Andrea Gekas
Nurse Midwife at Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital- Claim this Profile
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Experience
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Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital
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1 - 100 Employee
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Nurse Midwife
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Feb 2021 - Present
1st CNM with delivery privileges at SNMH
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Registered Nurse labor and delivery/postpartum
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Aug 2015 - Feb 2021
Care of patients in labor as well as postpartum care of mother and infant. Triage and admit of incoming patients. Antepartum care of patients prior to admission. Level II nursery care. Post-op GYN surgical care. Collaboration with obstetricians and L&D nurses and management.
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Western Sierra Medical Clinic
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United States
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Hospitals and Health Care
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1 - 100 Employee
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CNM and WHNP
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May 2019 - Present
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It Takes A Village
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San Francisco Bay Area
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Birth and Postpartum Doula/Prenatal Health Educator
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Jan 2002 - Present
Birth doula and support of women and their partners in labor. Postpartum care and support, breast feeding education and support. Newborn care, teaching and support of parents in the critical time of developing understanding, skills and confidence around caring for a new family. Education of the birthing process, newborn care, breast feeding and personal/family development. Birth doula and support of women and their partners in labor. Postpartum care and support, breast feeding education and support. Newborn care, teaching and support of parents in the critical time of developing understanding, skills and confidence around caring for a new family. Education of the birthing process, newborn care, breast feeding and personal/family development.
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Mills Peninsula Hospital
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Burlingame CA
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Registered Nurse Labor and Delivery/Postpartum
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Jan 2013 - Jul 2015
Care of patients in labor as well as postpartum care of mother and infant. Triage and admit of incoming patients. Antepartum care of patients prior to admission. Circulating nurse in C-sections a tubal ligation. Collaboration with obstetricians and L&D nurses. Care of patients in labor as well as postpartum care of mother and infant. Triage and admit of incoming patients. Antepartum care of patients prior to admission. Circulating nurse in C-sections a tubal ligation. Collaboration with obstetricians and L&D nurses.
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UCSF Health
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United States
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Hospitals and Health Care
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700 & Above Employee
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Clinical Nurse
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Jan 2008 - May 2012
Clinical nurse II in high risk OB prenatal care assisting perinatologists, interns and students. Medical clinic initial prenatal visits to assess needs, high risk complications, arrange blood work an ultrasounds and scheduling prenatal/perinatologist appointments. Assisting and teaching of new OB interns in high risk prenatal visits and prenatal care arrangements. OB triage by phone or personal encounters, creating a pathway for appropriate care either through protocol treatments, setting up urgent appointment or referring patients to L&D. Collaboration with MDs or other clinical nurses in appropriate patient care. Electronic chart preparation for up coming prenatal appointments
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Sequoia Hospital Foundation
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United States
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Philanthropic Fundraising Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Registered Nurse
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Jan 2006 - May 2009
Care of patients in labor and postpartum care of mother and infant, triage and admission of incoming patients, circulating nurse in C-sections and tubal ligation. Antepartum care of patients in preterm or pregnancy losses. Collaboration with OBs and other registered nurses. Care of patients in labor and postpartum care of mother and infant, triage and admission of incoming patients, circulating nurse in C-sections and tubal ligation. Antepartum care of patients in preterm or pregnancy losses. Collaboration with OBs and other registered nurses.
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Newborn Connections/CPMC Hospital
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San Francisco Bay Area
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Prenatal Educator
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Mar 2004 - May 2006
Prenatal educator for birthing classes, breast feeding classes, newborn care and surviving the first six weeks postpartum. Prenatal educator for birthing classes, breast feeding classes, newborn care and surviving the first six weeks postpartum.
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AMR Ambulance Company
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Oakland CA
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Emergency Medical Technician
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Dec 2000 - Dec 2001
Emergency response to patients in the field, transportation of I'll patients to a hospital setting or return to nursing facilities. Quick thinking of patient care in the field to determine level of care needed in a hospital environment. Emergency response to patients in the field, transportation of I'll patients to a hospital setting or return to nursing facilities. Quick thinking of patient care in the field to determine level of care needed in a hospital environment.
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Education
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Georgetown University
MSN, Certified Nurse Midwife/Women's Heath Nurse Practioner -
Occidental College
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Psychology -
San Francisco State University
MSN, Maternal and Child Health -
San Francisco State University
RN, Public Health -
San Francisco State University
Master of Public Health (MPH), Public Health -
San Francisco State University, College of Business
MSN, CNS