Kayla Parker
Registered Nurse
Liberty Hill,SC
Summary
Compassionate and skilled Labor and Delivery nurse with 16 years of experience in the hospital setting. Excellent critical thinking skills to ensure patient care and safety. Teamwork and communication skills that have been pivotal in providing comprehensive antepartum, intrapartum, and postpartum care to patients.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
5
5
Certifications
Work History
Registered Nurse, Labor and Delivery, Couplet Care
MUSC Health Medical Center, Lancaster
11.2024 - Current
- Administered medications safely according to established guidelines while closely monitoring for side effects or adverse reactions requiring intervention.
- Collaborated with multidisciplinary teams to develop individualized care plans for each patient, ensuring optimal outcomes.
- Anticipated potential complications early in the labor process through vigilant assessment of both mother and fetus vital signs data.
- Provided emotional support and guidance to new mothers and families during labor, delivery and postpartum.
- Assisted physician during delivery, examination and surgical procedures by anticipating needs, encouraging patient, and attending to baby after birth.
- 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.
- Coordinated care of low and high-risk laboring women of childbearing age and immediate stabilization of newborn following delivery.
- Managed epidural analgesia infusions and monitored vital signs during labor and delivery.
- Documented treatments delivered, medications and IVs administered, discharge instructions, and follow-up care.
Registered Nurse, LDRP
Piedmont Medical Center Fort Mill
05.2023 - 02.2025
- Anticipate potential complications early in the labor process through assessment of both mother and fetus.
- Assist physician during delivery, examination and surgical procedures.
- Provide emotional support and guidance to new mothers and families during labor, delivery and postpartum.
- Couplet Care after delivery
- Reduce complications during childbirth by closely monitoring patients and providing timely interventions.
- Physical assessments and assist with pain management.
- Medication administration, IV insertion, lab draws
- Respond to emergency situations such as pre-eclampsia, early labor, and fetal distress.
- Induction of labor and OR circulation
Registered Nurse, Labor and Delivery
MUSC Health Lancaster Medical Center
03.2019 - 05.2023
- Administered medications and monitored responses, IV insertion
- Aided with induction of labor and OR circulation
- Responded to emergency situations such as pre-eclampsia, early labor, and fetal distress.
- Assisted physician during delivery, examination and surgical procedures
- Supported physicians in both planned and emergency Cesarean section procedures.
- Provided emotional support and guidance to new mothers and families during labor, delivery and postpartum.
- Anticipated potential complications early in the labor process through assessment of both mother and fetus vital signs data.
Registered Nurse, Post-partum, Labor and Delivery
Springs Memorial Hospital
05.2010 - 03.2019
- Coached new mothers with breastfeeding techniques, postpartum self-care and infant care.
- Anticipated potential complications early in the labor process through assessment of both mother and fetus vital signs data.
- Provided emotional support and guidance to new mothers and families during labor, delivery and postpartum.
- Medication administration, IV insertion
- Responded to emergency situations such as pre-eclampsia, early labor, and fetal distress.
- Assisted physician during delivery, examination and surgical procedures.
- Administered medications accurately and safely under physician guidance during labor induction or augmentation processes.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
University of South Carolina Upstate
Spartanburg, SC 05.2001 -
Associate of Science - Nursing
University of South Carolina, Lancaster
Lancaster, United States 05.2001 -
Skills
Medication and IV administration
Teamwork and Communication
Direct Patient Care
Blood Draw and Sample Collection
Intrapartum Care
Antepartum care
Breastfeeding support
Patient Education
Critical Thinking
Postpartum Care
Charge Nurse
Care planning and patient education
Infant stabilization/newborn care
Certification
ACLS-Advances Cardiac Life Support
Timeline
Registered Nurse, Labor and Delivery, Couplet Care
MUSC Health Medical Center, Lancaster
11.2024 - Current
Registered Nurse, LDRP
Piedmont Medical Center Fort Mill
05.2023 - 02.2025
Registered Nurse, Labor and Delivery
MUSC Health Lancaster Medical Center
03.2019 - 05.2023
Registered Nurse, Post-partum, Labor and Delivery
Springs Memorial Hospital
05.2010 - 03.2019
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
University of South Carolina Upstate
05.2001 -
Associate of Science - Nursing
University of South Carolina, Lancaster
05.2001 -