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Work History
Education
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Certification
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Jill Pentkowski

Summary

Knowledgeable nursing preceptor with 10 years of clinical expertise in labor and delivery and maternal/infant nursing, offering proven clinical knowledge, sound judgment, natural interpersonal strengths and technical abilities. Passionate about individual student success incorporating hands-on learning for long-term retention in today's healthcare settings.

Overview

26
26
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Registered Nurse & Preceptor, Labor and Delivery

Henderson Hospital
10.2016 - Current
  • Precepted new hires, nursing students, and new graduate nurses, providing guidance on unit functions and individual roles and procedures following established standards of practice and organizational policies.
  • Remained up to date on clinical protocols, procedures and developments within women's services to serve as informational resource to students.
  • Assisted doctors in monitoring baby and mother health during labor.
  • Coordinated care of low and high-risk laboring women of childbearing age and immediate stabilization of newborn following delivery.
  • Assisted obstetricians and midwives with deliveries and cared for newborns directly after birth.
  • Assisted physician during vaginal and surgical deliveries, by anticipating needs, encouraging and attending to patient and baby after birth.

Faculty/Instructor

College Of Southern Nevada
04.2022 - Current
  • Prepared and delivered lectures to undergraduate students on IV insertion and therapy.
  • Remained up to date on clinical protocols, procedures and developments within IV therapy to serve as informational resource to students.
  • Helped students explore concepts with engaging, learning-focused activities.
  • Developed and implemented classroom routines to address varying student needs.
  • Provided individualized instruction to struggling pupils.

Registered Nurse, Newborn Nursery

Mountain View Hospital
08.2015 - 12.2016
  • Assessed, evaluated, and cared for neonatal patients.
  • Educated patients, families and caregivers on plan of care, health promotion and warning signs of worsening condition.
  • Educated new parents on how to properly care for infants by instructing parents on bottle feeding, bathing, and breastfeeding.

Registered Nurse, Labor and Delivery

Sunrise Children's Hospital
07.2014 - 08.2015
  • Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
  • Took vitals and assessed patients in recovery room following surgical procedures.
  • Assisted physician during delivery, examination and surgical procedures by anticipating needs, encouraging patient, and attending to baby after birth..
  • Proven ability to learn quickly and adapt to new situations.

Nurse Apprentice, Pediatric Emergency Department

Sunrise Children's Hospital
03.2013 - 05.2014
  • Worked alongside experienced nursing professionals to learn new procedures.

Stay at Home Parent

Self
08.2003 - 08.2012

Police Emergency Dispatcher

Scottsdale Police Department
05.2000 - 08.2003
  • Received public emergency and non-emergency calls and supervised response prioritization in order to effectively dispatch official police emergency units while tracking data in real-time environments.
  • Scanned suspects with NCIS per police requests to determine criminal and driver history, vehicle registration information and license status.

Fire Emergency Dispatcher

Rural Metro Fire Department
01.1998 - 05.2000
  • Received public emergency and non-emergency calls and supervised response prioritization in order to effectively dispatch official fire and EMS while tracking data in real-time environments.

Education

Bachelor of Science - Nursing

Touro University
Henderson, Nevada
03.2019

Associate of Applied Science - Nursing

College of Southern Nevada
Las Vegas, Nevada

Skills

  • Clinical Preceptor
  • Interpersonal Communication Skills
  • Verbal Communication
  • Direct Patient Care
  • Perioperative Nursing
  • Classroom Instruction
  • Mentoring
  • Lecturing
  • Presentation Skills
  • Patient Education
  • Family Education
  • Team Player
  • Extremely Well Organized
  • Performs Well Under Stress
  • Strong Clinical Judgment
  • Complex Problem-Solving
  • Critical Thinking
  • Curriculum Implementation
  • Competency Assessment

Accomplishments

Daisy Award for Extraordinary Nurses, 2018

Affiliations

Association of Women's Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses, AWHONN 2016 - current

Certification

  • ACLS - Advanced Cardiac Life Support
  • BLS - Basic Life Support
  • AWHONN Intermediate Fetal Monitoring
  • AWHONN Advanced Fetal Monitoring
  • NV Nursing License RN79911 - expires January 2026

Timeline

Faculty/Instructor

College Of Southern Nevada
04.2022 - Current

Registered Nurse & Preceptor, Labor and Delivery

Henderson Hospital
10.2016 - Current

Registered Nurse, Newborn Nursery

Mountain View Hospital
08.2015 - 12.2016

Registered Nurse, Labor and Delivery

Sunrise Children's Hospital
07.2014 - 08.2015

Nurse Apprentice, Pediatric Emergency Department

Sunrise Children's Hospital
03.2013 - 05.2014

Stay at Home Parent

Self
08.2003 - 08.2012

Police Emergency Dispatcher

Scottsdale Police Department
05.2000 - 08.2003

Fire Emergency Dispatcher

Rural Metro Fire Department
01.1998 - 05.2000

Bachelor of Science - Nursing

Touro University

Associate of Applied Science - Nursing

College of Southern Nevada

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