Board of Directors

     Brief summary of your work experience: I have been a nurse for almost 26 years, and 20 years of that UF Health Shand’s in Gainesville, Florida. I did 20 years as a Surgical Trauma ICU nurse, where I did a variety of positions precepting, charging, and building mentor programs, I even did a small stent in leadership.  I did 2 years as a Stroke/Trauma nurse in our big Emergency Department, this was a wild choice in the middle of a pandemic. But I learned a lot and it was a blast.

       Current nursing role: Neuro OR/IR as a circulator

       Current facility / type of unit: UF Health HVN OR doing Neuro

       One thing you love about NCF chapter: We have a great passionate group of nurses ready to mentor our new nurses.

       One goal you hope to achieve in your NCF role this year: Get more nurses actively involved to do more with the chapter

Current nursing role: Infection Control Practitioner, RN Trauma ICU

Current facility / type of unit: UFHS Trauma ICU 

One thing you love about NCF chapter: Love networking with peers and learning new things related to ICU care at our dinners. 

 One goal you hope to achieve in your NCF role this year: I hope to support the chapter by learning the Treasurer role and assisting with bookkeeping and planning to continue to offer evidence-based continuing education to our North-Central Florida critical care nurses. 

Name/Credentials: Cristina Phillips, MSN, RN, CCRN

Position: Clinical Nurse Leader

Place of Employment: Thoracic and Lung Transplant ICU, UF Health