Tiffany Cosgrove
Lake Elsinore
Summary
Experienced Registered Nurse with a strong background in comprehensive postpartum care and high-risk obstetrics. Skilled in fostering teamwork, mentoring staff, and implementing evidence-based practices. Eager to leverage clinical expertise and organizational skills to promote positive patient outcomes.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Registered Nurse
Kaiser Permanente
San Diego, CA
02.2018 - Current
- Provide comprehensive postpartum nursing care for mothers and newborns, including assessment, education, discharge planning, and coordination of multidisciplinary care.
- Serve as Relief Charge Nurse, overseeing an 18-bed unit, patient flow, staffing assignments, admissions, discharges, and clinical resource management while ensuring safe, high-quality patient care.
- Act as a clinical resource for nursing staff, assisting with complex patient situations, emergency response, and evidence-based practice implementation.
- Precept and mentor newly hired nurses and nursing students providing hands-on training, competency validation, and ongoing professional development support.
- Collaborate with obstetricians, pediatricians, lactation consultants, and ancillary departments to promote positive maternal and newborn outcomes
- Educate patients and families on postpartum recovery, newborn care, breastfeeding, safe sleep practices, and discharge instructions.
- Maintain compliance with hospital policies, regulatory standards, and patient safety initiatives while promoting a culture of teamwork and patient-centered care.
Registered Nurse
Self-employeed
Lake Elsinore, CA
02.2023 - 12.2025
- Founded, owned, and managed a medical spa and wellness practice specializing in IV hydration therapy, vitamin injections, weight management services, and wellness treatments
- Oversaw all aspects of business operations, including strategic planning, budgeting, marketing, vender relations, inventory management, and regulatory compliance.
- Performed comprehensive patient assessments, reviewed medical histories, and collaborated with supervising provider to develop individualized treatment plans.
- Administered IV hydration therapies, vitamin injections, wellness treatments, and weight management programs while maintaining the highest standards of patient safety and care
- Developed and implemented clinical protocols, consent forms, emergency response procedures, and quality assurance processes.
- Managed scheduling systems, patient communications, electronic medical records, and customer service operations to enhance patient satisfaction and retention.
Registered Nurse
Sharp Grossmont Hospital
La Mesa, CA
05.2015 - 04.2018
- Provided comprehensive nursing care for laboring, postpartum, and high-risk obstetric patients in a fast-paced hospital setting.
- Assessed, monitored, and managed maternal and fetal well-being throughout labor, delivery, recovery, and the postpartum period.
- Assisted physicians and certified nurse midwives during vaginal deliveries, cesarean sections, operative deliveries, and obstetric emergencies.
- Responded effective to obstetric emergencies including postpartum hemorrhage, fetal distress, shoulder dystocia, hypertensive disorders of pregnancy, and neonatal resuscitation events
- Supported family-centered care by providing emotional support, patient advocacy, and individualized education throughout the childbirth experience.
Registered Nurse
Sharp Grossmont Hospital
La Mesa, CA
06.2012 - 05.2015
- Provided comprehensive nursing care for acutely ill adult patients requiring continuous monitoring and specialized interventions in a Progressive Care Unit.
- Managed complex patient populations with cardiac, respiratory, neurological, and medical-surgical conditions while collaborating with multidisciplinary teams.
- Skilled in cardiac telemetry monitoring, IV medication administration, patient assessment, emergency response, and discharge planning.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
University of Phoenix
Tempe, AZ05-2019
Associate of Science - Nursing
Palomar College
San Marcos, CA05-2012
Skills
- Proven leadership experience serving as a Relief Charge Nurse
- Dedicated preceptor and mentor with a passion for supporting staff development
- Experienced in managing high-acuity patient populations while maintaining exceptional organizational and prioritization skills
- Effective communicator with the ability to build trust with patients, families, physicians, and healthcare team members
- Recognized for critical thinking, clinical judgment, adaptability, and leadership in fast-paced healthcare environments
Certification
San Diego Regional Perinatal Course Completion 2015
Timeline
Registered Nurse
Self-employeed
02.2023 - 12.2025
Registered Nurse
Kaiser Permanente
02.2018 - Current
Registered Nurse
Sharp Grossmont Hospital
05.2015 - 04.2018
Registered Nurse
Sharp Grossmont Hospital
06.2012 - 05.2015
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
University of Phoenix
Associate of Science - Nursing
Palomar College