April Castaldi, BSN, RN, RNC-NIC

Bio

April Castaldi, BSN, RN, RNC-NIC (she/her) is currently the Assistant Nurse Manager at OHSU Doernbecher Children's Hospital's Neonatal Intensive Care Unit where she has worked as a NICU RN for the entirety of her 20+ year nursing career. She is a three-time OHSU Nurse of the Year nominee and won OHSU's Nurse of the Year Leading the Profession Award in 2021. That same year, she received an Honorable Mention Award Designee for The Schwartz Center's global National Compassionate Caregivers of the Year Award. Most recently, she received the prestigious March of Dimes Lifetime Achievement Award in 2022. April is most passionate about implementation of Trauma Informed Care in the NICU setting and utilizing principles of psychological first aid and crisis management to create working environments that are supportive and secure.

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Summary
April Castaldi, BSN, RN, RNC-NIC (she/her) is currently the Assistant Nurse Manager at OHSU Doernbecher Children's Hospital's Neonatal Intensive Care Unit where she has worked as a NICU RN for the entirety of her 20+ year nursing career. She is a three-time OHSU Nurse of the Year nominee and won OHSU's Nurse of the Year Leading the Profession Award in 2021. That same year, she received an Honorable Mention Award Designee for The Schwartz Center's global National Compassionate Caregivers of the Year Award. Most recently, she received the prestigious March of Dimes Lifetime Achievement Award in 2022. April is most passionate about implementation of Trauma Informed Care in the NICU setting and utilizing principles of psychological first aid and crisis management to create working environments that are supportive and secure.
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Advisor
Professional Title
Assistant Nurse Manager 12A Neonatal Intensive Care Unit