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Megan Bell

Jefferson,SD

Summary

Dynamic and committed nurse manager with a passion for delivering compassionate care and fostering team collaboration in healthcare settings

Overview

12
12
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Clinic Nurse Manager

Registered Nurse Vascular & Interventional, Dakota Dunes, SD
01.2018 - Current
  • Oversee staff in hiring, scheduling, training and evaluations.
  • Ensure there is high quality patient care and adherence to safety standards.
  • Oversee and assist with ordering of supplies and monitoring budget.
  • Act as a liaison between patients, staff, and administration.
  • Facilitates outreach schedules, orders, and days for every provider within our practice.
  • Oversees front desk staff and the check in process, collecting of copayments, and answering phones.
  • Oversee prior authorization team and assist with any insurance authorization questions.
  • Assist with in office procedures such as sclerotherapy, venaseals, perm catheter removals, and other minor in office procedure.

Registered Nurse

Registered Nurse Vascular & Interventional, Dakota Dunes, SD
01.2018 - Current
  • Clinic nurse manager overseeing a team of employees ranging from clinical to clerical, helping train new clinical employees, coordinating and implementing new policies and procedures, and ensuring there is effective work flows for the clinical staff.
  • Registered nurse working in a clinical setting triaging phone calls, scheduling vascular surgeries, and seeing patients in a clinic setting.
  • Assisting with minor in office procedures such as sclerotherapy, perm cath removals and various vein closures.

Registered Nurse

Registered Nurse Progressive Care Unit, Salina Regional Health Center
05.2015 - 12.2017
  • Registered Nurse working with preoperative and postoperative coronary artery bypass graft patients, chest pain management, working with critical care intravenous medication drips. Also work with various cardiac patients with recovering pacemakers, watchman devices, ICD’s, and post cardiac catheterization patients.
  • Care for newly diagnosed stroke or suspected stroke patients using the NIH Stroke Scale.
  • Provide quality patient care using the nursing process of assessment, diagnosis, planning, implementing interventions, and evaluation.

EMT

EMT, Logan County EMS
06.2013 - 09.2014
  • Administer first aid to a variety of victims.
  • Assess the nature of the patient's illness and devise the best plan of action while en route to the hospital.
  • Prepare patients for transport and manage transportation in a safe manner.
  • First responder to life threatening traumas where immediate life saving techniques is required.

Education

Bachelor of Science - Nursing

Western Governor's University
Salt Lake City, UT
05-2026

Associates Degree - Nursing

Brown Mackie College
Salina, KS
05.2015

Licensed Practical Nurse Certificate - Licensed Practical Nursing

Colby Community College
Colby, KS
05.2014

Skills

  • Clinical leadership
  • Healthcare regulations compliance
  • Clinical documentation
  • Staff training and development
  • Nursing staff supervision
  • Scheduling coordination
  • Performance improvement
  • Budget administration
  • Patient care management
  • Patient care
  • Vital signs monitoring
  • Clinical judgment
  • Patient education
  • Compassionate communication
  • Patient charting

Certification

  • Basic Life Support- Current
  • License-State of South Dakota- Registered Nurse

Timeline

Clinic Nurse Manager

Registered Nurse Vascular & Interventional, Dakota Dunes, SD
01.2018 - Current

Registered Nurse

Registered Nurse Vascular & Interventional, Dakota Dunes, SD
01.2018 - Current

Registered Nurse

Registered Nurse Progressive Care Unit, Salina Regional Health Center
05.2015 - 12.2017

EMT

EMT, Logan County EMS
06.2013 - 09.2014

Bachelor of Science - Nursing

Western Governor's University

Associates Degree - Nursing

Brown Mackie College

Licensed Practical Nurse Certificate - Licensed Practical Nursing

Colby Community College