Laurie Jennifer Smell, MSN, RN, CCRN
LICENSURE & CERTIFICATIONS

REGISTERED NURSE
District of Columbia
Maryland (Inactive)

CCRN
Certified Critical Care Nurse
Pediatrics

CMTE
Certified Medical Transport Executive
PALS Instructor
Pediatric Advanced Life Support
BLS Instructor
Basic Life Support

EDUCATION
MASTER OF SCIENCE, NURSING
University of Phoenix
2012

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE, NURSING
University of Phoenix
2011

ASSOCIATE DEGREE,
NURSING
Marymount University
1992

EXPERIENCE
Clinical Coordinator, Pediatric Intensive Care Unit
Children’s National Hospital, Washington, DC
2018-Present
• Coordinate recruitment, training, care, & services for clinical staff caring for patients requiring admission to the Special Isolation Unit with high-risk pathogens
• Coordinate annual education & tracking for unit burn & trauma requirements
• Support PICU leadership team with special projects to maintain quality, regulatory, & safety aspects of clinical practice
• Nurse Planner for the Nursing Education & Professional Development Department

Clinical Director, Pediatric Emergency Department & Women’s Surgical Unit
Anne Arundel Medical Center, Annapolis, Md
2012-2018
• Led the administrative, operational, & budgetary aspects of the combined 16-bed Pediatric Emergency Department & Inpatient Unit, as well as the 18-bed Women’s Surgical Unit
• Successfully established a 6-bed overflow unit for the care & safety of pediatric behavioral & mental health patients for use during surge operations
• Completed LEAN program for Quality Improvement

Outreach Coordinator, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
Children’s National Hospital, Washington, DC
2010-2012
• Established the NICU outreach program, including launching follow-up methods for referring physicians
• Coordinated education courses for in-house & outreach participants including NRP, STABLE & special topics in newborn care
• Data abstraction for NICU entered onto Children’s Hospital Association database

Clinical Manager, Division of Transport Medicine
2009-2010
• Accountable for the clinical management of nurses & paramedic clinicians, providing 24-hour ground & air transport of pediatric & neonatal patients
• Provided administration & scheduling to ensure adequate staffing to meet the demands of a busy transport team, completing over 5,500 transports annually
• Successfully recruited and increased staffing from a 40% vacancy, prior to leaving to pursue the NICU Outreach Coordinator position

Pediatric Critical Care Transport RN & Shift Coordinator, Division of Transport Medicine
2008-2009
• Provided ongoing supervision & support for transport Nurses, Paramedics, & Emergency Medical Technicians during transport episodes of care as well as in-house operations
Pediatric Critical Care Transport RN, Maryland Express Care
University of Maryland Medical System, Baltimore, MD
2001-2008
• Senior member of a nursing-led team, serving as a coordinator of patient care services; ensuring quality processes & outcomes of care during transport

Research Coordinator, Division of Neonatology & Nephrology
2000-2001
• Coordinated Institutional Review Board submissions for research protocols within the Divisions of Neonatology and Pediatric Nephrology

Registered Nurse, Pediatric Intensive Care Unit and Critical Care Float Pool
1993-2000
• Managed the care of critically ill patients admitted to the Pediatric & Neonatal Intensive Care Units & Pediatric Emergency Department
• Performed the roles of Charge RN, Arrest Team, & Preceptor for newly hired RN’s
• Participated in the development of the PICU Clinical Practice Committee
• Actively contributed to unit committees including, Scheduling, Primary Nursing, & Quality Assurance