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Megan Craig

Family Nurse Practitioner
Tomball

Summary

Compassionate board-certified Family Nurse Practitioner licensed in Texas with 6 years of comprehensive experience providing acute care, wellness exams and chronic disease management for diverse and challenging populations. Skilled at ordering and interpreting lab testing and prescribing treatments or medications to address diverse conditions, including COVID-19. Diligent in performing studies aligned with good clinical practices, study-specific requirements and clinical monitoring plans. In-depth knowledge of company procedures, regulatory requirements and quality standards. Passionate about patient education and promoting sustainable wellness habits to mitigate pain and illness. In-depth knowledge of Athena, Centricity, and CRIO.

Overview

18
18
years of professional experience
8
8
years of post-secondary education
4
4
Certifications
1
1
Language

Work History

Family Nurse Practitioner

Genesis Medical Group
02.2024 - Current
  • Provide high quality care to 15-20 patients per day.
  • Coordinated with supervising physician, specialists, and other medical staff to develop treatment plans for chronic conditions.
  • Ordered and analyzed diagnostic tests to devise and execute tailored treatment strategies.
  • Empowered patients through education on treatment possibilities, medical needs, and alternative therapy solutions.
  • Developed individualized treatment plans for patients with complex medical needs.
  • Provide preventive care such as well-child checks, adult physicals and gynecological examinations.
  • Utilized telehealth technology effectively, increasing convenience for patients while maintaining high-quality care standards.
  • Conducted minor surgical interventions while proficiently managing suturing and wound care responsibilities.
  • Provided mental health support by assessing emotional well-being, offering counseling services, and referring patients to specialists when needed.
  • Handled complex cases involving multiple comorbidities effectively by employing critical thinking skills and seeking expert consultations when necessary.

Clinical Research Investigator

DM Clinical Research
04.2023 - 12.2023
  • Conduct research that contributes to generalizable knowledge while protecting the rights and welfare of human participants.
  • Responsible for ensuring that the conduct of the study is compliant with institutional, state, federal and industry guidance and regulations.
  • Responsible for performing study–related procedures and /or to make important study-related decisions in compliance with the ethical conduct of the study.
  • Supervised data collection by core research staff.
  • Maintaining adequate and accurate research subject records to reflect adherence to protocol specific requirements.
  • Assuring participant privacy and confidentiality according to HIPAA guidelines, institutional regulations, and HRPO policies and procedures.
  • Ensuring that conduct of the research study adheres to Good Clinical Practice guidelines
  • Ensuring that, in the event a research subject experiences a significant adverse event, every reasonable effort is made to provide the subject with adequate care to correct or alleviate the consequences of the adverse event to the extent possible.
  • Ensuring that human research subjects are kept fully informed of any new information that may affect their willingness to continue to participate in the research study.

Family Nurse Practitioner

Village Medical - The Woodlands
01.2021 - 04.2023
  • Provide high quality care to 15-22 patients per day.
  • Serve with five other Houston-area Village Medical advanced practice providers as part of COVID Support Team to assess, treat, closely monitor, guide, and educate COVID positive patients.
  • Team with physicians and other advanced practice providers to provide comprehensive patient care, high-risk management strategies, and refer patients to proper specialist as needed.
  • Prescribe appropriate pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic treatment modalities to support health and comfort of patients.
  • Order and interpret diagnostic tests to develop and implement treatment plans.
  • Educate and guide patients on disease prevention and healthy lifestyle habits through motivational interviewing and advice.
  • Provide preventive care such as well-child checks, adult physicals and gynecological examinations.
  • Coordinate referrals for specialty services and additional care.
  • Educate patients about reproductive health issues and dispensed contraceptives.
  • Assess and treat STDs in both males and females.

Family Nurse Practitioner

Highland Woods Health
05.2016 - 04.2020
  • Provided high quality care to 15-20 patients per day.
  • Teamed with physicians and other advanced practice providers to provide comprehensive patient care, high-risk management strategies, and refer patients to proper specialist as needed.
  • Prescribed appropriate pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic treatment modalities to support health and comfort of patients.
  • Ordered and interpreted diagnostic tests to develop and implement treatment plans.
  • Educated and guided patients on disease prevention and healthy lifestyle habits through motivational interviewing and advice.
  • Provided preventive care such as well-child checks, adult physicals and gynecological examinations.
  • Coordinated referrals for specialty services and additional care.
  • Educated patients about reproductive health issues and dispensed contraceptives.
  • Assessed and treated STDs in both males and females.

