Sarah Wilson
Heber Springs,AR
Summary
Passionate nurse with 14 years of experience in nursing and healthcare. Twelve of those years of experience in OB. Expert in managing all aspects of patient care with strong leadership, delegation skills and mentoring abilities. Consistently achieve optimal patient outcomes. Skillful in uniting and guiding nursing teams toward achieving patient care goals and improving satisfaction. Focused on continuously driving innovation and improving patient outcomes. Committed to patient education and advocacy.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
Work History
Staff RN II, Postpartum
Natividad Hospital
Salinas, California
05.2024 - Current
- Monitoring vital signs of both mother and newborn to make sure the infant is thriving and mother is recovering
- Being alert to any signs or symptoms that could point to complications of childbirth, such as postpartum hemorrhage, preeclampsia, and postpartum depression
- Instructing new mothers on how to care for their babies, including how to bathe, change and feed them
- Helping mother establish a breastfeeding relationship if she wishes
- Supporting the mother in her choices and reinforcing her ability and aptitude in caring for her child
- Working with nurses, lactation and physicians to ensure that the plan of care is appropriate and being followed correctly
- Managing patients with preeclampsia on Magnesium Sulfate
- Floating to NICU, caring for feeder/growers and NAS babies
- Floating to L&D, admitting and recovering newborns
Registered Nurse, Postpartum/Nursery
St. Francis Hospital Memphis
Memphis, TN
02.2023 - 04.2024
- Monitoring vital signs of both mother and baby to make sure the infant is thriving and the mother is recovering
- Being alert to any signs or symptoms that could point to complications of childbirth, such as failure to thrive, postpartum hemorrhage and postpartum depression
- Instructing new mothers on how to care for their babies, including how to bathe, change and feed them
- Helping the mother establish a breastfeeding relationship if she wishes
- Supporting the mother in her choices and reinforcing her ability and aptitude in caring for her child
- Working with other nurses and attending physicians to ensure that the plan of care is appropriate to the patients and being followed correctly
- Floating to NICU to care for feeder/growers and NAS babies
Charge Registered Nurse Postpartum
Memorial Care Medical Center
Fountain Valley, CA
10.2018 - 01.2023
- Directed and managed 20-person team of clinical and support personnel.
- Interviewed applicants and made recommendations for new hires.
- Evaluated patients, determined care needs and managed implementation of treatment plan.
- Improve policies and procedures through development, implementation, revision and evaluation of new protocols.
- Coordinated weekly work schedules for department employees.
- Observed strict safety measures, including checking medication dosages before administration to patients.
- Promoted high customer satisfaction by resolving problems with knowledgeable and friendly service.
- Approached customers and engaged in conversation through use of effective interpersonal and people skills.
Registered Nurse, Postpartum
Memorial Care Medical Center
Fountain Valley, CA
01.2013 - 01.2023
- Acted as patient advocate and implemented total patient care through team nursing process.
- Collaborated with doctors to plan post-treatment home care and prevent return hospitalization.
- Trained and mentored new RNs on best practices, hospital policies and standards of care.
- Oversaw patient admission and discharge processes to coordinate related paperwork.
- Advocated for patients by supporting and respecting basic rights, values and beliefs.
- Maintained thorough, accurate and confidential documentation in electronic medical records.
- Administered medications, tracked dosages and documented patient conditions.
- Monitored and recorded patient condition, vital signs, recovery progress and medication side effects.
- Performed blood and blood product transfusions and intravenous infusions to address patient symptoms or underlying causes.
- Updated physicians on patient test results and assisted in developing care plans.
- Participated in bedside reporting and handoff at change of shift and for patient transfers.
- Floating to NICU to care for feeder/growers and NAS babies
Registered Nurse, Transition and Nursery
Memorial Care Medical Center
Fountain Valley, CA
06.2015 - 10.2018
- Attended births and stabilized newborn infants including initiation of newborn resuscitation if required
- Participated in bedside reporting and handoff at change of shift and for patient transfers.
- Assessed and prepared patients for procedures, performing initial and ongoing patient assessments.
- Updated physicians on patient test results and assisted in developing care plans.
- Collected lab specimens, ordering and interpreting diagnostic tests and lab results.
- Monitored and recorded patient condition, vital signs, recovery progress and medication side effects.
- Administered medications, tracked dosages and documented patient conditions.
- Maintained thorough, accurate and confidential documentation in electronic medical records.
- Advocated for patients by supporting and respecting basic rights, values and beliefs.
- Prioritized nursing tasks and assignments and accurately reported patient status.
- Assisted physicians with circumcisions
Registered Nurse, Medical-Surgical
Memorial Care Medical Center
Fountain Valley, CA
12.2011 - 01.2013
- Assessed and prepared patients for procedures, performing initial and ongoing patient assessments.
- Monitored and managed various treatment and care interventions.
- Updated physicians on patient test results and assisted in developing care plans.
- Performed blood and blood product transfusions and intravenous infusions to address patient symptoms or underlying causes.
- Collected lab specimens, ordering and interpreting diagnostic tests and lab results.
- Monitored and recorded patient condition, vital signs, recovery progress and medication side effects.
- Administered medications, tracked dosages and documented patient conditions.
- Maintained thorough, accurate and confidential documentation in electronic medical records.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
University of Oklahoma
San Diego, CA05.2011
Bachelor of Arts - Education
Arizona State University
Tempe, AZ05.1993
Skills
- Multidisciplinary Team Collaboration
- Epic Systems
- Cerner Systems
- Meditech Systems
- Decision Making
- Critical Thinking
- Unit Supervision
- Patient Relations
- Patient Health Education
- Organizing Staff Schedules
- Medication Administration
- Accurate Documentation
- Direct Patient Care
- Delegation and Motivation
Affiliations
- DAISY Award recipient
- Breastfeeding Task Force member
- Unit Based Council member
- AWOHN member
- RNC-MNN
Certifications
- BLS
- NRP
- Basic and Intermediate Fetal Monitoring
Licensure
- California 802319
- Arkansas 222523
- Compact multistate
Timeline
Staff RN II, Postpartum
Natividad Hospital
05.2024 - Current
Registered Nurse, Postpartum/Nursery
St. Francis Hospital Memphis
02.2023 - 04.2024
Charge Registered Nurse Postpartum
Memorial Care Medical Center
10.2018 - 01.2023
Registered Nurse, Transition and Nursery
Memorial Care Medical Center
06.2015 - 10.2018
Registered Nurse, Postpartum
Memorial Care Medical Center
01.2013 - 01.2023
Registered Nurse, Medical-Surgical
Memorial Care Medical Center
12.2011 - 01.2013
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
University of Oklahoma
Bachelor of Arts - Education
Arizona State University