Lorena Mejia
Chula Vista,California
Summary
Compassionate obstetric RN offering high-quality patient care in fast-paced and highly-acute settings. Skilled in patient assessment, developing and implementing individualized treatment plans, and providing education to diverse patient populations. Strong focus on team collaboration, adaptability, and achieving optimal outcomes.
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Labor & Delivery RN
UC San Diego Health
San Diego, CA
10.2022 - Current
- Employed critical thinking skills to assess and enhance patient care plans.
- Managed maternal-fetal health by monitoring acute and chronic conditions throughout antepartum, labor, and postpartum periods to ensure optimal care and recovery.
- Monitored and analyzed fetal distress cases, coordinating interventions to enhance patient care and safety.
- Executed labor and delivery protocols, providing skilled induction, augmentation, fetal monitoring, and postpartum care to enhance maternal and infant health outcomes.
- Anticipated potential complications early in the labor process through vigilant assessment of both mother and fetus vital signs data.
- Streamlined communication and care coordination between physicians, nurse midwives, specialists, and other healthcare providers to optimize patient outcomes.
- Executed various tasks to ensure operational effectiveness and accuracy.
- Educated patients and families on labor and delivery processes and postpartum care protocols.
- Delivered emotional support to patients and families throughout hospital admissions.
- Developed and delivered comprehensive training sessions to enhance new employee onboarding.
Nurse Extern
Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center
Pomona, CA
02.2022 - 07.2022
- Monitored maternal and newborn vital signs and reported any abnormalities to RNs.
- Assisted in neonatal care in the immediate post delivery period.
- Provided family-centered care to postpartum mothers and newborns.
- Provided patient support on infant care and breastfeeding techniques.
- Collaborated with a multidisciplinary team to implement individualized care plans for each patient.
Education
Master of Science - Nursing
Western University of Health Sciences
Pomona, CA07-2022
Bachelor of Science - Biology
San Diego State University
San Diego, CA05-2019
Skills
- Maternal-fetal assessment
- Electronic fetal monitoring & interpretation
- Strong clinical judgement
- Multidisciplinary team collaboration
- Obstetric emergency response
- Patient-centered communication
- Patient and family education
- Patient advocacy
- Medication administration
- Venipuncture and sample collection
Certification
- CA registered nurse, BRN license number: 95307007
- CA public health nurse, BRN license number: 568376
- Advanced fetal monitoring (AWHONN)
- Intermediate fetal monitoring (AWHONN)
- UCSD OBART
- Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) - Advanced provider
Timeline
Labor & Delivery RN
UC San Diego Health
10.2022 - Current
Nurse Extern
Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center
02.2022 - 07.2022
Bachelor of Science - Biology
San Diego State University
Master of Science - Nursing
Western University of Health Sciences