Karen Persinger
Clovis,CA
Summary
Dedicated neonatal nurse with 18 years of experience in providing high-quality care in neonatal settings. Highly skilled nursing professional with robust experience in neonatal intensive care. Demonstrates strong expertise in patient care, critical thinking, and medical procedures essential for neonatal health. Known for collaborative teamwork, adaptability, and achieving optimal patient outcomes. Trustworthy and dependable with strong communication, problem-solving, and organizational skills. Professional labor and delivery nurse with proven history in maternal and newborn care, prepared for this role. Strong focus on teamwork, delivering results, and adapting to changing needs. Expertise in patient assessment, labor support, and postnatal care, combined with compassionate and reliable approach. Highly skilled in emergency response, communication, and patient education.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Labor and Delivery Nurse
Adventist Health
06.2022 - Current
- Deliver care across triage, labor, delivery, postpartum, and newborn nursery settings.
- Manage a 1:2 nurse-to-patient ratio in a dynamic, high-acuity environment.
- Support patients through all stages of labor, including fetal monitoring, pain management (epidural, PCA), and delivery assistance.
- Collaborate closely with obstetricians, anesthesiologists, and pediatric teams to ensure optimal outcomes.
- Provide education to patients and families on labor, pain management, and newborn care.
- Recognized by patients and peers for compassionate care and clinical excellence; frequently mentioned in positive patient surveys.
- Serve as preceptor student nurses.
- Monitored patient vital signs and responded to emergencies during labor and delivery.
- Assisted in developing individualized birth plans to enhance patient experience and satisfaction.
- Educated patients on childbirth options, postpartum recovery, and infant care practices.
Neonatal Nurse
Valley Children's Healthcare
11.2012 - Current
- Provide comprehensive care to critically ill and premature newborns in a Level IV Neonatal Intensive Care Unit.
- Administer medications, fluids, and therapies while continuously monitoring vital signs and patient responses.
- Attend and assist with high-risk deliveries; provide immediate neonatal stabilization and post-delivery support.
- Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to manage complex cases from admission through discharge.
- Educate families on treatment plans, neonatal conditions, and home care practices.
- Precept and mentor new NICU nurses and nursing students.
- Was a member of the NDNQI team.
- Ensure strict adherence to hospital policies, safety standards, and infection control procedures.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
The University of Texas At Arlington
Arlington, Texas, TX12-2018
Associate of Applied Science - Nursing
Lincoln Memorial University
Harrogate, Tennessee, TN12-2005
Skills
- Neonatal Care
- Family Communication
- Electronic Health Records
- Critical Thinking
- Ventilator management
- Teamwork and collaboration
- Breastfeeding support
- Electronic fetal monitoring
- Labor support techniques
- Preterm labor management
- Advanced fetal monitoring
- Neonatal resuscitation
Certification
- NRP
- PALS
- BLS
- ACLS
- STABLE
- Advance Fetal Heart Monitoring
- Certified Passenger Safety-Tech
Timeline
Labor and Delivery Nurse
Adventist Health
06.2022 - Current
Neonatal Nurse
Valley Children's Healthcare
11.2012 - Current
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
The University of Texas At Arlington
Associate of Applied Science - Nursing
Lincoln Memorial University