Randi Cirillo

• Providing individual care-by supporting each woman and family to navigate the birth process and the transition to motherhood
• Implemented medication and IV administration, catheter insertion and airway management.
• Teamed emergency interventions during OBEC codes such as Postpartum Hemorrhage, shoulder dystocia, prolapse cord, prolapse uterus, uterine rupture ect
• Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
• Advocated for patients and families by communicating care preferences to practitioners.
• Provided didactic and clinical instructions to orient new nurses and potential student nurses to achieve training outcomes.
• Kept optimal supply levels in treatment rooms, triage and other areas to meet typical patient loads.
• Administered medications via oral, IV and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
• Collected blood, tissue and other laboratory specimens and prepared for lab testing.
• Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process and management and lifestyle options.
• Delivered proper care to victims of domestic violence with reporting and social service consults

• Coordinated nursing care on unit through staff assignments, assisting and rounding with physicians, monitoring patient orders and communicating with ancillary departments.
• Supervised and managed daily scheduling, tasking and administration.
• Trained new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures and safety protocols.
• Monitored nursing care, patient assessment processes and treatment implementations.
• Interacted smoothly with patients and loved ones, updated on care plans and advocated for needs.
• Identified unit areas of inadequacy and adjusted procedures to close gaps and improve policies.
• Educated family members and caregivers on Postpartum Mood Disorders and ran a support group and educated the community
• Advocated for and strived to protect health, safety and rights of patient.
• Facilitated therapeutic communication, conflict resolution and crisis intervention by redirecting negative behaviors and helping patients regain or improve coping abilities.

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• Assisted physician during delivery, examination and surgical procedures by anticipating needs, encouraging patient and attending to baby after birth.
• Responded to emergency situations such as pre-eclampsia, early labor and fetal distress.
• 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.
• Supported physicians in both planned and emergency Cesarean section procedures.
• Coached new mothers with breastfeeding techniques, postpartum self-care and infant care to promote easier transition into motherhood.
• Monitored labs, examined ultrasounds and informed mothers on what to expect in stages of pregnancy.