Caitlynn McClendon
Orlando,FL
Summary
Compassionate Registered Nurse (RN) seeking a full-time position that offers professional challenges while utilizing my interpersonal skills, excellent time management, and problem-solving abilities. As a compassionate professional, I have experience in providing post-childbirth coaching to new mothers on breastfeeding, infant care, sleep techniques, and safe handling of infants. Hardworking Registered Nurse with success providing individualized patient care. Committed to delivering best-in-class patient care through effective education and counseling. Proven leadership focused on increasing and enhancing patient care and satisfaction. Streamline safety protocols for comprehensive patient care.
Overview
1
1
year of professional experience
Work History
Charge Nurse, Postpartum
Orlando Health- Winnie Palmer Hospital
07.2023 - Current
- Trained new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures, and safety protocols.
- Coordinated nursing care on the unit through staff assignments, assisting and rounding with physicians, monitoring patient orders, and communicating with ancillary departments.
- Conducted daily shift briefs to inform staff of changes in patient care assignments.
- Collaborated with other healthcare professionals to provide quality patient care.
- Tracked patients' status and emergent cases, taking calls from providers when patients' acuity changed.
- Supervised, directed, and motivated high-quality performance from nursing staff.
Registered Nurse, Postpartum
Orlando Health- Winnie Palmer Hospital
10.2022 - Current
- Collaborated with physicians and healthcare team to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
- Educated patients, families, and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process, and management and lifestyle options.
- Managed care from admission to discharge for 4 couplets
- Quickly responded to situations impacting patient safety and security on the unit, actualizing crisis prevention interventions to control and de-escalate situations.
- Used first-hand knowledge and clinical expertise to advocate for patients under care and enacted prescribed treatment strategies.
- Provided emotional support and guidance to new mothers and families during postpartum.
- Coached new mothers with breastfeeding techniques, postpartum self-care, and infant care to promote an easier transition into motherhood.
- Performed vital signs checks and administered vaccinations to infants following birth.
Education
Bachelor of Science in Nursing -
Concordia University
Ann Arbor, MI05.2022
Skills
- Care Quality Evaluation
- Care Coordination
- Patient Condition Monitoring
- Wound Care
- Infection Control
- Precepting
- Nursing Staff Leadership
- Patient Education and Counseling
- Lab Result Interpretation
- Lactation support
- Lab Result Interpretation
- Lactation support
Volunteer Experience
- Luke 52 Clinic, Detroit, MI, 02/2022-08/2022, Volunteer at a fast-paced obstetric clinic in Detroit that supports women and children in low-income communities to get them proper obstetric, postpartum care, and pediatric care
- American Red Cross, Ann Arbor, MI, 02/2020-08/2022, Assisted with checking patients into appointments and taking vitals and assisting with IV administration
Certification
BLS, NRP, ACLS, PALS
Work Availability
monday
tuesday
wednesday
thursday
friday
saturday
sunday
morning
afternoon
evening
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Quote
If you can dream it, you can do it.
Walt Disney
Timeline
Charge Nurse, Postpartum
Orlando Health- Winnie Palmer Hospital
07.2023 - Current
Registered Nurse, Postpartum
Orlando Health- Winnie Palmer Hospital
10.2022 - Current
Bachelor of Science in Nursing -
Concordia University
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