Caleb Cooper, MSN, AGACNP-BC

EMC Neurosurgery Nurse Practitioner

Summary
Dedicated and adaptable Acute Care Nurse Practitioner specializing in neurosurgical sciences at a
Primary Stroke and Level II Trauma Center with strong advocacy for multidisciplinary approach to
patient care.

Professional Experience
December 2015- PRESENT
Sutter Health - Neurosurgery Nurse Practitioner Castro Valley, CA
•Proficient evaluation and management of neurosurgical candidates, particularly those with traumatic brain injury, intracranial mass, intracranial hemorrhage, and spinal injuries. Additionally, this role includes inpatient management of elective spine and intracranial cases.
•Skills:
o Interview for history and physical
o Presentation of neurosurgical patients during rounds
o Focused neurological exam
o Intracranial pressure monitoring
o Intracranial hypertension management
o Removal of intracranial pressure monitors
o Wound suturing
o Consultation with multidisciplinary team
o External Ventriculostomy Drain (EVD) management and removal
o CSF specimen retrieval from EVD
o Subgaleal and subdural drain management and removal
o Lumbar drain management and removal
o Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt programming and monitoring
o Multi-route analgesic management
o Facilitation of Goals of Care discussion with family and medical team
o Hemorrhagic Stroke, Traumatic Brain Injury, and Spinal Cord Injury education
o Post-operative care education

December 2010 - December 2015
Sutter Health - Registered Nurse III Castro Valley, CA
•Passionate patient and family care provided for pre/post General and Orthopedic Surgical patients, as well as inpatient Trauma patients on a Medical/Surgical unit.
•Roles:
o Relief Charge Nurse
o Wound Care Ambassador
o Staff Nurse III
o Subject Matter Expert for Electronic Healthcare Record (EPIC)
o Move Team Captain for Medical-Surgical units
•Skills:
o Multi-route medication administration
o Intravenous access, insertion, and management
o Patient-Controlled Analgesia (PCA) initiation, management, and education
o Epidural infusion management
o Surgical drain management and removal
o Chest tube management

September 2010 – December 2010
Agostini Health Staffing - Registered Nurse Lafayette, CA
•Practiced flexibility in nursing in multiple hospital settings as a per diem nurse for multiple facilities in the East Bay region of San Francisco Bay Area.

July 2009 - September 2010
Baptist South Medical Center - Registered Nurse Montgomery, AL
•Initiated nursing role on a Cardiovascular Stepdown Unit for pre/post Cardiothoracic
Surgical and Catheterization patients. As a new nurse, became proficient in management of
Congestive Heart Failure and post-Myocardial Infarction patients.

Education
August 2013 - August 2015
University of Alabama Birmingham - MSN Birmingham, AL
August 2004 - May 2009
Auburn University - BSN Auburn, AL

Publishing
Christensen, M., & Cooper, C. (2016). Developing Guidelines for the Reversal of Anticoagulant and
Antithrombotic Agents in the Setting of Intracranial Hemorrhage. Journal of Neuroscience
Nursing 48(5), 256-269.

Certifications
Adult Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner (ANCC) exp. 10/2025
Advanced Cardiac Life Support exp. 02/2026
Basic Life Support exp. 02/2026
Emergency Neurological Life Support exp. 05/2022
ENA Trauma Nursing Core Course exp. 02/2020

Licensure
Nurse Practitioner/Furnishing License - California exp. 07/2026
Registered Nurse - California exp. 07/2026
DEA exp. 08/2024