Experience

Tidewater Physicians Multispecialty Group

• Hospitals and Health Care
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Nurse Midwife

  • Mar 2022 - Present



Susquehanna OB-Gyn & Nurse Midwifery

• United States
• Medical Practices
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Certified Nurse Midwife

  • Aug 2020 - Mar 2022

  • Provides comprehensive obstetric services to healthy women and newborns in the areas of antepartum and postpartum in the outpatient setting. Practice demonstrates evidence-based standards of care, and the philosophy and objectives. • Establishes a trusting relationship with patients and their significant other. Assures all questions are answered • Provides support for midwifery service patients who are clinically managed by physician staff (eg cesarean births, breech versions, pregnancy terminations and preterm inductions for intrauterine fetal demise) • Orders appropriate laboratory examinations such as chest X-ray, ultrasound, CBC, urinalysis, blood type and Rh factor, serology tests. • Institutes preventative measures and detects abnormal conditions, obtains consultation and assistance from physicians as needed. Show less



OneStaff Medical

• United States
• Staffing and Recruiting
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Labor and Delivery Nurse

  • May 2020 - Aug 2020

  Labor and Delivery Travel Nurse (13-week assignment) • Manage care of level 3 labor & delivery patients and high- risk antepartum patients. • Independently perform cervical exams throughout all labor stages. • Triage a variety of patients including preterm, full term, and high-risk patients. • Circulate, scrub and manage recovery for a variety patient to include cesarean sections and bilateral tubal ligations. • Independently place IUPCs and FSEs if needed. • Independently deliver infants if needed in case provider does not arrive on time. Show less



Johns Hopkins Hospital

• United States
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 700 & Above Employee

• Certified Nurse Midwife

  • Feb 2020 - May 2020

  Certified Nurse Midwife on Labor & Delivery • Independently see high-risk and low-risk triage patients and discharging patients from triage. • Admitting patients for labor or cesarean section to include consenting, writing H&P, placing admission orders, and starting their induction. • Independently perform 100 circumcisions on newborns up to 28 days of age to include consents and understand what to do during a circumcision emergency. • Perform reliable pelvic exams; both sterile speculum and cervical checks. • Perform basic bedside abdominal ultrasounds which to include bio physical profiles. • Call patients to inform them of delayed test results and prescribe correct treatments when indicated. • Successful placements of IUPCs/FSEs. • Rounding on postpartum patients and writing postpartum notes. • Successfully carry out vaginal deliveries. Show less



US Army, Ft. Belvoir

• Ft. Belvoir

• Clinical Nurse Educator US Army

  • Jul 2018 - Feb 2020

  • Lactation Counselor for the Women's Health Clinic. • Providing necessary breastfeeding education for pregnant and postpartum patients. • Consulting with postpartum women during their postpartum visit about breastfeeding concerns. • Long Acting Reversible Contraception (LARC) clinic coordinator. Educating and consenting childbearing women about contraceptive choices. • Antepartum Diagnostic Center. Evaluating high-risk pregnant women in their third trimester to include performing Non-stress Test (NST) and Amniotic Fluid Index (AFI) via ultrasound. • Vital participant during the re-designation phase for the Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative which resulted in the successful redesignation for Baby Friendly. Show less



US Army

• United States
• Armed Forces
• 700 & Above Employee

• • Jul 2016 - Jul 2018

  • Charge nurse. In charge of 5-6 nurses on dayshift 60% of shifts, promoting safe patient care, teamwork and pleasant work environment.• OR preceptor. In charge of organization and teaching of all new incoming Labor and Delivery nurses to the OR, to include orientation to the OR, an instrument test, and independently circulating 2 cesarean sections.• Lactation Counselor for L&D and MBU. Created handouts for each L&D room and MBU room. Lactation consultations during shifts.• Executed appropriate steps for patient treatment following careful review of physician medical regimen.• Responded to emergency situations with speed, expertise and level-headed approaches to provide optimal care, support and life-saving interventions.• Trained and mentored new RNs on best practices, hospital policies and standards of care.• Made appropriate interventions by reading and interpreting fetal heart monitors. Show less

• • Jun 2013 - Jul 2016

  • Assistant OIC. Secondary in charge on the unit. • Charge Nurse. In charge of 4-6 nurses on dayshift 50% of shifts, promoting safe patient care, teamwork, and pleasant work environment.• Clinical Champion. In charge of all clinical components of Labor & Delivery, on-going training and changes to the unit.• Developed and maintained quality care systems and standards, including creating and improving medical protocols and guidelines. • Ensured quality patient care from admission to discharge through direct supervision of all nursing and ancillary staff.• Maintained strict patient data procedures to comply with HIPAA laws and prevent information breaches.• Prepared for HIPAA and Joint Commission reviews, making required brochures and pamphlets available to patients in all clinics which resulted in zero deficiencies during the Joint Commission tracer. Show less