Megan Carter
Westerville,OH
Summary
Seasoned nursing professional with 10 years of medical experience offering proven clinical knowledge, natural interpersonal strengths and technical abilities. Knowledgeable about electronic medical record charting, medication administration and interdisciplinary collaboration focused on optimizing patient care and support. Quality-focused and efficiency-driven leader offering expertise.
Overview
21
21
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Legal Nurse Consultant
Megan Carter, LNC
10.2021 - Current
- Analyze claims and medical records
- Review medical literature
- Contact expert witnesses for case reviews
- Consult with attorneys, physicians, and/or insurance companies about medical issues, treatments, standards of care and/or discovery and depositions processes.
Emergency Room Registered Nurse
Nationwide Children's Hospital
11.2017 - Current
- Level I Trauma and Critical Care Drugs trained per facility policy
- Certification in Therapeutic Crisis Interventions (TCI) per facility policy; assisting in proper holds, use of restraints, and prevention of patient and staff injury
- Assign acuity based on resources needed at intake based on chief complaint, symptoms and health history
- Perform head to toe assessments on all patients based on acuity, and consult with physicians about any changes in patient status
- Use of team nursing and strong communication skills with coworkers, medical teams, pharmacies, social work, psychiatry, agencies, etc
- Safely administer and compound medications at regional campus location; perform and teach medication management to patients and families
- Advocate for and educate patients on safe care
- Certified in BLS, ACLS, PALS, TCI, HAZMAT and TNCC
- Rapidly assist in bedside trauma, code blue or cardiac arrest circumstances
- Perform and adhere to charge nurse roles and responsibilities
- Delegate appropriate tasks to nurse technicians, patient care technicians, sitters, and paramedics
- Capable of navigating and updating patient's Electronic Medical Records using EPIC charting and medical records
- Collaboratively work with other staff members on the Behavioral Health Nursing Leadership team to determine best plans of care for Behavioral Health and Autistic children and young adults
- Obtain lab results using i-Stat and EPOC machines and glucometers
- Chair of Strategic Partnership for my facility's location; giving a voice for our facility’s environment and bringing together all departments throughout the building by holding meetings and giving presentations.
- Chair of Emergency Services Senate; bringing together all of the hospitals EDs, urgent cares, trauma teams, transport, Office of Emergency Management, and communications systems to disseminate practice and like concerns; seeking improvement between departments and patient care.
Emergency Room Registered Nurse
Children's Hospital of New Orleans Louisiana
01.2015 - 11.2017
- Triage patients based on chief complaint, symptoms and health history
- Perform head to toe assessments on all assigned patients based on acuity, and consult with physicians about any changes in patient status
- Collaborate with team members about patient care, safety, and departmental issues
- Timely manage patient care through prioritization and organization skills
- Safely administer medications through triple checks
- Advocate for and educate patients on safe care
- Capable of completing paper charts, and assigning acuity level based on color-coded ESI
- Accountable and responsible for the delegation of tasks to other team members
- Certified in Basic CPR, ACLS, PALS, Crisis Prevention and Interventions (CPI), ENPC, and TNCC
- Rapidly assist in bedside trauma, code blue or cardiac arrest circumstances
- Educate and train newly hired nurses and/or students
- Perform and adhere to charge nurse roles and responsibilities
- Delegate appropriate tasks to nurse technicians, patient care technicians, sitters, and paramedics.
Nurse Technician
Children's Hospital of New Orleans Louisiana
05.2013 - 12.2014
- Collaborate with nurses and doctors to perform therapeutic nursing interventions
- Assist nurses in providing a safe and comfortable environment for patients
- Complete monthly code cart checks and expirations
- Stock inventory, supplies and IV/lab trays
- Perform nasal suction and obtain cultures for lab
- Retrieve vital signs and properly set up leads for EKG monitoring on critical patients by EMS.
Pharmacy Technician
Children's Hospital of New Orleans Louisiana
10.2010 - 12.2014
- Collaborate with nurses and doctors in processing patient orders
- Deliver medications to the nursing units
- Completes annual continuing education for the state on new policies and drug changes
- Verify prescription orders with pharmacists, doctors, and nurses
- Address problems by the correct procedures upon complaints
- Follow HIPAA policies and guidelines
- Stock department supplies and inventory
- Recall expired medications within department and nursing stations.
Lead Pharmacy Technician and Inventory Specialist
CVS Pharmacy
01.2003 - 09.2012
- Notify the pharmacist when consultations are needed
- Operate prescription production by several components including reading, interpreting, counting, labeling, and knowledge of the Rx2000software system
- Verify prescription orders with pharmacists, doctors, and nurses
- Process insurance claims through precise verification, duplicate therapy inquires, dosage or frequency changes, vacation supplies, billing (split-billing), and third-party rejections, e.g
- Prior authorizations
- Address problems by the correct procedures upon complaints
- Inform pharmacists or management when problem resolutions need to or have not been met
- Recommend 'offer to counsel' with the pharmacist about prescription or drug interactions
- Utilize the consultation log and explain the HIPAA Privacy Law to customers
- Check in and place warehouse and outside vendor orders, update inventory, and replenish stock
- Obtain proper continuing education credits to update national and state pharmacy licenses
- Train other pharmacy staff members in daily procedures and inventory tasks.
Education
Certificate of Completion in Legal Nurse Consulting -
Harvard Community Education
10.2021
B. S. in Nursing -
University of Louisiana Lafayette
10.2016
Associate Degree in Nursing -
Charity School of Nursing
12.2014
B.S. in Human Ecology in Family Resource Management, Consumer Affairs -
The Ohio State University
Columbus06.2009
Skills
- Proficient in Microsoft Office; 60 WPM
- Basic Life Support (BLS)
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)
- Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS)
- Therapeutic Crisis Intervention (TCI) De-Escalation
- Academic Center of Evidence-Based Practice (ACE) Star Model
- FEMA: Introduction to the Incident Command System (ICS 100) for Healthcare/Hospitals
- Trauma Nursing Core Course (TNCC)
- Certified Pharmacy Technician (CPhT)
- Registered Nurse in the State of Ohio (currently working on obtaining Compact State Licensure)
Certification
- Licensed Registered Nurse (RN) - State of Ohio
- Certified Pharmacy Technician (CPhT)
Foreign Language Skills
novice in Spanish, both oral and written
Additional Information
Chair of Emergency Services Senate Committee at Nationwide Children's Hospital
Chair of Lewis Center Emergency Department's Strategic Partnership Committee at Nationwide Children's Hospital
Languages
Spanish
Elementary
Timeline
Legal Nurse Consultant
Megan Carter, LNC
10.2021 - Current
Emergency Room Registered Nurse
Nationwide Children's Hospital
11.2017 - Current
Emergency Room Registered Nurse
Children's Hospital of New Orleans Louisiana
01.2015 - 11.2017
Nurse Technician
Children's Hospital of New Orleans Louisiana
05.2013 - 12.2014
Pharmacy Technician
Children's Hospital of New Orleans Louisiana
10.2010 - 12.2014
Lead Pharmacy Technician and Inventory Specialist
CVS Pharmacy
01.2003 - 09.2012
Certificate of Completion in Legal Nurse Consulting -
Harvard Community Education
B. S. in Nursing -
University of Louisiana Lafayette
Associate Degree in Nursing -
Charity School of Nursing
B.S. in Human Ecology in Family Resource Management, Consumer Affairs -
The Ohio State University
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