Michelle Carlson
Houston,MO
Summary
Highly efficient, compassionate, and family-focused Registered Nurse with specialty in Day Surgery/PACU, high risk OB, Gynecology, and Perioperative nursing seeking the opportunity to contribute more than 33 years of direct nursing experience to the patients in your community. Previous nursing experience encompasses all facets of perioperative nursing (including Pre-Admission Testing Visits, Pre-op, Scrubbing, Circulating, PACU, and Patient Communications pre and post-procedure), Labor and Delivery (including Triage, Antepartum, LDR care, OR, PACU, Bereavement support, Charge Nurse, and Precepting new staff and students), Mother/Baby, Newborn Nursery, Lactation Support, and Maternal-Fetal Medicine Office Nursing. Also have experience as a medic in the US Army and as surgical technician in an acute-care hospital prior to graduating nursing program.
Overview
29
29
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Staff RN IV - Labor and Delivery
Children's Memorial Hermann Hospital
2019.10 - Current
- Labor and delivery RN and Triage RN in high-risk OB unit including care for obstetric patients in every phase of peri-partum situations
- Patient population varies from normal, healthy, and uncomplicated to patients with complex obstetrical and/or medical histories, and trauma patients
- Includes circulating and recovering for procedures and surgical cases (i.e. fetal surgeries, cesarean sections, D&C's, hysterectomies, or other necessary surgeries)
Staff Nurse - Day Surgery/PACU
Texas Children's Hospital Pavilion for Women
2016.07 - 2019.01
- Staff RN responsibilities for Day Surgery which included Pre-admission Testing, Pre-op, PACU, IVF procedures, and caring for obstetric/gynecology and general surgical patients for duration of their surgeries from admission through recovery completion then for discharge or transfer to surgical floor
- For cesarean sections, provided care for admission, circulating surgery, completed recovery including infant care and transfer to Postpartum
- For pregnant and non-pregnant patients requiring other procedures or surgeries, care included admission and recovery
- If fetal monitoring during surgery was required, accompanied patient to OR suite
- Also provided nursing care for patients undergoing infertility procedures/surgeries
- This care included entirety of their surgical experience which was usually on outpatient basis
- If hospital admission was required, care included transferring patients to inpatient women's surgical floor after stable.
Staff RN - Labor and Delivery
Missouri Baptist Medical Center (BJC Healthcare)
1995.09 - 2014.09
- Labor and delivery RN, charge RN, preceptor, bereavement coordinator in a busy high-risk OB unit
- Experience included triage, labor and delivery, antepartum, scrubbing and circulating vaginal deliveries, cesarean sections, and procedures/surgical cases for pregnant patients not delivering
- Also, cross trained to mother/baby, newborn nursery, lactation support
- In addition to nursing duties, worked with BJC Healthcare CIS to develop, train staff, and implement EMR rollouts at multiple system facilities in health care system.
Education
Bachelor's in Nursing -
Grand Canyon University
Phoenix, AZ06.2025
Diploma in Nursing -
Jewish Hospital College of Nursing
St. Louis, MO05.1991
Skills
- Obstetrics and gynecology nursing
- Peri-operative nursing
- Neonatal nursing
- Critical thinking
- Effective communication
- Clinical judgement
- Patient safety
- Patient advocacy
- Patient education
- EMR/Clinical documentation (Epic, Cerner, McKesson)
Certification
- Texas RN - Expires August 2024
- BLS
- ACLS
- PALS
- NRP
- AWHONN Intermediate Fetal Monitoring
- AWHONN Advanced Fetal Monitoring
Military Service
US Army, United States, Grade: E-4, Years: 1984-1987, Job: Medical Specialist (Medic)
While in garrison, cared for Divisional soldiers in a Troop Medical Clinic as Chief Medic and Clinic Supply NCO. Cross-trained as a pharmacy technician and laboratory technician. During field deployments, worked as a medic in a MASH unit, pharmacy technician, and as an ambulance crew member. Awarded ARCOM Medal during Adjutant General inspection for organizing and developing quality control system for supplies and pharmaceuticals in troop medical clinic.
Military Awards: Army Commendation Medal, Amy Achievement Medal x 2, Good Conduct Medal
Timeline
Staff RN IV - Labor and Delivery
Children's Memorial Hermann Hospital
2019.10 - Current
Staff Nurse - Day Surgery/PACU
Texas Children's Hospital Pavilion for Women
2016.07 - 2019.01
Staff RN - Labor and Delivery
Missouri Baptist Medical Center (BJC Healthcare)
1995.09 - 2014.09
Bachelor's in Nursing -
Grand Canyon University
Diploma in Nursing -
Jewish Hospital College of Nursing
- Texas RN - Expires August 2024
- BLS
- ACLS
- PALS
- NRP
- AWHONN Intermediate Fetal Monitoring
- AWHONN Advanced Fetal Monitoring
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