RITA S. BARRON
Visalia,CA
Summary
Engaging Certified Nurse Midwife offering experience in delivering babies in hospital settings. A supportive patient-focused individual known for educating through childbirth classes, preconception counseling, and perinatal consultations.
Overview
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Certification
2027
2027
years of professional experience
Work History
Certified Nurse Midwife
Kaweah Health Willow Woman's Health Clinic
Visalia, California
01.2025 - Current
- Conducted labor support and delivery care for mothers at Kaweah Health.
- Performed postpartum evaluations and monitored recovery needs for women and newborns.
- Provided prenatal care at Willow Woman's Health Clinic, supporting patient health assessments.
- Documented patient histories, examinations, and treatment plans in clinical records.
Certified Nurse Midwife, Family Nurse Practitioner
Visalia OB/GYN Medical Group
Visalia, CA
11.2015 - 11.2024
- Led the midwifery group in a busy OB/GYN private practice, providing all aspects of women's health including
- Prenatal, post-partum and menopausal care as well as general and preventative gynecology and family planning.
- Performed hospital-based obstetrical care, including deliveries and comprehensive antepartum, intrapartum, and post-partum care.
- Assisted in cesarean sections, providing critical support during surgical procedures.
- Trained and instructed mid-level students, enhancing their clinical skills and knowledge in midwifery.
Certified Nurse Midwife, Family Nurse Practitioner
Visalia OB/GYN Medical Group
Visalia, CA
11.1997 - 11.2015
- Responsible for the training and instruction of mid-level students.
- Care and first assist for cesarean section.
- Performed hospital-based obstetrical care as well as general deliveries, antepartum, and postpartum planning.
- Led the midwifery group in a busy OB/GYN private practice, providing all aspects of women's health including prenatal, postpartum and menopausal care as well as general deliveries, antepartum, and postpartum planning.
- Certified Nurse Midwife, Family Nurse Practitioner
Certified Nurse Midwife, Family Nurse Practitioner
Visalia Women's Specialty Group
Visalia, CA
08.1995 - 11.1997
- Performed hospital-based obstetrical care as well as general deliveries, antepartum, and postpartum planning.
- Led the midwifery group in a busy OB/GYN private practice, providing all aspects of women's health including prenatal, postpartum and menopausal care as well as general deliveries, antepartum, and postpartum planning.
- Certified Nurse Midwife, Family Nurse Practitioner
Certified Nurse Midwife, Family Nurse Practitioner
Visalia Medical Clinic
Visalia, CA
05.1994 - 11.1997
- Conducted deliveries at a local hospital including first assist for cesarean sections.
- Practiced as a CNM and RNP in a private practice setting including family practice office visits.
- Certified Nurse Midwife, Family Nurse Practitioner
Certified Nurse Midwife, Family Nurse Practitioner
Women and Family Health Services
Visalia, CA
09.1991 - 11.1994
- Conducted deliveries at a local hospital including first assist for cesarean sections.
- Practiced as a CNM and RNP in a private practice setting including family practice office visits.
- Certified Nurse Midwife, Family Nurse Practitioner
Family Nurse Practitioner
Sequoia Community Health Foundation, Inc.
Fresno, CA
09.1991 - 08.1994
- Practiced as an FNP in a community health clinic, specializing in family practice and obstetrics in a rural health
- Setting, including deliveries.
- Established hospital privileges at Selma District Hospital in May of 1992, significantly expanding the scope of the
- CNM breadth of mid-level responsibilities.
Family Nurse Practitioner
Seguina Community Health Foundation, Inc.
Visalia, CA
05.1987 - 08.1994
- Practiced as an RNP in a community health clinic, specializing in family practice and obstetrics in a rural health setting, including deliveries.
- Established hospital privileges at Seguina District Hospital in May of 1992, significantly expanding the scope of the CNM breadth of mid-level responsibilities.
- Family Nurse Practitioner
Certified Nurse Midwife
Valley Medical Center
Fresno, CA
05.1987 - 08.1994
- Practiced as a CNM performing deliveries.
- Appointed Clinical Instructor in Obstetrics by the University of California at San Francisco, working with
- Residents and training medical students in normal labor and delivery.
Family Nurse Practitioner
Fresno County Health Department
Fresno, CA
05.1980 - 09.1991
- Practiced as an FNP at a community health center until the time the clinic was taken over by the Sequoia
- Community Health Foundation.
