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Work History
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Kerri Selk

Seattle,WA

Summary

Highly motivated and passionate individual with eight years of experience as an LDRP nurse and six years as a charge nurse. Skilled in providing culturally competent care for people of all different racial, socioeconomic backgrounds and gender identities and sexual orientations. Focused on evidenced-based and trauma informed care of the obstetric individual and their family.

Overview

8
8
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Registered Nurse, Labor and Delivery

Virginia Mason Medical Center
Seattle, WA
05.2020 - Current
  • I contributed to the opening and establishment of this new birth center in downtown Seattle by creating workflows, policies, and standardization of processes.
  • Admitted and managed care of laboring patients and assisted providers during deliveries.
  • Circulated in an operating room for routine and stat cesarean sections.
  • Supervised unit and made staffing decisions as a charge nurse.
  • Assisted with newborn transitions in the delivery room, administered medications, and supported breastfeeding initiatives.
  • Managed care of multiple mother/baby couplets in the postpartum period.
  • Experience as a special care nursery RN, caring for infants with IVs, enteral feeding and drug withdrawal.

Registered Nurse, Labor and Delivery

St. Anne's Hospital
Burien, WA
10.2016 - 08.2020
  • Admitted, managed care of antepartum, laboring and postpartum patients, and assisted providers during delivery
  • Ability to circulate in an operating room for routine and stat cesarean sections.
  • Supervised unit and made staffing decisions as a charge nurse.
  • Trained in care management of multiple mother/baby couplets in the postpartum period.
  • Experience in contacting on-call providers (OB, midwife, anesthesiologist) to update on patient status, obtain orders, and manage pain.
  • Experience as a level II nursery RN, caring for infants with IVs, enteral feeding and drug withdrawal.

Education

Bachelor of Science - Nursing

Pacific Lutheran University
Tacoma, WA
05-2016

Skills

  • Quality improvement
  • Student precepting
  • Trauma informed care
  • Patient advocacy
  • Time management abilities
  • Critical thinking
  • Interpersonal communication

Accomplishments

  • Received Daisy Award nominations in addition to being on the winning team of the Team Daisy Award for the entire Birth Center at Virginia Mason Medical Center

Certification

  • Registered Nurse License - WA Active
  • ACLS-OB Certified 2017- current
  • NRP Certified 2019- current
  • RNC-OB Certified 2019- current
  • Stable Certified 2018- 2022 (desire to recertify)
  • CPR-BLS Certified 2016- current
  • AWHONN Advanced Fetal Heart Monitoring Course

Timeline

Registered Nurse, Labor and Delivery

Virginia Mason Medical Center
05.2020 - Current

Registered Nurse, Labor and Delivery

St. Anne's Hospital
10.2016 - 08.2020

Bachelor of Science - Nursing

Pacific Lutheran University
Kerri Selk