Diana Tarantola
Rockledge,FL
Summary
Registered Nurse with 25 years of experience in direct patient care and nursing management positions in hospital settings. Experience spans across Labor and Delivery, Postpartum, OB/Gyn office and OR environments. Passionate about Women & Children’s Health and supporting teams that deliver high quality care. Active listener with direct communication style and compassionate, non-judgmental approach to build patient trust and rapport. Outside-the-box thinker with strong crisis resolution skills.
Overview
26
26
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Clinical Nurse Coordinator
UCF Lake Nona Hospital
07.2025 - Current
- Clinical Nurse Coordinator for Labor & Delivery unit with approximately 140 deliveries per month
- Supervise staff nurses and ensure a safe obstetrical environment
- Initiate chain of command when necessary
- Manage productivity
- Perform leader rounding
- Communication with leadership and other units within the hospital to improve patient care
- Care of high-risk antepartum patients
- Care of low and high-risk laboring patients, neonatal care and post-partum care
- Circulate and recover patients experiencing a cesarean section
Clinical Charge/Staff RN
Rockledge Regional Medical Center
05.2023 - 04.2025
- Staff/Charge nurse for Labor & Delivery unit with approximately 50 deliveries per month
- Supervise staff nurses and ensure a safe obstetrical environment
- Initiate chain of command when necessary
- Assist staff nurses in high risk situations
- Communication with management and other units within the hospital to improve patient care
- Work as a charge/staff RN on the Labor & Delivery unit primarily, postpartum unit secondarily
- Care of high-risk antepartum patients
- Care of low and high-risk laboring patients, neonatal care, post-partum care and newborn care
- Circulate and recover cesarean section, D&C and tubal ligation patients
- AWHONN Fetal Monitoring Instructor
- Childbirth Education Instructor
- (formerly known as Wuesthoff Hospital), Rockledge, FL
Nurse Manager, Women & Children's Unit
Health First Cape Canaveral Hospital
04.2020 - 04.2023
- Approx. 750 Annual Deliveries - 44 Direct Reports
- Facilitation of quality initiatives & process improvements including postpartum hemorrhage bundle, severe hypertension bundle, and promoting vaginal birth.
- Scheduling & payroll
- Annual employee reviews
- Coordinate associate orientation
- Patient and associate rounding
- Multidisciplinary engagement & collaboration
- AWHONN Fetal monitoring instructor
Interim Nurse Manager, Labor/Birth & NICU
Health First Holmes Regional Medical Center
11.2019 - 04.2020
- Approx. 3200 Annual Deliveries - Level II NICU - 88 Direct Reports
- Same responsibilities as Assistant Nurse Manager plus operational oversight
- Implementation of new OR procedures
- Associate and patient rounding
- Consistently meet and exceed patient experience scores
Assistant Nurse Manager, Labor/Birth and NICU
Health First Holmes Regional Medical Center
05.2016 - 11.2019
- Approx. 3200 - Level II NICU
- Facilitation of quality initiatives & process improvements including postpartum hemorrhage bundle, OR turnaround times, and throughput
- Scheduling & payroll
- Annual employee reviews
- Coordinate associate orientation
- Patient rounding
- Multidisciplinary engagement & collaboration
- AWHONN Fetal monitoring instructor
Clinical Charge/Staff RN
Health First Holmes Regional Medical Center
10.2014 - 05.2016
- Charge nurse for high risk Labor & Delivery unit with approximately 3200 deliveries per year
- Oversight of unit to ensure a safe obstetrical environment
- Supervise staff nurses, health unit secretaries, and scrub techs
- Payroll & scheduling
- Assist staff nurses in high risk situations
- Initiate chain of command when necessary
- Communication with management and other units within the hospital to improve patient care
- Labor & Delivery staff nurse
- Care of low and high-risk laboring patients
- Circulate and recover cesarean section patients
- Immediate postpartum care, triage patients, and care for low and high-risk antepartum patients
- AWHONN Fetal Monitoring Instructor
Staff RN
Wuesthoff Hospital
06.2010 - 11.2014
- Worked as a charge/staff RN on the labor & delivery unit primarily, postpartum unit secondarily
- Designated preceptor for new nurses
- Instructor for Childbirth Preparation classes
- AWHONN Fetal Monitoring Instructor
- Care of low and high-risk laboring patients, circulate and recover cesarean section patients, postpartum care and newborn care
Interim Director Women & Children's Services
Wuesthoff Hospital
04.2011 - 08.2011
- Approx. 600 Annual Deliveries - Level II NICU - 60 Direct Reports
- Served as the Interim Director for Pediatrics, NICU, Mother/Baby, GYN Post-Operative and Labor & Delivery Units
- Responsible for staff development
- Consistently met productivity targets
- Implementation of corporate policies
- Process improvements
Ob/Gyn Office RN
Littleton Ob/Gyn Associates
03.2008 - 06.2010
- RN in a busy OB/GYN office with 3 providers
- Managed infertility patients - follicular ultrasounds, intrauterine insemination, scheduled and performed appropriate lab work, diagnostic testing, medication teaching and plan of care implementation
- First new OB visit - reviewed patient history, first trimester ultrasound, pregnancy education and plan of care and lab work
- Triaged all obstetrical and gynecological calls
- Built and managed the practice's website
Clinical Charge/Staff RN
Littleton Adventist Hospital
05.2000 - 03.2008
- Charge nurse for high risk Labor & Delivery unit with approximately 250 deliveries per month Oversight of unit to ensure a safe obstetrical environment
- Supervise staff nurses
- Scheduling
- Initiate chain of command when necessary
- Assist staff nurses in high risk situations
- Communication with management and other units within the hospital to improve patient care
- Worked as a charge/staff RN on the Labor & Delivery unit primarily, postpartum unit secondarily
- Care of high-risk antepartum patients
- Care of low and high-risk laboring patients, neonatal care, post-partum care and newborn care
- Circulate and recover cesarean section, D&C and tubal ligation patients
Education
BSN - undefined
Western Governors University
10.2018
ADN - undefined
Arapahoe Community College
05.2000
Skills
- Quality improvement
- Care coordination
- Team development
- Evidence-based practice
Certification
- RNC – Inpatient Obstetrical Nursing
- NRP – Neonatal Resuscitation Program
- BLS – Healthcare Provider
- ACLS – Advanced Cardiac Life Support
- AWHONN Intermediate and Advanced Fetal Monitoring Instructor
- CAPPA Certified Childbirth Educator
Timeline
Clinical Nurse Coordinator
UCF Lake Nona Hospital
07.2025 - Current
Clinical Charge/Staff RN
Rockledge Regional Medical Center
05.2023 - 04.2025
Nurse Manager, Women & Children's Unit
Health First Cape Canaveral Hospital
04.2020 - 04.2023
Interim Nurse Manager, Labor/Birth & NICU
Health First Holmes Regional Medical Center
11.2019 - 04.2020
Assistant Nurse Manager, Labor/Birth and NICU
Health First Holmes Regional Medical Center
05.2016 - 11.2019
Clinical Charge/Staff RN
Health First Holmes Regional Medical Center
10.2014 - 05.2016
Interim Director Women & Children's Services
Wuesthoff Hospital
04.2011 - 08.2011
Staff RN
Wuesthoff Hospital
06.2010 - 11.2014
Ob/Gyn Office RN
Littleton Ob/Gyn Associates
03.2008 - 06.2010
Clinical Charge/Staff RN
Littleton Adventist Hospital
05.2000 - 03.2008
BSN - undefined
Western Governors University
ADN - undefined
Arapahoe Community College