CRYSTAL M. MASTERSON
Louisville,CO
Summary
Dedicated to delivering exceptional Nurse Midwifery care to our community, I possess a strong sense of professional integrity and excellent communication skills. Privileged to be involved in Women's Healthcare, I am particularly passionate about providing support during perimenopause and menopause, as well as addressing maternal mental health. Furthermore, I firmly advocate for a woman's right to make informed choices in every aspect of their healthcare journey.
Overview
25
25
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Faculty, Certified Nurse Midwife
University of Colorado, College of Nursing
07.2020 - Current
- Provide compassionate and person-centered reproductive and gynecological care to clients from adolescence through menopause, in both the inpatient and outpatient settings.
- Attend births, repair lacerations, perform contraceptive counseling and education, insertion/implantation of IUD & Nexplanon, perform pap smears and endometrial biopsies, limited OB US, prenatal care, postpartum care, menopause care and hormone replacement management.
- Manage the OB ED as the attending provider.
- Coordinate care with physicians when necessary for high risk pregnancies or complicated births.
- Manage emergencies regularly, including shoulder dystocia, retained placenta and postpartum hemorrhage, ensuring patients are both safe and informed on what is occurring.
- Teach OB/GYN & FM Residents and CNM & WHNP students in the clinical setting.
- Member of North American Menopause Society. Sitting for Expert Certification Exam in Menopause care, October 2024.
Clinical Nurse
Women's Care Center, University of Colorado Hospital
09.2003 - 08.2020
- Provided excellent patient care, education and advocacy in a high-risk OB tertiary care setting with > 3,000 births/yr.
- Extensive experience facilitating care of low and high-risk OB patients with OB & FM Residents, MFM Fellows, Attendings & CNM's in an academic clinical setting.
- Leadership team member as Level III RN & relief charge RN.
- Educated and Mentored nurses and students as a designated preceptor.
- Co-chair and Co-Founder of Labor and Delivery Department Based Staff Council.
Assistant Manager
Planned Parenthood of the Rocky Mountains
01.2000 - 01.2001
- Collaborated with clinic manager to coordinate the staffing and financial management of a busy contraceptive clinic.
- Interviewed and hired employees.
- Educated clients on sexually transmitted infections, birth control methods, pap smear results, and pregnancy options.
- Recruited, coordinated and educated volunteers.
- Assisted the clinic physician with colposcopy, cryotherapy, and IUD insertions.
Education
Master of Science - Nursing Midwifery
University of Colorado, College of Nursing
Aurora, CO05.2019
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
University of Colorado Health Sciences Center
Denver, CO06.2003
Bachelor of Arts - Psychology, Biology Minor
University of Colorado
Boulder, CO05.1999
Skills
- Prenatal Care
- Limited OB Ultrasound
- Labor Management
- Contraceptive Counseling
- Endometrial Biopsy
- IUD Insertion
- Peri/Menopause Care
- Family Planning (MAB)
- Mental Health
- Collaborative Practice
- Active Listening
- Compassion
Certification
- CNM, AMCB Certification, CNM05769, 08/06/2019
- C-EFM, Certification in Electronic Fetal Monitoring, NCC, 2016-2019
- RNC-OB, Certification in Inpatient Obstetrics, NCC, 2009-2015
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) and BLS Provider, 2006-Present
- Neonatal Resuscitation Provider (NRP), 2003-Present
Awards
- CU CON Scholarship - Fall 2017
- Bill Grimm Memorial Award - May 2014
- Inspired Kindness Award, UCH - March 2010
- Sigma Theta Tau Nursing Honor Society - 2002 - Present
Publications
Pancreatic Cancer in Pregnancy Presenting with Thromboembolic Events: Case Report and Review of the Literature, Wakefield B, W, Masterson C, M, C, Borges M, T, Hurt K, J, Gynecol Obstet Invest, 06/2018, 10.1159/000487046
Training
- Nexplanon Insertion Training, University of Colorado, 08/2017
- Advanced Life Support in Obstetrics, Ft Collins FM Residency Program, 07/27/2017
- Wet Prep Workshop, Denver Prevention Training Center, 07/06/2017
- Limited Obstetrical Ultrasound Workshop, University of Colorado, 10/05/2018-10/06/2018
Timeline
Faculty, Certified Nurse Midwife
University of Colorado, College of Nursing
07.2020 - Current
Clinical Nurse
Women's Care Center, University of Colorado Hospital
09.2003 - 08.2020
Assistant Manager
Planned Parenthood of the Rocky Mountains
01.2000 - 01.2001
Master of Science - Nursing Midwifery
University of Colorado, College of Nursing
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
University of Colorado Health Sciences Center
Bachelor of Arts - Psychology, Biology Minor
University of Colorado
- CNM, AMCB Certification, CNM05769, 08/06/2019
- C-EFM, Certification in Electronic Fetal Monitoring, NCC, 2016-2019
- RNC-OB, Certification in Inpatient Obstetrics, NCC, 2009-2015
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) and BLS Provider, 2006-Present
- Neonatal Resuscitation Provider (NRP), 2003-Present
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