Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Accomplishments
Certification
Professional References
Timeline
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Traci Clark

Burlington,NC

Overview

23
23
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Neonatal/Pediatric Transport Nurse

Duke Life Flight
04.2021 - Current

-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

Neonatal/Pediatric Educator

Duke Life Flight
08.2022 - 01.2025

-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.

Registered Nurse

UNC Health
03.2020 - 03.2021

-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.

Neonatal/Pediatric Transport Nurse

Duke Life Flight
02.2019 - 03.2020

-Stabilization, treatment and transport of critically ill and injured neonatal/pediatric patient populations in an advanced practice setting.

Neonatal/Pediatric Transport Nurse

UNC Carolina Air Care
04.2006 - 02.2019

-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.

Staff Nurse

UNC Hospitals; Pediatric Intensive Care Unit
08.2002 - 04.2006

-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.

Education

Bachelor of Science - Nursing

University of North Carolina At Pembroke
Pembroke, NC
05-2025

Associate of Science - Nursing

Sandhills Community College
Pinehurst, NC
05.2002

Skills

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

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

Certification

Certifications:

NRP-I

PALS

ACLS

BLS

Pediatric ITLS (PITLS)

Certified Neonatal/Pediatric Transport Nurse (C-NPT)

PATC (Pediatric Advanced Transport Course-ASTNA)

Professional References

Available upon request.

Timeline

Neonatal/Pediatric Educator

Duke Life Flight
08.2022 - 01.2025

Neonatal/Pediatric Transport Nurse

Duke Life Flight
04.2021 - Current

Registered Nurse

UNC Health
03.2020 - 03.2021

Neonatal/Pediatric Transport Nurse

Duke Life Flight
02.2019 - 03.2020

Neonatal/Pediatric Transport Nurse

UNC Carolina Air Care
04.2006 - 02.2019

Staff Nurse

UNC Hospitals; Pediatric Intensive Care Unit
08.2002 - 04.2006

Bachelor of Science - Nursing

University of North Carolina At Pembroke

Associate of Science - Nursing

Sandhills Community College
Traci Clark