Rachael Simms, APRN, CPNP-PC, is a certified pediatric nurse practitioner who has cared for children at Red Stick Pediatrics in Baton Rouge since January 2018.
Rachael is a Baton Rouge native and a graduate of St. Joseph’s Academy. She earned her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from the LSU Health Sciences Center School of Nursing in New Orleans.
She began her nursing career in the Emergency Department at Earl K. Long Medical Center, then spent six years in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) at Our Lady of the Lake Children’s Hospital. During that time, she also served on the Pediatric Critical Care Transport Team, caring for seriously ill children on the way to the hospital.
Rachael went on to earn her Master of Science in Nursing from the University of South Alabama and became a certified pediatric nurse practitioner. Her critical care background means she knows how to spot when a sick child needs more help, and how to reassure parents when they don’t.
Outside the office, Rachael and her husband, Garrett, are raising three children. She works out at Iron Tribe, bakes sourdough bread, and her family attends St. Aloysius Catholic Church.
About Rachael 
