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Birth Tutor LLCChildbirth Educator
Oct. 2020Sitka, Alaska, United Stateswww.thebirthtutor.com Childbirth education for pregnant people and their chosen partners in tradition of Penny Simkin childbirth education, emphasis on understanding natural birth process and abilities, movement in birth to facilitate low intervention healthy birth, medical intervention options, information current and supported by information from World Health Organization, Doula practices and statistics of benefits, ACOG American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, ACNM American College of Nurse Midwives, AWHONN, Spinning Babies, Evidence Based Birth, current best practices, traditional practices in birth from around the world, non pharmacological comfort options as well as medical comfort options. The classes are formatted flexibly to allow for instruction with kinetic practice of movement and tools for birth, mindfulness practice, conversations tailored to clients, and focus of topics tailored to clients birth priorities whether more medical related to their health and preference or more physiological related to their goals. Classes offered on Zoom, in privacy of own home or in community settings.
University of Alaska SoutheastAdjunct Professor
Jan. 2020Sitka, Alaska, United StatesI taught an in person English 200 level class in Sitka for winter 2020 semester and adjusted class to on-line modality in April 2020 related to Covid-19 pandemic. I also taught on-line English 200 level for 30 students initial enrollment for entire winter 2020 semester. I facilitated class discussion, reading, paper writing and revisions, critical literary thought processes, social justice awareness and promoted diverse literature throughout class both in discussion and syllabi requirements/assignments. The class was multi-media including audio, visuals, videos and internet involvements. Student writing greatly improved throughout semester as did their reading comprehension and discussion skills. The following semester I planned to teach English again and create my own syllabi for a course, but course sizes decreased related to pandemic as did adjunct salary and I could not commit to the time of teaching for a significantly pro-rated salary, but I hope to contribute in higher education again soon.
Tongass Mist Writing LLCFounder, Ownder
Nov. 2019Tenakee, Alaska
Tongass Mist Writing LLCTongass Mist Writing LLC Owner, Founder, Event Organizer, Teacher
Nov. 2019Sitka, AKCreative Writing Classes and Workshops On-line, Retreats Remote and in Tongass/ Southeast Alaska & Other Resources for Creative Writers. The vision of Tongass Mist Writing is to create community for creatives with the Tongass National Forest as inspiration toward awe and respect for our natural world. Tongass Mist Writing is grateful to be offering creative writing resources on the unceded ancestral lands of Tlingit, Haida and Tsimshan Alaska Peoples.
Bartlett Regional HospitalStaff Registered Nurse
May. 2019 - Mar. 2024Juneau, Alaska, United StatesI am a registered nurse for Bartlett's Women's and Children's unit. This is a 100 bed small community hospital. So, I've also provided care as needed throughout the hospital, screening visitors and patients at start of pandemic, sitting with suicidal and other mental health clients, assisting in ICU, Med/Surg and ER. My home unit is Women's and Children's where I provide perinatal care to pregnant people, triage clients, provide intrapartum care, birth care, resucitation as needed, pre-op and post-op care, coordinate care between services, lactation support, post-partum care and surgical circulation as needed. I also fill in as charge here although rarely as I am a part-time employee. I bring experience to a unit largely staffed by nurses with five or less years of experience in perinatal nursing and it's a pleasure to work with predominantly healthy uncomplicated births!
Banner HealthTravel RN
Jan. 2016 - Oct. 2019Anchorage, Alaska AreaWorked as an obstetric travel RN in the Women's Center at Fairbanks Memorial Hospital for three amazing contracts ( Linked In does not recognize Fairbanks as a location!) and also in Banner facility for one year in Fallon, NV with a break between these stints for travel outside Banner network.
I enjoyed working in the only acute care center in Alaska's Interior. Amazing community, and superb healthcare team.
Capitol Stork LLCEducator
Jan. 2014 - May. 2015Washington D.C. Metro AreaChildbirth Education Resource for the Washington D.C. Metro Area. Class scheduling is flexible, and classes are held in expectant parents' homes. Class content focuses on birth care of mother, and new born care, as well as the birth process and options parents may encounter for their care in the hospital setting. Class aim is to empower parents to be aware of options for care, and to be active participants in their birth experience.
