Emilee Dalton

Compassionate and highly skilled Registered Nurse with 6+ years of pediatric critical care experience in PICU and CVICU settings, including travel assignments at nationally recognized children's hospitals. Experienced in caring for critically ill infants, children, and adolescents with complex medical and cardiac conditions, including ventilator management, central lines, vasoactive infusions, and post-operative congenital heart patients. Proven leader with experience supervising nursing staff, coordinating multidisciplinary care, maintaining regulatory compliance, and mentoring new nurses.

Dedicated to delivering evidence-based, family-centered care while thriving in fast-paced, high-acuity environments.

Assistant Director of Nursing / Infusion RN / Clinical RN at Continuum Pediatric Nursing Services (2025-08 – Present)

• Coordinate skilled in-home nursing services for pediatric and adult patients with complex medical needs, ensuring safe transitions from hospital to home.
• Collaborate with physicians, hospital case managers, and interdisciplinary teams to obtain Medicaid authorizations and establish continuity of care.
• Review and submit clinical documentation to support regulatory compliance and reimbursement.
• Supervise, mentor, and evaluate nursing staff while providing ongoing clinical education and performance coaching.
• Conduct quality assurance audits and ensure compliance with state, federal, and agency standards.
• Provide skilled pediatric nursing care including central line management, port access, infusion therapy, laboratory specimen collection, and sterile dressing changes.
• Educate bedside nurses and caregivers on tracheostomy care, ventilator management, and other complex pediatric nursing skills.
• Coordinate discharge planning and home nursing services for medically complex pediatric patients to promote safe transitions and reduce readmissions.

Travel Nurse - PICU/CVICU at Aya Healthcare (2022-06 – 2024-06)

Travel assignments across multiple nationally recognized children's hospitals: Brenner Children's Hospital (June 2022-June 2023) PICU, University Of Virginia Children's Health (September 2023-December 2023) CVICU, Loma Linda University Children's Hospital (December 2023-February 2024) PICU/CVICU, Levine's Children's Hospital (March 2024-June 2024) CVICU

• Provided care for critically ill infants, children, and adolescents in PICU and CVICU settings.
• Managed ventilated patients requiring invasive and non-invasive respiratory support.
• Administered vasoactive medications, sedatives, analgesics, blood products, and continuous IV infusions.
• Monitored arterial lines, central venous catheters, chest tubes, and invasive hemodynamic monitoring.
• Provided care for ECMO, ventilated, and high-acuity cardiac patients.
• Collaborated with multidisciplinary teams during rapid changes in patient condition.
• Cared for patients with respiratory failure, sepsis, congenital heart disease, trauma, neurologic disorders, post-operative cardiac surgery, multisystem organ dysfunction, and medical emergencies.
• Educated and supported families throughout hospitalization and discharge planning.

Registered Nurse - CVICU/ Float Pool at Phoenix Children's Hospital (2019-01 – 2022-12)

• Delivered critical care to neonates, infants, children, and adolescents with congenital and acquired cardiac disease.
• Managed post-operative congenital heart surgery patients, including complex hemodynamic monitoring.
• Provided care for ECMO, ventilated, and high-acuity cardiac patients.
• Worked collaboratively with intensivists, cardiologists, surgeons, respiratory therapists, and multidisciplinary teams.
• Selected to float across CVICU, PICU, NICU, and Pediatric Emergency Department due to strong clinical performance and adaptability. Joined the Supplemental ICU Float Pool 2021-2022

Lead Nurse at Restore Hyper Wellness (2024-03 – 2025-08)

• Administer IV/IM therapies to deliver a wide range of vitamins and micronutrients to aid patients with their health and wellness goals
• Educate clients on the qualities and benefits of IV/IM ingredients to help support incremental sales for the studio. Tracking KPI's to ensure we are meeting sales goals.
• Outreach and participate in community events to bring in new clients into the Restore Hyper Wellness lifestyle
• Create a welcoming and comforting environment while administering services to encourage repeat clients
• Managing a team of nurses while training new employees, auditing charts, and implementing changes and new protocols.

Aesthetic Nurse Injector at InShape MD (2025-03 – 2025-08)

• Administering a range of neuromodulators and dermal fillers including Botox, Dysport, Juvederm, Volbella etc.
• Educate clients on the benefits and risks of neuromodulations and dermal filler
• Assessing client's facial anatomy, deficits, and muscle movements to create and achieve facial balancing

B.S. in Nursing – Arizona State University, College of Nursing & Health Innovation (2015-01 – 2019-12)