TROY STEPHENS
Bigelow,Arkansas
Summary
Dynamic Registered Nurse with a strong focus on high-risk neonatal care and team leadership in NICU environments. Expertise in neonatal resuscitation and critical assessments during emergencies, fostering collaboration with multidisciplinary teams to ensure optimal patient outcomes and safety.
Overview
1
1
Certification
30
30
years of professional experience
Work History
Team Lead RN — NICU
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS)
Little Rock, Arkansas
04.2009 - Current
- Provide specialized nursing care to critically ill and high-risk neonatal patients in a high-acuity NICU environment.
- Attend high-risk deliveries and assist with immediate stabilization and management of newborns.
- Participate in neonatal resuscitation and provide critical care during emergent situations.
- Perform skilled IV insertion and use PICC training in the care of neonatal patients.
- Collaborated with neonatologists, nurses, respiratory therapists, and multidisciplinary team to deliver comprehensive care for neonatal patients.
- Prioritize patient safety, rapid assessment, effective communication, and continuity of care.
- Led team of nurses in coordinating patient care, enhancing staff support and operational efficiency.
- Exhibited leadership and teamwork in managing complex, time-sensitive clinical situations, ensuring optimal patient outcomes.
Conference Organizer
FamilyLife minstries
Little Rock, AR
01.1997 - 04.2009
- Coordinated event logistics for conferences, managing schedules and vendor relationships.
- Managed registration processes, ensuring timely communication with attendees.
- Facilitated volunteer training sessions to support event execution and attendee experience.
NICU Registered Nurse
UAB
Birmingham, Alabama
12.1996 - 09.1998
- 18 years of NICU nursing experience.
- Delivered comprehensive nursing care for premature, critically ill, and high-risk newborns, ensuring optimal outcomes during critical phases.
- Cared for neonates needing intensive monitoring and complex medical treatment.
- Facilitated high-risk deliveries and performed newborn stabilization and resuscitation, contributing to immediate care and recovery.
- Developed expertise in neonatal patient care procedures in neonatal IV access and patient assessment.
- Worked with multidisciplinary teams to deliver safe, evidence-based care.
- Guided and supported families through critical, stressful periods of infant hospitalization, fostering trust and communication during challenging times.
Education
Associate of Science - Nursing
Gadsden State Community College
Gadsden, AL06-1996
LPN - Nursing
Bessemer State Technical
Birmingham, AL08-1993
Skills
- NICU critical care
- Neonatal resuscitation expertise
- High-risk delivery management
- IV and PICC skills
- High-acuity patient care
- Skilled in neonatal resuscitation
- Strong IV insertion skills
- Delivery room proficiency
- NICU transport coordination
- Neonate monitoring
- 18 years of NICU experience
- High-risk birth experience
- Clinical Leadership
- Experienced Team Lead RN
- Team Coordination
- Multidisciplinary Collaboration
- Emergency & Critical Situations
- PICC trained
Certification
- NRP — Neonatal Resuscitation Program, BLS — Basic Life Support, STABLE — Neonatal Stabilization, NICC Certification, PICC Trained, Registered Nurse — Current,
Timeline
Team Lead RN — NICU
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS)
04.2009 - Current
Conference Organizer
FamilyLife minstries
01.1997 - 04.2009
NICU Registered Nurse
UAB
12.1996 - 09.1998
Associate of Science - Nursing
Gadsden State Community College
LPN - Nursing
Bessemer State Technical