DAWN SALLIE

• Unit Overview: 6 bed LD/6 bed PP unit averaging 70 deliveries a month.
• Provide specialized obstetric nursing to normal/high-risk obstetric patients in the antepartum, intrapartum, and postpartum periods.
• Triage, admitted and/or discharged patients after consulting with physician on plan of care, setting up follow-up care for discharged patients and providing appropriate education as needed.
• Delivered high-quality, evidence based and compassionate care to laboring patients making appropriate interventions by reading and interpreting fetal heart monitoring strips. Examine and assess obstetric patients and newborns, charting assessments in a timely manner.
• Independently determine and implement proper emergency interventions within scope of practice after identifying and interpreting maternal and/or fetal distress and newborns.
• Perform in Charge nurse, floor nurse, OR Circulator and PACU nurse roles as necessary.
• Charge nurse responsibilities to include: Make decisions regarding priorities for patient care for shift assignments and assign duties and delegate patient care to other registered nurses, licensed practical nurses, operating room technicians, nursing assistants, and/or corpsman. Serve as a resource and role model for other maternal/child nurses and health care providers, including experienced and fully trained registered nurses and resident physicians.
• Administered medications via oral, IV, and intramuscular injections and monitored responses. Medications include but not limited to : Magnesium, Pitocin, heparin, narcotics, and hemorrhage medications.
• Assist physicians and anesthesia providers with complex procedures such as epidural insertions and general anesthesia, IUPC/FSE placement, AROM and other procedures as needed. Liaised between patients and physicians to ensure patient comprehension of treatment.
• Collaborating with multidisciplinary teams to develop and implement individual treatment plans ensuring physician orders are effectively carried out, including testing, monitoring, medical procedures, consultations, medication administration and stat orders.
• Remained calm during high-stress, critical situations, demonstrating sustained focus and problem-solving in real-time.
• Utilize the nursing process to formulate a nursing plan of care relative to patients physiological, psychological, and sociological condition in order to provide ongoing and in-depth assessment of patient problems, strengths and limitations and implement a proper nursing diagnosis.

• Kona Community Hospital-Kealakekua, HI

May 2023- Jan 2024

Unit overview: 7 LDRP bed unit averaging 60 deliveries a month.

• Kapiolani Womens's and Children Medical Center- honolulu, HI

Oct 2022- Apr 2023

Unit overview: 24 bed Labor/antepartum bed unit averaging 600 deliveries a month.

• San Joaquin General Hospital- French Camp CA

Feb 2022 to Aug 2022

Unit overview: 12 bed Triage/Labor unit averaging 150 deliveries a month.

• Tripler Army Medical Center- Honolulu, HI

May 2021 to Jan 2022

Unit overview: 12 bed Labor & Delivery unit averaging 150-200deliveries a month.

• Brian Allgood Army Community Hospital- Yongsan, South Korea

Apr 2016 to Aug 2020

Unit overview: OBGYN Clinic RN, : Responsible for counseling all OBGYN beneficiaries in the OBGYN Clinic at the USA MEDDAC- BAACH serving a population of over 55,000 US Forces Korea.

• Brain D Allgood Army Community Hospital- Pyeongtaek, South Korea

Aug 2020to May 2021

Unit overview: WICU 2 bed LD/ 5 bed PP unit averaging 30 deliveries a month.

• Kaiser Permanente- Oakland, CA

Apr 2014 to Apr 2016

Unit overview: 8 bed Labor unit averaging 100 deliverers a month.

• Alta Bates Summit Medical Center- Berkeley, CA

Unit overview: 24 bed labor/ 5 bed triage unit averaging 700 deliveries a month.

• Hilo Medical Center- Hilo, HI

Nov 2013 to Apr 2014

Unit overview: 4 bed labor/ 6 postpartum bed unit averaging 30 deliveries a month.

• Sibley Memorial Hospital- Washington, DC

Nov 2012 to Nov 2013

Unit overview: 6 bed labor unit averaging 350 deliveries a month.

• Georgetown University Hospital- Georgetown, DC

Jul 2011 to Nov 2012

Unit overview: 5 bed labor unit averaging 80 deliveries a month.

• Kansas University Hospital- Kansas City, KS

Unit overview: Postpartum unit

• Tuscan Medical Center- Tuscan, AZ

Unit overview: Postpartum unit

• Desert Regional Medical Center- Palm Springs, CA

Unit overview: Postpartum unit