Registered Nurse, Neonatal Intensive Care

Memorial Hermann Hospital
10.2014 - 04.2016
  • Provided high level of quality care for 2-3 patients per shift in level III neonatal ICU.

Registered Nurse, Neonatal Intensive Care

Texas Children's Hospital
12.2013 - 04.2016
  • Provided high level of quality care for 2-3 patients per shift in level IV neonatal ICU.

Registered Nurse, Neonatal Intensive Care

CHRISTUS Spohn South Hospital
06.2012 - 11.2013
  • Provided high level of quality care for 2-3 patients per shift in level III neonatal ICU.
  • Daisy Award Nominee.

ER Technician

CHRISTUS Spohn Memorial Hospital
01.2011 - 01.2012
  • Worked under the supervision of a registered nurse in a hospital Level III trauma center emergency room collecting samples for lab analysis, gathering patient information, monitoring EKGs and heart rhythm, treating wounds.
  • Assisted doctors and nurses during procedures.

Barista Shift Supervisor

Starbucks
01.2007 - 10.2010
  • Ran store operations during scheduled shifts.
  • Opened and closed the store, supervised employees, delegated responsibilities, trained baristas as needed.
  • Developing positive relationships with the staff.

ED Scribe

ScribeED
01.2008 - 01.2009
  • Took notes during patient interviews, writing up each encounter within medical charts, and assisting physician with patient flow through emergency department.

Education

Master of Science - Family Nurse Practitioner

Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi
Corpus Christi, TX
08.2013 - 05.2016

Bachelor of Science - Nursing

Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi
Corpus Christi, TX
08.2010 - 05.2012

Bachelor of Arts - Psychology

Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi
Corpus Christi, TX
08.2003 - 05.2007

Skills

Diagnostic Screenings

Preventative Care

COVID-19 assessment and management

Hypertension Diagnosis and Treatment

Diabetes Diagnosis and Treatment

Chronic Disease Management

Psychiatry and mental health

Women's health exams

Ambulation Services

Quality Metrics compliance

Lab result evaluation

Experience using various Electronic Medical Records

Study protocols

Trial management

Research SOPs understanding

Good Clinical Practices

Accomplishments

  • DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses Nominee
  • Interdisciplinary Research on Women’s Health Award
  • 1st place Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi Undergraduate Research Symposium.
  • 3rd place A&M System Research Symposium Certifications.

Research and Presentations

  • “Molecular Genetic Variation Among Populations of the Native Plant Species Desmanthus virgatus” (Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi, 2005-2007)
  • “Combinatorial Selection of Monothio DNA Aptamers against the Envelop Protein of Dengue Viruses” (University of Texas-Medical Branch Research Program, Summer 2006)
  • Development of an Amplified Fragmented Length Polymorphism Assay (Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi, 2004-2005)

Affiliations

  • American Association of Nurse Practitioners
  • Texas Nurse Practitioners
  • American Association of Critical-Care Nurses
  • Sigma Theta Tau
  • Sigma XI
  • Psi Chi

Certification

DEA License

Interests

Singing

Songwriting

Musical Theater

Violin

Psychology

Timeline

American Academy of Nurse Practitioners

05-2026

DEA License

08-2025

APRN License

09-2024

Family Nurse Practitioner

Genesis Medical Group
02.2024 - Current

Clinical Research Investigator

DM Clinical Research
04.2023 - 12.2023

Basic Life Support

02-2023

Family Nurse Practitioner

Village Medical - The Woodlands
01.2021 - 04.2023

Family Nurse Practitioner

Highland Woods Health
05.2016 - 04.2020

Registered Nurse, Neonatal Intensive Care

Memorial Hermann Hospital
10.2014 - 04.2016

Registered Nurse, Neonatal Intensive Care

Texas Children's Hospital
12.2013 - 04.2016

Master of Science - Family Nurse Practitioner

Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi
08.2013 - 05.2016

Registered Nurse, Neonatal Intensive Care

CHRISTUS Spohn South Hospital
06.2012 - 11.2013

ER Technician

CHRISTUS Spohn Memorial Hospital
01.2011 - 01.2012

Bachelor of Science - Nursing

Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi
08.2010 - 05.2012

ED Scribe

ScribeED
01.2008 - 01.2009

Barista Shift Supervisor

Starbucks
01.2007 - 10.2010

Bachelor of Arts - Psychology

Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi
08.2003 - 05.2007
Megan CraigFamily Nurse Practitioner