Nurse Practitioner Registered

OBJECTIVE Goal oriented, dedicated nurse practitioner with more than 10 years of nursing experience in neonatal critical care, and 5 years experience as a neonatal nurse practitioner. Flexible, self-motivated and adapts easily to new situations.

EXPERIENCE

Neonatal Nurse Practitioner at MEDNAX 2015-Present

• Practice in a Level 4 NICU and Labor and Delivery unit (St. David’s Medical Center)

• Practice in a Level 2 NICU and Labor and Delivery unit (South Austin Medical Center)

• Practice in a Newborn Nursery at South Austin Medical Center

• Expertise in skills such as: intubation, UAC/UVC placement, lumbar puncture, thoracentesis, delivery room resuscitation

• Supervise and contribute to learning experiences of new nurse practitioners and nurses

Registered Nurse at St. David's Medical Center 2005-2015

NICU Preceptor 2008-2013

• Supervise learning experiences and skills of new and experienced nurses

Team Lead Nurse 2009-2013

• Placement of Umbilical Arterial and Umbilical Venous Catheters under sterile technique

• Attend high risk and routine deliveries

• Coordinate and orchestrate in-house transports

• Attend and care for infants in the operating room during surgery

Relief Charge Nurse 2010-2013

• Responsible for awareness of all patient conditions and problems

• Creation and implementation of patient assignments

• Maintain an acceptable level of nursing care on unit

COMMITTEES Blood Stream Infection (BSI) 2010-present

• Participation in trialing new IV tubing equipment

• Reviewing and assessing central line care policies and procedures

• Implement ongoing education with staff regarding fluid changes

Scheduling Committee 2008-2010

• Involvement with creation and rearrangement of schedule considering staff requests

Peer Interview Committee 2010-2013

• Interview potential new hires

Extremely Low Gestational Age Neonate (ELGAN) 2011-present

• Participation with interdisciplinary team of physicians, nurse practitioners and nurses in the care of extremely low birth weight infants

• Prenatal Consultation Subcommittee member

Bar Coded Transfusion Administration (BCTA) 2010-2012

• Super user and resource person

CERTIFICATIONS CPR

Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP)

STABLE

Registered Nurse Certified (RNC-NIC)

EDUCATION University of Missouri Kansas City (MSN-NNP) 2012-2014

University of Texas Medical Branch (BSN) 2009-2012

Austin Community College (ADN) 2003-2008

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