MEGAN BROWN, DNP, CRNA

• Provide anesthesia services for various procedures including obstetric, general, neurosurgical, pediatric, vascular, cardiac, electrophysiology and thoracic cases
• Execute anesthetic plan independently and collaboratively with other members of anesthesia care team to provide optimal patient care
• Conduct and document postoperative assessments on inpatients
• Precept students and provide positive feedback as well as constructive recommendations when needed
• Coordinate anesthesia coverage with other care team providers during off-shifts

• Managed patients recovering from medical or surgical procedures.
• Floated to intensive care unit based on staffing. needs
• Prioritized patient care to efficiently and effectively provide care to four or five patients
• Promptly responded to changes in patient status to ensure escalation of care when indicated
• Assisted other team members with placement of difficult intravenous lines.

• Managed critically ill patients requiring medical and or mechanical hemodynamic support such as extracorporeal membrane oxygenation and various ventricular assist devices
• Participated in departmental quality improvement initiatives to achieve higher standard of patient care.
• Educated patients and families on sterile dressing changes for complex medical devices
• Advocated for patient and families during difficult conversations about goals of care
• Oriented new nurses to unit standards of care and served as a mentor to assist with their transition into the intensive care unit setting
• Maintained ongoing collaboration with physicians and advanced practice providers to deliver timely interventions and optimize patient care
• Identified changes in patient's status for early intervention and treatment

• Managed care for post-operative cardiac patients in the intensive care unit
• Coordinated with multiple consulting providers and personnel to provide patient with seamless and integrated care experience
• Empowered patients and families by engaging them in care planning and providing choices where possible

Stanford Health 5/2016-9/2016

• Floated to various medical-surgical and intermediate care units
• Demonstrated versatility and flexibility while caring for a wide variety of patient subpopulations

Covenant Medical Center 01/2016-05/2016

• Floated to general medical-surgical units
• Delivered high-quality care to a team of six patients with several chronic conditions and comorbidities
• Facilitated expedient patient transfers and admissions to contribute to unit and hospital efficiency

Willis Knighton Medical Center

• Provided care to hematology/oncology inpatients
• Supervised LPNs according to hospital policy
• Charge nurse experience

• Provide nursing care to inpatients on general medical surgical floor in a 600-bed acute care community hospital setting
• Performed assessments and tasks in an organized, methodical manner to maximize efficiency while caring for six patients
• Initiated conflict resolution by addressing miscommunications and establishing rapport with marginalized patient population