Rebecca A.

Sullivan CRNA, DNAP, MHS

233 Lucas Pipeline Road
Ruffs Dale, PA 15679
Ph. (724) 493-7293
Email: beckisullivan233@gmail.com

EDUCATION
St Vincent College, Latrobe, PA
Doctorate of Nursing Anesthesia Practice (DNAP), 8/2015- 12/2017

Excela Health School of Anesthesia/LaRoche College, Greensburg, PA

Master of Heath Science (M.H.S.), 8/2004 - 12/2006 summa cum laude

University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA

Bachelor of Science Nursing (B.S.N), 8/2002 - 6/2004 summa cum laude

St. Francis Medical Center School of Nursing, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Registered Nurse (R.N.), 9/1994 - 6/1996 honors

Community College of Allegheny County, Pittsburgh, PA

General Studies, 8/1993 -6/1994 Deans List

LICENSURE/CERTIFICATION
Pennsylvania RN Licensure expires October 2018
Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, February 2007-Present
Pediatric Advanced Life Support expires May 2019
Advanced Cardiac Life Support expires May 2019

RELEVANT EXPERIENCE
Excela Health Anesthesia Associates/Excela Health Medical Group, Greensburg, PA
Full-time Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA), 1/2015- present
 Leadership duties
 Charge CRNA duties overseeing staffing and daily operations to coordinate
anesthesia services throughout health system facilities.
 Conduct staff meeting alongside or in absence of Chief CRNA
 Perform as resource person for anesthesia staff
 Educational Coordinator Anesthesia Department
 Organize and present at weekly system wide Education Meetings
(Coordinate seminars with outside lecturers, surgical staff, anesthesiologists
and ancillary departments)
 Instructor/supervisor for CRNA staff yearly skills competencies
 Perform updates/education for Anesthesia department technology
advancements
  Coordinate monthly Morbidity &Mortality (Quality Assurance) conferences
for Health System Anesthesia departments
 Conduct Malignant Hyperthermia drills yearly for all appropriate
departments
 Oversee fire safety drills bi-annually for Anesthesia and OR staff
 Arrange for staff recertification in PALS, ACLS and CPR
 Mentor Student Anesthetists as an onsite clinical preceptor
 Create and Update Anesthesia Department policies
 Designed and developed Procedure Specific Anesthetic Care Plan Database
 Full time Staff CRNA
 Administration of safe and effective anesthetics in multiple sites and
specialties
 Proficient in multiple specialties: Robotics, Bariatric, Vascular,
Cardiothoracic, Cardiovascular, Neuro/Spinal procedures, ENT, General
surgery, Orthopedics, OB, Gyne, Podiatry, Plastics and Pediatrics. Off-site
anesthetics: GI lab, Cath Lab/EP Pacemakers, and Radiology procedures

Allegheny Health System, Forbes Campus, Monroeville, PA

Casual CRNA, March 2016-present
 Provision of anesthetic in a community trauma hospital

Western Pennsylvania Anesthesia, Westmoreland Hospital, Greensburg, PA

Staff CRNA, Educational Coordinator, 12/2006-2014
 Serve as a CRNA in a community regional hospital and surgical center

Lexington Anesthesia Associates, Altoona, PA

Casual CRNA, 2012-present
 Function proficiently in large community based trauma center

ADDITIONAL EXPERIENCE
Excela Health School of Anesthesia, Latrobe, PA
Lecturer
Preceptorship for Graduate Students

PRESENTATIONS
Sullivan, Rebecca & O’Connor, Jessica (2017, October). HIT: A case discussion. Presented at
Excela Health Anesthesia Morbidity and Mortality Meeting, Greensburg, PA
Sullivan, Rebecca (2017, September). BMI and Outpatient EGD. Capstone project presented
at Excela Anesthesia Conference, North Huntingdon, PA
Sullivan, Rebecca (2017, September). Why DNAP? Presented at St Vincent College, Latrobe,
PA.
Sullivan, Rebecca & Cline, Thomas (2017, September). Do BMI and Obstructive Sleep Apnea
Affect Patient Outcomes during Outpatient EGD? Poster presentation at Excela Health
3rd Annual Dissemination of Nursing QI, Evidence & Research Forum, Greensburg,
PA.
Sullivan, Rebecca (2017, January) Obesity in Anesthesia. Presented at Excela Health
Anesthesia School, Latrobe, PA.
Sullivan, Rebecca (2017, January) The Big Picture: A Review of Anesthesia Pearls. Presented
at Excela Health Anesthesia School, Latrobe, PA.
Sullivan, Rebecca (2016, September) The lactating surgical patient. Presented at Excela
Health Anesthesia School, Latrobe, PA.
Sullivan, Rebecca & Kremer, Ann (2016, July) The lactating surgical patient. Presented at
Excela System Anesthesia Department Educational Meeting, Greensburg, PA.
Sullivan, Rebecca (2016, April) AANA cycle: CME explanation. Presented at Excela System
Anesthesia Department Educational Meeting, Greensburg, PA.
Sullivan, Rebecca (presented annually 2012-2016) Anesthesia Pearls. Presented at Excela
Health Anesthesia School, Latrobe, PA.
Sullivan, Rebecca (presented annually 2013-2015) Off Site Anesthesia. Presented at Excela
Health Anesthesia School, Latrobe, PA.
Sullivan, Rebecca (presented annually 2012-2015) Neuromuscular Blockade Review.
Presented at Excela Health Anesthesia School, Latrobe, PA
Sullivan, Rebecca (2015, January) Obesity in Anesthesia. Presented at Excela Health
Anesthesia School, Latrobe, PA.
Sullivan, Rebecca & Acie, Amy (2014, November) Malignant Hyperthermia. Presented
during Excela Health Perioperative Educational Meeting, Greensburg, PA
Sullivan, Rebecca (2014, October). Fire Safety in the Operating Room. Presented at Excela
Health Meeting for Perioperative and Anesthesia Department staff, Greensburg, PA.
Sullivan, Rebecca (2014, January) Anesthesia Specialty Cases. Presented at Excela Health
Anesthesia School, Latrobe, PA
Sullivan, Rebecca (2012, March) Propofol infusion. Presented to Center of Cardiovascular
medicine nursing staff. Excela Health Westmoreland Campus, Greensburg, PA.
Sullivan, Rebecca (2011, June) Anesthesia for specialties. Presented at Western
Pennsylvania Anesthesia Associates Staff Education Meeting. Greensburg, PA.
Sullivan, Rebecca. (2006) Aortic aneurysm repair: Anesthesia implications. Presented at
Allegheny Anesthetists Spring Conference, Indiana, PA.

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
American Association of Nurse Anesthetists, 8/2004 - present