Courtney Finnegan
Metairie,LA
Summary
Dedicated Neonatal Nurse Practitioner with extensive experience in Level IV NICU care. Over ten years of providing patient care to critically ill infants between nursing and advanced practice nursing titles. Strong passion for improving infant health outcomes. Implemented a neuroprotection bundle which decreased the amount of intraventricular hemorrhage in preterm infants admitted to MFC NICU for the first time in eight years.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Neonatal Nurse Practitioner
Manning Family Children's
10.2021 - Current
- Deliver direct quality care to high acuity premature and term infants
- Provide complex care including HFOV, ventilators, iNO, therapeutic hypothermic protocol
- Ability to place lines such as PICC, UAC, UVC, and PIV, intubate patients, insert chest tubes
- Provide care for post ECMO and post-surgical patients
- Collaborates with all members of healthcare team such as nurses, neonatologists, nurse practitioners, physicians, residents, respiratory therapists
Registered Nurse - Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
Manning Family Children's (Formerly Children's Hospital of New Orleans)
01.2015 - 10.2021
- Administered direct patient care to critically ill neonates
- Leadership roles such as charge nurse and preceptor
Education
Doctor of Nursing Practice - Neonatal Nurse Practitioner
Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center
New Orleans, LA05-2021
Bachelor of Science in Nursing - Nursing
Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center
New Orleans12-2014
Skills
- Effective communication
- Family education and support
- Cultural competence
- Collaborative teamwork
- Time management
- Critical thinking and decision making
Certification
- Neonatal Nurse Practitioner Board Certified with National Certification Corporation (NCC), expires 09/2027
- CPR: BLS for Healthcare Providers, expires 06/30/2027
- NRP: Neonatal Resuscitation Program, expires 11/2026
- Trauma Informed Care Certification in process
Timeline
Neonatal Nurse Practitioner
Manning Family Children's
10.2021 - Current
Registered Nurse - Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
Manning Family Children's (Formerly Children's Hospital of New Orleans)
01.2015 - 10.2021
Doctor of Nursing Practice - Neonatal Nurse Practitioner
Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center
Bachelor of Science in Nursing - Nursing
Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center
Professional Organizations and Interests
- Academy of Neonatal Nursing
- National Association of Neonatal Nurses
- National Association of Neonatal Nurse Practitioners
- Caring Essentials Collaborative