Tara Ewell
Fort Worth
Summary
Certified Nurse Midwife and RN professional with proven expertise in prenatal, labor, and postpartum care. Skilled in patient education, clinical assessment, and emergency response. Strong focus on team collaboration and achieving outcomes. Reliable, adaptable, and ready to meet evolving healthcare needs.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Certified Nurse Midwife
Pediatrix Medical Group
05.2022 - Current
- Serve as OB hospitalist at a high-volume hospital at Baylor Scott and White Fort Worth.
- Primary role in OBED triaging all pregnant women
- Deliver comprehensive clinic services to individuals without a regular available provider.
- Diagnose and care for both typical and atypical pregnancy complications.
- Primary attendant imminent birth, OB emergencies, and management of low-high risk labor
- Attending midwife for Residents
- First assist in cesarean deliveries
- Collaborate with obstetricians, nurses, and other healthcare professionals to ensure comprehensive care for mothers and babies
- Bedside ultrasounds, interpretation of lab results and treatment plans
- OBGYN consult to pregnant and non-pregnant women coming through the Emergency Department
- Maintain accurate medical records and documentation of patient care
Certified Nurse Midwife and Intern Midwife
Fort Worth Birthing and Wellness Center
07.2020 - 01.2022
- Provided comprehensive care for women in all reproductive stages.
- Educate women on birth options and partner with them in planning their birth
- Reduced complications during labor and delivery by closely monitoring maternal and fetal health throughout pregnancy.
- Supported patients through the emotional challenges of pregnancy loss or infertility by providing compassionate counseling and resources for coping mechanisms.
- Collaborated with interdisciplinary healthcare teams to deliver high-quality care for low-risk pregnancies.
- Conducted thorough assessments of patients'' physical, emotional, and social well-being to inform personalized treatment plans during prenatal visits.
- Facilitated informed decision-making among patients by providing evidence-based information on available birthing options and interventions.
- Educated patients on healthy lifestyle choices for optimal pregnancy outcomes through nutritional counseling and exercise recommendations.
- Supported women''s health through the provision of annual exams, contraceptive counseling, and preventative screenings..
- Cultivated strong relationships with patients through empathetic listening, open communication, and shared decision-making processes during their healthcare journey.
- Managed emergencies during labor, such as shoulder dystocia or postpartum hemorrhage, ensuring prompt intervention and patient safety.
- Advocated for women''s right to bodily autonomy in healthcare decisions surrounding pregnancy, birth control methods.
- Promoted family-centered care by encouraging partner involvement in prenatal appointments and childbirth education classes.
- Provided breastfeeding support and education for new mothers postpartum to ensure successful initiation of lactation process.
Registered Nurse (Labor and Delivery)
Texas Health Resources
01.2019 - 12.2020
- Completes admitting and shift assessments on assigned patients; accurately and within time-frame set in policy and procedures
- Ensured patient safety, stability, and care in triage, labor and delivery units.
- Educate patient and family based on assessed needs and documents education provided
- Evaluate assigned patients and plans, implements and documents nursing care
- Assists physicians during examinations and procedures
- Promote patients' independence by establishing patient care goals and teaching patients and families to understand conditions, medications, and self-care skills
Registered Nurse (Labor and Delivery)
John Peter Smith (JPS) Health Network
02.2016 - 04.2019
- Skills: see above
- In addition: Provide optimum care to complex patients at a level-one trauma teaching hospital in Labor and Delivery
Birth Assistant and Registered Nurse
Fort Worth Birthing and Wellness Center
10.2014 - 08.2016
- Assist Certified Nurse Midwife with all aspects of labor and delivery and postpartum
- Lead Birth Assist in Postpartum Hemorrhage Drill with local emergency personnel, UNT midwives and Harris Methodist labor and delivery staff
- Perform insertion and removal of IVs in labor
- Daily laboratory handling: including phlebotomy, urine collection, and assistance with gynecology exams
Student Apprentice
Student Midwife
07.2013 - 02.2014
- Midwife assistant in15+ deliveries in an out of hospital setting
- Midwife assistant in100+ Prenatal and45+ postpartum appointments
- Midwife assistant in25+ Newborn exams
- Student apprentice: responsible for assisting during prenatal exams, birth, postpartum appointments and interviews
- Responsible for reviewing charts and lab work to help enhance education and create a plan for client
- Initiated phone calls and communication to clients about their labs, appointments and questions
Westlake Academy IBO World School
05.2009 - 08.2011
- Full-time6th grade teacher: responsible for the education and learning in a contained classroom of40 students: both Texas and International curriculum Create and implement engaging lesson plans aligned with state standards and curriculum objectives
- Differentiate instruction to meet the diverse learning needs of students
- Utilize various teaching strategies, including hands-on activities, group work, and technology integration, to enhance learning outcomes
Education
Master of Science in Nursing - Nurse Midwifery
Frontier Nursing University
Hyden, KY05.2021
Bachelor of Science in Nursing - undefined
Texas Christian University
Fort Worth, TX12.2015
Bachelor of Science - Interdisciplinary studies
Texas A&M University
College Station, TX12.2009
Skills
- BLS provider, ACLS
- OB triage
- Contraceptive counseling
- Breastfeeding support
- Infertility evaluation
- Gynecological exams
- Preconception counseling
- Routine gynecological care
- VBAC support
- Electronic medical records
- Labor management
- Obstetric ultrasound
- Health promotion
- Menopause management
- Neonatal resuscitation
- Evidence-based practice
- Water birth support
- Newborn assessment
- Clinical decision making
- Birth planning
- Newborn assessments
- Fetal monitoring
- Nutrition counseling
- High-risk pregnancy identification
Certification
- Certified Nurse Midwife, State of Texas
- American Heart Association BLS for Healthcare Providers (CPR & AED)
- American Heart Association Advanced and Cardiovascular Life Support Certification
Affiliations
American College of Nurse-Midwifes (ACNM)
Timeline
Certified Nurse Midwife
Pediatrix Medical Group
05.2022 - Current
Certified Nurse Midwife and Intern Midwife
Fort Worth Birthing and Wellness Center
07.2020 - 01.2022
Registered Nurse (Labor and Delivery)
Texas Health Resources
01.2019 - 12.2020
Registered Nurse (Labor and Delivery)
John Peter Smith (JPS) Health Network
02.2016 - 04.2019
Birth Assistant and Registered Nurse
Fort Worth Birthing and Wellness Center
10.2014 - 08.2016
Student Apprentice
Student Midwife
07.2013 - 02.2014
Westlake Academy IBO World School
05.2009 - 08.2011
Master of Science in Nursing - Nurse Midwifery
Frontier Nursing University
Bachelor of Science in Nursing - undefined
Texas Christian University
Bachelor of Science - Interdisciplinary studies
Texas A&M University
- Certified Nurse Midwife, State of Texas
- American Heart Association BLS for Healthcare Providers (CPR & AED)
- American Heart Association Advanced and Cardiovascular Life Support Certification
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