Marla K. Conley
Lexington,KY
Summary
Board certified neonatal nurse practitioner with over 15 years experience seeking challenging opportunities to utilize my knowledge and clinical expertise in the field of vascular access.
Overview
2026
2026
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Clinical Educator
Argon Medical
01.2023 - Current
- Responsibilities include organizing and conducting Neonatal Peripherally Inserted Central Catheter workshops across the United States.
Neonatal Nurse Practitioner
United Telehealth
Statesboro, GA
02.2017 - Current
- Responsibilities include assessment and management of sick and premature neonates. Attending high risk deliveries, admissions/discharges.
- Procedures including intubations, umbilical lines, chest tubes, lumbar punctures, needle aspirations, PICC and Midlines and circumcisions.
- Staff education.
Neonatal Nurse Practitioner
Bluegrass Newborn Specialists
Lexington, KY
12.2014 - 02.2021
- Responsibilities include the management of high-acuity, sick, and preterm neonates in a level III NICU, all neonatal procedures, attending high-risk deliveries, and newborn coverage in the well-baby nursery.
- Placing neonatal PICCs.
Neonatal Nurse Practitioner
Kosair Children’s Neonatal Specialists
Louisville, KY
07.2013 - 04.2015
- Responsibilities include management of high acuity sick and preterm neonates. Procedures including intubations, umbilical lines, chest tubes, lumbar punctures, needle aspirations, PICC and Midlines and circumcisions.
- Attending high risk deliveries, providing care, assessment management and discharges of well newborns.
- Providing follow up care in KCHNS high risk clinic.
Neonatal Nurse Practitioner
New York Methodist Hospital
Brooklyn, NY
02.2011 - 06.2013
- Responsibilities include attending high risk deliveries, management of preterm and critically ill neonates in a level lll NICU.
- Placing neonatal PICCs.
Clinical Specialist
CorPak Medsystems
Wheeling, Illinois
02.2009 - 01.2011
- Responsibilities included training of neonatal practitioners nationwide in tip location device for central venous catheters.
Instructional Specialist/faculty
Bluegrass Community and Technical College
Lexington, KY
01.2010 - 12.2010
- Responsibilities include lecture and didactic instruction for care of the newborn.
Vascular Access Specialist
Central Access
Lexington, KY
09.2008 - 12.2010
- Responsibilities included placement of peripherally inserted central catheters (PICCs)/midlines utilizing ultrasound guidance and Modified Seldinger technique for pediatric and adult patient populations.
- Conducting educational training for clinicians in the vascular access field.
Interim manager/Educator Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
Frankfort Regional Medical Center
Frankfort, KY
06.2009 - 12.2009
- Responsibilities included performance management and professional development for 15 FTE’s for well-baby nursery and level IIB Neonatal Intensive Care.
- Development and implementation of operational plans, educational plans, policy creation and revision, facilitation and regulation of state, CMS, and JCAHO standards within the Center for Women’s Health.
- Data comparison on benchmarking, budget management, staffing guidelines, and employee performance evaluations.
- Benchmarking comparatives for catheter related blood stream infections and extensive research on infection prevention and hospital acquired conditions based on Centers for Disease Control and Prevention regulations and professional organizational standards.
- Responsible for data collection/reporting for Vermont Oxford Network.
Educator/Vascular Access Specialist
Frankfort Regional Medical Center
Frankfort, KY
03.2007 - 12.2009
- Responsibilities included care and management for sick and premature neonates.
- Management included ventilator management, umbilical lines, and PICC insertion/ management.
- Clinical competency development and evaluation.
- Policy/procedure development, organizing and teaching neonatal certification classes.
- Organizing new employee orientation and teaching orientation classes for neonatal nursing.
- Insertion of PICCs hospital wide, for neonatal and adult patient populations.
- Developed and implemented neonatal and adult PICC team.
- Developed and implemented Pediatric Rapid Response Team and training Program.
Staff Nurse/PICC nurse
Central Baptist Hospital
Lexington, Kentucky
08.1998 - 07.2007
- Responsibilities included coordinating nursing care for critically ill infants/neonates in level lll NICU.
- Managements of ventilated infants, umbilical lines, chest tubes and central lines.
- Placement of PICCs.
Staff Nurse 3 ICU Surgical Intensive Care/Pediatric Intensive Care
Central Baptist Hospital
Lexington, Kentucky
07.1991 - 08.1998
- Responsibilities included organizing and managing nursing care for critically ill adults and pediatric patients.
Critical Care Transport /IV team
Central Baptist Hospital
Lexington, Kentucky
06.1995 - 03.1996
- Responsibilities included managing critically ill patients during transport to a higher level care facility.
- Responding to house wide IV therapy needs.
Staff Nurse Coronary Care Unit
Baptist Hospital East
Louisville, Kentucky
07.1990 - 07.1991
- Responsibilities included managing nursing care for critically ill cardiac patients.
Staff Nurse 3 Main/TCU
Central Baptist Hospital
Lexington, Kentucky
01.1989 - 07.1990
- Responsibilities included providing nursing care to medical/surgical telemetry patients.
