Elizabeth Gladson
Simpsonville
Summary
Dynamic and results-driven nurse with extensive experience in leading teams and direct patient care. Adept at collaborating with interdisciplinary teams to ensure optimal patient outcomes. Proven clinical expertise and sound judgement with capacity to effortlessly handle routine patient care an emergency situations. Track record of adaptability and quick learning.
Overview
22
22
years of professional experience
Work History
Travel Nurse, Labor and Delivery
Aya Healthcare
01.2022 - Current
- Administered patient care during labor and delivery, ensuring safe and effective practices.
- Collaborated with interdisciplinary teams to optimize birth plans and enhance patient outcomes.
- Monitored fetal heart rates and maternal vitals, providing timely interventions as needed.
- Educated expectant mothers on labor processes, pain management options, and postpartum care.
- Mentored junior nurses in labor and delivery procedures, fostering a culture of continuous learning.
- Maintained accurate electronic medical records for all patients under my care during their labor and delivery experience.
Supervisor of Labor and Delivery Unit
Bon Secours St. Francis Hospital
Greenville, SC
08.2018 - 01.2022
- Oversaw daily operations, ensuring adherence to hospital policies and safety regulations.
- Led team training initiatives, enhancing staff performance and patient care quality with inspirational leadership style.
- Implemented process improvements, increasing workflow efficiency in patient services.
- Coordinated interdisciplinary meetings, fostering collaboration among healthcare professionals.
- Collaborated with multidisciplinary team to create, implement and train all staff on new CMQCC hypertensive disorders of pregnancy emergency response and OB hemorrhage emergency response, CODE OBERT.
- Communicated team priorities by leading meetings and giving presentations.
- Increased team productivity by implementing efficient workflows and setting clear expectations for staff members.
- Managed a team of 42 staff members to include, payroll,scheduling and metrics for performance reviews.
- Case management of out patient OB clients.
RN, Labor and Delivery
Bon Secours St. Francis
Greenville, SC
05.2004 - 08.2018
- Provided comprehensive prenatal and postpartum education to patients and families.
- Assisted in developing care plans tailored to individual patient needs.
- Collaborated with interdisciplinary teams to ensure optimal patient outcomes.
- Monitored fetal heart rates and maternal vital signs during labor.
- Charge nurse
- Guided new nurses in labor support techniques and best practices.
- Responded to emergency situations such as pre-eclampsia, early labor, and fetal distress.
- Coordinated care of low and high-risk laboring women of childbearing age and immediate stabilization of newborn following delivery.
- Maintained accurate records in EHR system.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Lander University
Greenwood, SC05-2013
Associate of Science - Nursing
Greenville Technical College
Greenville, South Carolina, SC02-2004
Skills
- EPIC, Cerner, Meditech, GE centricity Perinatal
- Word, Windows outlook, Excel, PowerPoint
- Workday
- Advanced EFM, Advanced NRP, BLS, ACLS
- Team leadership, motivation, training and onboarding
- Conflict resolution
- Critical thinking
Timeline
Travel Nurse, Labor and Delivery
Aya Healthcare
01.2022 - Current
Supervisor of Labor and Delivery Unit
Bon Secours St. Francis Hospital
08.2018 - 01.2022
RN, Labor and Delivery
Bon Secours St. Francis
05.2004 - 08.2018
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Lander University
Associate of Science - Nursing
Greenville Technical College