Heather Barry
Syracuse,NY
Summary
Compassionate professional with extensive experience in providing comprehensive care to patients throughout labor and delivery, as well as the post partum period. Adept at monitoring and assessing patient progress, providing comfort and support to patients and families, and coordinating patient care plans with interdisciplinary teams. Passionate about education and guidance for patients and families throughout their hospital stay including discharge planning.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Labor and Delivery Registered Nurse
Crouse Health
08.2021 - Current
- Responded to emergency situations such as pre-eclampsia, early labor, and fetal distress.
- Coached new mothers with breastfeeding techniques, postpartum self-care and infant care to promote easier transition into motherhood.
- Supported physicians in both planned and emergency Cesarean section procedures.
- Assisted physician during delivery, examination and surgical procedures by anticipating needs, encouraging patient, and attending to baby after birth.
- Coordinated care of low and high-risk laboring women of childbearing age and immediate stabilization of newborn following delivery.
- Completed comprehensive assessment of patient and family needs to identify outcomes, establish care plans, monitor progress, and modify care plan.
Registered Nurse, Post-Partum
Albany Medical Center Hospital
11.2011 - 08.2021
- Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
- Administered medications via oral, IV, and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
- Administered medications and treatment to patients and monitored responses while working with healthcare teams to adjust care plans.
- Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process, and management and lifestyle options.
- Evaluated healthcare needs, goals for treatment, and available resources of each patient and connected to optimal providers and care.
- Advocated for patients by communicating care preferences to practitioners, verifying interventions met treatment goals and identifying insurance coverage limitations.
Education
Associate of Science - Nursing
Hudson Valley Community College
Troy, NY05.2015
Bachelor of Science - Biology
SUNY At Albany
Albany, NY05.2011
Skills
- Status Updates
- Operational Standards
- Medication Side Effect Knowledge
- Patient Data Management Systems
- Intramuscular Injections
- Emergency Situations
- Delegation and Motivation
- Administer Medication
- Treatment Plan Modification
Certification
- Licensed Registered Nurse - 2015-current
- NRP provider 2015-current
Timeline
Labor and Delivery Registered Nurse
Crouse Health
08.2021 - Current
Registered Nurse, Post-Partum
Albany Medical Center Hospital
11.2011 - 08.2021
Associate of Science - Nursing
Hudson Valley Community College
Bachelor of Science - Biology
SUNY At Albany
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