Registered Nurse, Labor and Delivery Resume Example

Core charge RN on high-risk Labor and Delivery unit, participating in and managing clinical and support staff in caring for patients with routine to extremely complex obstetrical and medical/surgical conditions.

• Participated for 20 years in interdisciplinary divisional Safety Council, meeting monthly to discuss policies and procedures, propose revisions and implement changes concerning Labor and Delivery, Postpartum and Neonatal Intensive Care units. Previous two-year co-chair of hospital-wide Clinical Practice Council, determining procedures and protocols on hospital-wide basis. Previous two-year chair of Labor and Delivery Clinical Practice Council.
• Motivated nursing staff to pursue advanced training to identify skill needs by conducting several yearly one and two-day all-day seminars on fetal monitoring as Intermediate and Advanced AWHONN fetal monitor instructor for RN and physician staff and attendees from additional hospitals and states.
• Provided didactic and clinical instructions to mentor new nurses to achieve training outcomes.
• Participated in nursing simulation activities, evidence-based practice project implementation and competency development to further nursing education.
• Audited charts and reviewed clinical documents to verify accuracy.
• Monitored patient condition, including interpreting and tracking EKG readings, identifying irregular telemetry readings and updating team members on changes in stability or acuity.

• Delivered outstanding care to patients with various diagnoses and managed care from treatment initiation through to completion on per diem basis.
• Provided direct patient care, stabilized patients and determined next course of action.
• Developed strategy to target nursing and patient satisfaction issues, improve response and patient care quality and suggest actionable improvements to promote hospital-wide quality and safety initiatives .