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Kayla Gonzalez

Mount Joy

Summary

I have been a nurse in labor and delivery for almost eleven years. During that time I have worked on a busy unit that cares for low risk pregnancies and deliveries as well as very sick, complex patients who demand one on one care and long term stays on our antepartum floor. I have gain a lot of knowledge and insight on this unit over the last eleven years and enjoy the opportunity to share not only my love for the specialty with new nurses but also to educate all the complexities and beauty that go into pregnancy and birth.

Overview

12
12
years of professional experience

Work History

Registered Nurse

UPMC Harrisburg Hospital
12.2023 - Current
  • Returned to the unit as "Expert Staff Nurse"
  • Continue to take charge and precept on a high demand, complex triage, labor and delivery and antepartum unit.

Registered Nurse

LGH Women & Babies Hospital
09.2022 - 12.2023
  • Provided care to pregnant women of any gestation in triage, antepartum, labor and postpartum settings
  • Worked with physicians and midwives to perform various procedures, manage labor and assess and report new clinical findings of any pregnant and postpartum patient

Registered Nurse

UPMC Harrisburg Hospital
07.2014 - 09.2022
  • Collaborate with primary OB and specialty physicians to assess and deliver appropriate treatment to pregnant patient and their baby both intra and antepartum.
  • Care for high risk patients with diagnoses such as Preeclampsia, HELLP syndrome, diabetes and invasive placentas.
  • Provide care and comfort to patients and families through grieving and trauma involved with both fetal and neonatal loss.
  • Charge nurse for five years overseeing a unit with 14 labor beds, 8 triage beds, 3 ORs and a ten bed

Registered Nurse

Holy Spirit Hospital
06.2013 - 07.2014
  • Routinely worked with patients on telemetry cardiac monitoring and patients on stroke unit using tools such as the NIH Stroke scale and certifications such as ACLS.
  • Managed 5 to 6 patient assignments by assessing patients, delegating tasks and using time management skills and prioritization techniques.

Education

Bachelor of Science - Nursing

East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania
East Stroudsburg, PA
05-2013

Skills

  • Circulating nurse for a variety of OB cases
  • OB PACU nurse
  • IV starts and venipuncture draws
  • Rapid assessment and intervention skills
  • Charge Nurse and precepting nurse
  • NRP, BLS, ACLS certified

    • Pennsylvania Nursing License: RN652389

Timeline

Registered Nurse

UPMC Harrisburg Hospital
12.2023 - Current

Registered Nurse

LGH Women & Babies Hospital
09.2022 - 12.2023

Registered Nurse

UPMC Harrisburg Hospital
07.2014 - 09.2022

Registered Nurse

Holy Spirit Hospital
06.2013 - 07.2014

Bachelor of Science - Nursing

East Stroudsburg University of Pennsylvania

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