Olivia Sapia AG-ACNP, CNRN
Redwood City,CA
Summary
Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Certified Nurse Practitioner with expertise in the care of the acute Neurosurgical and Stroke patient at a level 1 Trauma Center and Comprehensive Stroke Center. Self-directed professional with superior problem-solving, communication and management skills. Successful in managing time, prioritizing tasks, and critical thinking.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Neurosurgery Nurse Practitioner
Santa Clara Valley Medical
Santa Clara, California
07.2025 - Current
- First call for all neurosurgical consults.
- Perform diagnostic tests and interpret results to guide treatment decisions.
- Conduct comprehensive patient assessments, and develop individualized care plans.
- Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to enhance patient care delivery.
Neurosurgical Nurse Practitioner
Stanford Health Care
Stanford, CA
06.2022 - Current
- Management of neurosurgical patients on all service lines including neuro-oncology, complex spine, cerebral vascular, and functional neurosurgery.
- Assess, evaluate, and manage care for the neurosurgical patient in the hospital setting, including critical care, post-operative care, and in consultation.
- Assess the need for, orders, and interprets appropriate interventions for patients, including laboratory studies, medications, and radiological studies.
- Collaborates with multidisciplinary teams to minimize complications and improve overall health of the patient, including teaching and supporting the neurosurgical residency program.
- Experience with traumatic brain and spine injuries, brain and spinal cord tumors, aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhages, moya moya disease, the use of functional neurosurgery to treat Parkinson's disease, intractable epilepsy, and essential tremor, lumbar drain management, external ventricular drain management, & managing the post-operative neurosurgical patient.
- First assist in neurosurgical cases in the operating room.
Neurosurgery Nurse Practitioner
Mount Carmel Health System
Columbus, OH
09.2019 - 04.2022
- Assess, evaluate, and manage care for the neurosurgical patient in the hospital setting, including critical care and post-operative care.
- Assess the need for, ordered, and interpreted appropriate interventions for patients, including laboratory studies, medications, and radiological studies.
- Provides first response evaluation of new neurosurgical patients in the Emergency Department.
- Documents daily progress notes, new consultations, history and physicals, and discharge instructions.
- In charge of managing all in house stroke alerts including hemorrhagic stroke alerts.
- Collaborated with 7 neurosurgeons, a neurovascular interventional radiologist, and 4 neurologists.
- Collaborates with multidisciplinary teams to minimize complications and improve overall health of the patient.
- Interprets MRI and CAT scan imaging of the brain and spine.
- A member of the Trauma Research Committee
Medical Intermediate Care Unit- Clinical Nurse Manager
Mount Carmel St. Ann's Hospital
Westerville, OH
01.2018 - 09.2019
- 35 bed stroke designated intermediate care unit
- Provided leadership on a multidisciplinary team to drive quality outcomes, continuity of care, and patient satisfaction.
- Assist the nurse manager in coaching and mentoring 70 employees.
- Assist in maintaining the unit’s productivity and budget.
- Help develop process improvement and quality improvement projects for the unit.
- Assisted on the multidisciplinary team that facilitated a successful Joint Commission re-certification for Primary Stroke Center in September 2018.
Administrative Nursing Supervisor
Mount Carmel St. Ann's
Westerville, OH
06.2017 - 02.2018
- Provide administrative nursing support to a 281 bed hospital.
- Ensured adequate staffing for all nursing units.
- Managed hospital throughput.
- Responsible for opening and managing the hospital command center as needed.
- Addressed patient concerns and provided service recovery.
- Resolved conflicts promptly among physicians, nurses and other healthcare employees to keep workflows on task.
Staff RN
Mount Carmel St. Ann's Hospital
Westerville, OH
07.2014 - 01.2018
- Staff RN and Charge RN on a 35 bed Stroke designated intermediate care unit
- Developed patient care plans, including assessments, evaluations, and nursing diagnoses.
- Cared for patients requiring chronic mechanical ventilation, cardiac drips, acute stroke, and epilepsy patients.
- Charge RN duties included supervising and supporting nursing staff, coordinating patient assignments and staffing needs, formulated nurse assignments, assisting management to oversee staff and implement policies, conflict resolution between staff and staff-patient and/or patient family, & lead safety huddles.
Education
Masters of Science - Nursing
Mount Carmel College of Nursing
Columbus, OH05.2019
Bachelors of Science - Nursing
Mount Carmel College of Nursing
Columbus, OH05.2014
Skills
- Simple laceration repair
- External Ventricular drain management
- Intrathecal medication administration
- Lumbar Drain management
- Cerebral shunt interrogation
- Cerebral Shunt tap
- Arterial Line Placement
- Interpretation of brain and spine imaging
Certification
- Registered Nurse Practitioner in the State of California, license number 95020649
- Nurse Practitioner Furnishing in the State of California, license number 95020649
- Registered Nurse in the State of California, license number , 95280599
- Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner, via ANCC #2019045928
- Certified Neuroscience Registered Nurse, via ABNN #00393697
- NIHSS Certification
- ENLS Certification
- BLS & ACLS Certifications
Timeline
Neurosurgery Nurse Practitioner
Santa Clara Valley Medical
07.2025 - Current
Neurosurgical Nurse Practitioner
Stanford Health Care
06.2022 - Current
Neurosurgery Nurse Practitioner
Mount Carmel Health System
09.2019 - 04.2022
Medical Intermediate Care Unit- Clinical Nurse Manager
Mount Carmel St. Ann's Hospital
01.2018 - 09.2019
Administrative Nursing Supervisor
Mount Carmel St. Ann's
06.2017 - 02.2018
Staff RN
Mount Carmel St. Ann's Hospital
07.2014 - 01.2018
Masters of Science - Nursing
Mount Carmel College of Nursing
Bachelors of Science - Nursing
Mount Carmel College of Nursing