Robin Montes

Compassionate and skilled Registered Nurse with experience in Postpartum/Mother Baby care, Labor and Delivery, and Neonatal Intensive Care. Proven ability to provide comprehensive maternal and infant support, including patient education, vital sign monitoring, and administering treatments. Possesses strong skills in family-centered care, evidence-based practices, and collaboration with multidisciplinary teams.

Committed to ensuring positive patient outcomes and a supportive healing environment for new mothers and their newborns.

Postpartum/Mother Baby Unit Nurse at Kern Medical Center (2024-09 – Present)

• Provided compassionate postpartum support, guiding new mothers through physical recovery, monitoring emotional wellness, and educating on newborn care.
• Facilitated breastfeeding and pumping, offering instruction on infant feeding techniques to support maternal healing and identified potential concerns, coordinating follow-up care with healthcare providers.
• Monitored maternal healing, identifying potential concerns and coordinating follow-up care with healthcare providers.
• Supported family adjustment by offering sleep education, light household management, and sibling integration strategies, fostering a nurturing environment for new mothers to promote healing.
• Collaborated with physicians, lactation consultants, and social workers to deliver holistic patient care.
• Coordinated patient care with pediatricians and OBGYNs.
• Delivered evidence-based postpartum care, including pain management, wound care, and vital sign monitoring for mothers and newborns.
• Educated families on postpartum recovery, infant feeding, and safe newborn care practices.
• Administered vaccines.
• Performed Critical Congenital Heart Disease (CCHD) screenings prior to hospital discharge to detect potentially life-threatening cardiac conditions.
• Assessed for jaundice and guided treatment decisions based on bilirubin levels.
• Supported safe discharge planning for postpartum patients and their newborns.

Labor and Delivery Nurse at Kern Medical Center (2024-06 – 2024-10)

• Provided comprehensive care to mothers throughout labor, delivery, and immediate postpartum recovery, ensuring patient safety and comfort.
• Monitored fetal heart rates, maternal vital signs, and labor progression, intervening promptly to manage emergent complications.
• Administered medications, prepared patients for epidurals, and managed IV therapy according to physician orders and evidence-based protocols.
• Assisted physicians with vaginal and cesarean births, maintaining sterile field integrity and advocating for patient needs.
• Educated mothers and families on childbirth processes, available pain management options, and postpartum expectations.
• Collaborated effectively with multidisciplinary teams, including OB/GYNs, anesthesiologists, and neonatal nurses, to optimize patient outcomes.
• Provided continuous emotional support during labor to reduce stress, enhance maternal satisfaction, and promote a positive birth experience.
• Supported mothers during labor and delivery through emotional reassurance, advocacy, and comfort techniques such as breathing exercises, positioning, and massage.
• Partnered with medical staff to ensure clients' birth preferences were respected within established clinical safety guidelines.
• Assisted mothers and families during childbirth, acquiring extensive hands-on experience in patient support and immediate newborn care.

Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) Nurse at Kern Medical Center (2024-11 – 2024-12)

• Delivered specialized nursing care to premature infants and newborns with critical medical conditions.
• Monitored vital signs, oxygen saturation, and developmental progress utilizing advanced neonatal equipment.
• Administered intravenous medications and nutrition.
• Performed critical procedures including umbilical line care, gavage feeding, and phototherapy management.
• Participated in developmental care practices, such as kangaroo care, appropriate positioning, and stimulation control.
• Provided compassionate, family-centered care within a high-stress, emotionally sensitive environment.
• Ensured strict adherence to infection control protocols and patient safety standards.

Associate of Science in Nursing in Nursing – NWC, Marsha Fuerst School of Nursing (2021-08 – 2023-12)

Associate of Liberal Arts in Liberal Arts – Taft College (2000-06 – 2005-12)

High School Diploma – Taft High School (1997-08 – 2000-06)