Registered Nurse/Charge Nurse - Brigid's Path - Kettering, OH
(2018-05)
Care of infants experiencing Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome. Focus on providing non-pharmacological methods to decrease symptoms of withdrawal and provide comfort. Interventions include: rooming in moms, skin-to-skin, swaddling, low lights and noise, one-on-one care, etc. Ongoing education, encouragement and support to moms caring for their infants.
Registered Nurse - Miami Valley Hospital Mother-Baby Unit - Dayton, OH
(2013-03 - 2013-12)
Worked as a member of the interdisciplinary team to provide the best care to postpartum patients and their infants, including cesarean section and postpartum mothers.
- Care of cesarean section and postpartum patients, including care of infants.
- Care includes education, assessments on mom and baby, car seat studies, CCHD tests, promotion on healing after birth, critical judgment on abnormal findings in vital signs and quick report to physician as necessary, labs or assessment with infant or mothers, breast feeding assistance, and proper nutrition.
- Collaborating with the healthcare team in providing the best quality care to our patients by communicating thoroughly with physicians, nurses, patient care technicians, pharmacists, social workers, lactation consultants, and laboratory technicians.
- Duties include medication administration and education, fundal and wound assessments included in mother assessment, pain and respiratory protocol for duramorph- post-op c-section, IV and foley insertion as medically necessary, breast feeding support, continuous education, 6-8 patient to nurse ratio, charting accurate information
- Duties for infant care include: assessments including vital signs, bilirubin readings, glucose checks as ordered, treatment of jaundice per physician and protocol, drug screenings, neonatal abstinence scoring, car seat studies, CCHD tests, assist physician with circumcisions, continuous education, skin-to-skin encouragement, safety always a priority
- NRP certification (exp. May 2013), attendance in mother/baby consortium through Upper Valley Medical Center, CE's offered through the network.
Registered Nurse - Miami Valley Hospital Bariatrics - Dayton, OH
(2012-02 - 2013-03)
Med/Surg Unit. Worked as a member of the interdisciplinary team to provide the best care and health promotion to post-op bariatric patients as well as the medical/surgical population
- Care of post-op surgical patients including bariatric and abdominal surgeries.
- Advocate in promoting health and education through proper diet, healing, and pain management and prevention of complications with the use of hospital SCIP measures
- Collaborating with other members of the healthcare team including physicians, pharmacists, respiratory therapists, patient care technicians, social workers, nurses, to provide the best care possible to the patient and family.
- Duties included medication administration and education, drain care and removal including JP, foley and NG tubes, reporting abnormal lab results, PICC line care and lab draws, wound care, responsibility of a 4-5 patient to nurse ratio, insertion of foley catheter when medically necessary, pain management, fall risk assessment and moving safely interventions, charting assessments, delegation, critical thinking, assessment of cardiac monitor strips
Certified Pharmacy Technician - Good Samaritan Hospital
(2002-12 - 2011-12)
Worked in the inpatient pharmacy under the direction of several pharmacists and healthcare professionals.
- Use of time management in syringe and IV compounding, hospital rounding to nursing units, filling prescriptions, stocking of robotics dispensing system, med-carousel and Pyxis
- Positive and professional communication and collaboration with healthcare professionals
- Skilled in hospital technology including: Pyxis, BAXA, McKesson Robotics, Microsoft Office, EPIC