Neonatal Nurse Practitioner
Multiple Locum assignments
- Provide neonatology services in level ll-lV NICUs in multiple states. Current assignment is in Atlanta Georgia. Requires years of experience as NNP, must be competent in all procedures, and able to function independently in fast paced high acuity neonatal environment and be competent in all neonatal procedures.
Article Reviewer
Infusion Nurses Society
- Review research articles and manuscripts submitted for journal publication. Provide feedback and critique and recommendations of paper submissions prior to publication.
Education
Graduate - Neonatal Nurse Practitioner Program
University of South Alabama
Mobile, Alabama12.2011
Master’s of Science - Nursing Education
McKendree University
Louisville, Kentucky05.2009
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Eastern Kentucky University
Richmond, Kentucky12.1989
High School Diploma -
Allen Central High School
Eastern Kentucky05.1984
Skills
- Clinical education
Function as clinical educator for neonatology group Conduct quality improvement projects, assess educational needs and provide unit educational offerings for staff nurses, nurse practitioners and physicians Educational offerings coordinated through private company CoCaEd, LLC
Certification
- NCC # CON1-0433-9592
- National Certification Corporation: Neonatal Nurse Practitioner
- American Academy of Pediatrics: NRP Instructor
- Adult ultrasound guided PICC insertion and neonatal PICC Insertion
References
Available upon request
Presentations
- Care of IDMs (Infants of Diabetic Mothers), 10/24, East Georgia Regional Medical Center, Statesboro, GA
- Are you Choosing the Right Vascular Access Device for Your Baby?, 09/24, Academy of Neonatal Nurses conference, New Orleans, LA
- Preeclampsia: Short and Long Term Effects, 05/24, Aalborg, Denmark
- Preeclampsia: Short and long term effects on the fetus, 04/23, Academy of Neonatal Nurses, Neonatal conference, Honolulu, Hawaii
- Green Aspirate: Oh My!, 01/23, East Georgia Regional Medical Center, Statesboro Georgia
- Uncommon Things Commonly Missed on Newborn Exams, 12/06/22, Webinar: 5th global Experts Meeting on Healthcare and Nursing
- The Late Preterm Infant: Where do they fit in?, 05/22, East Georgia Regional Medical Center
- Bubble CPAP in the Neonate. Clinical Pearls, 07/21, East Georgia Regional Medical Center, Statesboro Georgia
- Effects of PreEclampsia on the Fetus and Newborn, 03/20, St. Joseph East Women’s Center, Lexington, KY
- Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome: Care of the Withdrawing Infant, 06/14, Baptist Hospital Richmond, Richmond, KY
- Newborn Assessment, 08/12, New York Methodist Hospital, Brooklyn, NY
- Use of Central Venous Catheters in the NICU, 06/11, CorPak MedSystem’s annual sales meeting, Chicago, Illinois
- The Nurses Role in Preventing Central Line Infections, 05/10, Cook Medical, Infusion Nurses Society’s (INS) National Conference, Ft. Lauderdale Florida
- Evidence Based Practice: Decreasing Central Line Infections in the NICU, 03/07, Central Baptist Hospital Medical/Surgical Symposium, Lexington, KY
Timeline
Clinical Educator
Argon Medical
01.2023 - Current
Neonatal Nurse Practitioner
United Telehealth
02.2017 - Current
Neonatal Nurse Practitioner
Bluegrass Newborn Specialists
12.2014 - 02.2021
Neonatal Nurse Practitioner
Kosair Children’s Neonatal Specialists
07.2013 - 04.2015
Neonatal Nurse Practitioner
New York Methodist Hospital
02.2011 - 06.2013
Instructional Specialist/faculty
Bluegrass Community and Technical College
01.2010 - 12.2010
Interim manager/Educator Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
Frankfort Regional Medical Center
06.2009 - 12.2009
Clinical Specialist
CorPak Medsystems
02.2009 - 01.2011
Vascular Access Specialist
Central Access
09.2008 - 12.2010
Educator/Vascular Access Specialist
Frankfort Regional Medical Center
03.2007 - 12.2009
Staff Nurse/PICC nurse
Central Baptist Hospital
08.1998 - 07.2007
Critical Care Transport /IV team
Central Baptist Hospital
06.1995 - 03.1996
Staff Nurse 3 ICU Surgical Intensive Care/Pediatric Intensive Care
Central Baptist Hospital
07.1991 - 08.1998
Staff Nurse Coronary Care Unit
Baptist Hospital East
07.1990 - 07.1991
Staff Nurse 3 Main/TCU
Central Baptist Hospital
01.1989 - 07.1990
Neonatal Nurse Practitioner
Multiple Locum assignments
Article Reviewer
Infusion Nurses Society
Graduate - Neonatal Nurse Practitioner Program
University of South Alabama
Master’s of Science - Nursing Education
McKendree University
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Eastern Kentucky University
High School Diploma -
Allen Central High School