Ofina Ulysse
Fort Lauderdale
Summary
Efficient and compassionate professional with several years of diverse nursing experience in major hospitals. Versatile health care professional with broad knowledge of various nursing disciplines and special passion for obstetrics. Engaged communicator with patients, offering rare combination of empathy and firm professionalism.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
1
1
year of post-secondary education
Work History
Labor & Delivery Registered Nurse
Palmetto General Hospital
Hialeah
05.2026 - Current
- Provide comprehensive nursing care to low- and high-risk obstetric patients throughout labor, delivery, recovery, and postpartum.
- Manage labor inductions and augmentations, including Pitocin administration and titration.
- Monitored and interpreted fetal heart rate tracings, implementing intrauterine resuscitative interventions to ensure fetal safety.
- Assisted physicians with vaginal deliveries and obstetric procedures, contributing to positive patient outcomes.
- Circulate and scrub for scheduled, urgent, and emergency cesarean deliveries.
- Manage patient care in pre-operative, intra-operative, and post-anesthesia recovery settings.
- Administer epidural analgesia and manage patient-controlled pain therapies.
- Perform cervical assessments and monitor labor progression.
- Coordinated patient care and staffing resources as charge nurse, enhancing operational efficiency and team collaboration.
- Participate in obstetric emergency response for postpartum hemorrhage, shoulder dystocia, eclampsia, and emergent cesarean deliveries.
Assistant Nurse Manager, Labor & Delivery
Palmetto General Hospital
Hialeah
06.2024 - 05.2026
- Coordinated patient care activities to ensure efficient service delivery.
- Supported implementation of hospital policies and procedures in the nursing department.
- Participated in staff meetings to discuss workflow improvements and challenges.
- Assisted in resolving patient concerns and facilitating effective communication with families.
- Mentored new employees through orientation programs.
- Monitored and documented patient care to oversee employee and patient safety, hygiene, and protection.
- Coordinated with other departments to ensure continuity of care.
- Conducted performance evaluations for nursing staff members.
- Assessed need for additional staff, equipment and services based on historical data and seasonal trends.
- Administered fiscal operations for accounting, budget planning, authorizing expenditures and coordinating reporting.
- Serve as charge nurse and leadership resource during obstetric emergencies.
- Assist with scheduling, staffing matrix management, and productivity monitoring.
- Collaborate with physicians, anesthesia providers, NICU personnel, and interdisciplinary teams to optimize maternal-fetal outcomes.
Labor & Delivery Registered Nurse
Palmetto General Hospital
Hialeah
06.2018 - 06.2024
- Complied with OSHA standards for healthcare professionals to minimize or eliminate risk of infection.
- Assisted in the delivery of newborns and provided immediate care.
- Collaborated with healthcare team to develop patient care plans.
- Educated patients on labor process expectations and provided emotional support throughout labor.
- Provided postpartum care for new mothers, including assessments, education and counseling.
- Maintained a safe environment for both mother, baby before, during and after labor, delivery.
- Assisted in the delivery of newborns, providing guidance and support to mothers during labor and delivery.
- Monitored fetal heart rate patterns using electronic fetal monitoring equipment.
- Provided assessment of high-risk obstetric patients on admission to Labor and Delivery Unit.
- Assessed and documented physical condition of mothers and babies and assisted doctors in identifying and treating preeclampsia.
- Documented patient progress notes according to hospital policy and procedures.
- Reviewed and tracked progress of mothers in labor, interpreted fetal heart monitor and informed delivering physician of status.
Travel Registered Nurse – Labor & Delivery
Cross Country Healthcare
Miami
11.2021 - 05.2022
- Administered medications and treatments according to physician orders and hospital protocols.
- Collaborated with multidisciplinary teams to ensure optimal patient care and safety.
- Monitored patient vital signs and reported changes to healthcare providers promptly.
- Documented patient information accurately in electronic health record systems for continuity of care.
- Facilitated communication between healthcare team members involved in providing quality patient care services.
- Managed emergency care situations, applying critical thinking and rapid decision-making skills.
Registered Nurse, Emergency Department
Baptist Health Medical Center
Miami
08.2016 - 06.2018
- Assessed patient conditions and triaged emergencies in fast-paced environment.
- Administered medications and treatments as per established protocols.
- Collaborated with multidisciplinary teams to ensure comprehensive patient care.
- Assisted in emergency procedures under the direction of physicians and specialists.
- Monitored cardiac rhythm strips and titrated vasoactive medications as ordered by physicians.
- Utilized evidence-based practice guidelines for appropriate nursing interventions.
- Performed initial assessment of patients in the Emergency Department, including vital signs and medical history.
- Utilized advanced cardiac life support (ACLS) and basic life support (BLS) techniques during critical situations.
Education
Bachelor of Science -
Chamberlain College of Nursing
Miramar, FL 01.2014 - 05.2015
Skills
- Antepartum care
- Intrapartum care
- Electronic fetal heart rate interpretation
- Obstetric emergency response
- Labor support
- Postpartum care
- Policy implementation
- Fetal monitoring
- Labor management
- Team collaboration
- IV insertion
- Epidural administration
- Neonatal resuscitation
Timeline
Labor & Delivery Registered Nurse
Palmetto General Hospital
05.2026 - Current
Assistant Nurse Manager, Labor & Delivery
Palmetto General Hospital
06.2024 - 05.2026
Travel Registered Nurse – Labor & Delivery
Cross Country Healthcare
11.2021 - 05.2022
Labor & Delivery Registered Nurse
Palmetto General Hospital
06.2018 - 06.2024
Registered Nurse, Emergency Department
Baptist Health Medical Center
08.2016 - 06.2018
Bachelor of Science -
Chamberlain College of Nursing
01.2014 - 05.2015