Amy Heigley, BSN, RN

My name is Amy Heigley.  My husband and I have been married for 16 years and we have 2 teenage sons.  Growing up in Punxsutawney my entire life, I am enjoying raising my children here and living out my childhood goad of being a nurse.  I have been a registered nurse for 20 years this December.  I obtained my Bachelor's of Science in Nursing from Indiana University of Pennsylvania.  I have worked almost the entire 20 years as an operating room nurse, functioning in the circulating and scrub nurse roles.  I have also been the relief OR Charge Nurse/Manager for the past 2 1/2 years.  Prior to the OR, I worked on our Medical-Surgical Unit.  I have a background in geriatrics as well.  

Upon seeing the opportunity to work as a SANE-P nurse for our local CAC, Western PA Cares for Kids, something compelled me to want to take on this new opportunity.  My father was a state policeman, and seeing him work for justice in these types of cases involving children, drew me to the opportunity.  As I know I have a long way to go as I have been focused on an entirely different kind of nursing for many years, I welcome this new role in my community and workplace.  I would love to be able to truly make a difference.