Valerie Ferraro, MSN, RN

Highly experienced, nursing professional with diverse experience which has led to exceptional leadership skills and well developed ability to educate others in serval areas of nursing, developed over 13 year career. Military veteran with 7 years experience in the Active Duty Navy Nurse Corps in the areas of neonatal intensive care, pediatric care, outpatient care, maternal health care, and staff education. Strong background in education, instruction, counseling, and research. Skillfully staff teams, organize charts and oversee day-to-day care by leveraging strong decision-making and multitasking abilities through charge nurse and leadership opportunities. History of building team cohesion and long-term success to maximize quality and cost-effectiveness of care through the chair of leadership programs for hospitals. Compassionate leader for nurses, offering well-developed skills in policy development, performance management and quality and outcomes management. Excited to bring my diverse experience as an educator to organizations focused on developing future nurses.

RN: Maryland Compact R195843 (exp: 4/28/2024)

Certified Neonatal Intensive Care Nurse (RNC-NIC)-National Certification Corporation: 104395754. 12/17/2015 (exp: 12/2026)

S.T.A.B.L.E (infant transport) Instructor since 2014 (exp 07/2025)

Basic Life Support (BLS) provider since 2015 (exp. 08/2025)

National Association of Neonatal Nurses (NANN)

Association of Women's Health, Obstetric, and Neonatal Nurses (AWHONN)

American Association of Critical Care Nurses (AACN)

Harvard Business Review (HBR)

March of Dimes "March for Babies"- 12/2018 to 12/2019: Participated as a part of Children's National Medical Center team

Burnout Resiliency Task Force- CarolinaEast Medical Center