- Served as an instructor for family practice residents and medical students.
Certified Nurse Midwife
Valley Medical Center
Visalia, CA
09.1980 - 05.1991
- Practiced as a CNM performing deliveries.
- Appointed Clinical Instructor by the University of California at San Francisco, working with residents and training medical students in normal labor and delivery.
- Family Nurse Practitioner
Family Nurse Practitioner
Fresno County Health Department
Fresno, CA
09.1980 - 05.1991
- Practiced as an RNP in a community health center until the time the clinic was taken over by the Sequoia Community Health Foundation.
- Served as an instructor for family practice residents and medical students.
Instructor
San Joaquin Valley College
Visalia, CA
05.2003
- Developed and instructed OB/GYN curriculum for students in a physician's assistant program.
- Responsible for the training and instruction of mid-level students.
- Care and first assist for cesarean section.
- Performed hospital-based obstetrical care as well as general deliveries, antepartum, and postpartum planning.
- Led the midwifery group in a busy OB/GYN private practice, providing all aspects of women's health including prenatal, postpartum and menopausal care as well as general deliveries, antepartum, and postpartum planning.
- Certified Nurse Midwife, Family Nurse Practitioner
Instructor
San Joaquin Valley College
Visalia, CA
- Developed and instructed OB/GYN curriculum for students in a physician's assistant program.
Certified Nurse Midwife, Family Nurse Practitioner
Women and Family Health Services
Visalia, CA
- Practiced as a CNM and FNP in a private practice setting including family practice office visits.
- Conducted deliveries at a local hospital including first assist for cesarean sections.
Education
RNFA Extension Program -
University of California, Los Angeles
Los Angeles, CA06-1988
Certified Nurse Midwife - Women's Health Care Specialist
Stanford University
Stanford, CA06-1986
Family Nurse Practitioner Program -
University of California, Davis
Davis, CA05-1980
Rural Health Nurse Practitioner Program
University of Nevada
Reno, NV07-1976
Bachelor of Science, Nursing -
California State University, San Jose
San Jose, CA06-1973
Skills
- Prenatal care
- Cesarean assistance
- Labor management
- Postpartum evaluation
- Patient education
- Routine gynecological care
- Contraceptive counseling
- Antepartum care
- Postpartum care
- Perineal repair
Certification
- CPR (Basic)
- Neonatal Resuscitation
- Nurse Midwifery-American College of Nurse Midwives, American College of Nurse Midwives
- Limited OB ultrasound
- Third-degree repairs
- Vacuum assist
- RN, 236003, California
- NPF, 3482, California
- NMW, 595, California
Timeline
Certified Nurse Midwife
Kaweah Health Willow Woman's Health Clinic
01.2025 - Current
Certified Nurse Midwife, Family Nurse Practitioner
Visalia OB/GYN Medical Group
11.2015 - 11.2024
Instructor
San Joaquin Valley College
05.2003
Certified Nurse Midwife, Family Nurse Practitioner
Visalia OB/GYN Medical Group
11.1997 - 11.2015
Certified Nurse Midwife, Family Nurse Practitioner
Visalia Women's Specialty Group
08.1995 - 11.1997
Certified Nurse Midwife, Family Nurse Practitioner
Visalia Medical Clinic
05.1994 - 11.1997
Certified Nurse Midwife, Family Nurse Practitioner
Women and Family Health Services
09.1991 - 11.1994
Family Nurse Practitioner
Sequoia Community Health Foundation, Inc.
09.1991 - 08.1994
Family Nurse Practitioner
Seguina Community Health Foundation, Inc.
05.1987 - 08.1994
Certified Nurse Midwife
Valley Medical Center
05.1987 - 08.1994
Certified Nurse Midwife
Valley Medical Center
09.1980 - 05.1991
Family Nurse Practitioner
Fresno County Health Department
09.1980 - 05.1991
Family Nurse Practitioner
Fresno County Health Department
05.1980 - 09.1991
Instructor
San Joaquin Valley College
Certified Nurse Midwife, Family Nurse Practitioner
Women and Family Health Services
RNFA Extension Program -
University of California, Los Angeles
Certified Nurse Midwife - Women's Health Care Specialist
Stanford University
Family Nurse Practitioner Program -
University of California, Davis
Rural Health Nurse Practitioner Program
University of Nevada
Bachelor of Science, Nursing -
California State University, San Jose