Adrian Ramos
Portland
Summary
Acute Care Nurse Practitioner with extensive experience in high-acuity medical, surgical, trauma, and cardiothoracic intensive care units. Proven ability to provide independent ICU coverage, manage complex critically ill patients, and perform advanced bedside procedures. Maintains active trauma and surgical ICU clinical practice while serving in a senior APP leadership role. Prior locum tenens experience across multiple institutions and states.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Division Lead Advanced Practice Provider – Trauma, Critical Care & Acute Care Surgery
Oregon Health & Science University
Portland
10.2023 - Current
- Maintains active clinical practice (0.7 clinical FTE) across the trauma ICU, surgical ICU, trauma service, and acute care surgery service.
- Provides high-acuity ICU and trauma care in a large academic medical center with complex surgical and trauma populations.
- Oversees division-wide APP operations (0.2 administrative FTE) while remaining clinically active.
- Participates in trauma and ICU scheduling, service integration, and education while preserving bedside procedural and clinical competence.
Nurse Practitioner – Medical & Cardiothoracic ICU
PeaceHealth Medical Group
Vancouver
08.2022 - 10.2023
- Day and night coverage of MICU and CVICU alongside intensivist teams.
- Managed diverse ICU population including neurosurgical, neurological, general surgical, medical, cardiothoracic surgery, and cardiac patients.
- Performed advanced ICU procedures and managed critically ill patients requiring invasive monitoring and ventilatory support.
Nurse Practitioner – Medical ICU (Nocturnist)
SOUND Critical Care
Austin
06.2021 - 08.2022
- Independent overnight coverage of 30+ ICU beds.
- Managed neurosurgical, neurological, general surgical, and medical ICU patients with full autonomy overnight.
- Provided advanced airway management, invasive procedures, and emergent critical care decision-making.
Nurse Practitioner – Medical ICU
Envision Healthcare
Austin
09.2020 - 06.2021
- Managed critically ill medical ICU patients, post-cardiothoracic surgery patients, general surgery patients, and COVID-19 ICU population.
- Provided comprehensive ICU care including ventilator management, vasopressor support, and invasive procedures.
Critical Care Nurse Practitioner – ICU (Locum Tenens)
Delta Locum Tenens | Medicus Healthcare Solutions
04.2017 - 01.2021
- Provided locum tenens ICU coverage at multiple facilities including:
- Methodist San Jacinto Hospital — Baytown, TX
- CHRISTUS Spohn Shoreline — Corpus Christi, TX
- Delivered independent ICU cross-coverage in high-acuity settings with rapid onboarding and adaptability.
Lead Nurse Practitioner – Surgical / Trauma ICU
North Texas Critical Care / Urgent Surgery Associates
Dallas
04.2015 - 09.2020
- Independent management of critically ill surgical and trauma ICU patients.
- Supervised and supported a team of 18+ APPs while remaining clinically active.
- Participated in quality improvement, protocol development, scheduling, and interdisciplinary ICU operations.
Primary Care Volunteer – Charity Clinic
Agape Clinic
Dallas
01.2015 - 04.2015
- Provided primary and preventive care to underserved, predominantly Spanish-speaking patients while awaiting FNP licensure.
Education
Post-Master’s Certificate - Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner
Vanderbilt University
Nashville, TNMaster of Science in Nursing - Family Nurse Practitioner
Walden University
Minneapolis, MNBachelor of Science in Nursing -
Cedarville University
Cedarville, OHSkills
- Core Clinical Expertise
- Medical
- Surgical
- Trauma
- Independent nocturnal ICU coverage
- High-acuity cross-cover
- Ventilator management
- Post-operative general surgery care
- Trauma resuscitation & assessment
- Endotracheal intubation
- Chest tube thoracostomy
- Central venous catheter placement
- Arterial line placement
- Bronchoscopy
- Paracentesis
- Thoracentesis
- Point-of-care ultrasound
- Advanced airway management
- Clinical leadership
Affiliations
Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing
Certification
- Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS), Instructor
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS), Active
- Basic Life Support (BLS), Active
- Oregon
- Washington
- Texas
Teaching And Education
- Lecturer, Advanced Airway Management, 10/01/23
- Instructor, Central Line Skills Labs for Incoming Surgery Interns
- Speaker, OHSU Fall Nursing Conference, 10/01/25
- Assistant Course Director / Instructor, Advanced Airway Course
- Instructor, ICU Skills Bootcamp / Cadaver Lab
Procedural Skills
- Endotracheal intubation
- Chest tube thoracostomy
- Central venous catheter placement
- Arterial line placement
- Bronchoscopy
- Paracentesis / thoracentesis
- Point-of-care ultrasound
Core Clinical Expertise
- Medical, Surgical, & Trauma
- Independent nocturnal ICU coverage
- High-acuity cross-cover (30+ bed units)
- Ventilator management & advanced hemodynamics
- Sepsis, shock, and multi-organ failure
- Post-operative general surgery care
- Trauma resuscitation & acute care surgery
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Division Lead Advanced Practice Provider – Trauma, Critical Care & Acute Care Surgery
Oregon Health & Science University
10.2023 - Current
Nurse Practitioner – Medical & Cardiothoracic ICU
PeaceHealth Medical Group
08.2022 - 10.2023
Nurse Practitioner – Medical ICU (Nocturnist)
SOUND Critical Care
06.2021 - 08.2022
Nurse Practitioner – Medical ICU
Envision Healthcare
09.2020 - 06.2021
Critical Care Nurse Practitioner – ICU (Locum Tenens)
Delta Locum Tenens | Medicus Healthcare Solutions
04.2017 - 01.2021
Lead Nurse Practitioner – Surgical / Trauma ICU
North Texas Critical Care / Urgent Surgery Associates
04.2015 - 09.2020
Primary Care Volunteer – Charity Clinic
Agape Clinic
01.2015 - 04.2015
Post-Master’s Certificate - Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner
Vanderbilt University
Master of Science in Nursing - Family Nurse Practitioner
Walden University
Bachelor of Science in Nursing -
Cedarville University