INDIRA M. CARROLL
Dover,Ohio
Summary
Qualified Nurse Practitioner with 19 years of experience in a leadership nursing role. Adept at critical care and management with training in patient education and leadership. Self-directed and solutions-oriented with fantastic communication skills. Committed to increasing the quality of patient care through top-of-the-line time management and prioritization.
Overview
36
36
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Lead Neonatal Nurse Practitioner- Aultman NICU
Akron Children's Hospital
01.2019 - Current
- Enhanced patient care by implementing evidence-based practices and individualized treatment plans for neonatal patients.
- Collaborated with interdisciplinary teams to optimize patient outcomes and ensure continuity of care.
- Reduced hospital readmission rates by providing thorough discharge education and follow-up support to families of high-risk neonates.
- Promoted family-centered care, engaging parents in decision-making process and addressing their concerns regarding their baby's health.
Lead Neonatal Nurse Practitioner
Aultman Hospital
09.2005 - Current
- Management of high risk, acutely ill, full term and preterm infants in collaboration with neonatologists
- Participated in quality improvement initiatives to enhance healthcare delivery within NICU setting.
- Use of advanced assessment, diagnostic, and procedural skills
- Mentoring and educating colleagues
- Coaching and guidance to families
- Evaluating, utilizing, and conducting nursing research to determine best evidence-based practice.
- Providing 24-hour in-house coverage for high-risk deliveries and transports from referral hospitals.
Unit Director/Nurse Manager/NNP
Aultman Hospital
01.2018 - 08.2019
- Supervising, directing, and evaluating staff of 70 RNs and NNPs
- Hiring and assisting with orientation process
- Maintaining unit budget
- Ensuring departmental and facility-wide policy changes are implemented and followed
- Collaborating with physicians and ancillary staff to promote safe care and best practice.
Patient Care Specialist/Assistant Nurse Manager
Aultman Hospital
10.2001 - 09.2005
- Daily charge nurse
- Resource for staff nurses
- Attending high risk deliveries, neonatal resuscitation, and infant stabilization
- Supervising self-scheduling and vacation process for NICU staff
- Supervising Perinatal Department including Pediatrics, Obstetrics, Labor and Delivery, and NICU on weekends, off shift, and in absence of Unit Director
- Precepting and orientation of new staff nurses
- Member of NICU Nursing Council
- Representative of NICU on hospital-wide Research and Practice Nursing Council (part of Magnet Status committee).
Coordinator of Neonatal Transport Team
Aultman Hospital
05.1998 - 09.2005
- Education and orientation of new Registered Nurses, Respiratory Therapists, and Paramedics
- Coordinating the transport of compromised infants to our Level III NICU from outlying areas which include nine rural hospitals
- Quality improvement and outreach for the outlying referral hospitals.
Staff Nurse
Aultman Hospital
05.1989 - 09.2001
- Caring for infants in NICU ranging from critically ill to stable and growing
- Neonatal resuscitation and stabilization in delivery room
- Transporting infants to NICU from outlying hospitals
- Float nurse to pediatrics, obstetrics, and well-baby nursery.
High-Risk Delivery coverage for Level I Labor & Delivery Unit
Akron Children’s Hospital/Cleveland Clinic Union Hospital
05.2014 - 03.2024
Neonatal Nurse Practitioner
Akron Children’s Hospital
02.2012 - 12.2017
- See above
- Help with coverage for high census, call-offs as needed.
Adjunct Clinical Instructor
Kent State University Tuscarawas Campus
01.2006 - 05.2011
- Supervising college students in hospital setting
- Instructing and evaluating student plans and conducting student conferences
- Demonstrating and performing nursing skills and procedures; observing return demonstration from students
- Coordinating assignments with nurses and with Education Department of each hospital providing clinical settings.
Staff Nurse
Nationwide Children’s Hospital
10.1988 - 05.1989
- Care of pediatric patients recovering from general or cardiothoracic surgery.
Education
Master of Science/Neonatal Nurse Practitioner -
The Ohio State University
06.2005
Bachelor of Science in Nursing -
The University of Akron
05.1988
Certification
- High Risk Neonatal Nursing, 1996, National Certification Corporation (NCC)
- Neonatal Nurse Practitioner Certification, 2023, National Certification Corporation (NCC)
- Neonatal Resuscitation Program Instructor (NRP), 2018-2019
- American Heart Association BLS for Healthcare Providers, 2024
- STABLE instructor, 2018-2019
- OHIO RN-217596
- COA 08526 Certified Nurse Practitioner
- DEA MC2710829
Awards
NICU Excellence in Nursing Award, 2003, Aultman Hospital
Projects
- 2007 - current: Active member of Vermont Oxford Network (VON) quality improvement projects
- Clinical preceptor for NNP students from The Ohio State University and University of Cincinnati. Clinical preceptor for Nurse Midwife students (well-baby assessment in delivery room and in normal nursery) from Case Western Reserve University.
- Principal researcher for study of “Maternal Stress and Patient Satisfaction in the NICU”. Poster presentation of “Maternal Stress and Patient Satisfaction in the NICU” presented at Nursing Research Poster Day, November 2012
- Development and initiation of Aultman NICU policy and procedure for Inhaled Nitric Oxide (iNO) 2011, provided education to nursing and respiratory staff . Poster presentation of “iNO for Treatment of Neonatal Pulmonary Hypertension in the NICU” 2012
- Aultman Research Academy 2011.
- Revision and improvement of the process of scheduling and educating nurses and families of infants qualifying for the Neonatal Developmental Follow-Up Clinic with Poster Presentation presented at Nursing Research Poster Day, November 2007
- Reinstatement and development of the NNP Lecture and Education Series for all NICU staff
Timeline
Lead Neonatal Nurse Practitioner- Aultman NICU
Akron Children's Hospital
01.2019 - Current
Unit Director/Nurse Manager/NNP
Aultman Hospital
01.2018 - 08.2019
High-Risk Delivery coverage for Level I Labor & Delivery Unit
Akron Children’s Hospital/Cleveland Clinic Union Hospital
05.2014 - 03.2024
Neonatal Nurse Practitioner
Akron Children’s Hospital
02.2012 - 12.2017
Adjunct Clinical Instructor
Kent State University Tuscarawas Campus
01.2006 - 05.2011
Lead Neonatal Nurse Practitioner
Aultman Hospital
09.2005 - Current
Patient Care Specialist/Assistant Nurse Manager
Aultman Hospital
10.2001 - 09.2005
Coordinator of Neonatal Transport Team
Aultman Hospital
05.1998 - 09.2005
Staff Nurse
Aultman Hospital
05.1989 - 09.2001
Staff Nurse
Nationwide Children’s Hospital
10.1988 - 05.1989
Master of Science/Neonatal Nurse Practitioner -
The Ohio State University
Bachelor of Science in Nursing -
The University of Akron
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