with providers to support newborn stabilization
- Care for newborns requiring phototherapy for hyperbilirubinemia, including ongoing assessment, treatment monitoring, family education, and coordination of care
- Provide individualized breastfeeding education and support, assisting families with latch techniques, pumping education, feeding plans, and common breastfeeding challenges
- Perform comprehensive newborn assessments and coordinate newborn screenings, including CCHD screening, while ensuring timely follow-up and documentation
- Educate patients and families regarding postpartum recovery, newborn care, medications, safe sleep practices, warning signs, and transition to home
- Collaborate daily with obstetricians, pediatricians, lactation consultants, anesthesia providers, respiratory therapy, pharmacy, social work, and case management to coordinate safe, high-quality patient care
- Develop individualized discharge plans to promote safe transitions of care and reduce preventable readmissions
- Maintain accurate, timely, and detailed documentation using Cerner electronic medical system
- Serve as relief charge nurse as needed, assisting with patient flow, staffing support, and unit operations
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Penn State Fayette
Pennsylvania05-2022
Skills
- Maternal and newborn assessment
- Postpartum recovery management
- High-risk obstetric care
- Cesarean section postoperative care
- Newborn glucose monitoring and intervention
- Phototherapy (hyperbiliruninemia) management
- Breastfeeding education and lactation support
- Newborn screenings (including CCHD)
- Patient and family education
- Discharge planning and transition of care
- Medication administration
- Electronic fetal heart rate monitoring
- Electronic medical record documentation
- Care coordination with interdisciplinary healthcare team
- Patient advocacy
- Clinical judgment
- Critical thinking
- Communication
- Organization
- Prioritization
- Adaptability
- Leadership
- Team collaboration
- Compassionate patient care
- Problem-solving
Certification
- Basic Life Support (BLS)
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)
- Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP)
- Electronic Fetal Heart Rate (EFHR) Monitoring
- STABLE Program
Timeline
Registered Nurse - Postpartum Unit
Ascension Via Christ-St. Joseph Hospital
08.2022 - Current
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Penn State Fayette