Meghan Legette

• Developed and delivered new hire training programs and continuous professional development.
• Streamlined onboarding processes, providing new hires with the necessary tools for success in their roles.
• Bolstered overall staff competency by regularly evaluating training needs and adjusting programs accordingly.
• Maintained up-to-date knowledge of industry trends related to staff development strategies, incorporating best practices into organizational processes as appropriate.
• Collaborated closely with department managers to identify unique training requirements specific to each role within the organization.
• Championed a positive work environment by fostering open dialogue, recognizing achievements, and celebrating milestones in employee growth.
• Improved team performance with focused training sessions tailored to individual roles and responsibilities.
• Managed new employee orientation training process for more than 300 employees each year.
• Organized and edited training manuals, multimedia visual aids, and other educational materials.
• Prevented the spread of infections by consistently adhering to strict infection control protocols and educating patients on proper hygiene practices.
• Promoted a culture of safety within the healthcare facility by participating in quality improvement initiatives, identifying potential hazards, and advocating for best practices in nursing care delivery.
• Observed patient safety, risk management, and infection control policies and procedures.
• Obeyed isolation and infection control procedures and demonstrated knowledge of fire and safety procedures.
• Implemented infection control measures, ensuring a clean and safe environment for patients and staff.
• Reduced risk of infection by maintaining strict adherence to infection control protocols and procedures.

Pediatric and Observational Unit

Skilled in working with all ages from pediatric to geriatrics.

This includes: MI and stroke rule out, post op hip and knee replacements, post op bariatric, post op hysterectomy and many more.

• Coordinated nursing care on unit through staff assignments, assisting and rounding with physicians, monitoring patient orders, and communicating with ancillary departments.
• Trained new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures, and safety protocols.
• Promoted a safe working environment by adhering to infection control policies and regularly reviewing safety protocols.
• Coordinated discharge planning, collaborating with patients, families, and healthcare providers to ensure seamless transitions of care.
• Administered medications safely according to physician orders, closely monitoring for adverse reactions or interactions among drugs.
• Administered basic patient care and treatments by dressing wounds, treating bedsores, giving enemas and performing catheterizations.
• Provided thorough patient education, ensuring understanding of diagnoses, treatments, and follow-up instructions.
• Increased efficiency in documentation by utilizing electronic health record systems effectively and accurately.
• Conducted ongoing assessments of patients'' physical, emotional, and social needs, adjusting care plans accordingly.

• Promoted a safe environment by consistently adhering to infection control policies and procedures.
• Examined and treated patients' injuries and pressure wounds to promote healing.
• Delivered treatments and direct nursing care according to physicians' orders in a rehab environment.
• Administered basic patient care and treatments by dressing wounds, treating bedsores, giving enemas and performing catheterizations.
• Managed medication cart and dispensed pills, oral therapies and intramuscular injections to patients on the rehab floor.

Med/Surg and dialysis Unit

• Perform Peritoneal Dialysis as needed.
• Implemented medication and IV administration, catheter insertion, and airway management.
• Administered medications via oral, IV, and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
• Performed various nursing interventions such as wound dressing, vital sign monitoring, and specimen collection.
• Assessed physical, psychological, physiologic, and cognitive status of patients.
• Monitored patients' conditions and reported changes in physical presentation, appearance, and behavior to discuss treatment with physicians.

• Staff Nurse/LPN
• 150 Bed Facility housed within 10 Cottages
• Safely administered GI nutritional feedings and medication via G&J Tubes.
• Administered Respiratory Treatments as ordered along with trach care.
• Monitor and record any patient seizure activity and treat to minimize, as per facility protocols.