Family Caregiver
Planned Career Break
03.2009 - 06.2023
Yvonne Carter
Registered Nurse Mother and Baby
Oak Brook,IL
Summary
Compassionate professional with extensive experience in providing comprehensive care to patients throughout labor and delivery. Adept at monitoring and assessing patient progress, providing comfort and support to patients and families, and coordinating patient care plans with interdisciplinary teams. Organized and dependable candidate successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals.
Work History
Registered Nurse Midwife
Midwestern Health Board
10.2006 - 03.2008
- Assessed individual patient conditions, monitored behaviors and administered medication, injections and intravenous infusions during labor.
- Participated in over Number successful births.
- Examined and monitored over Number pregnant women per year.
- Directed parents and newborns to physicians without causing parent alarm based on problematic test results and health conditions of babies and mothers.
- Kept accurate medical records by documenting patient prenatal care, labor and delivery and postpartum care.
- Enhanced patient care by effectively managing and monitoring labor, delivery, and postpartum processes.
- Promoted benefits of breastfeeding and offered education on proper positioning, latching and breast care.
- Performed neonatal assessments by checking baby's vital signs and performing physical exams to determine overall health at birth.
Registered Nurse, Labor and Delivery
Overlake Medical Center
05.2003 - 11.2003
- Assisted physician during delivery, examination and surgical procedures by anticipating needs, encouraging patient, and attending to baby after birth.
- Provided emotional support and guidance to new mothers and families during labor, delivery and postpartum.
- Provided education for expectant parents on prenatal care, birthing techniques, and postpartum recovery.
Education
Certified Midwife -
Redwood College of Midwifery, SouthBank University
London, United Kingdom 09.1995
Bachelor Of Nursing -
School of Nursing, Letterkenny University Hospital
Letterkenny, Donegal, Ireland 04.1991
Skills
- Empathetic
- Time management
- Intrapartum care
- Compassionate carer
- Collaboration
- IV Skills
- Direct Patient Care
- Medication Management
- Complex Problem-Solving
- Compassionate Care
- Palliative Care
- Neonatal Resuscitation (NRP)
- Postpartum Care
- Newborn care
- Care plan assessment
Certification
BLS certification- May 2023
Registered Nurse, Active Illinois license
NRP certified- November 2023
Refresher RN course certificate - September 2023
Timeline
Family Caregiver
Planned Career Break
03.2009 - 06.2023
Registered Nurse Midwife
Midwestern Health Board
10.2006 - 03.2008
Registered Nurse, Labor and Delivery
Overlake Medical Center
05.2003 - 11.2003
Certified Midwife -
Redwood College of Midwifery, SouthBank University
Bachelor Of Nursing -
School of Nursing, Letterkenny University Hospital
BLS certification- May 2023
Registered Nurse, Active Illinois license
NRP certified- November 2023
Refresher RN course certificate - September 2023
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