Labor & Delivery Registered Nurse - Palm's West Hospital - Loxahatchee, FL
(2024-10)
- Deliver high-quality intrapartum, antepartum, and postpartum nursing care within a Level II/III OB unit.
- Perform triage assessments for labor evaluation, ROM, vaginal bleeding, decreased fetal movement, and pregnancy complications.
- Conduct continuous and intermittent fetal heart rate monitoring, identifying and escalating non-reassuring tracings.
- Assist with vaginal deliveries, operative births, and obstetric emergencies, including shoulder dystocia, PPH, and preeclampsia.
- Administer labor medications, including oxytocin, epidural anesthesia support, magnesium sulfate, and antihypertensives.
- Provide newborn stabilization immediately after delivery and support skin-to-skin and breastfeeding initiation.
- Deliver patient education covering labor expectations, postpartum recovery, newborn care, and discharge warning signs.
- Collaborate with obstetricians, anesthesiologists, neonatal staff, and interdisciplinary teams to ensure safe, coordinated care.
Psychiatric RN (Psychiatric Registered Nurse) - Coral Shores Behavioral Health - Stuart, FL
(2024-08)
- Provide trauma-informed psychiatric nursing care for adult and adolescent patients experiencing acute mental health crises, including depression, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, and substance-induced disorders.
- Perform comprehensive psychiatric assessments, suicide risk evaluations, and safety monitoring.
- Administer psychotropic medications, evaluate responses, and collaborate with psychiatrists on treatment adjustments.
- Lead therapeutic groups focused on coping strategies, emotional regulation, and crisis stabilization.
- Respond to behavioral emergencies using verbal de-escalation techniques and crisis-prevention protocols.
- Ensure compliance with Joint Commission standards, documentation requirements, and HIPAA guidelines.
- Educate patients and families on medication management, treatment plans, and discharge safety planning.
Registered Nurse - Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital - Stuart, Florida
(2023-12 - 2024-05)
- Developed and implemented individualized care plans for patients recovering from stroke, spinal cord injury, orthopedic surgery, neurological disorders, and other complex medical conditions.
- Performed comprehensive assessments, monitored for complications, and collaborated with interdisciplinary teams to optimize patient recovery and functional outcomes.
- Coordinated patient and caregiver education, discharge planning, and continuity of care to support safe transitions home.
- Administered medications, blood products, IV therapies, central line care, enteral feedings, and oxygen therapy while maintaining accurate electronic documentation.
- Supervised ancillary nursing staff, delegated patient care responsibilities, and demonstrated sound clinical judgment in a fast-paced rehabilitation setting.
- Communicated significant assessment findings and diagnostic results to physicians and completed Stroke and Functional Independence Measure (FIM) certifications.
Labor and Delivery Registered Nurse - CLEVELAND CLINIC MARTIN HEALTH - Port Saint Lucie, Florida
(2023-01 - 2024-01)
- Provide patient-centered care to women during labor and delivery, including epidurals, medication administration, physical examinations, and vital sign monitoring
- Deliver patient education throughout delivery, recovery, and treatment on potential risks, medication side effects, and surgical procedures
- Delivered empathetic nursing care to patients during labor, antepartum, and postpartum and provided support for newborn care
- Monitored patients following C-section operations, including blood pressure, vital signs, and reactions to anesthesia
- Assess patient condition during labor and offer assistance
- Guide patients into the correct birthing positions
- Examine patients' cervix dilation to monitor progression
- Provide postpartum care for patients and newborns
- Prepares patients for surgery and recovered patients in the PACU post-operatively
- Supported physicians as a circulatory nurse in OR settings in both planned and emergency cesarean section procedures
- Educate patients and their families about the labor and delivery process, including pain management, breastfeeding, and newborn care
- Respond to emergency situations, such as fetal distress, preterm labor, and postpartum hemorrhage
- Continuously monitor the condition of patients, including fetal heart rate, and notify the obstetrician of any changes
- Conduct initial assessments of new patients to determine labor progress
- Maintain accurate and detailed patient records, including observations, treatments administered, and patients' responses
Women's Health Nurse Practitioner Student - Florida A&M University Clinical Rotations – St. Lucie Women & Children - Port St. Lucie, FL
(2025-03 - 2025-11)
- Completed 753 clinical hours while providing patient care under the supervision of WHNP and OB/GYN preceptors.
- Conducted comprehensive well-woman examinations, Pap smears, clinical breast examinations, prenatal visits, and STI screening and management.
- Managed common gynecologic conditions, including vaginitis, menstrual disorders, contraception, and sexually transmitted infections.
- Participated in prenatal care, including initial OB visits, return OB visits, patient education, and high-risk pregnancy monitoring.
- Assisted with IUD and Nexplanon insertions and removals.
- Delivered evidence-based care following ACOG, CDC, and USPSTF clinical guidelines.
- Independently developed and presented an in-service on influenza vaccination during pregnancy, highlighting maternal-fetal benefits and CDC/ACOG recommendations.
- Performed charting, diagnosis, and prescribing under direct preceptor supervision in accordance with state regulations and program guidelines.
Medical-Surgical/Telemetry Registered Nurse - CLEVELAND CLINIC MARTIN HEALTH - Stuart, Florida
(2021-10 - 2023-01)
- Experienced in roles such as bedside nurse and preceptor in the assigned unit.
- Promoted to preceptor after 9 months of employment to newly hired RNs in our unit to nurture skills such as safe medication administration, assessment, and time management.
- Utilize strong assessment skills to determine necessary patient care.
- Monitored post op vitals, set up PCA, fluids, reviewed post op orders and orient patient to unit.
- Consistently monitoring patients vitals, heart rhythm, and monitor their response to certain drips such as cardizem or amiodarone.
- Precept student nurses and new hires on unit and hospital policies, clinical skills, and direct patient care.
- Provided holistic patient care by applying nursing process, practiced safe medication administration, established IV access for IV fluids, medication, and antibiotics.
- Performed blood transfusions by ensuring the use of correct IV needle gauge, monitoring vitals and adverse reactions during and after transfusion.
- Observe patients and actualize nursing interventions to expedite healing and recovery after surgery.
- Delivered appropriate dose & aware of titration limits for drips such as Amiodarone & Cardizem.
Behavioral Health Technician - FLORIDA CENTER FOR RECOVERY - Fort Pierce, Florida
(2018-06 - 2020-08)
- Provided quality recovery services by collaborating effectively with team of clinicians, nurses and technicians in order to best assist patients with various behavioral problems including, substance abuse, eating disorders, mental instability and/or physical and emotional abuse.
- Participated in daily Treatment Team meetings with program manager, other BHT's, shift supervisors and psychiatrists to coordinate services.
- Observed and documented patient's behavior, reporting any changes in physical and mental states to medical staff.
- Skilled in data entry and use of various computer software programs to admit patients, update files, and upload attachments in a timely manner
