MEGAN CHRISTENSEN
Fairview,UT
Summary
Dedicated and compassionate Registered Nurse with 12 years of experience in patient care, specializing in oncology.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
Work History
Registered Nurse/Medical Oncology
Revere Health
03.2017 - Current
- Assess and monitor physical and emotional status of patients receiving cancer treatment.
- Safely prepare and administer IV chemotherapy/ supportive drugs/fluids.
- Instruct patients and family members on proper care techniques, symptom management, and possible side effects of cancer treatment.
- Educate patients about their disease and treatment plan.
- Collect lab tests and communicate results/critical results to physician.
- Access PAC, perform venipunctures, and maintain central lines.
Registered Nurse/Medical Oncology
Intermountain Healthcare
12.2014 - 03.2017
- Care for maximum of 6 patients on 36 bed unit
- Develop patient care plans, including assessments, evaluations and nursing diagnoses
- Ensure doctors orders are effectively carried out.
- Pharmacological and non-pharmacological management and treatment of various disorders and diseases
- Assess need for, order, and obtain appropriate lab tests
- Follow infection control procedures
- Administer medications, IV therapy
- Instruct patients and family members on proper discharge care
Registered Nurse II
Utah State Development Center
04.2014 - 12.2014
- Assess, treat, and coordinate client care
- Work closely with providers and carry out providers orders
- Administer medications
- Assessed need for, ordered, and obtained appropriate lab tests
- Maintained accurate, detailed reports and records
- Monitor, record, and report symptoms and changes in client conditions
- Prepare clients for, and assist with, examinations and treatments
- Assist clients with outpatient appointments
- Blood draws
- Catheter care
Medical Billing Specialist
Med USA
02.2006 - 04.2014
- post insurance and client payments to client accounts
- Enter appropriate charges into client accounts
- Post co-pay logs
- Complete required follow up with insurance companies to ensure proper payment of claims
- Make outgoing client phone calls regarding delinquent accounts
- Answer incoming client/ insurance company phone calls
- Auditing previously/newly posted payment, denial, EFT, ACH, and EMC batches
- Review credit balance accounts to ensure correct refund is issued to correct client and/or insurance
- Select appropriate accounts to be forwarded to outside collection agency
Education
Associate of Applied Science - Nursing
Ameritech College
Draper, UT2013
Skills
- Thorough physical assessments
- Professional bedside manner
- Patient/family focused
- Self-directed
- Prioritizing/time management/organizational skills
- Highly dependable
- Excellent communication skills both verbally and in writing
- Computer skills/Microsoft word
- Telephone Triage/ good telephone etiquette
- Critical Thinking
Timeline
Registered Nurse/Medical Oncology
Revere Health
03.2017 - Current
Registered Nurse/Medical Oncology
Intermountain Healthcare
12.2014 - 03.2017
Registered Nurse II
Utah State Development Center
04.2014 - 12.2014
Medical Billing Specialist
Med USA
02.2006 - 04.2014
Associate of Applied Science - Nursing
Ameritech College
Licensure/Certification
Registered Nurse
State: Utah
Number: 8878613-3102
Oncology Certified Nurse (OCN)
ONS/ONCC Chemotherapy/Immunotherapy Certification
BLS Provider