Victoria Almendarez
New Braunfels,Texas
Summary
Compassionate Registered Nurse with focus on Labor and Delivery, bringing relevant experience in managing high-pressure situations while providing top-notch patient care. Strengths include adeptness at facilitating seamless labor processes, collaborating effectively with multidisciplinary teams, and using critical thinking to make quick decisions during emergencies. Previous work has demonstrated significant positive outcomes for patients as well as improved efficiency within maternity departments.
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
RN - Labor and Delivery
North Central Baptist Hospital
San Antonio, Texas
02.2023 - Current
- Provide expert care to 500+ patients through labor and delivery, ensuring optimal outcomes for both mother and baby.
- Provide family-centered nursing care to laboring, high risk antepartum and postpartum patients.
- Educated patients on labor process expectations and provided emotional support throughout labor.
- Educated patients on childbirth, postpartum care, and breastfeeding techniques.
- Consulted with physicians and other members of care team to identify and assist with complications.
- Maintained a safe environment for both mother, baby before, during and after labor, delivery.
- Monitored fetal heart rate patterns using electronic fetal monitoring equipment.
- Provided assessment of high-risk obstetric patients on admission to Labor and Delivery Unit.
- Performed emergency resuscitation measures such as cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
- Assessed and documented physical condition of mothers and babies and assisted doctors in identifying and treating preeclampsia.
- Surgical circulator for cesarean section, emergency D&C, and hysterectomy cases.
- Triage and prioritize urgency of obstetric patients.
- Member of the Shared Governance, delivery room, and high risk committee.
- Collaborated with multidisciplinary teams to develop patient care plans.
- Administered medications and managed pain relief options for laboring patients.
- Documented patient progress accurately in electronic health records systems.
- Provided emotional support to families during labor and delivery processes.
- Provided postpartum care for new mothers, including assessments, education and counseling.
RN – Post Partum
Stone Oak Methodist Hospital
San Antonio, Texas
01.2022 - 06.2022
- Assess patient's status, analyze and interpret information for interventions.
- Work along with physicians to facilitate quality patient care through post partum.
- Assist in new born bonding and feeding.
- Conducted assessments to evaluate patient conditions and needs efficiently.
- Assisted in emergency situations by executing protocols promptly.
- Follow policies, procedures and standards of care for department and hospital.
- Provide education on what to expect post partum.
- Provide education on normal safety, breastfeeding and sign and symptoms to look out for.
- Provided direct nursing care to patients, including administering medications, wound care, and IV therapy.
- Carried out physician orders regarding tests or medication administration accurately and safely.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Chamberlain University
Louisville, KYAssociate of Applied Science - Nursing
Galen College of Nursing
San Antonio, TXSkills
- CPN and Cerner charting
- Multidisciplinary collaboration
- Newborn care
- Neonatal resuscitation
- Electronic fetal heart rate interpretation
- Postpartum care
- Antepartum care
- Obstetric emergency response
- Electronic fetal monitoring
- Emergency resuscitation
- Patient care coordination
- Nursery nurse
- Triage nurse
- OR nurse
- PACU nurse
- Labor assessment
Certification
- Texas Board of Nursing: Registered Nursing License: 986055
- American Heart Association: Basic Life Support
- American Heart Association: Advance Cardiac Life Support
- Neonatal Resuscitation Program
- Basic, Intermediate, and Advanced Fetal Monitoring, Association of Women’s Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nursing
Timeline
RN - Labor and Delivery
North Central Baptist Hospital
02.2023 - Current
RN – Post Partum
Stone Oak Methodist Hospital
01.2022 - 06.2022
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Chamberlain University
Associate of Applied Science - Nursing
Galen College of Nursing
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