Jackie Calhoun, DNP, RN, CPNP-AC, CHSE

Experience

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  Lord Corporation

  May 2003 - Dec 2003

  Cooperative Education Student

  Developed and analyzed carbon fiber and natural rubber blends

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  Oldcastle, Inc.

  Jun 2005 - Jul 2007

  Production Coordinator

  Created and maintained Bill of Materials for a six-plant masonry manufacturing facilities. Managed inventory and production reporting at each site.

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  CTLGroup

  Jul 2007 - Jan 2009

  Mass Concrete Specialist

  Analyzed thermal development and strength gain of mass concrete placements through computer modeling software. Developed thermal control plans to guide other engineers, contractors, and owners to concrete successful placements.

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  University of Illinois at Chicago

  Jan 2009 - Jul 2010

  Graduate Student

  Accelerated RN program

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  Rush University Medical Center

  Jul 2010 - Apr 2014

  Registered Nurse

  I was an RN in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) at Rush University Medical Center. Our multidisciplinary care team treats newborn, infant, toddler, preschool, school-age, adolescent, and young adult patients with widely varying conditions. These cases include single organ failures, liquid and solid tumors/metastases, congenital malformations, and genetic abnormalities, among others.While at Rush, I completed my MSN with a focus in Pediatric Nurse Practitioner - Acute Care. My Master's project was the development of a sedation protocol for intubated pediatric patients. Show less

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  Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago

  Apr 2014 - Oct 2016

  Pediatric Critical Care Nurse Practitioner

  I was a Pediatric Critical Care Nurse Practitioner in a 40 bed PICU in downtown Chicago. I functioned as an independent provider providing care for a wide variety of critically- and acutely-ill children.

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  Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh

  Oct 2016 - now

  Pediatric Critical Care Nurse Practitioner

  I work as a Pediatric Critical Care Nurse Practitioner in a busy, 36-bed medical/surgical Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU). My advanced education and training allow to function as an independent provider of safe, high quality, and efficient family-centered care.

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  University of Pittsburgh - School of Nursing

  Aug 2018 - now

  Assistant Professor

  I am the coordinator and lead faculty of the Pediatric Acute Care Nurse Practitioner program at the University of Pittsburgh School of Nursing.