Megan Bartell

• Manage 42 bed post-acute unit. ( Previously nurse manager promoted to ADON, elected to remain in clinical nurse manager position in conjunction with ADON position in order to maintain skills and continue to have direct patient care, interactions with providers, patients, and families.)
• Assist Director of Nursing and Administrator in overseeing 142 bed facility.
• Work at least 16 hours per month as floor nurse to maintain clinical proficiency
• Negative pressure wound therapy.
• SBAR communication.
• Participate in quality improvement, preventing readmissions.
• Participated in management team meetings to discuss resident status, census changes, and resident complaints or concerns.
• Established and monitored infection control programs to provide safe, sanitary environment to prevent transmission of disease and infection.
• Performed rounds to observe care and interview staff, residents, and families.
• Prepared and reviewed infection control surveillance reports to identify trends and develop effective actions to control and prevent infections.
• Identified department issues to recommend corrective actions.
• Collaborated with staff, management, and external groups to coordinate patient care.
• Developed positive employee relations, incentives, and recognition programs to promote teamwork and mutual respect.
• Monitored and evaluated nursing staff performance, providing feedback and guidance to support standards of care.
• Worked closely administration to develop and implement best practices to improve patient outcomes.
• Built and maintained positive working relationships with physicians and staff to support seamless healthcare operations.
• Recruited, hired and trained all staff, providing direct supervision, ongoing staff development and continuing education to employees.
• Communicated with patients, ensuring that medical information was kept private.
• Round with providers and carry out provider orders.
• Train and educate new hires and new nurses.
• Complete admission orders and assessments.
• Communicate with interdisciplinary team to ensure patients receive highest quality of care.
• Participate in discharge planning and IDT meetings.
• Assist with staffing
• Administer Medications and treatments.
• Communicate changes in condition to providers and ensure follow up.
• Assisted in the development and implementation of palliative care program.

• Supervised, directed, and motivated high-quality performance from nursing staff.
• Negative Pressure wound therapy.
• Gastrostomy tube care.
• Led staff meetings to keep team informed of departmental changes and provide opportunities for nurses to share ideas and concerns.
• Investigated and independently resolved complaints from staff, physicians, and patients by leveraging clinical judgment and unit management expertise.
• Managed staff scheduling and time off to adequately staff nursing floors and allow nurses earned time off.
• Promoted professional development opportunities to encourage nurses to pursue continuous training.
• Worked at least 20 hours per month as floor nurse to maintain clinical proficiency.
• Directed patient discharge procedures to provide departing patients with needed aftercare and avoid readmissions.
• Reviewed patient transfer records routinely to verify patients received appropriate levels of care.
• Work closely with patients and families to develop appropriate plan of care and ensure all needs are met during patients stay at facility
• Oversee and assist nursing staff in day to day care of patients.
• Round with and assist MD and NP’s during visits to facility to coordinate care, assist with orders etc .
• Communicate with MD, NP, and families about changes in condition.
• Assist in planning of discharges and setting up home care needs/ supplies
• Assist in transition to LTC is discharge home is not appropriate
• Attending weekly Medicare/ skilled meetings and communicating patient’s level of skilled need with team.
• Understanding of Medicare/ Medicaid/ managed care guidelines.
• Admissions and chart audits to ensure all proper documentation is complete.
• Weekly risk meeting to monitor falls, weights, and psychotropic medications.
• Care plan development and care plan meetings. Audits for compliance of policies.

-Long term/ short term rehabilitation center- focusing on patients of all ages with acquired brain injuries, with wide ranges of cognitive- social issues, behavioral challenges, and medical needs.

• Tracheostomy care, cleaning, suctioning, maintaining tracheostomy.
• Gastrostomy/Jejunostomy care, medication administration, and replacing Gtube.
• Performed various nursing interventions such as wound dressing, vital sign monitoring, and specimen collection.
• Administered medications via oral, IV, and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
• 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.
• Updated patient charts with data such as medications to keep records current and support accurate treatments.
• Collaborated with physicians, pharmacists and therapists to deliver quality, evidence-based care.
• Collected blood, tissue, and other laboratory specimens and prepared for lab testing.
• Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process, and management and lifestyle options.
• Documented treatments delivered, medications and IVs administered, discharge instructions, and follow-up care.
• Educated family members and caregivers on patient care instructions.
• Monitored patient reactions after administering medications and IV therapies.