Dedicated and compassionate Registered Nurse (RN) with progressive career history in direct patient care, triage and care coordination in fast-paced environment. Proven to remain calm under pressure and skillfully handle difficult patients and high-stress situations. Consistently developing strong relationships with patients and families through empathetic communication, respectful attitude and excellent customer service.
2 years working inpatient Ambulatory care setting. Preoperative care, postoperative care, GI and PACU.
Outpatient Ambulatory Care Unit- Preoperative, postoperative care, GI care.
2 years working at St. Luke's Monroe campus in Ambulatory Care setting. Six bed Postoperative Anesthesia Care Unit.
Ten years working on a 15 bed PACU.
ACLS, PALS, BLS certified.
Staff Nurse on a fifteen bed Obstetric Unit. Worked Labor and Delivery, Newborn Nursery, and Postpartum.
Functioned as a circulating nurse in the operating room during Cesarean Sections and recovered patients in PACU.
ACLS, NALS, and BLS certified.
Maternal Child Health Department of the VNA.
Responsible for developing and implementing plans of care for mothers and newborns. Performed prenatal health screenings and provided prenatal education on general health, nutrition, phases of pregnancy and the importance of regular physician visits. Implemented postpartum maternal newborn care in the home setting. Provided newborn health screenings for weight, nutrition and jaundice. Delivered education and care for the premature newborn in the home setting. Nurse instructor for both Pediatric Asthma and Obesity programs.
Ten years as a staff nurse on a twenty bed Obstetric Unit. Obtained training and functioned as a scrub and circulating nurse in the operating room for cesarean sections. Trained and performed as a PACU nurse. Worked Labor and Delivery, Postpartum, Newborn Nursery and Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. Completed Fetal Monitoring Course Levels 1 and 2. Neonatal Resuscitation Course. Completed Preceptor Training Course.
Two years as a staff nurse on a 37 bed Medical Telemetry Unit. One year as a staff nurse on a 15 bed Intermediate Care Unit, rotated to Surgical Intensive Care Unit. Completed Dyshythmia Course.
Staff nurse on a 40 bed Medical Telemetry Unit. Critical Care Course
completed. BLS certified.