Cheyenne A. James, MSN, FNP-BC, RN, CCRN
Brooklyn,NY
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Neurosurgical Intensive Care Unit
The Mount Sinai Hospital- Magnet/Comprehensive Stroke Center
06.2019 - Current
- Provides care for medical, post-surgical, and IR patients in an 18-bed Neuroscience ICU
- Manage complex neuro-critical patients: stroke, aneurysms and vascular malformations, TBI, spinal cord injuries, brain tumors, neuromuscular disorders, post-angiography.
- Served as a charge nurse and preceptor, and mentor peers in advanced neuro-critical care practices, fostering growth and unit cohesion.
COVID-19 ICU
- Delivered critical care to COVID-positive ICU patients in high-ratio settings (3:1–4:1).
- Provided rapid interventions and orientation for incoming travel nurses.
Neurosurgical Trauma Intensive Care Unit
Bellevue Hospital- Level I Trauma Center
12.2014 - 06.2019
- Led charge nurse duties in a 6-bed neuro-trauma ICU.
- Managed invasive monitoring (ICP, CVP, arterial lines) and cared for organ donation candidates.
- Floated to multiple ICUs including Medical, Surgical, Cardiothoracic.
- Recognized with the Daisy Award (2018) for exemplary critical care nursing
Critical Care Float Units
New York Presbyterian Weill Cornell- Level I Trauma Center
10.2016 - 10.2017
- Provided ICU coverage across Medical, Surgical, Cardiothoracic, Burn, and Stepdown units, collaborating with diverse teams and adapting quickly to evolving high-acuity patient needs.
Plastic Surgery/Wellness & Aesthetic NP- PRN
Multiple Facilities
01.2021 - Current
- Provided outpatient care, aesthetic/integrative medicine & wellness procedures
- Developed safety protocols, consents, and workflows for clinical practices.
Education
Masters of Science - Family Nurse Practitioner
SUNY Downstate Medical Center
Brooklyn, NY8 2020
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
The College of New Rochelle
Rochelle, NY8 2014
Skills
- Initiating and titrating vasoactive, inotropic, analgesics, and sedative medications
- Hemodynamic monitoring with arterial, central lines, Artic Sun, and external ventricular devices
- Management of mechanically intubated patients with collaboration of Respiratory Therapists and critical care team
- Assisting with bedside procedures requiring moderate sedation; PEG tube placement, tracheostomy, and intubated bronchoscopy
- Providing post-operative critical care & recovery
- Assisting with arterial, PICC, central line, lumbar punctures, and external ventricular device placement
- Precepting, mentoring new staff and travel nurses & fulfilling Charge Nurse duties
- Providing patient and family education to improve outcomes
- Delivers 1:1 care for post- tPA and thrombectomy ischemic stroke patients, and patients in ICP crisis
Certification
CCRN
American Association of Critical-Care Nurses 09/2028
TCAR—Trauma Care After Resuscitation 10/2029
ADVANCED CARDIOVASCULAR LIFE SUPPORT 07/2027
American Heart Association
PEDIATRIC ADVANCED LIFE SUPPORT 05/2027
American Heart Association
BASIC LIFE SUPPORT 07/2026
American Heart Association
FAMILY NURSE PRACTITIONER - BOARD CERTIFIED 10/2030
American Nurses Credentialing Center
NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF STROKE SCALE 11/2026
American Heart Association
BASIC LIFE SUPPORT/CPR INSTRUCTOR 12/2027
American Heart Association
LICENSURE
NY Nurse Practitioner – #346686 04/2026
NY Registered Nurse – #693444 04/2026
NJ Nurse Practitioner – #26NJ14962700 05/2027
NJ Registered Nurse – #26NR24717700 05/2027
Affiliations
DIVERSITY CRNA MEMBER
12/2017- Current
- Airway & SimLab Workshops- Fairfield University -October 2024
- Practiced endotracheal intubation, LMA placement, epidural insertion, and regional anesthesia under CRNA guidance, on manikins.
- Gained knowledge about the DNP curriculum, admissions process, and clinical performance expectations.
RN-APRN AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF NURSE ANESTHESIOLOGY MEMBER 518502
05/2025- Current
QUALITY IMPROVEMENT & SAFETY COMMITTEE MEMBER
The Mount Sinai Hospital- New York, NY
- Led restraint documentation audits and improved staff education.
RAPID RESPONSE IV NURSE
Bellevue Hospital Center- New York, NY
- Provided advanced vascular access in multiple hospital units.
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF CRITICAL CARE NURSES (AACN) MEMBER
AMERICAN NURSES ASSOCIATION (ANA) MEMBER
CRNA MULTICULTURAL CONFERENCE ATTENDEE
01/2026
- National conference focused on diversity, leadership, and excellence in nurse anesthesia.
CRNA SHADOWING
Various clinical settings
New York, NY
Shadowing Kawanna R. Thompson, CRNA (8 hours)
Shadowing Ilena Rivera Garcia CRNA (16 hours)
Shadowing Mary Kate Visnic, CRNA (8 hours)
Shadowing Sean Sison, CRNA & Chief CRNA Timothy Marquez (8 hours)
Observed perioperative anesthesia care: induction, airway management, maintenance, and emergence and PACU hand off in general surgery, plastic reconstruction, hernia repair, D+C, and cystoscopy cases.
Timeline
Plastic Surgery/Wellness & Aesthetic NP- PRN
Multiple Facilities
01.2021 - Current
Neurosurgical Intensive Care Unit
The Mount Sinai Hospital- Magnet/Comprehensive Stroke Center
06.2019 - Current
Critical Care Float Units
New York Presbyterian Weill Cornell- Level I Trauma Center
10.2016 - 10.2017
Neurosurgical Trauma Intensive Care Unit
Bellevue Hospital- Level I Trauma Center
12.2014 - 06.2019
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
The College of New Rochelle
Masters of Science - Family Nurse Practitioner
SUNY Downstate Medical Center