Matilda Baker
Springdale,AZ
Summary
Dedicated and compassionate Registered Nurse with experience offering comprehensive patient care. Works well with diverse patient populations and fosters trusting relationships to improve outcomes. Efficiently coordinate with healthcare professionals to advance patient care.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
Work History
GIG, RN, NICU/Staff Nurse, Mother-Baby Unit
Mercy Hospital
06.2023 - Current
- Provide emotional support to families during challenging times, fostering a sense of trust and rapport.
- Collaborate with 7interdisciplinary teams for comprehensive patient care plans, resulting in better health outcomes.
- Administer IV medications accurately and safely, reducing medication errors and adverse reactions.
- Manage complex cases of critically ill patients, ensuring optimal treatment plans are executed effectively.
Neonatal ICU Registered Nurse
Willow Creek Women's Hospital
05.2014 - Current
- Provide instructions to orient new nurses and student nurses to achieve training outcomes.
- Teach families of newborns care related to safe sleep, breast and bottle feedings, bathing, from admission through the discharge process.
- Advocate for patients by communicating care preferences of family to practitioners, verifying interventions met treatment goals
- Implement medication, IV administration, TPN and lipids, PICC lines, NG/OG placement, airway management, and vital sign monitoring keeping a clean and calm environment conducive to healing.
Transition, Charge, Mother-Baby, RN
Willow Creek Women's Hospital
09.2013 - 09.2018
- Attended deliveries, assessing and caring for newborns through the transition, stabilization process, admission, and transfer of care, once stable.
- Interacted with child welfare personnel, DHS, and social workers in cases involving 1-2 newborn adoptions monthly,
- Led shift handover meetings effectively communicating critical information about each patient''s status ensuring continuity of care.
- Trained new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures and safety protocols.
- Carried out wound care for cesarean sections and vaginal births, assist mothers with their pain management, ambulation and ADL's, activities of daily living and provided lactation teaching and support.
Medical-Surgical Registered Nurse
Willow Creek Women's Hospital
12.2016 - 05.2020
- Managed care of surgical patients from admission to discharge for female surgical patients; mastectomies, hysterectomies, tubal ligation, bladder lifts, cancer care, tumor removals, cesarean sections, breast reconstruction, and more.
- Reviewed post-operative orders and carefully monitored patients' post-operative vitals, placed Foley catheters, Iv tubes, JP drains, drew labs, and changed wound dressings and oriented patients to unit.
- Advised patients and caregivers of proper wound management, discharge plan objectives, safe medication use and disease management.
- Contributed to successful department JCAHO accreditation by consistently operating to highest standards of care.
Home Heath Registered Nurse
Washington Regional Medical Center
06.2012 - 06.2014
- Collaborated with physicians on adult patient treatment plans, home visit schedule, providing updates to doctors in patient's health status.
- Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis, prognosis, treatment options, disease process and management of care options.
- Collected tissue, urine, blood, and other laboratory specimens, prepped them for lab testing and delivered them to laboratory.
- Advocated for patients by communicating care preferences to practitioners, verifying interventions met treatment goals and identifying insurance coverage limitations.
Pediatric Registered Nurse
Arkansas Children's Hospital
06.2010 - 08.2012
- Cared for children age 0-18, floating among units for care in areas of Oncology, Orthopedics, Med-Surg, ENT, Neuro, Eating Disorder clinic, PACU, GI/GU, Genetic Clinic, Respiratory, Burn Unit, Infant/Toddler, and CVICU
- Studied and passed credential testing as CPN, Certified Pediatric Nurse
- Helped young patients feel comfortable with procedures and immunizations, involving families in care of pediatric patients.
Education
Masters Degree in Nursing
University of Central Arkansas
Conway, ARBachelor Of Science - Nursing
University of Central Arkansas
Conway, AR05.2010
Science
Harding University
Searcy, AR, USSkills
- Social Perceptiveness
- Family and Patient Advocate
- Genetic Disorders
- Umbilical Line Maintenance
- Respiratory Failure
- Ventilator Management
- Chronic Disease Management
- High Level of Autonomy
Timeline
GIG, RN, NICU/Staff Nurse, Mother-Baby Unit
Mercy Hospital
06.2023 - Current
Medical-Surgical Registered Nurse
Willow Creek Women's Hospital
12.2016 - 05.2020
Neonatal ICU Registered Nurse
Willow Creek Women's Hospital
05.2014 - Current
Transition, Charge, Mother-Baby, RN
Willow Creek Women's Hospital
09.2013 - 09.2018
Home Heath Registered Nurse
Washington Regional Medical Center
06.2012 - 06.2014
Pediatric Registered Nurse
Arkansas Children's Hospital
06.2010 - 08.2012
Masters Degree in Nursing
University of Central Arkansas
Bachelor Of Science - Nursing
University of Central Arkansas
Science
Harding University
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