Summary of Qualifications

Confident and compassionate Labor and Delivery Nurse with diversified experience
working with mothers, babies, and physicians, background that includes supervis
ion and oversight of other nurses, and ongoing interest in continuing to learn a
nd assuming management responsibilities.
* Communicates with patients to ascertain their needs and concerns; advocates fo
r adhering to their birth plans as much as possible to achieve best possible bir
th experience.
* Conveys calmness and helps patients feel more comfortable in stressful situati
ons; often requested to provide support to physicians and nurse midwives during
situations requiring acute care.
* Experience with hospital births, in-home births, and prenatal and postpartum c
are.
* Trains and mentors other health professionals, delivering formal in-service se
ssions and answering questions and serving as resource on informal basis.
* Develops comfortable rapport with expectant and new mothers and provides excel
lent education on topics such as breast feeding.
Education and Licensure
B.S.N., Iowa Wesleyan College, Mount Pleasant, Iowa 2000
Registered Nurse, State of Iowa Expires 2012
Registered Nurse, State of Minnesota In Process
Certified in ACLS, Neonatal Resuscitation
Professional Experience
Iowa Health Physicians, Ankeny, Iowa 2010-Present
Registered Nurse
* Functioned as float nurse for three OB/GYN physicians at branch of nonprofit,
224-member group practice.
* Assisted doctors with in-office procedures such as IUD placement/removal, exci
sions, and colposcopies.
* Fielded telephone calls for patients and managed triage; provided direction to
Certified Medical Aide staff to answer questions and address more complex medic
al issues.
* Served on practice excellence committee at local clinic and as board member fo
r entire practice; committee addressed issues such as cross-training, internal r
ecognitions, medication reviews, and communication among team members.
Mary Greeley Medical Center, Ames, Iowa 2008-2010
Registered Nurse - Labor and Delivery
* Provided care to mothers and babies in birthing suite that included 13 labor,
delivery, recovery, and postpartum (LDRP) rooms; nine private rooms; two operati
ng rooms; and four-bed Level II NICU.
* Worked night shift, with responsibility for managing care and making critical
decisions; monitored heart rhythms and determined when situations were becoming
serious and warranted notifying physicians.
* Oversaw up to four couplets or two mothers in labor at one time.
* Circulated into operating room for Caesarian deliveries, leveraging skills in
recovering mothers and babies and providing resuscitation if needed.
* Filled in as charge nurse, overseeing at least six staff on night shift and ma
king patient assignments, ensuring patient-to-nurse ratio was appropriate and ne
cessary staff were available to circulate and scrub into OR.
* Served as resource for other nurses and staff in unit, responding to questions
and offering help.
* Developed solid working relationships with doctors and nurse midwives.

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ChildServe, Ames, Iowa 2005-2007
Floor Nurse
* Oversaw children up to age 18 in intermediate care facilities for the mentally
retarded (ICF-MR).
* Functioned as floor nurse during nighttime hours, passing medications to as ma
ny as 60 boys and girls in facility and providing wound care, seizure care, and
compression therapy for those with chronic lung issues.
* Transitioned into position managing three group homes for boys, each of which
included between five and eight residents.
* Interacted with families as they came into facility to visit, providing update
s and maintaining rapport.
* Verified each individual's immunization and health care records were up to dat
e.
* Informed schools of issues, ensured each child had resources he needed at scho
ol, and provided transportation to and from doctors' appointments.
* Presented training sessions for Certified Nursing Assistants on general health
care and infection control.
* Gained information about and familiarity with children with special needs.
Gentle Birth Midwifery, Des Moines, Iowa 2001-2004
Registered Nurse/Nurse Manager
* Supported midwife during home births; cleaned and sterilized equipment and pro
vided extra coaching and encouragement to mothers in labor.
* Visited postpartum patients on day following delivery to assess health of moth
er and baby.
* Participated in prenatal office visits by weighing patients, charting vitals,
and listening to fetal heart tones.
* Handled office responsibilities such as ordering supplies and answering teleph
one calls.
* Prepared for opening of Des Moines's only freestanding birth center, Almost Ho
me Birth Center.
* Completed required procedures for obtaining accreditation, OSHA certification,
and Iowa certificate of need; established safety processes and appeared before
government board to present need for facility.
Iowa Lutheran Hospital, Des Moines, Iowa 2000-2005
Registered Nurse - Labor and Delivery
* Assumed team leadership position for department after initial 18 months of emp
loyment, managing charge nurse responsibilities and ensuring patients received b
est possible care.
* Attended to high-acuity patients and assisted nurses in Level II NICU in situa
tions of crisis.
* Handled scheduling and ensured adequate staff were always on hand.
* Read internal monitors, fetal scalp feeds, and non stress tests.
* Completed PCEP training and advanced instruction in fetal monitoring.