-Stabilization, treatment and transport of critically ill and injured neonatal/pediatric populations in an advanced practice setting.
-Clinical preceptor for new employees
-Charge Nurse responsibilities
-Responsible for Neonatal/Pediatric education for Duke Life Flight including: Initial orientation, quarterly skills lab, cross-training orientation for adult critical care team members and Neonatal/Pediatric education for Duke Life Flight Critical Care Academy.
-Collaborate with Medical Directors from the Duke Intensive Care Nursery, PICU and PCICU to develop and update Neonatal/Pediatric Transport Protocols.
-Staff Nurse in Children's PACU. Pre-operative and Post-operative care of infants, children and adolescents.
-Serving as a preceptor for new nurses.
-Night resource Nurse for NC Children's Hospital.
-Stabilization, treatment and transport of critically ill and injured neonatal/pediatric patient populations in an advanced practice setting.
-Stabilization, treatment and transport of critically ill and injured neonatal/pediatric patient populations in an advanced practice setting.
-Served as preceptor to new employees.
-Functioned as Shift Operations Coordinator (SOC)/Charge RN role.
-Active in pediatric education for the department and community outreach, including rural hospitals throughout North Carolina and Community EMS bases.
-Assisted with education at UNC School of Medicine of Medical Students-venipuncture, IV access, arterial puncture/ABG interpretation.
-Collaborative care of critically ill and injured pediatric patients including:
trauma, post-surgical, burns, complex medical, post-transplant and ECMO.
-Served as preceptor for new employees.
-Served as Charge RN.
Advanced practice skills:
-Airway management including intubation and needle/surgical cricothyrotomy
-Umbilical artery/vein cannulation
-Intraosseous access insertion
-Needle decompression
-Utilization/titration of vasoactive and narcotic/sedative infusions
Other skills:
-Venipuncture
-IV access
-Arterial blood gas sampling/interpretation
-Care and management of Central lines
-Transport of VA and VV ECMO
Accomplishments/Accolades:
-2102 Emergency Services Nurse of the Year, UNC Hospitals
-2017 Association of Air Medical Services, Neonatal/Pediatric Transport Team of the Year, Team Member
-2023 Presenter ECHO Heliops Transport Conference, San Diego, California
Certifications:
NRP-I
PALS
ACLS
BLS
Pediatric ITLS (PITLS)
Certified Neonatal/Pediatric Transport Nurse (C-NPT)
PATC (Pediatric Advanced Transport Course-ASTNA)
Available upon request.