Lakesha Hampton Dooley
Madison
Summary
Compassionate OB Registered Nurse with 20+ years experience in High Risk OB, Labor and Delivery, Postpartum and Charge Nurse experience. 8+ years experience as an OB Travel Nurse. 10+ years experience as an EPIC CT in Stork, Optime, and Anesthesia. Knowledgeable Registered Nurse with extensive experience in delivering patient care during travel assignments. Proven ability to adapt quickly to new environments and maintain high standards of care. Known for strong team collaboration and achieving positive patient outcomes through effective communication and flexibility.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Travel Registered Nurse, LDRP
Nashville General Hospital at Meharry
Nashville, TN
07.2025 - Current
- Delivered patient care in diverse settings, demonstrating adaptability and critical thinking under pressure.
- Administered medications and treatments, ensuring compliance with hospital protocols and safety standards.
- Educated patients and families on health management, enhancing understanding of treatment regimens and post-discharge instructions.
- Administered medications and treatment to patients and monitored responses.
- Supervised nursing staff to ensure adherence to best practices and protocols.
- Oriented new travel nurses to the unit's workflow and protocols
Staff Registered Nurse, Labor and Delivery-prn
University of Alabama at Birmingham Hospital
Birmingham, AL
11.2024 - 11.2025
- Provided comprehensive patient care during labor, ensuring safety and comfort for mothers and newborns.
- Monitored fetal heart rates, recognizing potential complications and implementing timely interventions.
- Educated patients on labor processes, pain management options, and postpartum care strategies.
- Collaborated with interdisciplinary teams to develop individualized birth plans tailored to patient needs.
- Provided emotional support and guidance to new mothers and families during labor, delivery and postpartum.
- Responded to emergency situations such as pre-eclampsia, early labor, and fetal distress.
- Assisted physician during delivery, examination and surgical procedures by anticipating needs, encouraging patient, and attending to baby after birth.
- Supported physicians in both planned and emergency Cesarean section procedures.
- Managed epidural analgesia infusions and monitored vital signs during labor and delivery.
Travel Registered Nurse, Labor and Delivery
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Nashville, TN
11.2024 - 06.2025
- Worked closely with doctors and midwives in coaching pregnant women through childbirth and post-natal recovery.
- Assessed infant health directly after birth using APGAR and monitored health for specified amount of time for any changes in status.
- Advocated for patient-centered care initiatives within the department, resulting in improved service delivery.
- Assisted obstetricians and midwives with deliveries and cared for newborns directly after birth.
- Assisted physicians in performing complex medical procedures, including cesarean sections and forceps deliveries.
- Provided emotional support to patients experiencing difficult births or pregnancy complications.
Staff Registered Nurse, Labor and Delivery
University of Alabama at Birmingham Hospital
Birmingham, AL
09.2024 - 11.2024
- Provided comprehensive patient care during labor, ensuring safety and comfort for mothers and newborns.
- Monitored fetal heart rates, recognizing potential complications and implementing timely interventions.
- Educated patients on labor processes, pain management options, and postpartum care strategies.
- Collaborated with interdisciplinary teams to develop individualized birth plans tailored to patient needs.
- Provided emotional support and guidance to new mothers and families during labor, delivery and postpartum.
- Responded to emergency situations such as pre-eclampsia, early labor, and fetal distress.
- Assisted physician during delivery, examination and surgical procedures by anticipating needs, encouraging patient, and attending to baby after birth.
- Supported physicians in both planned and emergency Cesarean section procedures.
- Managed epidural analgesia infusions and monitored vital signs during labor and delivery.
Travel Registered Nurse
University of Alabama at Birmingham Hospital
Birmingham, AL
09.2023 - 09.2024
- Provided comprehensive patient care during labor, ensuring safety and comfort for mothers and newborns.
- Monitored fetal heart rates, recognizing potential complications and implementing timely interventions.
- Educated patients on labor processes, pain management options, and postpartum care strategies.
- Collaborated with interdisciplinary teams to develop individualized birth plans tailored to patient needs.
- Provided emotional support and guidance to new mothers and families during labor, delivery and postpartum.
- Responded to emergency situations such as pre-eclampsia, early labor, and fetal distress.
- Assisted physician during delivery, examination and surgical procedures by anticipating needs, encouraging patient, and attending to baby after birth.
- Supported physicians in both planned and emergency Cesarean section procedures.
- Managed epidural analgesia infusions and monitored vital signs during labor and delivery.
Registered Nurse
Baptist Memorial Hospital for Women
Memphis, TN
04.2023 - 09.2023
- Manage care of Labor and Delivery patients.
- Manage care of High Risk Antepartum patients.
- Triage a variety of patients including preterm, full term and high risk
- Make appropriate interventions by reading and interpreting fetal strips
- Circulate and manage recovery of vaginal and cesarean delivery patients
- Assist Anesthesia with epidural and spinal placements as well as general anesthesia
Registered Nurse-prn
Methodist Lebonheur Healthcare Germantown
09.2022 - 05.2023
- Manage care of Labor and Delivery patients.
- Manage care of High Risk Antepartum patients.
- Triage a variety of patients including preterm, full term and high risk
- Make appropriate interventions by reading and interpreting fetal strips
- Circulate and manage recovery of vaginal and cesarean delivery patients
- Assist Anesthesia with epidural and spinal placements as well as general anesthesia
Registered Nurse
University of Alabama Birmingham
03.2022 - 04.2023
- Manage care of Labor and Delivery patients.
- Manage care of High Risk Antepartum patients.
