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Indianapolis, Indiana, United States

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• Successfully managed and prioritized the safety of and care for labor, delivery, newborn, antenatal, and postpartum patients in a 21-bed maternity unit with a heavy patient-to-provider ratio of up to 8:1.• Effectively utilized critical thinking and problem-solving skills in stressful clinical and emergency situations including Pitocin, Cervadil, and Cytotec inductions, magnesium administration, fetal heart tone monitoring, cesarean sections, postpartum hemorrhages, newborn deliveries, newborn transitional care, and triaging antenatal patients including critically high-risk patients.• Demonstrated exceptional written and verbal communication skills through consistent reporting and discussion of patient situations, background, assessments, and recommendations with physicians and multidisciplinary teams.• Efficiently incorporated education and support to patients and family members regarding labor process, medical and procedural interventions, medication administration, antenatal and postnatal health management, lactation, newborn care, and postpartum care.• Exhibited adaptability and teamwork mentality by recognizing the need for and initiating cross-training in the Labor & Delivery, Postpartum, and Neonatal Intensive Care Units to minimize department expenditure and more effectively support the hospital organization.• Demonstrated leadership skills through precepting new nurses and providing on-the-job training to nursing interns and students.

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• Effectively initiated, planned, coordinated, and managed all patient appointments, childbirth classes, antenatal home visits, and basic need donations.• Demonstrated exceptional professionalism and interpersonal skills while educating and caring for patients with sexually transmitted diseases, abusive situations, and unexpected or unwanted pregnancies, resulting in high patient satisfaction ratings.• Efficiently captured patient medical health and history to process medical files for billing purposes while prioritizing the needs of patient medical information exchange with healthcare systems.• Exhibited superior clinical knowledge in routinely performing transdermal pelvic ultrasounds.

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• Successfully developed and maintained detailed plans of care for a wide range of patient populations and needs including: pre/post-surgical conditions, wound care, oncological complications, infectious conditions, and disease processes.• Effectively demonstrated organizational skills and knowledge through thorough documentation of patient medical records on both paper and EMR systems.• Routinely and effectively assessed patient needs and treatment options in collaboration with physicians and multidisciplinary teams to ensure that the appropriate standard of care was given.• Efficiently managed and prioritized the care of acute and chronic adult patients at a patient to provider ratio of 7:1 in a 25-bed medical/surgical/telemetry unit.• Utilized proficient procedural knowledge to coordinate discharge planning, patient care, and education regarding pre-operative and post-operative procedures.• Created and maintained a physically and mentally safe environment for patients and family members by strictly following safety guidelines to reduce risk of hospital-acquired infections and falls while demonstrating superior bedside manner and attentiveness to patient needs.