Tandi Carter
San Antonio,TX
Summary
Seasoned Registered Nurse with 19 years in Labor and Delivery, high-risk obstetrics, NICU, and pediatric care. Expertise in fetal monitoring, urgent interventions, and safe patient transfers, effectively collaborating with interdisciplinary teams. Charge nurse experience enhances unit flow and staffing support in high-demand environments. Currently pursuing an MS in Management, dedicated to patient safety, quality outcomes, and operational efficiency.
Overview
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1
Certification
19
19
years of professional experience
Work History
Maternal Transport RN
University Hospital
San Antonio, Texas
10.2023 - Current
- Coordinated care for pregnant and postpartum patients, ensuring safe transfer to advanced maternal or fetal care services.
- Managed high-risk obstetric conditions, including preterm labor and hypertensive disorders, to ensure timely and appropriate interventions.
- Responded to urgent changes and initiated critical nursing interventions to stabilize patients in high-stakes situations.
- Responding to obstetric emergencies, including cardiac arrest during pregnancy and using advanced assessment stabilization, emergency response and team coordination skills..
- Apply advanced fetal monitoring and clinical judgment to identify changes in maternal-fetal status and communicate critical findings promptly
- Supervised patient transfers and procedures, ensuring safe unit handoffs to maintain continuity of care.
- Lead in a 20 bed Urgent Care setting serve as Charge for a 20 bed High risk L&D unit, prioritizing patient flow, staffing needs, clinical escalation and. safe care delivery.
Register Nurse Pediatric/Maternal Float Pool
Methodist Healthcare
San Antonio, TX
02.2012 - Current
- Charge Nurse L&D
- Managed care for 27 labor beds, ensuring optimal patient outcomes in a high-volume unit
- Clinical Nurse Coordinator in Labor and Delivery
- Transitioned from PRN to full-time status to enhance team stability
- Pediatric/Maternal Resource Pool
- Floated across all pediatric units, labor and delivery, NICU, and ante-partum areas, providing comprehensive support and care
Labor and Delivery Registered Nurse
Ascension Seton Medical Center Austin
Austin, TX
10.2021 - 09.2022
- Travel Assignment
- Teaching Hospital
- 21 Bed High Risk L&D
- Assessed and prioritized patient conditions to address immediate care needs.
- Managed operations of the antepartum unit, delivering quality patient care.
- Transitioned patients effectively by facilitating smooth handoffs and ensuring continuity of care.
Labor and Delivery Registered Nurse
North Central Baptist Hospital
San Antonio, TX
12.2016 - 10.2018
- Supported labor and delivery shifts by assisting staff and facilitating patient care.
- Managed patient care in a 16-bed labor and delivery unit, ensuring safe and effective support for patients.
- Provided labor and delivery care at Ascension Seton Medical Center Austin.
- Monitored fetal heart tracings and maternal vital signs throughout labor.
- Assessed contractions, cervical changes, and patient pain levels.
Labor and Delivery Registered Nurse
Memorial Hemann
Houston, TX
07.2015 - 12.2016
- Completed travel assignment in high-risk labor and delivery unit, delivering specialized care to high-risk patients
- Administered post-operative care for pregnant mother following fetal surgery, ensuring recovery and monitoring for complications
- Assessed labor patients using fetal monitoring and obstetric protocols at Ascension Seton Medical Center Austin.
- Administered medications and IV therapies during labor, delivery, and postpartum recovery.
- Supported vaginal and cesarean deliveries with sterile technique and bedside nursing care.
Labor and Delivery Registered Nurse
St. Lukes
San Antonio, TX
03.2015 - 06.2015
- Completed a travel assignment in the labor and delivery department.
Labor and Delivery Registered Nurse
Childrens Hospital
San Antonio, TX
11.2014 - 03.2015
- Travel Assignment in Labor and Delivery
Labor and Delivery Registered Nurse
Santa Rosa
New Braunsfel, TX
11.2013 - 03.2014
- Delivered comprehensive patient care in labor and delivery unit during travel assignment, enhancing support for healthcare team.
