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CERTIFIED NURSE AIDE | PERSONAL CARE ASSISTANT | CERTIFIED DOULA | DIRECT ENTRY MIDWIFE
Compassionate, dependable, service-focused care professional with proven client-care skills gained through 15 years of experience working in a variety of maternity and family care capacities, as well as 10 years in office management and sales. BLS for Healthcare Providers certified (current). Skills ● Client Care & Safety ● Medical Terminology ● Vital Signs & Patient Monitoring ● Privacy / HIPAA Regulations ● Patient and Client Advocacy and Support ● Computer Integration Experience and Proficiency ● Strong Communication, Organization and Collaboration
SCHENECTADY COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE, NY Allied Healthcare Training, 2017 Certified Nurse Aide Program Nationally recognized program for educating and certifying professionals to provide personal care to residents of long term care facilities, with additional certifications in Palliative Care and Traumatic Brain Injury. ● Completed 90 hours of classroom training. ● Completed 30 hours of clinical training at St. Peter’s Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Albany, NY. ● Hawaii Prometric Certification #HINY0010339E
Personal Care Assistant Certification ● Trained to work in a home setting, providing services limited to personal care and light household work for a variety of people with special needs. ● Registered with NYS Department of Health Home Care Registry #659736
NORTH AMERICAN REGISTRY OF MIDWIVES Portfolio Evaluation Process, 2017 Certified Professional Midwife | Student ● Application and Phase 1 approved.
DOULAS OF NORTH AMERICA Birth and Postpartum Training, 2011 ● Certificate of Completion
ASSOCIATION OF LABOR ASSISTANTS AND CHILDBIRTH EDUCATORS Birth Doula Training, 2002 ● Certificate of Completion UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII, MANOA, HI ● 1990-1991
STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK, COLLEGE AT CORTLAND, NY ● 1985-1988
NORTH SHORE MIDWIFERY and DOULA RESOURCE, Maui, HI Certified Birth Doula, 2002 to Present ● Provide high-quality client care as an in-demand childbirth educator and hospital birth doula. ● Support client autonomy and minimize labor discomforts and distractions, while providing communication support for both laboring client and support team. ● Commended by MMMC Labor and Delivery staff for effective team collaboration and consistent delivery of empathetic care. Certified Postpartum Doula, 2 005 to Present ● Assist and support new parents in breastfeeding, newborn care and coping, cesarean birth recovery and home management. ● Provide information and peer to peer counseling to support a healthy transition from hospital to home. ● Provide in-home newborn care. ● Provide in-home child care, elder care, pet care, light housekeeping and meal preparation. Apprentice Home Birth Midwife, 2013 to Present ● Provide midwifery assistance to senior midwives. ● Assist midwife with charting, vital signs, prenatal clinic visits, client childbirth preparation, client labor, delivery and early postpartum management. ● Skills learned include taking maternal vital signs, determining fundal height and fetal growth patterns, palpation of fetal position, locating and assessing fetal heart tones, supporting client during labor, assessing need for transfer, assisting in delivery, sterile technique, cord clamping and cutting, neonatal resuscitation, perineal suturing (first and second degree), assisting in immediate maternal and neonatal recovery, assessing blood loss, hemorrhage prevention and treatment.
Compassionate, dependable, service-focused care professional with proven client-care skills gained through 15 years of experience working in a variety of maternity and family care capacities, as well as 10 years in office management and sales. BLS for Healthcare Providers certified (current). Skills ● Client Care & Safety ● Medical Terminology ● Vital Signs & Patient Monitoring ● Privacy / HIPAA Regulations ● Patient and Client Advocacy and Support ● Computer Integration Experience and Proficiency ● Strong Communication, Organization and Collaboration
SCHENECTADY COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE, NY Allied Healthcare Training, 2017 Certified Nurse Aide Program Nationally recognized program for educating and certifying professionals to provide personal care to residents of long term care facilities, with additional certifications in Palliative Care and Traumatic Brain Injury. ● Completed 90 hours of classroom training. ● Completed 30 hours of clinical training at St. Peter’s Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Albany, NY. ● Hawaii Prometric Certification #HINY0010339E
Personal Care Assistant Certification ● Trained to work in a home setting, providing services limited to personal care and light household work for a variety of people with special needs. ● Registered with NYS Department of Health Home Care Registry #659736
NORTH AMERICAN REGISTRY OF MIDWIVES Portfolio Evaluation Process, 2017 Certified Professional Midwife | Student ● Application and Phase 1 approved.
DOULAS OF NORTH AMERICA Birth and Postpartum Training, 2011 ● Certificate of Completion
ASSOCIATION OF LABOR ASSISTANTS AND CHILDBIRTH EDUCATORS Birth Doula Training, 2002 ● Certificate of Completion UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII, MANOA, HI ● 1990-1991
STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK, COLLEGE AT CORTLAND, NY ● 1985-1988
NORTH SHORE MIDWIFERY and DOULA RESOURCE, Maui, HI Certified Birth Doula, 2002 to Present ● Provide high-quality client care as an in-demand childbirth educator and hospital birth doula. ● Support client autonomy and minimize labor discomforts and distractions, while providing communication support for both laboring client and support team. ● Commended by MMMC Labor and Delivery staff for effective team collaboration and consistent delivery of empathetic care. Certified Postpartum Doula, 2 005 to Present ● Assist and support new parents in breastfeeding, newborn care and coping, cesarean birth recovery and home management. ● Provide information and peer to peer counseling to support a healthy transition from hospital to home. ● Provide in-home newborn care. ● Provide in-home child care, elder care, pet care, light housekeeping and meal preparation. Apprentice Home Birth Midwife, 2013 to Present ● Provide midwifery assistance to senior midwives. ● Assist midwife with charting, vital signs, prenatal clinic visits, client childbirth preparation, client labor, delivery and early postpartum management. ● Skills learned include taking maternal vital signs, determining fundal height and fetal growth patterns, palpation of fetal position, locating and assessing fetal heart tones, supporting client during labor, assessing need for transfer, assisting in delivery, sterile technique, cord clamping and cutting, neonatal resuscitation, perineal suturing (first and second degree), assisting in immediate maternal and neonatal recovery, assessing blood loss, hemorrhage prevention and treatment.