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Mary Cahill

Victoria,TX

Summary

Dedicated and compassionate Registered Nurse, BSN 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.

Obstetrics Nurse with 5 years of monitoring women and infants. Conducts post-childbirth coaching for new mothers on breastfeeding, infant care, sleep techniques and safe handling of infants. Monitored and cared for women during labor performing dilation checks, monitoring mother and infant heart rates and recognizing emergency situations.

Compassionate professional with extensive experience in providing comprehensive care to patients throughout labor and delivery. Adept at monitoring and assessing patient progress, providing comfort and support to patients and families, and coordinating patient care plans with interdisciplinary teams.

Hardworking Registered Nurse with success providing individualized patient care. Committed to delivering best-in-class patient care through effective education and counseling. Proven leadership focused on increasing and enhancing patient care and satisfaction. Streamline safety protocols for comprehensive patient care.

Patient-oriented Nurse with multiple years of diverse experience in direct patient care, staff supervision and department operations. Skilled at multitasking and prioritizing patient needs and daily assignments. Offering expertise within many nursing specialties to include Labor and Delivery, bedside nursing and Operating Room Nursing with circulating and some surgical scrub experience.

Overview

21
21
years of professional experience

Work History

Registered Nurse, Labor and Delivery

Detar Hospital North
10.2020 - Current
  • Supported physicians in both planned and emergency Cesarean section procedures.
  • Assisted physician during delivery, examination and surgical procedures by anticipating needs, encouraging patient, and attending to baby after birth.
  • Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
  • Coached new mothers with breastfeeding techniques, postpartum self-care and infant care to promote easier transition into motherhood.
  • Responded to emergency situations such as pre-eclampsia, early labor, and fetal distress.
  • Coordinated care of low and high-risk laboring women of childbearing age and immediate stabilization of newborn following delivery.
  • Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process, and management and lifestyle options.
  • Aided with induction of labor for women suffering from complications such as preeclampsia.
  • Managed care from admission to discharge.
  • Trained new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures, and safety protocols.

Mother-Baby Registered Nurse

Detar Hospital North
10.2019 - 10.2020
  • Educated new parents on how to properly care for infants by instructing parents on bottle feeding, bathing, circumcision care and breastfeeding.
  • Assisted mothers in establishing breastfeeding relationships with infants with proper latching demonstrations.
  • Monitored and assessed mother and newborn after delivery to ascertain proper healing and recovery.
  • Coordinated and consulted with 2-6 health care team members to plan, implement and assess both mother and infant care plans.
  • Documented treatments delivered, medications and IVs administered, discharge instructions, and follow-up care.

Circulating Nurse, Operating Room

US Army
09.2003 - 06.2005
  • Kept count of all surgical instruments and sponges used during operations and procedures with at least 5 surgical procedures per day.
  • Monitored surgical patients and delivered quality level of care before, during and after operations to promote positive outcomes.
  • Used aseptic techniques to maintain sterile fields and actively monitored situations to prevent breaches in aseptic techniques.
  • Positioned patients in operating rooms to prepare for surgical procedures, using supine, prone and sitting surgical positions.
  • Assessed team members' workloads and pitched in to help in areas where need was most evident.
  • Performed preoperative assessments on patients and evaluated overall health.
  • Provided high level of individualized care to adult patients across multiple medical specialties.

Registered Nurse, Day Surgery

US Army
01.2003 - 09.2003
  • Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
  • Administered medications via oral, IV, and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
  • Administered medications and treatment to patients and monitored responses while working with healthcare teams to adjust care plans.
  • Managed care from admission to discharge of 10-22 patients per day.
  • Trained new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures, and safety protocols.
  • Advocated for patients by communicating care preferences to practitioners, verifying interventions met treatment goals and identifying insurance coverage limitations.

Education

Bachelor of Science - Nursing

Creighton University
Omaha, NE
05.2000

Skills

  • Temperature Assessments
  • IV start standards and skills
  • Prescription Drug Recommendations
  • Operational Standards
  • Blood Product Transfusion
  • Routine Examinations
  • Emergency Diagnostics

Timeline

Registered Nurse, Labor and Delivery

Detar Hospital North
10.2020 - Current

Mother-Baby Registered Nurse

Detar Hospital North
10.2019 - 10.2020

Circulating Nurse, Operating Room

US Army
09.2003 - 06.2005

Registered Nurse, Day Surgery

US Army
01.2003 - 09.2003

Bachelor of Science - Nursing

Creighton University
Mary Cahill