Jacqueline Henry
Schenectady,NY
Summary
Dedicated and compassionate Registered Nurse (RN) with a six-year career history in direct patient care, triage, and care coordination in a fast-paced environment. Proven to remain calm under pressure and skillfully handle difficult patients and high-stress situations. Consistently developing strong relationships with patients and families through empathetic communication, respectful attitude, and excellent customer service. Looking for career advancement through the achievement of a Master of Science in Nursing with a focus on family practice.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Registered Nurse
Ellis Hospital
02.2022 - Current
- · Provided specialized care to essentially healthy women during postpartum period, as well as newborn care
- Established and maintained productive working relationships with other hospital personnel, both to resolve operational difficulties and to promote an interdisciplinary, collaborative approach to the provision of patient care.
- Collected blood, tissue, and other laboratory specimens and prepared for lab testing.
- Participated in nursing simulation activities, evidence-based practice project implementation, and competency development to further nursing education.
- Demonstrated flexibility regarding workload, assignments, staffing, and available beds.
- Documentation of history and physical, progress notes, and treatment in the medical record.
- Managed care from admission to discharge.
- Discharged mothers after patiently guiding parents through at-home care and follow-up medical care.
Registered Nurse; Charge Nurse
Burdett Birth Center; St. Peters Health Partners
02.2019 - Current
- Reviewed and tracked the progress of mothers in labor & birth, interpreted fetal heart monitor, and informed providers of status.
- Cared for pregnant women expecting imminent birth and for babies immediately after birth in hospitals.
- Supported physicians in both planned and emergency Cesarean section procedures.
- Coordinated overall patient care with midwives, physicians, and other departments and supervised ancillary staff using shared decision-making
- Coached new mothers with breastfeeding techniques, postpartum self-care, and infant care to promote easier transition into motherhood.
- Assisted patients with healing and recovery after gynecological or cesarean birth surgeries by closely monitoring and caring for wounds, answering questions, and educating them about continued care strategies.
- Aided with induction of labor for women suffering from complications such as preeclampsia.
- Documented information in patient's electronic medical record, relaying information to clinicians and care providers to facilitate continuity of care.
- Administered medications and treatments to patients as ordered by physician
- Responded to emergencies such as pre-eclampsia, early labor, and fetal distress.
- Precepted new staff nurses to provide education on hospital policies and procedures, patient care skills, medical procedures and techniques, and patient assessments and interventions.
Registered Nurse
Albany Medical Center Hospital
04.2018 - 02.2019
- Contribute to the optimization of patient care outcomes through collaborative efforts with multidisciplinary physicians to manage the treatment of individuals experiencing infectious diseases unresponsive to prescribed antibiotic therapies, complex wounds needing advanced clinical care, HIV infections, and other illnesses requiring strict isolation protocols;
- Provided care to traditional patients and those under guard.
- Comprehensive assessments to monitor patient needs leveraging findings to create individualized care plans; consistently upheld rigorous unit protocols to minimize the spread of infection while maintaining self, patient, and other clinician safety.
- Skillfully performed procedures at the bedside including but not limited to administration of medications, IV fluids, and enemas, dressing changes, and catheterization.
- Provided timely, complete, accurate clinical documentation to the patient’s medical record to effectively manage continuity of care.
Education
Associate of Arts - Human Services
Schenectady County Community College
Scotia, NY12.2012
Bachelor of Science - Psychology
Russell Sage College, United States
Troy, New York, United States12.2014
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Russell Sage College, United States
Troy, New York12.2017
Master of Science - Midwifery
Thomas Jefferson University
Philadelphia, PASkills
- Precepting
- Medication Distribution
- Neonatal Nursing
- Family Education
- EPIC Use
- Patient Care
- IV Setup
- Postpartum Care
- Obstetrics and Gynecology
- Licensed RN
Certification
- Registered Nurse in the State of New York: License number 747035; v Expires November 2026
- CPR/Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification - Expires December 2025.
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) Certification- Expires January 2027
- Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) Certificate- Expires January 2025
- NCC EFM Certification- Expires January 2026
References
Available upon request
Timeline
Registered Nurse
Ellis Hospital
02.2022 - Current
Registered Nurse; Charge Nurse
Burdett Birth Center; St. Peters Health Partners
02.2019 - Current
Registered Nurse
Albany Medical Center Hospital
04.2018 - 02.2019
Associate of Arts - Human Services
Schenectady County Community College
Bachelor of Science - Psychology
Russell Sage College, United States
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Russell Sage College, United States
Master of Science - Midwifery
Thomas Jefferson University