Felicia Rucker-Wayman
Port St Lucie,FL
Summary
Dedicated and passionate professional with a strong desire to secure a position as a registered nurse. Committed to providing exceptional patient care and promoting positive health outcomes. Skilled in assessing patient needs, implementing appropriate interventions, and collaborating with interdisciplinary teams to deliver comprehensive healthcare services. Seeking an opportunity to contribute expertise, compassion, and a strong work ethic to a dynamic healthcare organization.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Registered Nurse/Labor and Delivery
HCA Florida St Lucie Hospital
08.2022 - Current
- Collaborated with novice nurses on how to navigate Meditech to create a smooth transition for them
- Respond to peers by solving user problems with IT before escalating
- Orienting novice and experienced nurses to utilize Centricity
- Telephone and verbal order entry for physicians
- Planning and managing care of patients in the operating room for scheduled and emergency cesarean sections, dilation and curettage, and postpartum hemorrhages
- Triaging obstetric patients in our OB triage unit, planning and managing care according to patient acuity
- Educating and updating patients on their plan of care
- Managing care of the infant as needed during the first hour of life
- Reporting concerns to the pediatrician for follow-up
Registered Nurse/Labor and Delivery
Texas Health Rockwall
01.2022 - 03.2022
- Assist healthcare workers with navigating Epic before escalating to IT
- Orienting novice and experienced nurses to utilize Centricity
- Educating and updating patients on their plan of care
- Planned and managed care of patients in the operating room for scheduled and emergency cesarean sections, dilation and curettage, and postpartum hemorrhages
- Triaged obstetric patients in our OB triage unit, and planned and managed care according to patient acuity
- Managed care of the infant as needed during the first hour of life
- Reported concerns to the pediatrician for follow-up
Registered Nurse/Labor and Delivery
Tradition Medical Center
11.2020 - 12.2021
- Orienting novice nurses to navigate Epic and Centricity
- Triaged obstetric patients in our OB triage unit and planned and managed care according to patient acuity
- Telephone and verbal order entry for physicians
- Educating and updating patients on their plan of care
- Managed care of the infant as needed during the first hour of life
- Reported concerns to the pediatrician for follow-up
- Provided care for women on magnesium sulfate
Registered Nurse/Critical Care Step-down Unit
Lawnwood Regional Medical Center
11.2018 - 02.2021
- Collaborated with novice nurses on how to navigate Meditech to create a smooth transition for them
- Respond to peers by solving user problems with IT before escalating
- Telephone and verbal order entry for physicians
- Works under the supervision of a cardiologist and cardiovascular surgeon treating ill cardiovascular patients, including those recovering from bypass, pacemaker/cardioverter defibrillator, cardioversion, transesophageal echocardiogram, cryoablation, cardiac catheterization, carotid endarterectomy, valve replacements/repair including transcatheter aortic valve replacement
- Educating and updating patients on their plan of care
- Providing safe and effective care to a population of patients that includes chest pain, heart failure, arrhythmias, and other populations of cardiovascular dysfunction
- Cares for patients on the cardiac floor and some med/surg overflow, monitors telemetry while providing quality patient care and teaching in a fast-paced environment
- Educates patients on preventative and postoperative home care needs; necessary diet, nutrition, and exercise changes to improve heart health
Certified Surgical Technologist/ Labor and Delivery
Lawnwood Regional Medical Center
09.2013 - 11.2018
- Prepare operating rooms for surgery
- Sterilize equipment and ensure that there are adequate supplies for surgery
- Prepare patients for surgery, such as washing and disinfecting incision sites
- Assist surgeons and nurses during surgery by providing appropriate instruments and other sterile supplies
- Assist in vaginal delivery rooms
- Preparing sterile instruments/fields for bedside deliveries
Electrocardiogram Technician
Lawnwood Regional Medical Center
09.2012 - 09.2013
- Conducted event monitor and Holter application, and 12 lead ECG
- Applied lead patients to ensure recording
- Supported paperwork and maintained complete cardiac procedure copies
- Notified supervisor of repairs and maintained equipment in functioning order
- Acknowledged and attended to emergency issues on time
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Capella University
Associate of Science - Nursing
Keiser University
Associate of Science - Surgical Technology
Keiser University
Master of Science - Nursing Informatics
Capella University
11.2024
Skills
- Pregnancy Health Management
- Electronic fetal heart rate interpretation
- Emergency Response in Obstetrics
- Health promotion
- Informed Clinical Decision-Making
- Effective Decision Making
- Patient Advocacy
- Patient-Centered Care
- Compliance Documentation
- Effective Delegation
- Clear patient communication
- Multidisciplinary Care Coordination
Certification
- State of Florida License (Compact)
- Certified External Fetal Monitoring
- Certified Surgical Technologist
- BLS
- ACLS
- NRP
Timeline
Registered Nurse/Labor and Delivery
HCA Florida St Lucie Hospital
08.2022 - Current
Registered Nurse/Labor and Delivery
Texas Health Rockwall
01.2022 - 03.2022
Registered Nurse/Labor and Delivery
Tradition Medical Center
11.2020 - 12.2021
Registered Nurse/Critical Care Step-down Unit
Lawnwood Regional Medical Center
11.2018 - 02.2021
Certified Surgical Technologist/ Labor and Delivery
Lawnwood Regional Medical Center
09.2013 - 11.2018
Electrocardiogram Technician
Lawnwood Regional Medical Center
09.2012 - 09.2013
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Capella University
Associate of Science - Nursing
Keiser University
Associate of Science - Surgical Technology
Keiser University
Master of Science - Nursing Informatics
Capella University
- State of Florida License (Compact)
- Certified External Fetal Monitoring
- Certified Surgical Technologist
- BLS
- ACLS
- NRP
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