Samantha Ritter
Parkview Regional Medical Center
Angola,IN
5
years of professional experience
Work History
Registered Nurse, Intensive Care Unit
4 Years 7 Months- Managed comprehensive care for patients with complex disease processes and co-morbidities in a high acuity, 36 bed Medical ICU.
- Facilitated effective communication among multidisciplinary care team members.
- Navigated high-pressure situations by applying critical thinking skills quickly and effectively.
- Titration and management of multiple critical medications such as vasopressors and sedatives
- Assisting in bedside procedures such as rapid sequence intubation, invasive line placement, bronchoscopies, and para/thoracentesis.
- Proficient in management of arterial lines, central lines, cardiac monitors, BIS monitors and Train of Four, chest tubes,
- Participation and involvement in ACLS code situations and responding to cardiac arrests hospital-wide as the code team.
- Management of continuous veno-venous hemofiltration (CVVH/CRRT) machines
- Management of post cardiac arrest patients on targeted temperature management protocols.
Registered Nurse, Labor and Delivery
6 Months- Facilitation of the labor and delivery process
- Collaboration with the multidisciplinary team including anesthesiologists, residents, obstetric hospitalists and surgical technologists to ensure patient comfort and safety.
- Assisting in the management of epidural analgesia and close monitoring of vital signs throughout the course of labor and delivery.
- Close monitoring of fetal hemodynamics using external or internal monitoring devices.
- Functioning as the circulating or primary RN during both planned and emergent cesarean sections in the operating room. These roles include assisting anesthesia, surgical technologists and surgeons and anticipating their needs throughout the procedure.
- Responding to emergency situations such as fetal distress, preeclampsia and eclampsia, preterm labor, and maternal hemorrhage.
- Administration of critical medications such as magnesium infusions, insulin infusions and hemorrhage medications.
- Provide and anticipate resuscitation needs that the baby may need after delivery.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
- Graduated Magna Cum Laude
- Outstanding Clinical Achievement BSN Award 2020
- Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing 2021
- University of Saint Francis Dean's List in 2017, 2018, 2019 and 2020
- University of Saint Francis President's List GPA of 3.9 or higher in 2021
- Last 60 credit hour GPA: 3.77
- Cumulative GPA: 3.7
Skills
Licensed Registered Nurse (6/2021)
CCRN Certification (2026)
Advanced cardiac life support (ACLS) certification (12/2021)
Basic life support (BLS) certification
Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) certification (5/2026)
Continuous Veno-Venous Hemofiltration trained (7/2022-2025)
Preceptor trained (2022-2025)
Affiliations
- American Association of Critical Care Nurses Association Member 2021-Present
Timeline
Registered Nurse, Labor and Delivery
Parkview Regional Medical Center
01.2026 - CurrentRead More
Registered Nurse, Intensive Care Unit
Parkview Regional Medical Center
06.2021 - 01.2026Read More
University of Saint Francis
Bachelor of Science from Nursing
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Anesthesia Shadowing
Total hours spent shadowing:
Parkview Orthopedic Hospital: CRNA Shadow 6/8/2026, 10 hours