NICU Nurse

NICU Registered Nurse (RN) - Level III/IV — Summit Ridge Medical Center

Atlanta, GA | July 2023 – Present

• Administered high-acuity nursing care to a daily census of 2 critically ill neonates in a Level IV NICU, achieving a 100% adherence rate to weight-based dosage protocols for vasoactive infusions and TPN.
• Managed mechanical ventilation settings and high-frequency oscillatory ventilators (HFOV) for 80+ respiratory-compromised infants, reducing airway extubation failures by 22% via lung-protective strategies.
• Spearheaded a unit-wide central line-associated bloodstream infection (CLABSI) prevention campaign using VigiLanz monitoring, reducing local infection rates to zero across 14 consecutive months.
• Educated over 180 parent groups on neonatal home-care plans and Safe Sleep guidelines prior to discharge, reducing post-discharge readmission rates by 15% within the first 30 days.

Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Registered Nurse — Pinecrest General Hospital

Savannah, GA | June 2021 – June 2023

• Monitored vital telemetry and neurodevelopmental status for 150+ premature neonates in a Level III NICU, identifying 100% of early-stage sepsis markers using Epic Stork clinical alerts.
• Collaborated with neonatologists and respiratory therapists during 45 high-risk delivery resuscitations, utilizing Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) protocols to improve 5-minute APGAR scores by an average of 35% from initial delivery assessment.
• Coordinated phototherapy interventions and bilirubin screening for 120+ infants diagnosed with neonatal jaundice, achieving a 98% success rate in resolving hyperbilirubinemia without complications.
• Trained 12 newly licensed nurses on sterile IV insertions, arterial line monitoring, and double-check medication procedures, lowering peripheral intravenous infiltration rates by 18%.

Neonatal intensive care, Neonatal resuscitation (NRP), Patient assessment, Ventilator management (HFOV/CPAP), Medication administration, Umbilical line management, Bilirubin phototherapy, Family-centered care, Epic Stork, Telemetry monitoring, Interdisciplinary collaboration, Infection control (CLABSI/VAP prevention)

NICU CLABSI Reduction Protocol

Role: Unit Quality Lead / Registered Nurse

Tools: VigiLanz, Epic Stork EMR, Sterile Handoff Checklists

Co-led a clinical task force to standardize central line care bundles, resulting in a 100% reduction in catheter-related bloodstream infections over a 12-month period.

Developmental Care Isolette Integration

Role: Clinical Implementation Specialist

Tools: Giraffe OmniBed Isolettes, Sound-Level Decibel Monitors

Introduced sensory-controlled microenvironments and sound-mitigation guidelines for 24 beds, decreasing physiological stress indicators in preemies by 18%.

• Registered Nurse Certified in Neonatal Intensive Care (RNC-NIC) (2023)
• Neonatal Critical Care Registered Nurse (CCRN) (2024)
• Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) Provider (2021)
• S.T.A.B.L.E. Program Certification (2022)
• Basic Life Support (BLS) Provider (2021)

• Languages: English (Native), Spanish (Conversational)
• Volunteer Work: Medical volunteer for community newborn health screenings (2022–present)
• Availability: 2 weeks notice