Sarah Karikari
Germantown,MD
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Registered Nurse, LDRP
MedStar Montgomery Medical Center
02.2024 - Current
- Managed laboring patients from admission through post partum recovery, ensuring safe continuity of care across all LDRP phases.
- Triaged walk-in patients for labor evaluation, decreased fetal movement, vaginal bleeding, rupture of membranes, hypertensive symptoms, and postpartum concerns.
- Precepted a senior practicum nursing student, in LDRP, guiding them through hands-on labor support, postpartum assessments, newborn exams, and clinical decision making.
- Delivered newborn stabilization and assessment, including transition monitoring, thermoregulation, hypoglycemia protocols, bilirubin risk evaluation, and NRP-guided interventions.
- Provided complete couplet care by performing simultaneous maternal postpartum and newborn assessments.
- Supported successful breastfeeding by observing latch, suck-swallow-breathe patterns, positioning, and maternal comfort.
- Administered newborn medications, monitored for adverse reactions, performed routine tests (CCHD,bilirubin, metabolic screens), and coordinated with in-house neonatologist for follow-up concerns.
- Collaborated with lactation, social work, and neonatologist to ensure safe discharge for low and high-risk couplets (GDM infants, first-time mothers, maternal mental health concerns).
Labor and Delivery Nurse
University of Maryland Medical Center
02.2022 - 01.2024
- Managed care from triage to admission to discharge on Level IV High-Risk Unit that averaged 300 deliveries per month with 12 LDR's, 3 Operating Rooms, 5 bed PACU and 5 bed Triage.
- Managed high-acuity conditions including severe preeclampsia, HELLP, VBACs, placenta previa/accreta spectrum, multifetal gestations, PPROM, insulin-managed GDM and maternal comorbidities.
- Responded to frequent obstetric emergencies such as postpartum hemorrhage, eclampsia, cord prolapse, precipitous delivery, and shoulder dystocia in a fast-paced unit with rapid patient turnover.
- Circulated and managed recovery for Complex Obstetric Surgeries, Cesarean Deliveries, and D&C procedures.
- Supervised nursing students during Women's Health clinical rotations, providing coaching, correction and structured clinical guidance.
- Provided trauma-informed emotional support to laboring and postpartum patients and their families during high-stress situations.
- Initiated breastfeeding support for mothers in the immediate post-delivery period.
- Reviewed and tracked progress of mothers in labor, interpreted fetal heart monitor using NICHD standards and informed delivering physician of status in timely manner.
Certified Nursing Assistant (L&D)
University of Maryland Medical Center
06.2022 - 01.2023
- Reported changes in patient condition to registered nurse or physician.
- Ensured that all documentation was completed accurately and timely regarding patient's conditions, procedures, interventions performed.
- Responded quickly to emergency situations involving pregnant women or newborn infants according to protocol.
- Maintained a clean and safe environment for patients in labor and delivery.
- Educated new mothers about infant care such as diapering, feeding techniques, swaddling.
- Fostered relationships with patients, caregivers and healthcare teams to achieve individual care plan targets.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Towson University
Baltimore, MD12-2022
Skills
- Conversational Spanish
- Cervical exams and labor progression evaluation
- Proficient in EPIC and Cerner Bridge charting systems
- Breastfeeding guidance
- Neonatal resuscitation
Certification
- Registered Nurse (RN), State of Maryland, License #R258353
- Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification, 2022
- Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP), 2023
- S.T.A.B.L.E, 2024
Timeline
Registered Nurse, LDRP
MedStar Montgomery Medical Center
02.2024 - Current
Certified Nursing Assistant (L&D)
University of Maryland Medical Center
06.2022 - 01.2023
Labor and Delivery Nurse
University of Maryland Medical Center
02.2022 - 01.2024
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Towson University