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Work History
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Heather N. Bedard, CPNP-PC, RNC-NIC

Syracuse

Summary

Hardworking and organized Pediatric Nurse Practitioner with seven years of level IV NICU experience, four as a bedside RN and three years as an APRN. Current member of the Crouse Hospital NICUs delivery room team and transport team as a Nurse Practitioner.

Overview

7
7
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Pediatric Nurse Practitioner

Crouse Hospital
07.2020 - Current
  • Employed as a nurse practitioner through Neonatal Associates of Central New York at the Regional Perinatal Care Neonatal Intensive Care Unit.
  • Experience in the management of extremely premature infants (>23 weeks GA), whole body cooling, neural tube defects, seizures, craniofacial anomalies, meconium aspiration syndrome, PPHN and nitric oxide administration, ECMO, congenital heart disease, abdominal wall defects, intestinal obstruction, sepsis, and other complex medical conditions affecting premature and term infants from admission through discharge.
  • Coordinate care with other members of the healthcare team including RNs, RTs, APPs, resident physicians, and attending physicians from a variety of specialties.
  • Proficiency in oral intubation, umbilical line placement, PICC placement and maintenance, peripheral arterial access, lumbar punctures, Ommaya reservoir tap, arterial puncture, and peripheral IV placement.
  • Experience inserting chest tubes.
  • Member of the delivery room resuscitation team and neonatal transport team.

Registered Nurse

Crouse Hospital
08.2016 - Current
  • Employed as a registered nurse in the Regional Perinatal Center Neonatal Intensive Care Unit.
  • Admit patient directly from the delivery room as well as infants transferred from outlying hospitals.
  • Perform daily patient care including obtaining vital signs, assessments, administering medication including continuous IV inotropes, obtaining IV access, arterial/venous blood draws, and caring for patients with central lines and chest tubes.
  • Educate families on home care and other discharge planning.
  • Member of the delivery room resuscitation team.

Education

Master of Science - Nursing - Pediatric

State University of New York, Upstate Medical University
Syracuse, NY
05.2020

Bachelor of Science - Nursing

University of Massachusetts Amherst
Amherst, MA
05.2016

Skills

Spring 2020: "The Effect of Melatonin Supplementation on the Number of Hours Slept in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder"

Professional Organizations

  • Sigma Theta Tau
  • American Nurses Association
  • National Association of Neonatal Nurses
  • National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners
  • Nurse Practitioner Association

Certification

RN

Registered Nurse

  • New York

Expires: May 2025

License #718705

  • Massachusetts

Expires: June 2024

License #RN2391220


RNC-NIC

Certification for Neonatal Intensive Care Nursing

National Certification Corporation

Expires: June 2026


CPNP-PC

Pediatric Nurse Practitioner, Primary Care

  • New York

Expires: May 2025

License #383130

  • Massachusetts

Expires: June 2024

License #RN2391220


BLS

Basic Life Support

American Heart Association

Expires: September 2025


NRP

Neonatal Resuscitation Program

American Heart Association

Expires: December 2024

Additional Information

Intraventricular Hemorrhage Prevention Committee

Co-Creator

  • Member of an intra-disciplinary group of medical professionals in the Crouse NICU which created an IVH prevention bundle. The policy aims to reduce the incidence of IVH in infants born less than 28 weeks of gestation through the implementation of evidence-based practice and research.

Timeline

Pediatric Nurse Practitioner

Crouse Hospital
07.2020 - Current

Registered Nurse

Crouse Hospital
08.2016 - Current

Master of Science - Nursing - Pediatric

State University of New York, Upstate Medical University

Bachelor of Science - Nursing

University of Massachusetts Amherst

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