Tonya Underwood
Blair,NE
Summary
Skilled nursing professional with more than 20 years of experience and passion for providing highest quality of behavioral and medical care. Compassionate and empathetic advocate for patients and families. Skillfully assesses health status, develops diagnoses and manages care for patients with acute and chronic concerns. Experienced in structured and unstructured environments, smoothly coordinating multiple activities and competing priorities.
Overview
21
21
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Labor and Delivery RN
Alegent-Creighton, Bergan Mercy Hospital
09.2010 - 10.2015
- Responsible for care of patients, during antepartum, labor, delivery, cesarean and postpartum phases
- Provided emotional support and guidance to new mothers and families during labor, delivery and postpartum.
- Supported physicians in both planned and emergency Cesarean section procedures.
- Coordinated care of low and high-risk laboring women of childbearing age and immediate stabilization of newborn following delivery.
- Developed and implemented strategies to improve labor and delivery processes and patient outcomes.
Access Center RN
Alegent, Creighton, Bergan Mercy
09.2007 - 09.2010
- Responsible for Hospital Admissions, infusions, Preoperative and patient care assistance throughout hospital.
Emergency Department
RN, Alegent, Bergan Mercy Hospital
09.2007
- Responsible for care of patients in the Emergency setting
Apheresis RN
American Red Cross
06.2003 - 09.2006
- Responsible for collection of platelets, plasma, and red blood cells from volunteer donors
Emergency Department RN
Springhill Memorial Hospital
08.2000 - 03.2001
- Responsible for patient care in Emergency setting
PACU RN
Thomas Hospital
11.2000 - 05.2001
- Responsible for patient care in recovery after outpatient procedures
GI Lab RN
Methodist Hospital
08.1998 - 05.2003
- Responsible for assisting physicians with all endoscopic procedures
Staff RN
Wyoming Medical Center
06.1994 - 04.1995
Medication Treatment Nurse
Life Care Center of Casper
06.1994 - 04.1995
Education
Activation of Multi-state Registered Nurse License -
Medstar Academy RN Refresher Program
Phoenix, AZ11.2022
Associate of Applied Science Degree - Nursing
Casper College
1994
Skills
- Problem-Solving
- Clinical Judgment and problem solving
- Dependable and Responsible
- Teamwork and Collaboration
- Patient and family education
- Experience in multiple specialities
- Patient safety
- Communication
- Time-management
- Maintains patient confidentiality and upholds professional ethics
- Teamwork skills displayed through experience collaborating with other nurses and doctors to improve patient and family education programs
Certification
Previous Specialty Certification Electronic Fetal Monitoring
Previous specialty certification medical surgical nursing
outreach
PCEA Chogoria Hospital, Chogoria Kenya, March 2023. Acted as staff for Patient Care in all areas of the hospital Traveled with eleven nursing students as a mentor.
Timeline
Labor and Delivery RN
Alegent-Creighton, Bergan Mercy Hospital
09.2010 - 10.2015
Access Center RN
Alegent, Creighton, Bergan Mercy
09.2007 - 09.2010
Emergency Department
RN, Alegent, Bergan Mercy Hospital
09.2007
Apheresis RN
American Red Cross
06.2003 - 09.2006
PACU RN
Thomas Hospital
11.2000 - 05.2001
Emergency Department RN
Springhill Memorial Hospital
08.2000 - 03.2001
GI Lab RN
Methodist Hospital
08.1998 - 05.2003
Staff RN
Wyoming Medical Center
06.1994 - 04.1995
Medication Treatment Nurse
Life Care Center of Casper
06.1994 - 04.1995
Activation of Multi-state Registered Nurse License -
Medstar Academy RN Refresher Program
Associate of Applied Science Degree - Nursing
Casper College
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