Labor and Delivery Registered Nurse
St. Davids North
Austin, TX
08.2012 - 11.2013
- Travel Assignment in High Risk Labor and Delivery Unit.
- 27 Labor Beds
Labor and Delivery Registered Nurse
Womens Hospital
Houston , TX
08.2011 - 02.2012
- Travel Assignment in a high risk Labor and Delivery unit
- 900-1000 deliveries a month
- 34 Labor Beds
Labor and Delivery Registered Nurse
Uvalde Memorial Hospital
Uvalde, TX
08.2010 - 08.2011
- Travel Assignment in an LDRP unit
- Floated to Medical surgical unit to care for adult patients
Labor and Delivery Registered Nurse
OU Medical Center
Oklahoma City, OK
05.2010 - 08.2010
- Travel Assignment
Pediatric Registered Nurse
Longmont United Regional
Longmont, CO
10.2008 - 08.2010
- Devised and modified individualized care plans, communicating patient needs to healthcare teams, including social workers and case managers, to optimize patient outcomes.
- Floated to NICU and Labor and Delivery
- Delivered comprehensive family-centered pediatric care in emergency and inpatient units, ensuring a supportive environment for patients and families.
- Assessed pediatric patients and updated care plans in electronic medical records, enhancing continuity of care and facilitating timely interventions.
- Administered medications and monitored responses per pediatric nursing protocols.
RN - Labor and Delivery
Jackson County Memorial
Altus, OK
05.2007 - 10.2008
- Monitored and documented progress of mothers in labor, interpreted fetal heart monitor, and communicated status to delivering physician.
- Delivered holistic care to laboring mothers and infants during delivery and facilitated smooth postpartum recovery.
- Monitored labor progress and fetal heart patterns in Jackson County Memorial birthing unit.
- Administered medications and IV therapies using labor and delivery nursing protocols.
- Assessed maternal vital signs, pain levels, and contraction patterns throughout delivery care.
Education
Master of Science - Masters in Nursing
The University of Texas At Arlington
Arlington, TX12-2029
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Walden University
Minneapolis, MN07-2024
Associate of Science - Nursing
Vernon College
Vernon05-2007
Skills
- Laboring patient assessment
- Fetal strip assessment
- Newborn and pediatric assessment
- IV therapy management
- IV starts
- Medication administration
- Ultrasound IV proficiency
- Patient triage
- EPIC charting
- Charge nurse
- QBL Champion
- Acreata Champion
Certification
- RNC-OB
- C-OBE
- NRP
- ACLS
- PALS
- OBLS
- S.T.A.B.L.E
- Advance Fetal Monitoring
- Clinitec Evaluator
- Accu-Check Evaluator
- Ultra-Sound Guided IV
- QBL Champion
- Acreata Champion
Timeline
Maternal Transport RN
University Hospital
10.2023 - Current
Labor and Delivery Registered Nurse
Ascension Seton Medical Center Austin
10.2021 - 09.2022
Labor and Delivery Registered Nurse
North Central Baptist Hospital
12.2016 - 10.2018
Labor and Delivery Registered Nurse
Memorial Hemann
07.2015 - 12.2016
Labor and Delivery Registered Nurse
St. Lukes
03.2015 - 06.2015
Labor and Delivery Registered Nurse
Childrens Hospital
11.2014 - 03.2015
Labor and Delivery Registered Nurse
Santa Rosa
11.2013 - 03.2014
Labor and Delivery Registered Nurse
St. Davids North
08.2012 - 11.2013
Register Nurse Pediatric/Maternal Float Pool
Methodist Healthcare
02.2012 - Current
Labor and Delivery Registered Nurse
Womens Hospital
08.2011 - 02.2012
Labor and Delivery Registered Nurse
Uvalde Memorial Hospital
08.2010 - 08.2011
Labor and Delivery Registered Nurse
OU Medical Center
05.2010 - 08.2010
Pediatric Registered Nurse
Longmont United Regional
10.2008 - 08.2010
RN - Labor and Delivery
Jackson County Memorial
05.2007 - 10.2008
Master of Science - Masters in Nursing
The University of Texas At Arlington
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Walden University
Associate of Science - Nursing
Vernon College