Registered Nurse with 31 years of diverse experience in direct patient care, staff supervision and department operations. This experience spans across both in hospital bedside care and transport environments of the high risk OB patient. Passionate about providing a programs that services and supports the safe transfer of the high risk OB patient and education for our referring facilities.
*Assist in the development of Maternal Transport Team
*Recruit and train Maternal Transport Team members
*Oversees quarterly competency skills for Transport Team
*Maintain data collection for transports
*Contributing content developer for the new Maternal Transport chapter in the upcoming 5th Edition of the AAP Guidelines for Neonatal & Pediatric Transport
*Provide follow up to referring facilities and physicians
*Develop and update order sets and Policies in conjunction with the Medical Director
*Evaluated nursing staff's performance and developed education programs and professional development opportunities to improve individual and team competencies, clinical knowledge and delivery of care.
*Maintain and foster new relationships with referring facilities
*Procure and maintain transport equipment
*Review transport charts for quality
*Perform transports of Maternal patients by rotor and ground
*Assist the Labor and Delivery unit with education
*Provide assistance with education and policy development to referring facilities
*Identify growth opportunities for the Transport team and report to Leadership
*Maintain good working relationship with transport vendors
*Provide direct patient care including labor, delivery, surgical (cesarean, tubal ligation, emergency hysterectomy, high risk/low risk ante/intra/postpartum patients.
*ACLS instructor
*Unit preceptor
*Assist educator with unit competencies
*Interface directly with patients, visitors, staff and physicians
Strong clinical skills
undefined*Nursing Excellence award
*Innovator award