Michele Kangas
Sebastopol,CA
Summary
Dedicated and highly skilled Labor and Delivery nurse offering a strong background of more than 17 years experience in all aspects of maternal-child health care, including antenatal testing, -acuity labor and delivery, ante- and post-partum, newborn and NICU patient care. Adaptable leader and team member, able to shift priorities quickly and efficiently to achieve safe patient outcomes. Dedicated to providing excellent, evidenced-based, culturally sensitive care with warmth and efficiency. Excel at managing multiple priorities with a positive, level-headed attitude with a splash of humor. Willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals. Strong interpersonal skills, with excellent time management and problem-solving ability. A background in writing/editing, recruiting, and human resources rounds out professional communication skills and demeanor.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
Work History
Labor & Delivery, RNC, Staff Nurse IV
Providence Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital
Santa Rosa, CA
06.2006 - Current
- Highly skilled, efficient, and compassionate Labor and Delivery Nurse with 17 years of experience in a hospital environment.
- Fully versed in all aspects of labor and delivery, antenatal testing, antepartum, postpartum care, newborn care.
- Cross-trained to level III NICU. Competent and experienced in newborn resuscitation from initial steps to full code.
- Deliver high level of quality care to diverse populations with warmth, compassion, and efficiency, incorporating patient preferences into plan of care utilizing shared-decision making model.
- Manage normal and high risk labors through delivery, including ongoing maternal assessments and fetal monitoring, charting in EPIC, operative vaginal deliveries, cesarean deliveries, PACU care.
- Effectively manage care of high-acuity patients with complex medical needs, such those with maternal hypertensive disorders, bleeding disorders and acute blood loss, preterm and very preterm labor and delivery, and fetal resuscitation codes.
- Utilize current best practices and strong critical thinking skills in a high-acuity, low-volume, high-tension setting.
- Remains calm and communicative under pressure, using closed-loop communication style.
- Perform third-trimester ultrasounds on antenatal testing patients to determine fetal position, placental location, AFI, BPP.
- Familiar with and practice aspects of Baby-Friendly USA to support maternal feeding preferences.
- Provide patient education in compassionate, culturally sensitive, and easy-to-understand terms to patients and their families. Equip patients with tools and knowledge needed to understand current diagnosis and participate in shared decision-making around their care.
- Participate in evidence-based practice project implementation, such as the quality care improvement initiative TeamBirth, a shared decision-making model, to improve patient satisfaction and maternal-fetal outcomes.
- Practice interdisciplinary communication with healthcare team members to plan, implement and enhance patient treatment strategies.
- Strengthen unit-wide skills and shared mental model knowledge through team-taught, in situ mock codes with maternal and newborn high fidelity manakins. Codes include emergency cesarean, maternal hemorrhage pre-and postpartum, maternal hypertensive emergencies, and neonatal codes.
- Participate in shared governance committee on L&D Unit Based Council. As a team, collaborate interdepartmentally and with leadership to devise initiatives for improving nursing satisfaction, retention and morale. Review policies, propose revisions and implement changes. Utilize feedback and process improvement opportunities to create safer and healthier environment for staff and increase patient satisfaction.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Grand Canyon University
Phoenix, AZ07.2022
Associate of Science - Associate's Degree in Nursing
Santa Rosa Junior College
Santa Rosa, CAHuman Resources Administration And Management
Sonoma State University
Rohnert Park, CASkills
- Well versed in all aspects of L&D, antenatal testing, antepartum care, postpartum, and newborn care
- Level III NICU cross-trained
- Strong critical thinking ability Level-headed and calm under high pressure
- Ultrasound examination - third trimester
- Relief Lead RN
- Adept in team-management of high acuity, critical situations (ie hypertensive crisis, acute blood loss, neonatal codes)
- RNC in Fetal Heart Monitoring
- Third-trimester ultrasound trained
- STABLE Certified
- ALS, BLS, NRP, FHM
- Staff Nurse IV
- Staff education and new-hire training, orientation, and onboarding
- Member of shared governance council implementing evidence-based quality improvement practice to increase patient and staff safety and satisfaction
- Background in writing and editing, recruiting, and human resources
Timeline
Labor & Delivery, RNC, Staff Nurse IV
Providence Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital
06.2006 - Current
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Grand Canyon University
Associate of Science - Associate's Degree in Nursing
Santa Rosa Junior College
Human Resources Administration And Management
Sonoma State University
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