Lisa Ann Curtin

• Polished Neonatal Intensive Care Nurse Clinician committed to working with healthcare teams to deliver expert care, compassion and support.
• Provided exceptional care to high-acuity patients needing complex care including, yet not limited to; conventional ventilation, HFJV, HFOV, Nitric oxide, SIMV, NIMV, CPAP, RAM, Hudson, Bubble CPAP, HFCN, LFNC, ETT ventilation, Nasal Intubation, tracheostomy, UAC, UVC, PICC, Arterial lines, Broviac, GT, NGT, OGT, NDT, NJT, ODT, OJT, body cooling, HIE, PPHN, IVH, PVL, NEC, bedside surgery, micro preemies 22 - 26 week gestation. VP shunts and reservoirs, hydrocephalus, Colostomy care, pre-op and post-op care for unstable patients. Congenial heart defects, Congenial Diaphragmatic Hernia, Complex chromosomal disorders and syndromes. Hypoplastic heart, hypoplastic heart, TEF, EA, all complex surgeries, etc. Highly knowledgeable in life saving medications and drips, proficient resuscitation skills at bedside, highly experienced for delivery room and high level transports, multi-faceted surgeries, cardiac anomalies, complicated pulmonary medical emergencies, etc.
• Experienced, highly intuitive, advanced practice NICU nurse, highly advanced critical thinking skill, evidence-based practice based , proficient research practices. Excellent NICU nurse possessing fastidious nature dedicated to optimal patient care and outcomes.
• Exemplary communication skills, psychologically knowledgeable, excellent critical care technical knowledge, caring, compassionate, extremely empathetic, extensive experience with precepting for 6-month orientation; as well as successful precepting of new recruits who struggle, guiding them with empathy, knowledge and fostering critical thinking.

- Active member of Multiple committees

- Nurse Clinician with 27 years of experience as full time NCC certified clinician practicing in fast paced, busy metropolitan academic and teaching hospital

- Advanced skills in Education and Preceptorship

- Advanced delivery room knowledge, experience and skills

- Extensive transport experience

- Calm, perceptive, extremely effective and experienced in complex crisis and high acuity patients

- Accustomed to and thrive in fast-paced, high stress, critical situations

- Highly experienced with High Risk Fetal Medicine Obstetrician perform complex uterine surgeries and interventions

- Respectful, as well as flourish in a diverse population

- Considerate and caring to patients, parents and

coworkers

- Outstanding critical thinking knowledge, skills, decision making, preceptorships, and advanced neonatal critical care; as detailed in above paragraphs, under work history.

• Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
• Administered medications via oral, IV, and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
• Managed care from admission to discharge.
• Trained new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures, and safety protocols.
• Organized and managed care of patients undergoing various therapies and procedures.
• Conferred with physicians to discuss diagnoses and devise well-coordinated treatment approaches.
• Collected blood, tissue, and other laboratory specimens and prepared for lab testing.
• Contributed substantially to successful department JCAHO accreditation by consistently operating to highest standards of care.
• Magnet Hospital NICU Nurse Clinician