Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Certification
Publications
Research Activities
Timeline
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Catherine E. Campese

Beaver,Pa
Catherine E. Campese

Summary

Offering compassionate and patient-centered approach, eager to develop and contribute in caregiving environment. Brings foundational understanding of caregiving principles and effective communication skills. Ready to use and develop support and empathy skills in a staff provider role.


Overview

41
years of professional experience
1
Certification

Work History

General Academic Pediatrics (GAP)

CRNP Clinical Research Staff
03.2021 - Current

Job overview

Worked coordinating various clinical research studies: industry and non industry designs to support GAP research department goals. Major contribution on the Merck/ CDC sponsored AOM study and development of data base for AI tool to augment AOM diagnosis. Research studies were focusing on Infectious disease prevention and surveillance. 2024-2025 Vaccine studies: flumist , RSV, Pneumococcal. Other studies: sinusitis in Children.

Children's Hospital of UPMC

Pediatric Anesthesia Pain Center Nurse Practitioner
01.2012 - Current

Job overview

  • Job responsibilities include: Medical management of inpatient and outpatient and coordination of care for pediatric and young adults with complex pain problems
  • Provide clinical and supportive services for multi-disciplinary team care

Children's Hospital of UPMC

Express Care Provider

Job overview

  • Medical management of walk-in patients with a variety of acute care issues

Children's Hospital of UPMC

Supportive Care Anesthesia Pain Team Pediatric Nurse Practitioner
01.2006 - Current

Job overview

  • Job responsibilities include: Pediatric pain consultation, inpatient and outpatient
  • Medical management of acute pain service, chronic pain service and interventional pain service
  • Staff education and mentoring
  • Quality Assurance Pain Research

Same Day Surgery

Certified Registered Nurse Practitioner
01.2004 - 01.2006

Job overview

  • Job responsibilities include: pre-surgical history and physical, Anesthesia education and post-operative medical management of pediatric surgery patients
  • Provide anesthesia consultation and QA for anesthesia department

Same Day Surgery

01.2003 - 01.2004

Job overview

  • Job responsibilities include direct patient care
  • Daily patient care census average50 children/day
  • Provide pre and post op care
  • Facilitate outpatient special procedures involved with many chronically ill children and children with disabilities
  • Provide in-service education to staff

Primary Care Center

01.1999 - 01.2003

Job overview

  • Support staff for large primary care practice with multiple providers
  • The population is in an underserved area and many of the children have chronic medical and social problems and disabilities
  • Responsibilities include: telephone triage, scheduling visits, direct patient care, supervision of LPNs and insurance case management
  • Work in close collaboration with counselors, residents, attending PNPs, and social workers

Interim Health Care Staff Nurse

01.1999 - 01.2001

Job overview

  • Provided direct home care to children in the community
  • Cases ranged from acute problems to chronic complex problems

Emergency and Trauma Center

01.1987 - 01.1999

Job overview

  • Job responsibilities include direct patient care, charge nurse, staff education, perception and professional development committee work
  • Developed and implemented clinical ladder based on Benner

Orthopedic Surgery Inpatient Unit

01.1984 - 01.1987

Job overview

  • Job responsibilities include direct patient care, charge nurse, committee work and perception

Education

University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, PA

MSN
01.2004

University Overview

Duquesne University
Pittsburgh, PA

BSN
01.1984

University Overview

Skills

  • Friendly, positive attitude
  • Problem-solving
  • Dependable and responsible
  • Calm under pressure
  • Excellent communication
  • Flexible and adaptable
  • Decision-making
  • Teamwork and collaboration
  • highly skilled on pediatric ear exams/ diagnostics

Certification

PA State license CRNP Pediatrics, National Board Certification PNP, Prescriptive Authority, BLS.

Publications

Publications
  • Chapter Author, Pain and the Trauma Patient2004.
  • Pediatric Critical Care. June2017 Case Study of High-dose Ketamine for Treatment of Complex Regional Pain Syndrome in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit. June2017.
  • Other publications related to research studies as supportive role.

Research Activities

Research Activities
  • Sub investigator for multiple pharmacologic studies for pediatric pain and interventional analgesia studies2009-2021
  • General Academic Pediatrics Research team. Serve as PI, Sub PI and coordinate, sub coordinate multiple pediatric studies involving pediatric infectious diseases, surveillance and treatment2021-present. A list of studies can be provided if needed.

Timeline

CRNP Clinical Research Staff
General Academic Pediatrics (GAP)
03.2021 - Current
Pediatric Anesthesia Pain Center Nurse Practitioner
Children's Hospital of UPMC
01.2012 - Current
Supportive Care Anesthesia Pain Team Pediatric Nurse Practitioner
Children's Hospital of UPMC
01.2006 - Current
Certified Registered Nurse Practitioner
Same Day Surgery
01.2004 - 01.2006
Same Day Surgery
01.2003 - 01.2004
Primary Care Center
01.1999 - 01.2003
Interim Health Care Staff Nurse
01.1999 - 01.2001
Emergency and Trauma Center
01.1987 - 01.1999
Orthopedic Surgery Inpatient Unit
01.1984 - 01.1987
Express Care Provider
Children's Hospital of UPMC
Duquesne University
BSN
University of Pittsburgh
MSN
Catherine E. Campese