Nurse Practitioner Registered

Professional Experience

Family Nurse Practitioner – Pediatric Neurology

Coastal Children’s Services, Wilmington, NC

May 2018 – Present

Diagnose, treat and manage children with seizure disorders, including neonatal seizures, febrile convulsions, epilepsy syndromes.

Evaluate and manage children with medical refractory epilepsy including consultation, initiation and titration of vagal nerve stimulators.

Neuromuscular conditions such as cerebral palsy, multiple sclerosis, congenital and acquired neuropathies.

Evaluation and management of children with migraines.

Assess and treat developmental disorders including delayed speech, motor milestones and issues with coordination and intellectual disability.

Medical management of head injuries including conducting post-concussion gait evaluation and ongoing management of post-concussion syndrome.

Serve as clinical research sub-investigator, working closely with the clinical research department to coordinate and participate ongoing clinical trials.

Perform standardized evaluations for autistic spectrum disorder utilizing the ADOS-2 methodology

Registered Nurse – Neonatal Intensive Care Unit

New Hanover Regional Medical Center, Wilmington, NC

July 2013 – May 2018

Deliver comprehensive medical care for critically ill infants and provide preoperative and postoperative care to neonatal surgical patients.

Develop and implement an individualized plan of nursing care with the patient and family that will address the patient’s and family’s identified needs and concerns.

Ensure developmentally and culturally appropriate care.

Provide arterial and intravenous therapy, changes dressings, inserts catheters, starts IVs and administers specialized feedings.

Attend high risk deliveries to assist in neonatal resuscitative measures.

Advocate for and partner with families to foster discharge support and education as they transition to home.

Cultivate continued nursing growth and education by serving as a resource nurse, student preceptor, mentor and delegator of nursing care activities.

Serve on shared governance nursing committees to facilitate professional growth, leadership and mentorship.

Education

Master of Science in Nursing

University of North Carolina Wilmington

Family Nurse Practitioner

December 2017

Bachelor of Science in Nursing

University of North Carolina Wilmington

Graduated magna cum laude

May 2013

Presentations and Publications

Presented “Validation of a Concussion Assessment Tool” at American Academy of Neurology Sports Concussion Conference July 2019 in Indianapolis, IN

“Validation of a Concussion Assessment Tool” Sasidharan Taravath, Megan Peedin, Mark Williams, Len Lecci, Julian Keith. Neurology October 2019. 93 (14 Supplement 1) S2; DOI: 10.1212/01.wnl.0000580836.31693.fa

Certifications, Memberships, Professional Associations

Board Certified Family Nurse Practitioner: Licensed in North Carolina # 5010232 expires September 30, 2021

Registered Nurse: Licensed in North Carolina # 260750 expires September 30, 2022

American Heart Association Basic Life Support: Expires February 2019

Member of the Association of Childhood Neurology Nurses

Member of the American Academy of Neurology

Member of Sigma Theta Tau Honor Society, Nu Omega Chapter

References available upon request

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