Maria Rodriguez-Santos, NNP-BC, APRN, MSN
Neonatology
New patient visits
Maria Rodriguez-Santos is an NCC board certified neonatal nurse practitioner providing care for infants at Shawn Jenkins Children's Hospital. She is a member of National Association of Neonatal Nurses and Nurse Practitioners (NANN/ NANNP).
Ms. Rodriguez-Santos attended college at The Ohio State University, receiving an undergraduate degree of a Bachelor's of Science is in Human Nutrition. She then entered a graduate program for nursing, completing her Masters of Science in nursing in 2016.
Ms. Rodriguez-Santos comes with 9 years of experience from Nationwide Children's Hospital in Columbus, Ohio. She worked as a bedside RN in a level 4 NICU for 5 years before transitioning into the advanced provider role. At the bedside, she gained immeasurable experience with surgical patients from birth to 2 years of age. As an APN, she worked in a busy level 3 delivery facility averaging 6000-8000 deliveries a year with a busy maternal-fetal medicine service.
Ms. Rodriguez-Santos served on many committees in her previous position at NCH. She is an NRP instructor, was a mock code instructor, precepted NNP students, and taught a lecture to NNP students at OSU. Her passion project was leading the small baby committee and working with a multidisciplinary team to create a protocol for edge of viability infants to improve outcomes.
Ms. Rodriguez-Santos' interests include precepting new nurse practitioners, edge of viability/small baby population, and neonatal ethics.
Ms. Rodriguez-Santos attended college at The Ohio State University, receiving an undergraduate degree of a Bachelor's of Science is in Human Nutrition. She then entered a graduate program for nursing, completing her Masters of Science in nursing in 2016.
Ms. Rodriguez-Santos comes with 9 years of experience from Nationwide Children's Hospital in Columbus, Ohio. She worked as a bedside RN in a level 4 NICU for 5 years before transitioning into the advanced provider role. At the bedside, she gained immeasurable experience with surgical patients from birth to 2 years of age. As an APN, she worked in a busy level 3 delivery facility averaging 6000-8000 deliveries a year with a busy maternal-fetal medicine service.
Ms. Rodriguez-Santos served on many committees in her previous position at NCH. She is an NRP instructor, was a mock code instructor, precepted NNP students, and taught a lecture to NNP students at OSU. Her passion project was leading the small baby committee and working with a multidisciplinary team to create a protocol for edge of viability infants to improve outcomes.
Ms. Rodriguez-Santos' interests include precepting new nurse practitioners, edge of viability/small baby population, and neonatal ethics.
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Provider Information
Gender
Female
Languages
English
Certifications
Neonatal Nurse Practitioner (NNP-BC)
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- Absolute Total Care Healthy Connections Prime Dual Medicare/Medicaid Plan
- Aetna (Exclusive Choice)
- Aetna (Managed Choice)
- Aetna (Open Choice)
- Aetna (Preferred Provider Organization)
- Aetna Medicare
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- Blue Cross Blue Shield Medicare
- Blue Cross Blue Shield Planned Administrators
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- Blue Cross Blue Shield State Health Plan for South Carolina
- Cigna
- Cigna Medicare
- Clover Health
- Coventry
- Employers Health Network (EHN)
- First Choice Next
- First Choice VIP Care Plus Healthy Connections Prime Dual Medicare/Medicaid Plan
- First Choice/Select Health (NEIC)
- First Health
- Great West Healthcare (Part of Cigna now)
- Healthy Blue Medicaid by Blue Choice
- Humana ChoiceCare PPO (Group Health Plan) (through March 31, 2025)
- Humana Healthy Horizons (through March 31, 2025)
- Humana Medicare (through March 31, 2025)
- Medcost
- Medicare A & B (Traditional Medicare)
- Molina Healthcare
- Molina Healthy Connections Prime Dual Medicare/Medicaid Plan
- Tricare
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