- Triage a variety of patients including preterm, full term and high risk
- Make appropriate interventions by reading and interpreting fetal strips
- Circulate and manage recovery of vaginal and cesarean delivery patients
- Assist Anesthesia with epidural and spinal placements as well as general anesthesia
Registered Nurse-Travel
Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center
06.2021 - 02.2022
- Manage care of Labor and Delivery patients.
- Manage care of High Risk Antepartum patients.
- Triage a variety of patients including preterm, full term and high risk
- Make appropriate interventions by reading and interpreting fetal strips
- Circulate and manage recovery of vaginal and cesarean delivery patients
- Assist Anesthesia with epidural and spinal placements as well as general anesthesia
Registered Nurse-Weekender
Methodist Lebonheur Healthcare Germantown
01.2021 - 05.2021
- Manage care of Labor and Delivery patients.
- Manage care of High Risk Antepartum patients.
- Triage a variety of patients including preterm, full term and high risk
- Make appropriate interventions by reading and interpreting fetal strips
- Circulate and manage recovery of vaginal and cesarean delivery patients
- Assist Anesthesia with epidural and spinal placements as well as general anesthesia
Registered Nurse-Travel
Methodist Lebonheur Healthcare Germantown
04.2020 - 12.2020
- Manage care of Labor and Delivery patients.
- Manage care of High Risk Antepartum patients.
- Triage a variety of patients including preterm, full term and high risk
- Make appropriate interventions by reading and interpreting fetal strips
- Circulate and manage recovery of vaginal and cesarean delivery patients
- Assist Anesthesia with epidural and spinal placements as well as general anesthesia
Registered Nurse-Travel
Ochsner-LSU
07.2019 - 04.2020
- Manage care of Labor and Delivery patients.
- Manage care of High Risk Antepartum patients.
- Triage a variety of patients including preterm, full term and high risk
- Make appropriate interventions by reading and interpreting fetal strips
- Circulate and manage recovery of vaginal and cesarean delivery patients
- Assist Anesthesia with epidural and spinal placements as well as general anesthesia
Registered Nurse-Travel
Methodist Lebonheur Healthcare Germantown
07.2018 - 07.2019
- Manage care of Labor and Delivery patients.
- Manage care of High Risk Antepartum patients.
- Triage a variety of patients including preterm, full term and high risk
- Make appropriate interventions by reading and interpreting fetal strips
- Circulate and manage recovery of vaginal and cesarean delivery patients
- Assist Anesthesia with epidural and spinal placements as well as general anesthesia
Registered Nurse-Staff/Charge
Baptist Memorial Hospital Golden Triangle
05.2006 - 12.2018
- Manage care of Labor and Delivery patients
- Manage care of High Risk Antepartum patients
- Triage a variety of patients including preterm, full term and high risk
- Make appropriate interventions by reading and interpreting fetal strips
- Assist Anesthesia with epidural and spinal placements as well as general anesthesia
- Circulate and manage recovery of a variety of patients
- Charge RN on dayshift
- Precept and resource for new nurses
- EPIC CT in Stork, OpTime, and Anesthesia
- Floated to Mother/Baby/GYN to assist with care of postpartum patients and their babies as well as GYN surgical patients
Education
Associate Degree of Nursing - Nursing
Bevill State Community College
FayetteNo Degree - Accounting
Mississippi University For Women
Columbus, MSSkills
- Staff/Travel OB Nurse
- Charge Nurse
- EPIC CT Optime/Anesthesia/Stork
- OBIX Superuser
- Cerner Superuser
- Horizon Clinicals CT
- Nursing documentation
- Direct patient care
- Patient education
Certification
- Licensed Registered Nurse - 2006-present
- Basic Life Support - 5/2026-5/2028
- Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support-5/2026-5/2028
- Neonatal Resuscitation Program - 11/2024-11/2026
- S.T.A.B.L.E - 7/2025-7/2027
- N.I.H.S.S - 5/2026-5/2027
Timeline
Travel Registered Nurse, LDRP
Nashville General Hospital at Meharry
07.2025 - Current
Staff Registered Nurse, Labor and Delivery-prn
University of Alabama at Birmingham Hospital
11.2024 - 11.2025
Travel Registered Nurse, Labor and Delivery
Vanderbilt University Medical Center
11.2024 - 06.2025
Staff Registered Nurse, Labor and Delivery
University of Alabama at Birmingham Hospital
09.2024 - 11.2024
Travel Registered Nurse
University of Alabama at Birmingham Hospital
09.2023 - 09.2024
Registered Nurse
Baptist Memorial Hospital for Women
04.2023 - 09.2023
Registered Nurse-prn
Methodist Lebonheur Healthcare Germantown
09.2022 - 05.2023
Registered Nurse
University of Alabama Birmingham
03.2022 - 04.2023
Registered Nurse-Travel
Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center
06.2021 - 02.2022
Registered Nurse-Weekender
Methodist Lebonheur Healthcare Germantown
01.2021 - 05.2021
Registered Nurse-Travel
Methodist Lebonheur Healthcare Germantown
04.2020 - 12.2020
Registered Nurse-Travel
Ochsner-LSU
07.2019 - 04.2020
Registered Nurse-Travel
Methodist Lebonheur Healthcare Germantown
07.2018 - 07.2019
Registered Nurse-Staff/Charge
Baptist Memorial Hospital Golden Triangle
05.2006 - 12.2018
Associate Degree of Nursing - Nursing
Bevill State Community College
No Degree - Accounting
Mississippi University For Women