Elizabeth Schroeder
Fort Worth,TX
Summary
Driven and hard working advanced practice provider with extensive experience in providing high quality patient care high stress environment while collaborating effectively with multidisciplinary teams. Equipped with strong problem solving abilities, willingness to learn, motivated and strong communication skills. Strong focus on team collaboration, implementing and maintaining educational offerings within the PICU, and nurturing/encouraging professional growth amongst staff.
Overview
23
23
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Staff Nurse Practitioner
Cook Children’s Medical Center
01.2017 - Current
- Company Overview: 48 beds, high acuity unit
- Staff nurse practitioner in the Pediatric ICU managing critically ill patients suffering from multitude of illnesses
- Preceptor for nurse practitioner students – September 2017 – present
- ECMO NP liaison – 2017-2018; 2023 – present: created the system wide ECMO watch protocol; PICU NP & ECMO team education; contributor for ECMO family brochure; contributor for ECMO centers of excellence award application
- Present M&Ms/case discussions of patients as assigned by the medical directors
- 2020 – Magnet Committee member: assisted CCMC in achieving their 4th Magnet designation with 4 exemplars
- 2021 – present: PICU Orientation Wrap up Class: PNP roles, Communication, Expectations (initiated and developed this class in 2021 to help new staff understand the unique role of the PICU NP at CCMC)
- 2021 – Present: Policy and Procedures committee member
- 2021 – Present: Quality Improvement committee member
- 2022 – Present: PICU Pickleball Ambassador – organize a monthly pickleball event for the PICU to help promote team unity, camaraderie and increasing overall morale within the unit in an outside setting
- 2022 – present: PICU Safety Rounds – Weekly rounds to improve safety and quality, bedside education
- December 2022 – PICU Employee of the year nomination
- February 2023 – PICU Safety Star Award
- May 2023 – Present: Surgery Clinical Excellence Quality PIPS Committee, PICU NP representative
- May 2023 – Present: PICU Resource/Champion NP: organize NP educational activities, point person for NP issues, keep new hire orientation packet and annual scope of practice up to date
- 2023 – present: Institutional Resilience Committee member
- 2023 – Present: Unit based council – NP representative
- 2023 – Present: Peer to Peer
- 2024 – APP Advisory Council – PICU representative
- 2024 – APP Mentor
Staff Nurse Practitioner
Children’s of Mississippi
07.2013 - 12.2016
- Company Overview: 30 beds, high acuity unit
- Staff nurse practitioner in Pediatric ICU managing critically ill patients suffering from multitude of illnesses
- ECMO Nurse Practitioner – Nov 2013 – December 2016
- Preceptor for nurse practitioner students – Jan 2014 – December 2016
- Children’s of Mississippi PICU Unit Practice Council – Invited as NP representative May 2016
- University of Mississippi Medical Center ECMO Executive Committee – 2016
Staff Nurse
Children’s Hospital of Colorado
04.2009 - 07.2013
- Company Overview: 32 beds, high acuity unit
- Staff nurse in Pediatric ICU managing critically ill patients suffering from multitude of illnesses
- Relief Charge and Resource Nurse – June 2009 – July 2013
- Preceptor for new hires and traveler nurses – May 2009 – June 2013
- ECMO Specialist Team Member – March 2010 – April 2011
- Central Venous Catheter Committee – PICU Representative, 2012-2013
- Central Line Associated-Blood Stream Infection (CLA-BSI) Reduction Steering Committee – PICU representative, 2012-2013
- PICU Practice Council Committee – Member, 2009-2013
- National Association of Children’s Hospitals and Related Institutions (NACHRI) - CLA-BSI Initiative, PICU lead, 2010-2013
Travel Nurse
Cross Country Trav Corps
06.2003 - 04.2009
- Travel nurse managing critically ill children in a variety of different children’s hospitals across the country in PICU/CICU
Staff Nurse
Cook Children’s Medical Center
06.2001 - 05.2003
- Company Overview: 20 beds, high acuity unit
- Staff nurse in the Pediatric ICU managing critically ill patients suffering from multitude of illnesses including: sepsis, respiratory illnesses, trauma, neurological illnesses, bone marrow transplant, oncology, cardiac, renal failure, kidney transplants and multi-organ system failure
Education
Master of Science - Nursing
University of Alabama At Birmingham
Birmingham, AL05-2013
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Texas Christian University
Fort Worth, TX05-2001
Skills
- Patient education and safety
- Adaptable and work well under pressure
- Analytical thinking
- Team Leadership
- Strong communication
- Team training and development
Certification
Certified Pediatric Nurse Practitioner – Acute Care, PNCB, expires 2/2025
Registered APRN – TX RN 680099, expires 1/31/2025; APRN AP132600, expires 1/31/2025
Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS), expires October 2024 (late due to FMLA Aug-Oct)
Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS), expires July 2026
Basic Life Support (BLS), expires July 2026
Timeline
Staff Nurse Practitioner
Cook Children’s Medical Center
01.2017 - Current
Staff Nurse Practitioner
Children’s of Mississippi
07.2013 - 12.2016
Staff Nurse
Children’s Hospital of Colorado
04.2009 - 07.2013
Travel Nurse
Cross Country Trav Corps
06.2003 - 04.2009
Staff Nurse
Cook Children’s Medical Center
06.2001 - 05.2003
Certified Pediatric Nurse Practitioner – Acute Care, PNCB, expires 2/2025
Registered APRN – TX RN 680099, expires 1/31/2025; APRN AP132600, expires 1/31/2025
Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS), expires October 2024 (late due to FMLA Aug-Oct)
Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS), expires July 2026
Basic Life Support (BLS), expires July 2026
Master of Science - Nursing
University of Alabama At Birmingham
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Texas Christian University
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