Cross Country TravCorpsRegistered Nurse
Apr. 2011 - Jul. 2021Travel nursing has allowed me to see the country, and understand the nuances of birthing norms and possibilities. I am responsible when working contracts to arrive in a new city or location, coordinate all personal needs rapidly (housing, trasportation etc), jump into hospital orientation for a maximum time of two weeks total and then be competent to practice safely and effectively on my own. I bring my expertise, can-do attitude and have a great time getting to know new teams, supporting them and mentoring newer staff; nurses, medical students and residents while working in various locations. Often locations in need of travel nurses have a higher volume of newer, less experienced nursing staff. So it is a rewarding and challenging experience. I bring with my dedication to trauma awareness in birth, support of physiological birth for healthier and lower intervention births with fewer complications. I am skilled at providing medical interventions as needed for safety of pregnant person and child and navigating care with collaboration among entire team; provider, RN, support staff, other care departments such as social services/lab/pharmacy etc. I have worked 10 contracts with Cross Country Travcorps in total to date and enjoy the broad range of contract options and care environment options they provide.
The George Washington University HospitalNursing Manager
Mar. 2011 - Jun. 2015Washington DC-Baltimore AreaStarted working full-time night shift in Women's and Children's unit; perinatal nursing including high risk antepartum, nicu assistance, newborn resucitations and postpartum care, lactation support, triaging pregnant and laboring people, intrapartum or labor care, surgical nursing for ceserans and other antepartum/intrapartum/post partum surgiers such as D&C, Bilateral tubal ligations also twin deliveries, external versions, IR for hemorrhages. Team Leader Manager Night Shift and Charge Nurse responsible for scheduling, precepting and orienting, student nurse coordinations, interpersonal management, facilitating learning for resident physicians and intern nurse midwives as well as new nurses and orienting travel nurses to unit. Coordinating and participating in drills. Independent nurse midwife group present in this setting alongside high risk obstetric and gynecological care. Midwifery care centered around physicological birth and had 99% vaginal birth rate with excellent care outcomes. High risk care involved long term care of high risk pregnancies, managing high risk labors requiring drip insulin, preeclampsia management, cardiac and other organ disease management, care of geriatric pregnancies and IVF and twins/triplets. Fast paced, intelligent, compassionate care setting with cutting edge options for the pregnant person. Responsible for collaborating between NICU, Post partum, Labor, Triage, ER and OR regularly.
The George Washington University HospitalRegistered Nurse
Mar. 2011 - Oct. 2014Staff nursing here taught me so much, especially in regards to empowering women's ability to usually give birth in a supportive and safe hospital environment with low interventions. Check out Wisdom Midwifery, a pioneering group of Certified Nurse Midwives in the DC metro area. http://www.gwdocs.com/midwifery-services
AMN HealthcareRegistered Nurse
Jan. 2009 - Oct. 2015San Antonio, Texas Area and Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaTravel nursing has allowed me to see the country, and understand the nuances of birthing norms and possibilities.
BroMenn Medical CenterLabor and Delivery Nurse
Aug. 2005 - Nov. 2008Normal, Illinois, United StatesCharge Nurse and Bedside Nurse. Responsible for triage, intra-partum care, birth resuscitation and postpartum infant care, Level 2 nursery care of infants, pediatric charge nurse supervision, surgical nursing, training and cultivating new nurses or student nurses and medical students/ residents. Responsible for acute medical care in labor and birth or pregnancy health needs. Participated in transfers of patients to higher level of care both preparing and traveling with patient. Surgical nursing and facilitation of care team coordination. Post-partum care. Cultural competency trainings for staff. Water births in hospital according to ground break policy and procedure set into motion by ob/gyn with midwifery in his practice; successful and safe. Physiological birth comfort measures and training for staff. Charge nursing; staffing, coordination of care, prioritizing care and assisting with traige, labor care etc between pediatrics, nursery, post partum, labor and triage as needed.
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