Registered Nurse

• Jul 2023 - Present

Assistant Nurse Manager

• Aug 2022 - May 2023

- Promoted to assistant nurse manager after working eight months in a federally qualified health center- Recruited, interviewed, and created orientation schedules for five new hire medical assistants and nurses- Implemented several QI programs to over 30 employees and participated in the Patient Safety Committee- Gained confidence in public speaking by presenting at an organization-wide event in front of over 700 colleagues

Registered Nurse

• Jan 2022 - Aug 2022

- worked primarily on the OB/GYN care team- provided comprehensive patient education to a diverse patient population, including hypertension and gestational diabetes teaching - utilized medical Spanish to provide culturally competent care - experienced in ICD, CPT and other health billing codes

Nurse Caregiver

• Jul 2021 - Oct 2021

- Managed appointments, medications, personal needs, and personalized geriatric nursing care- Provided patient education and performed home visits onsite in Bedouin desert communities- Learned beginner level Arabic and shadowed nursing care at local inpatient and outpatient facilities

Medical Operations Intern

• Jun 2021 - Jul 2021

• Created standard operating procedures with best practice guidelines for maternal and newborn health care provided by emergency medical teams, as recommended by the World Health Organization• Sorted and reorganized medical consumables, streamlined surgical instrument processes, and consolidated medical supply kits to save money and time during disaster responses• Attended Disaster Assistance Response Team (DART) training for health care professionals

Data Entry Specialist

• Mar 2021 - May 2021

• Recommended for contract position by staff at the Blue Ridge Health District while volunteering in the local Medical Reserve Corps (MRC) • Registered thousands of patients at mass vaccination clinics in Charlottesville and surrounding counties and scheduled hundreds of second dose vaccine appointments • Managed vaccination clinic logistical needs, such as crowd control, fielding questions, and educating patients about the Moderna and Pfizer-Biontech vaccines • Recommended for contract position by staff at the Blue Ridge Health District while volunteering in the local Medical Reserve Corps (MRC) • Registered thousands of patients at mass vaccination clinics in Charlottesville and surrounding counties and scheduled hundreds of second dose vaccine appointments • Managed vaccination clinic logistical needs, such as crowd control, fielding questions, and educating patients about the Moderna and Pfizer-Biontech vaccines

Volunteer Research Assistant

• May 2020 - May 2021

I am continuing to work on the same research projects within the field of global neonatal health on a volunteer basis.

Research Assistant

• Oct 2019 - May 2020

• Analyzed 50+ research documents in a literature review on global causes of neonatal deaths, verbal autopsy tools, and international standards for diagnosing neonatal deaths • Facilitated the virtual collaboration of 15 hospitals and dozens of nurses, midwives, doctors and hospital administrators through the Ghana Blended Learning Project, a weekly training and distance learning program focused on best practices for newborn care and quality improvement• Developed a tool, yet to be validated, to better identify causes of neonatal deaths in LMICs by using a combination of clinical features, laboratory tests, and other diagnostic exams. Intended use by nurses, midwives, and doctors in a variety of healthcare settings. Collaborated with a small, interdisciplinary research team of three physicians in the US and one physician in the Netherlands. Reviewed hospital guidelines and healthcare policies in the US and West Africa.• Wrote the appendix for the tool to include all extraneous data not included in the algorithm, organized team meetings, and documented and reported progress to the lead researcher Show less

Travel Registered Nurse

• Jul 2020 - Nov 2020

Managed care for complex newborns and premature patients in 12-bed, level III NICU • Trained on-site as a baby nurse to attend well-newborn deliveries in the labor and delivery unit and provide initial newborn care for the first two hours of life, including assessments, measurements, medications, and assistance with breastfeeding • Performed newborn blood draws, assisted with circumcisions, and taught parents how to swaddle, feed, and bathe their newborns on the postpartum unit • Presented discharge teaching in Spanish and English to parents of premature babies • Demonstrated essential newborn care and tailored personalized education plans for caregivers • Recruited and welcomed back for a second contract by unit nurse manager and colleagues Show less

Travel Registered Nurse - NICU

• Jul 2018 - Nov 2018

• Prioritized care for complex newborns and premature patients in a 15-bed, level III NICU setting • Adapted to a new unit and started taking care of patients after only two days of orientation showing flexibility in different, unfamiliar settings • Orchestrated and directed transfers of complex newborns to the nearby children’s hospital allowing the patients to receive a higher level of care, and remained calm in high pressure patient care situations • Prioritized care for complex newborns and premature patients in a 15-bed, level III NICU setting • Adapted to a new unit and started taking care of patients after only two days of orientation showing flexibility in different, unfamiliar settings • Orchestrated and directed transfers of complex newborns to the nearby children’s hospital allowing the patients to receive a higher level of care, and remained calm in high pressure patient care situations

Neonatal Intensive Care Nurse

• Apr 2017 - Jul 2018

• Monitored and evaluated care of high-risk and premature newborns in a 52-bed, level IV NICU setting• Utilized critical thinking and problem-solving skills to improve patient outcomes and provide positive family experiences• Implemented evidence-based nursing practices backed by national guidelines and scientific research

Operating Room Nurse

• Aug 2014 - Apr 2017

Trained via AORN's Periop 101 course and six-month long general orientationPerform both circulating and scrub roles in main ORSpecialized in scrubbing complex spine surgeries