Joelle Puccio
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About
Our mission is to improve the lives of pregnant and parenting people who use substances. We accomplish this mission through community outreach, evidence-based education, and training.
Experience
Co-Founder and Director of Education at Academy of Perinatal Harm Reduction (2019 – Present)
Our mission is to improve the lives of pregnant and parenting people who use substances. We accomplish this mission through community outreach, evidence-based education, and training.
- Managing all aspects of business administration, consulting, research, writing, editing, design, teaching, supervision of contract staff, group facilitation, individual and group support.
Staff nurse at Hushaby Nursery (2023 – 2025)
Inpatient infant opioid detoxification center.
- Head-to-toe and focused withdrawal assessment upon admission, ongoing, and discharge, administration of medications, blood draws, carrying out all Licensed Independent Provider orders, and supervision/training of unlicensed staff.
- Focus on developmental care, feeding support including bottle systems use and maintenance, bovine formula and human milk storage and preparation, lactation initiation, maintenance, or suppression.
- Family education and discharge preparation including biological parents and/or foster/adoptive/kinship caregivers.
- Close coordination with adult case management, peer support, social work, and Department of Child Safety.
Traveling nurse on level III NICUs at Fusion Medstaff (2020 – 2023)
Served a diverse population including infants from 22 weeks gestation.
- Attending high risk deliveries and caring for infants with inhaled nitric oxide, oscillating ventilator, neuroprotective cooling, seizure monitoring, and post-operative needs.
Traveling nurse on Postpartum unit at Fusion Medstaff (2020 – 2023)
- Caring for couplets with typical or complex medical needs.
Traveling nurse on level III NICUs at Atlas MedStaff (2018 – 2020)
Served a diverse population including infants from 23 weeks gestation.
- Attending high risk deliveries and caring for infants with inhaled nitric oxide, oscillating ventilator, neuroprotective cooling, seizure monitoring, and post-operative needs.
Traveling nurse on Postpartum unit at Atlas MedStaff (2018 – 2020)
- Caring for couplets with typical or complex medical needs.
Registered Nurse at FlexCare Medical Staffing (2017 – 2017)
Traveling nurse on NICUs ranging from level IB to level III.
- Attending deliveries and caring for infants with complex medical needs.
Registered Nurse at Overlake Hospital Medical Center (2009 – 2017)
Staff nurse on a 27-bed level III NICU. Served a diverse population of patients, including infants from 26 weeks gestation.
- Occasional charge nurse on overflow unit.
Registered Nurse at Overlake Hospital Medical Center (2014 – 2017)
Staff nurse on 28 bed postpartum unit.
- Occasional charge nurse on overflow unit.
Certified Nursing Assistant at Overlake Hospital Medical Center (2004 – 2009)
Certified Nursing Assistant on Postpartum, Labor and Delivery, and Neonatal Intensive Care units.
- Direct patient care as well as administrative work.
- Awarded hospital wide employee of the month in 2007.
Education
Master of Public Health in Maternal and Child Health Policy and Organization – University of Alabama at Birmingham (2027)
Bachelor of Science in Nursing – University of Washington (2010)
Associate of Applied Science in Nursing – Lake Washington Technical College (2009)
Nursing Assistant, Certified – Lake Washington Technical College (2003)
Associate in Arts and Sciences – Bellevue College (2001)
