Skilled compassionate professional RN with experience in staff supervision, direct patient care and department operations. Cumulatively, 27 years of experience accustomed to treating diverse patient needs while managing dynamic conditions. Offering excellent clinical knowledge and judgement combined with strong problem-solving abilities to manage complex and demanding circumstances. Demonstrated success in all areas of obstetrical care from major metropolitan areas to critical access hospitals. Roles such as triage coordinator, staff nurse, charge nurse, travel nurse and OB adjunct faculty have led to strong skills in communication, leadership, critical thinking, and mentoring. Collaborates effectively with interdisciplinary team to ensure desired health outcomes and patient satisfaction.
Kodiak Island Providence Medical Center, Kodiak Alaska
October 2022- Current
LDRP, OR, Newborn Nursery, Triage
*Births per year: 125 -Critical Access Hospital-
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston MA 5/2022-8/2022
LDR, OR, PACU
*Births per year: 5000 births per year
LDR-P, Newborn Nursery, OR, PACU
*Births per year: 1000+
Managed OB patients from admission to discharge. Worked in all areas such as labor, delivery, postpartum, newborn nursery, OR, triage, and recovery. Identified patients who required a Level III NICU and those needing a high-risk perinatal center for complex diagnosis.
LDRP, Nursery, OR/PACU, Postpartum, High-risk Areas 2012-2020
*Births per year: 4000+
RN Pediatric Intensive Care Unit- 2004-2008 EHR: Cerner
RN Coordinator for Inpatient and Outpatient Pediatric Radiology Department- 2008-2012 EHR: Cerner
Responsible for supervising nursing students in OB clinical setting. Directs, manages and evaluates student learning on campus within skills labs as well as the hospital environment. Software: Blackboard
Responsible for supervising nursing students in OB clinical setting. Directs, manages and evaluates student learning on campus within the skills lab and hospital environment. Software: Blackboard
LDR-P, Nursery, OR, PACU
*Births per year: 600
Association of Women's Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nursing (2015- present)
Nursing Service Organization (2012-present)
Massachusetts Nursing License 1996- present
Connecticut Nursing License 1996-1998
Alaska Nursing License 2022- present
Preceptor Training Workshops 1 & 2
UMass Clinical Educator Workshop
DKA Class
SBAR+R
OB Emergency Simulation Training
Mock Code Training
Compassionate Connections Workshop
Opioid Abuse, Dependence,and Addiction in Pregnancy Conference
Opioids & Marijuana: Managing the Nationwide Emergency
AWHONN Conference: Look Whats Trending in Obstetrical and Neonatal Care
Neonatal Abstinence Scoring Course and Eat, Sleep, Console
Labor Support Class
DCF Presentation: Human Trafficking
Understanding and Healing the Effects of Early Trauma on Childbearing Women
AWHONN: Post-Birth Warning Signs Course
Basic Cardiac Dysrhythmia Course
Fetal Heart Monitoring Course (GNOSIS, AWHONN, K-2, Relias)
OB Hemorrhage, Shoulder Dystocia, Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy, Team STEPPS (GNOSIS, Relias, Healthstreams)
Nitrous Oxide Class
Scribble Session Class
Breastfeeding Resource Classes
NCC Advanced Electronic Fetal Monitoring Certification 2017-2022
Hospital-wide Cauti Committee (2017)
Orientation and Preceptor Committee (2017-2020)
Co-chair Policy and Procedure Committee (2014- 2020)
Breastfeeding Task Force Committee (2014-2020)
Leadership Committee (2018-2020)
Clinical Practice Committee (2018-2020)
OR Committee (2019-2020)
Reducing Primary Cesarean-Section Committee (2018-2020)
Professional Nurse Recognition Program Committee (2019- 2020)