Rachelle McCullough
Shelby,NC
Summary
Committed to academic excellence and serving an inclusive community for professional practice and healthcare leadership. Nurse with terrific people skills, friendly demeanor and strong talents in caring for individuals. Organized and dependable candidate successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
Work History
Family Educator
CaroMont Health
03.2022 - 02.2024
- Led families through educational series and classes that included preparation for childbirth, making choices as educated consumers, autonomy, informed consent, postpartum preparedness and newborn guidelines
- Supported parents in establishing bases for both medical and dental services, cultivating continuity of health care for individuals with particular needs.
- Collaborated with multidisciplinary teams to ensure comprehensive support for each family''s unique needs, addressing areas such as mental health, nutrition, and parenting skills.
- Supported families in achieving self-sufficiency by providing resources and referrals for employment, housing, and educational opportunities.
- Served to provide support members with educational practices, exercises, and examples of expectations
- Preformed newborn hearing screens for referred cases after discharge
- facilitated all pre operative appointments for scheduled cesarean
Adjunct Nursing Clinical Instructor
Gaston College
03.2022 - 12.2022
- Delivered information and valuable instructions to students during clinical rotations.
- Oriented and provided instruction to students during clinical rotations.
- Assessed student knowledge levels and abilities with detailed assessments.
- Contributed educational and clinical expertise to help optimize training courses and boost student learning.
- Supported student educational and vocational planning to help each optimize learning strategies and reap long-term career benefits.
Registered Nurse, Labor and Delivery
CaroMont Health
03.2018 - 07.2021
- Provided emotional support and guidance to new mothers and families during labor, delivery and postpartum.
- Responded to emergency situations such as pre-eclampsia, early labor, and fetal distress.
- Assisted physician during delivery, examination and surgical procedures by anticipating needs, encouraging patient, and attending to baby after birth.
- Supported physicians in both planned and emergency Cesarean section procedures.
- Assessed infant health directly after birth using APGAR and monitored health for specified amount of time for any changes in status.
- Managed epidural analgesia infusions and monitored vital signs during labor and delivery.
- Coached new mothers with breastfeeding techniques, postpartum self-care and infant care to promote easier transition into motherhood.
- Aided with induction of labor for women suffering from complications such as preeclampsia.
- Coordinated care of low and high-risk laboring women of childbearing age and immediate stabilization of newborn following delivery.
- Worked closely with doctors and midwives in coaching pregnant women through childbirth and post-natal recovery.
- Assisted obstetricians and midwives with deliveries and cared for newborns directly after birth.
- Performed vital signs checks and administered vaccinations to infants following birth.
- Conducted comprehensive physical assessments and assisted with pain management.
- Developed and implemented strategies to improve labor and delivery processes and patient outcomes.
- Reduced complications during childbirth by closely monitoring patients and providing timely interventions.
- Increased patient satisfaction by providing compassionate, individualized care throughout the labor and delivery process.
- Prevented infections by diligently adhering to proper hand hygiene standards as well as utilizing personal protective equipment when required.
- Anticipated potential complications early in the labor process through vigilant assessment of both mother and fetus vital signs data.
- Maintained a safe and sterile environment, ensuring optimal conditions for successful deliveries.
- Educated expectant mothers on available pain management options during the birthing process while respecting individual preferences.
- Facilitated smooth transitions between prenatal care, labor, delivery, postpartum care, ensuring continuity of care for patients.
- Advocated for patient autonomy by involving them in decision-making processes regarding their birth plan.
- Improved overall patient outcomes by continuously updating clinical knowledge through professional development opportunities.
- Provided emotional support to patients experiencing difficult births or pregnancy complications.
- Promoted maternal-infant bonding by educating new parents on infant care techniques such as breastfeeding and skin-to-skin contact.
- Enhanced patient care by implementing evidence-based nursing practices in labor and delivery procedures.
- Documented treatments delivered, medications and IVs administered, discharge instructions, and follow-up care.
- Educated family members and caregivers on patient care instructions.
- Managed patients recovering from medical or surgical procedures.
Education
Bachelor of Science - NURSING
University of North Carolina At Charlotte
Charlotte, NC05.2018
Skills
- Self-Care Practices
- Curriculum Planning
- Assessment tools
- Family Dynamics
- Parenting Techniques
- Curriculum Evaluation
- Teaching strategies
- Curriculum Development
- Classroom Instruction
- Group Instruction
Timeline
Family Educator
CaroMont Health
03.2022 - 02.2024
Adjunct Nursing Clinical Instructor
Gaston College
03.2022 - 12.2022
Registered Nurse, Labor and Delivery
CaroMont Health
03.2018 - 07.2021
Bachelor of Science - NURSING
University of North Carolina At Charlotte