Whitney C. Halvorsen
Neonatal Intensive Care Nurse, Level Four Regional Referral Unit
Salt Lake City, UT · (801) 555 0114 · name@example.com · linkedin.com/in/whitneychalvorsen
Key Qualifications
EXPERIENCE
Eleven years of neonatal intensive care nursing, seven at level four
SETTINGS
84 bed level four regional referral neonatal intensive care unit, about 1,100 admissions a year
SPECIALTIES
Extremely preterm infants, high frequency ventilation, surgical neonates, charge nursing
SYSTEMS
Epic, Pyxis, high frequency oscillators, umbilical line monitoring, breast milk scanning
LICENSURE
Utah registered nurse license, neonatal intensive care nursing certification
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Science in Nursing, Great Basin State University
Executive Summary
Neonatal intensive care nurse with eleven years of practice, the last seven on an 84 bed level four regional referral unit that admits about 1,100 infants a year from five states. Cares for infants born before 28 weeks, babies on high frequency ventilation and surgical patients with congenital anomalies, and serves as night charge nurse over 30 staff. Holds the Registered Nurse Certified in Neonatal Intensive Care Nursing credential from the National Certification Corporation and chaired the central line work group that cut bloodstream infections by two thirds.
Signature Achievements
- Chaired the central line work group that cut central line associated bloodstream infections from 2.1 to 0.6 per 1,000 line days over two years on an 84 bed unit.
- Serves as primary nurse for infants under 750 grams and has carried 40 such babies from admission through discharge home.
- Helped write the first hour admission checklist that brought time to first dextrose infusion under thirty minutes for 92 percent of admissions.
- Runs the unit as night charge nurse over 30 nurses and about 70 patients three nights a week.
- Precepted 22 nurses into neonatal intensive care, 19 of whom are still on the unit.
- Earned the neonatal intensive care nursing certification in 2018 and recertified in 2021 and 2024.
Professional Experience
Registered Nurse and Night Charge Nurse, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
Wasatch Front Children's Hospital, Salt Lake City, UT April 2019 to present
84 bed level four regional referral unit with about 1,100 admissions a year; one to two patient assignment and night charge three nights a week
- Care for infants born at 22 to 28 weeks on conventional and high frequency ventilation, umbilical lines and parenteral nutrition.
- Manage surgical neonates before and after repair of gastroschisis, congenital diaphragmatic hernia and necrotizing enterocolitis.
- Make assignments, manage admissions from the transport team and cover breaks for 30 nurses as night charge nurse.
- Maintain central lines under the unit bundle and audit line care on every patient during charge rounds.
- Precept new hires through the sixteen week neonatal orientation and sign off on their ventilator and line competencies.
Registered Nurse, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
Bonneville Community Hospital, Ogden, UT July 2015 to April 2019
24 bed level three unit in a community hospital with about 3,800 births a year
- Cared for preterm infants from 28 weeks on continuous positive airway pressure, conventional ventilation and full feeding support.
- Attended high risk deliveries as the resuscitation nurse and stabilized infants before transfer to the regional level four unit.
- Completed the Sugar, Temperature, Airway, Blood pressure, Lab work and Emotional support stabilization program and taught the pre transport checklist to the unit.
- Coordinated feeding advancement and discharge teaching for growing preterm infants.
Licensure and Certification
Utah Board of Nursing through the Division of Professional Licensing, registered nurse license number 11430762
Registered Nurse Certified in Neonatal Intensive Care Nursing, National Certification Corporation, recertified 2024
Neonatal Resuscitation Program provider and instructor, and the Sugar, Temperature, Airway, Blood pressure, Lab work and Emotional support stabilization program, current
Education
Bachelor of Science in Nursing, Great Basin State University, Salt Lake City, 2015
Core Skills
High frequency ventilation · Umbilical line management · Extremely preterm care · Surgical neonate care · Central line bundle audits · Night charge leadership · Parenteral nutrition management · Delivery room resuscitation · Preceptor teaching · Family centered rounds