Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Nurse
Texas Children's Hospital · Houston, TX
2021 · Present
• Deliver evidence-based care for critically ill premature and term newborns in a Level IV NICU, managing respiratory distress, sepsis, surgical recovery, and complex feeding plans.
• Perform focused neonatal assessments, titrate vasoactive and respiratory therapies per protocol, and provide ventilator and CPAP support in collaboration with neonatologists and respiratory therapists.
• Coordinate code response and stabilization during emergent events; maintain accurate Epic documentation, handoff communication, and medication safety checks.
• Coach families through bedside care, rounds, discharge teaching, and difficult decisions while advocating for culturally responsive, trauma-informed support.
Staff Nurse, Labor & Delivery
Memorial Hermann Hospital · Houston, TX
2018 · 2021
• Managed laboring patients and high-risk pregnancies through triage, induction, delivery, recovery, and postpartum transitions in a fast-paced L&D unit.
• Completed fetal and maternal assessments, initiated timely escalation for non-reassuring patterns, and supported emergency cesarean and neonatal stabilization workflows.
• Administered IV therapy, blood products, and medications safely while coordinating with obstetricians, midwives, anesthesia, and NICU teams.
• Educated families on newborn care, breastfeeding, warning signs, and discharge plans; precepted new nurses on documentation and code response.
Registered Nurse, Pediatrics
Houston Methodist Hospital · Houston, TX
2016 · 2018
• Delivered compassionate bedside nursing care for infants and children with acute respiratory, infectious, post-operative, and chronic conditions on a 32-bed pediatric unit.
• Assessed changes in condition, initiated rapid response protocols, and partnered with providers to coordinate safe, timely interventions.
• Provided IV therapy, medication administration, pain and fall-risk monitoring, and discharge education tailored to each family’s needs.
• Advocated for pediatric patients during interdisciplinary rounds and supported quality-improvement work focused on family communication and handoff reliability.