Tiara Austin
Grand Prairie,TX
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Registered Nurse, Mother-Baby/Nursery
Methodist Charlton Medical Center
Dallas, TX
07.2018 - Current
- Conduct hourly rounds with patients to assess progress and address questions or concerns.
- Supervised and trained a group of 5+ peers and nursing students in care of newborn and women.
- Educate new parents on newborn care such as diapering techniques and breastfeeding management.
- Collaborate with multidisciplinary team members, including nurse manager, neonatologist, OB-GYN and co-workers to identify potential complications in mothers and infants to provide optimal patient outcomes.
- Maintain a safe and clean environment for all patients through proper infection control practices.
- Perform necessary laboratory tests on 500+ infants including blood glucose levels, CCHD and newborn screenings.
- Facilitate family bonding activities between mother, father and baby after birth.
- Evaluate patient responses to interventions according to established protocols.
- Demonstrate flexibility in responding rapidly to unexpected changes in patient condition or needs.
- Participated in quality improvement initiative aimed at improving patient safety outcomes related to patient identification.
- Administer oral, IV and intra-muscular medications and monitored patient reactions.
- Help patients and families feel comfortable during challenging and stressful situations, promoting recovery and good customer service
- Observe strict safety measures, including checking medication dosages before administration to patients.
- Maintain strict patient data procedures to have 100% compliance with HIPAA laws and prevent information breaches.
- Utilized EPIC Electronic Health Record system to obtain patient medical and social history, document assessments and administer medications.
- Performed routine assessments of newborns including temperature, heart rate, respiratory rate, reflexes, length and weight.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Baylor University
Waco, TX05-2018
Certification
- AHA BLS- August 2024
- NRP 8th edition- August 2024
- Texas Nursing License- October 2025
Timeline
Registered Nurse, Mother-Baby/Nursery
Methodist Charlton Medical Center
07.2018 - Current
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Baylor University
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