Tierra Spaulding
Terra Alta
Summary
Experienced registered nurse with a background in obstetrics and neonate care, in a specialized role focused on care coordination and discharge planning. Prioritizes teamwork, mentoring, continuing education, and patient advocacy. Accustomed to a fast-paced environment that requires strong clinical judgment, adaptability, and going the extra mile.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Registered Nurse, Newborn Nursery
WVU Medicine Children’s
08.2023 - Current
- Responsibilities include discharge planning, caregiver education, newborn screenings, transitional care, and neonatal resuscitation.
- The goal of this role is to act as an anchor point for the interdisciplinary teams caring for newborns on the unit, facilitate standardized care and education, and ensure safe discharge as early as possible.
- Orients new nurses and precepts nursing students.
Registered Nurse, Birthing Center
WVU Medicine Children's
Morgantown, WV
12.2020 - 07.2023
- Responsibilities include caring for patients in the newborn, antepartum, postpartum, and labor settings.
- Provided skilled, specialized care in addition to general acute care at staffing ratios ranging 1:1-1:6.
- Collaborated with multidisciplinary teams to develop individualized care plans for patients and complete discharge planning.
- Educated families on health management and post-discharge care instructions effectively.
- Oriented new nurses and precepted nursing students.
- New position accepted in the newborn nursery on the same unit.
Clinical Associate
WVU Medicine Children’s
Morgantown, WV
07.2019 - 12.2020
- Duties include providing nursing assistant care to patients in pediatric intensive care, neonatal intensive care, acute pediatric inpatient, and maternal infant care unit.
- Trained and mentored junior staff on clinical protocols and best practices.
Certified Pharmacy Technician
WVU Medicine
05.2018 - 04.2019
- Duties include providing pharmacy services such as compounding medication, filling prescriptions, and delivering medications to nursing staff in an inpatient facility.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
West Virginia Junior College
Morgantown, WV11.2020
Associate of Science - Nursing
West Virginia Junior College
Morgantown, WV11.2020
Skills
- Physical, mental and social assessments of adult and pediatric patients
- Providing care based on physician orders and protocols
- Electronic Health Record and patient portal use
- Patient and family education
- Coordination of care between interdisciplinary teams
- Precepting
- Discharge planning
Certification
West Virginia Board of Nursing License #107966
BLS Certification
ACLS Certification
AWOHNN Advanced Fetal Monitoring
NRP Instructor
Timeline
Registered Nurse, Newborn Nursery
WVU Medicine Children’s
08.2023 - Current
Registered Nurse, Birthing Center
WVU Medicine Children's
12.2020 - 07.2023
Clinical Associate
WVU Medicine Children’s
07.2019 - 12.2020
Certified Pharmacy Technician
WVU Medicine
05.2018 - 04.2019
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
West Virginia Junior College
Associate of Science - Nursing
West Virginia Junior College