Sarah DaBella

Family Nurse Practitioner with 8 years of diverse nursing experience in emergency medicine, trauma, telemetry, progressive care, and primary care clinical training relocating to the Denver area. Experienced caring for high-acuity patients in Level I Trauma Centers and through multiple travel assignments across the United States. Passionate about evidence-based, patient-centered care with particular interests in urgent care and family medicine.

Registered Nurse - Emergency Department - University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) Presbyterian - Pittsburgh, PA

(2025-01)

Level 1 Stroke and Trauma Center

Registered Nurse - General Medicine Division - University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) Presbyterian - Pittsburgh, PA

(2018-01 - 2025-01)

Level 1 Stroke and Trauma Center

Registered Nurse - Travel Assignments - Multiple Healthcare Organizations - Multiple states

(2020-01 - 2023-01)

• Hoboken University Medical Center, Hoboken, NJ
• Hazel Hawkin's Medical Center, Hollister, CA
• Banner University Medical Center, Phoenix, AZ
• Boulder Community Health, Boulder, CO
• Novant Health Rowan Medical Center, Salisbury, NC
• Health Corporation of America (HCA) Healthcare, Englewood, CO
• Worked as a travel RN in progressive care, telemetry, medicine, and float pool assignments during the COVID-19 pandemic, managing high-acuity cardiac, respiratory, and medical patients across multiple states.

Clinical Instructor - Allegheny Health Network (AHN)

Clinical instructor for first year students at AHN Forbes Hospital

Nurse Practitioner (Clinical Education) - UPMC Children's Hospital

Emergency Department

• Performed pediatric assessments and managed acute illnesses and injuries across infancy through adolescence.
• Participated in diagnosis, treatment planning, patient education, and emergency stabilization.

Nurse Practitioner (Clinical Education) - Heritage Valley Primary Care

• Conducted comprehensive health assessments, preventive care visits, and chronic disease management across the lifespan.
• Managed common acute conditions, ordered diagnostic testing, and developed evidence-based treatment plans.

Nurse Practitioner (Clinical Education) - Heritage Valley Convenient Care

• Evaluated and treated acute illnesses and minor injuries in a fast-paced walk-in clinic.
• Managed upper respiratory infections, urinary tract infections, skin conditions, musculoskeletal injuries, and other same-day concerns.

Nurse Practitioner (Clinical Education) - UPMC Women's Health Outpatient Office

• Performed routine gynecologic assessments, preventive screenings, and prenatal and reproductive health evaluations.
• Provided patient education on contraception, women's health maintenance, and common gynecologic conditions.

Post-Master's Certificate - Family Nurse Practitioner - Carlow University (2025-12)

Master of Science - Nursing Education - Indiana University of Pennsylvania (IUP) (2022-12)

Bachelor of Science - Nursing - Indiana University of Pennsylvania (IUP) (2018-05)