RACHEL SCHAUS

Dearborn, MI ***** 919-***-**** adqgau@r.postjobfree.com

Summary

My name is Rachel Schaus and I am a neonatal nurse practitioner student. As a dedicated registered nurse, researcher, and clinical professional with 7 years of experience in Level III and IV neonatal intensive care units, I successfully completed my Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) project in December 2021, which focused on “Increasing Mother's Own Milk (Mom) and Number of Infants Discharged on MOM through Implementation of a Kangaroo Care Program in the Neonatal ICU.” The DNP degree will be conferred in May 2022 with 675 neonatal nurse practitioner clinical hours to be completed by August 2022. I am searching for an Advanced Practice Provider position as a neonatal nurse practitioner, where roles and responsibilities fit both my interests and hospital needs. The ideal position includes a scope of work that includes, for example, an environment in which to provide health and medical care for diverse populations in the NICU setting; an ability to implement evidence-based care and to initiate and/or contribute to ongoing research efforts in quality or process improvement; educating families, staff, and students; developing and delivering instruction to physicians, nursing, ancillaries and/or students through a variety of modalities; and, importantly, a leadership role that encompasses the collaborative facilitation and coordination of cross-departmental delivery of state-of-the art and compassionate care to neonates and their families. Being a non-native Spanish speaker has served my patients, their families, and my employers well and therefore I would like to find a hospital which provides services to a diverse demographic where those language skills would be useful.

Skills

Intubation

PICC line insertion

Umbilical line insertion

Lumbar puncture

Arterial and venipuncture

Discharge planning

Medical Management

Ventilator management

Delivery room management

ECMO management

NICU RN preceptor/charge nurse

Experience

Registered Nurse 03/2017 to Current

Children's Hospital Of Michigan Detroit, MI

Direct care of Level IV NICU neonates

Managed 43-bed unit as charge nurse

Registered Nurse 01/2020 to 03/2020

Brenner Children's Hospital Winston-Salem, NC

Travel nurse for 8-week assignment in a level IV NICU

Registered Nurse 09/2017 to 09/2017

Woman's Hospital of Texas Houston, TX

Hurricane relief travel nurse during Hurricane Harvey for a 180-hour contract in a level III NICU

Registered Nurse 11/2016 to 01/2017

Vidant Medical Center Greenville, NC

Travel nurse in a level IV NICU for a 13-week assignment

Registered Nurse 12/2015 to 11/2016

Children's Healthcare of Atlanta Atlanta, GA

Staff nurse in a level III NICU

Registered Nurse 10/2014 to 12/2015

Northside Hospital Atlanta Atlanta, GA

Staff nurse in a 19-bed general medical/surgical unit. Provided direct care to adults 18 and older. Managed diabetes, asthma, congestive heart failure, and more.

NNP Clinical Experience

Beaumont Hospital, Royal Oak, MI (1/2022 – present, 225 hours)

Key responsibilities:

Delivery attendance, Management of Level III NICU neonates, Discharge coordination

St. Joseph Mercy Hospital, Ann Arbor, MI (9/2021 – 12/2021, 180 hours)

Key responsibilities:

Delivery attendance, Management of Level III NICU neonates, Discharge coordination

Education and Training

Doctor of Nursing Practice: Advanced Practice Provider Neonatology Expected in 05/2022

Wayne State University Detroit, MI

DNP Project: Increasing Mother's Own Milk (Mom) and Number of Infants Discharged on MOM through Implementation of a Kangaroo Care Program in the Neonatal ICU

Bachelors of Science in Nursing 05/2014

The University of North Carolina At Chapel Hill Chapel Hill, NC

Associate of Arts 05/2011

Wake Technical Community College Raleigh, NC

Accomplishments

Innovative DNP Project on Kangaroo Care and Breast Milk Production in the Neonatal ICU, 2021

Pediatric Academic Societies Conference, poster presentation, April 2022

Patricia Bloom Riley Endowed Scholarship, 2018-2020

Certifications

CPR certified through American Heart Association

NRP

S.T.A.B.L.E.

Licenses

Registered Nurse (MI, NC, TX, and GA), 2014-present

Languages

Spanish

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