Maria L. Farinha
Castle Rock,CO
Summary
Highly skilled and enthusiastic professional with more than 15 years of nursing experience in Women’s health including fertility care coordination. Expert industry knowledge in managing fertility patient treatment in patient-centric outpatient clinic while providing exceptional customer service. Contribute to ongoing collaboration and manage partnerships with other fertility clinics, care providers, and pharmacies.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Fertility Clinical Nurse Coordinator
UCSF Center for Reproductive Health
02.2016 - Current
- Coordinate all fertility diagnostic tests and treatment plans between patients and clinicians in a high volume and fast paced clinic setting
- Fertility medication teaching with patients and family members
- Responsible for accurate entry and timely communication of lab/test results
- Provide patient education and counseling through ovulation induction, oocyte/embryo cryopreservation, Fresh and Frozen embryo transfers, and Medical fertility preservation
- Communicate patient instructions for egg retrievals, embryo transfers, and manual uterine aspirations
- Triage and troubleshoot urgent issues in a timely matter
- Communicates efficiently with all staff, including clinical, research, and administrative, in order to provide the highest level of quality patient care
- Maintain accurate patient charting in Electronic Medical Record system.
- Experience in leadership management in nursing staff
Mother/Baby Nurse
Northbay Medical Center
07.2008 - 02.2016
- Float to Labor and Delivery, NICU, and assume care for Pediatric patients
- Proficiency in taking care of mothers and their newborn babies
- Lactation teaching skills and breastfeeding advocate
- Assumed role of Shift Leader when necessary
- Assumed care for post anesthesia patients as well as prepare for procedures such as tubal ligations and circumcisions
- Knowledge in Hyperbilirubinemia and Phototherapy
- Ability to understand pre-mature infant needs and provide proficient care
- Ability to understand and analyze normal vs
- Abnormal findings.
Education
Bachelors of Science degree in Nursing -
California State University Sacramento (CSUS)
05.2008
Skills
- Ability to independently assess, plan, implement, and evaluate patient treatment
- Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships and a strong team player
- Strong communication skills
- Strong decision-making skills and clinical judgement
- Ability to establish good rapport with patients and their families
- Patient Advocate
References Available
Upon request
Certification
Basic Life Support
Professional Licensure
733569, 08/2008- 03/2026
Timeline
Fertility Clinical Nurse Coordinator
UCSF Center for Reproductive Health
02.2016 - Current
Mother/Baby Nurse
Northbay Medical Center
07.2008 - 02.2016
Bachelors of Science degree in Nursing -
California State University Sacramento (CSUS)