Cierra-Valentina Davis

• Complete comprehensive maternal and newborn assessments and identify clinical, educational, and psychosocial needs

• Coordinated individualized care and discharge plans with physicians, social workers, case management, lactation consultants, and healthcare team members to ensure comprehensive support for patients

• Identified barriers affecting safe discharge, such as limited family support, mental health concerns, transportation needs, health literacy, and access to follow-up care to facilitate smoother transitions

• Provide education regarding medications, postpartum recovery, newborn care, feeding, warning signs, follow-up appointments, and available community resources

• Coordinated patient care as charge nurse during shifts by coordinating patient assignments, admissions, staffing needs, and unit operations

• Use clinical judgment to recognize changes in patient condition, escalate concerns, and coordinate appropriate interventions or transfers

• Advocated for patients with complex medical, behavioral health, and social needs, ensuring necessary resources and support were in place for safe transitions of care

• Maintain accurate clinical documentation while following hospital policies, regulatory requirements, and patient safety standards

• Assessed postpartum patients and newborns for medical, emotional, educational, and discharge planning needs

• Coordinated care with physicians, social workers, lactation consultants, neonatal providers, and other clinical departments

• Developed and reinforced individualized discharge education based on patient needs, health literacy, and identified risk factors

• Recognized changes in patient condition and initiated timely communication and clinical interventions

• Supported patients experiencing pregnancy complications, postpartum concerns, mental health needs, and newborn feeding challenges

• Coordinated follow-up care, referrals, and transitions to appropriate outpatient or higher-level services

• Documented assessments, interventions, education, and patient outcomes in the electronic medical record

• Supported patients with behavioral health conditions through telephone communication, medication follow-up, care coordination, and patient education

• Gathered patient histories, symptoms, medication information, and treatment concerns for provider review

• Identified urgent behavioral health concerns and communicated changes in patient condition to psychiatric providers

• Coordinated referrals, prescription requests, prior authorizations, follow-up appointments, and access to community resources

• Assisted patients in overcoming barriers related to insurance coverage, medication access, appointment availability, and continuity of care

• Collaborated with psychiatric providers, pharmacies, insurance companies, patients, and families to support treatment plans

• Maintained confidential and accurate documentation while following regulatory and organizational requirements