Abby Showalter Hart
Louisville,KY
Summary
Pediatric care professional with solid foundation in critical care settings. Known for collaborative teamwork and consistent achievement of patient care goals. Reliable and adaptable, utilizing advanced clinical skills and strong assessment capabilities to ensure optimal patient outcomes and seamless team corrdination.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Norton Children’s Medical Center
Louisville, KY
01.2023 - Current
- I currently work in the Pre-op and PACU at Norton Children’s Medical Center’s Outpatient Surgery
Norton Access Center
01.2018 - 01.2023
- Experience with the access center fielding calls to triage pediatric patients, reach out to on-call physicians and calls for hospital to hospital transfers.
Norton Clinical Agency
03.2013 - 01.2019
- Experience as a registered nurse through the Norton Clinical Agency providing nursing care to the pediatric population throughout Norton Children’s Hospital and Norton Women and Children’s Hospital. Areas of nursing experience include the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, all pediatric Medical-Surgical units, delivery team for the NICU, and the Pediatric Oncology Unit. I also work with the Access Center, fielding calls and coordinating care of patients.
Baptist Louisville Healthcare
06.2016 - 01.2018
- Experience as a registered nurse in the NICU, delivery team, and Newborn Nursery.
Director of Nursing
CareerStaff Unlimited
06.2013 - 04.2014
- I was employed as the Director of Nursing for CareerStaff Unlimited. My responsibilities include supervising, advising, helping with staffing within over one hundred different schools, and assisting 60-70 nurses employed by our agency. I initiated and implemented various educational programs throughout the year. I developed and implemented an orientation program, as well as conducted and coordinated orientation to newly hired nurses. I recruited and interviewed nurses, assuring a sufficient amount of quality nurses were staffed at all times. Liaison between students’ parents and the Jefferson County Nurse Practitioners to resolve identified problems, improve quality care, and ensure proper and compassionate care is given to each student. My responsibilities also included assisting in the development and education of nurses, as well as implementation of a new charting system. I also reviewed, verified and assisted nurses with their notes prior to submission to Medicaid.
CareerStaff Unlimited
11.2012 - 06.2013
- Experience as a registered nurse through CareerStaff Unlimited providing care to a variety of students throughout the Jefferson County Public School system. I provided care to students in the school setting as well as medically fragile students with tracheostomies and ventilators.
Norton Children’s Hospital
Louisville, KY
05.2011 - 03.2013
- Experience as a registered nurse on the float team providing clinical care to the pediatric population throughout Kosair Hospital. Areas of nursing experience include the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, all Medical-Surgical floors, and the Pediatric Oncology unit.
Norton Children’s Hospital
Louisville, KY
08.2009 - 05.2011
- Experience as a certified nursing assistant on the float team, providing basic care to the pediatric population
Norton Children’s Hospital
Louisville, KY
05.2009
- Experience as a nurse extern in the critical care environment, including the Emergency Department, Pediatric Intensive Care Unit and the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Bellarmine University
Louisville, KY12-2010
Skills
- Nurse education and training
- Leadership and guidance
- Strong work ethic
- Strong clinical judgment
- Patient and family advocacy
- Acute care expertise
- Pediatric advanced life support (PALS)
- Training staff
- Neonatal care
- Critical thinking and detailed oriented
- Certified in CPR/AED
- Post-anesthesia care
- Teamwork and collaboration
- Honest and dependable
- Time management
- Reliable and responsible
- Multitasking Abilities
Accomplishments
2016: Nominated for Nurse of the Year with the Norton Clinical Agency for Norton Healthcare
2024: Daisy Award Nominee
Activities
2006-2009 Bellarmine University Women’s Tennis 2005-2006 Cleveland State Tennis Team 2003-2004 Top Soccer: Assisted handicap children in a soccer camp (volunteer activity) 2006-2009 Bellarmine University Women’s Tennis 2005-2006 Cleveland State Tennis Team 2003-2004 Top Soccer: Assisted handicap children in a soccer camp (volunteer activity)
Certification
- American Heart Association – CPR adult & child
- Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) currently expired, can recertify
- Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) currently expired, can recertify
- Kentucky Registered Nurse licensure in good standing without any incidents
Research and Evidence-Based Practice
- 8/2009 – Bedside Reporting in the Surgical ICU
- University of Louisville Hospital & West
- Leadership and Management Nursing
Timeline
Norton Children’s Medical Center
01.2023 - Current
Norton Access Center
01.2018 - 01.2023
Baptist Louisville Healthcare
06.2016 - 01.2018
Director of Nursing
CareerStaff Unlimited
06.2013 - 04.2014
Norton Clinical Agency
03.2013 - 01.2019
CareerStaff Unlimited
11.2012 - 06.2013
Norton Children’s Hospital
05.2011 - 03.2013
Norton Children’s Hospital
08.2009 - 05.2011
Norton Children’s Hospital
05.2009
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Bellarmine University