Registered Nurse — Behavioral Health - Ascension Mercy Hospital → Prime Healthcare / Prime Mercy - Aurora, IL
(2023-05)
- Provide safe, compassionate nursing care to patients in a behavioral health setting.
- Perform comprehensive patient assessments and identify safety risks requiring intervention.
- Implement appropriate safety measures to reduce the risk of self-harm or harm to others.
- Administer medications safely and accurately while monitoring therapeutic response and potential adverse effects.
- Implement therapeutic interventions based on individualized patient care plans.
- Participate in interdisciplinary treatment planning and coordination of patient care.
- Conduct group therapy addressing coping skills, anger management, stress reduction, and related behavioral health needs.
- Collaborate with patients, families, physicians, and interdisciplinary team members to support treatment and discharge planning.
- Provide patient and family education and assist with coordination of appropriate aftercare resources.
- Maintain accurate clinical documentation and protect patient confidentiality.
Registered Nurse — Behavioral Health - Timberline Knolls Residential Treatment Facility / Acadia Healthcare - Lemont, IL
(2021-08 - 2022-08)
- Provided comprehensive nursing care to patients with mental health and behavioral health disorders.
- Performed patient assessments and contributed to individualized treatment planning.
- Collaborated with interdisciplinary team members to establish and coordinate patient care plans.
- Implemented therapeutic interventions to support symptom management and development of healthy coping skills.
- Participated in group therapy addressing stress management, anger management, and interpersonal relationships.
- Administered medications and monitored effectiveness and patient response.
- Maintained a safe, supportive, and therapeutic environment for residential behavioral health patients.
Registered Nurse — Labor & Delivery - AMN Healthcare - San Jose, CA
(2016-12 - 2018-07)
- Provided nursing care to patients experiencing normal and high-risk labor and delivery.
- Monitored fetal heart rate patterns, uterine contractions, maternal vital signs, and fetal well-being.
- Performed vaginal examinations to assess cervical dilation, effacement, and fetal station.
- Responded promptly to obstetric emergencies including fetal distress and maternal hemorrhage.
- Supported patients undergoing induction and augmentation of labor.
- Collaborated with physicians and multidisciplinary healthcare professionals to promote safe maternal and fetal outcomes.
Private Duty In-Home Caregiver - Private Duty In-Home Care - Ottawa, IL
(2013-06 - 2017-11)
- Provided compassionate and individualized in-home care based on clients' medical and personal needs.
- Assisted with activities of daily living, including bathing, dressing, grooming, and mobility.
- Administered medications according to prescribed schedules.
- Maintained accurate medication records and followed appropriate safety protocols.
- Promoted independence, dignity, safety, and emotional well-being.
Registered Nurse — Labor & Delivery - Baptist Health Care - Pensacola, FL
(2005-09 - 2007-08)
- Provided nursing care to laboring patients and newborns.
- Monitored fetal heart rate patterns and maternal vital signs.
- Collaborated with obstetricians, midwives, anesthesiologists, and neonatal nurses.
- Participated in individualized maternal and newborn care planning.
- Performed newborn assessments immediately following delivery to identify abnormalities or complications.
Registered Nurse — Labor & Delivery - United States Department of Defense - Okinawa, Japan
(2003-09 - 2005-09)
- Provided labor and delivery nursing care in a military healthcare setting.
- Assisted with vaginal deliveries, epidural administration, and cesarean sections.
- Monitored maternal and fetal status throughout labor.
- Collaborated with obstetricians, midwives, anesthesiologists, and neonatal nurses.
- Educated new parents regarding newborn care and breastfeeding.
Maternal-Child Health Registered Nurse - Rush University Medical Center - Chicago, IL
(1996-05 - 2003-07)
- Provided maternal-child nursing care in a high-volume academic medical center.
- Monitored fetal heart rate patterns and maternal vital signs.
- Managed multiple high-risk pregnancies while maintaining patient safety in a fast-paced environment.
- Assisted with Lamaze, water births, epidural administration, and other labor and delivery services.
- Collaborated with multidisciplinary healthcare professionals to develop individualized care plans.
- Served as a primary bereavement-support RN for families experiencing pregnancy or infant loss.
- Worked with social services and other support professionals according to patient and family needs.
