MEGAN DIERBERGER
Ventura,CA
Summary
Compassionate Registered Nurse with twelve yeas of experience offering comprehensive patient care in outpatient environments. Works well with diverse patient populations and fosters trusting relationships to improve outcomes. Efficiently coordinate with healthcare professionals to advance patient care. Committed to continued professional growth.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
Work History
Travel Registered Nurse - Operating Room
Community Memorial Health System
09.2022 - Current
- In this setting as a travel nurse with 10 operating rooms, I operated as a circulating nurse
- Delivered outstanding care to patients with various diagnoses and managed care from treatment initiation through to completion.
- Documented all elements of care and updated patient charts and confidential files to reflect changes in care plans, interventions applied and observations.
- Kept optimal supply levels in treatment rooms, triage and other areas to meet typical patient loads.
- Advocated for and strived to protect health, safety and rights of patient.
- Communicated with healthcare team members to plan, implement and enhance treatment strategies.
- Provided skilled, timely and level-headed emergency response to critically-ill patients.
- Followed all personal and health data procedures to effectively comply with HIPAA laws and prevent information breaches.
- Worked as a team member, being flexible and offering support where needed
Travel Registered Nurse - Operating Room
Thousand Oaks Surgical Hospital
04.2022 - 09.2022
- In this setting of 6 operating rooms and 1 urology suite, I performed as a circulating nurse
- Trained new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures and safety protocols
- Documented patient interactions and interventions in Meditech
- Documented all elements of care and updated patient charts and confidential files to reflect changes in care plans, interventions applied and observations
- Performed patient care in General Surgery, Urology, Gynecology, Orthopedics, minor Vascular, Neurology, ENT/Plastics and Oncology
- Worked as a team player to ensure effective and efficient patient care
Travel Registered Nurse - Operating Room
Community Regional Medical Center
09.2021 - 04.2022
- In this setting of a busy level 1 Trauma center, I was a circulating nurse
- Worked closely with all intraoperative teams to ensure patients and family members had a smooth surgical process
- Areas of expertise included General surgery, Gynecology, Oncology, Urology, ENT/Plastics, Orthopedics, minor Vascular, Podiatry, Burn Unit and being apart of the trauma team
- Collaborated with all team members to instill smooth process of cases, including trauma patients
- This was a teaching facility and took on the occasional role of training new hires, perioperative trainees and new travelers
- Documented all elements of care and updated patient charts and confidential files to reflect changes in care plans, interventions applied and observations.
- Documented patient interactions and interventions in EPIC EMR.
- Advocated for and strived to protect health, safety and rights of patient.
- Provided skilled, timely and level-headed emergency response to critically-ill patients.
Travel Registered Nurse - Operating Room
UW Medicine - Northwest Hospital & Medical Center
03.2021 - 09.2021
- RN, BSN- OPERATING ROOM, In this setting of a Level 2 Hospital, with 13 operating rooms I performed as a circulating nurse
- Worked closely with all perioperative teams in this teaching facility to include General Surgery, Urology, Gynecology, Neurology, Orthopedics, ENT, Plastics, Optometry and Oncology
- At this facility I was a resource as this hospital wide system transitioned into Epic Charting System
- Organized and managed care of patients undergoing various therapies and procedures.
- I was required to take call one day a week and a weekend day every five weeks.
- Participated in nursing simulation activities, evidence-based practice project implementation and competency development to further nursing education.
Travel Registered Nurse - Operating Room
MultiCare Deaconess Hospital
07.2020 - 03.2021
- RN, BSN- OPERATING ROOM, In this setting of a Level 2 Hospital, with 10 operating rooms and a 3 room Urology suite I performed as a circulating nurse
- Specialties included General Surgery, Gynecology, Urology, Orthopedics, ENT, Plastics, Neurology, Oncology, Bariatrics, and Gender Affirmation Surgery
- Worked closely with all members of the preoperative, intraoperative and postoperative team
- Documented nursing services provided and uploaded to comprehensive tracking systems for health records and billing.
- Remained calm during high-stress, critical situations, demonstrating sustained focus and problem-solving in real-time.
- I took two call shifts during the week and a full weekend call shift every six weekends.
Travel Registered Nurse - Operating Room
Aspen Valley Hospital
06.2019 - 06.2020
- RN, BSN-OPERATING ROOM, In this setting of a Level 3 trauma center, with 3 operating rooms I performed as a circulating nurse
- I worked closely with the surgical team in several areas with the main focus being in Orthopedics and Orthopedic Trauma
- I was also involved in GYN, Cesarean Sections, ENT, Plastics and General surgery
- At times I played a vital role in acting as charge nurse and being a preceptor for new nurses as well as new travelers to the hospital
- I worked closely with the emergency room in order to safely and correctly move patients to the operating room
- I participated in the hospital joining a new Orthopedic endeavor
- Through this endeavor I utilized my computer skills and created new policies and procedures for the operating room, as well as created online health stream learning models
- I took one call shift during the week and a full weekend of call every 5 weeks.
Travel Registered Nurse - Operating Room
Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center
08.2018 - 06.2019
- RN, BSN- OPERATING ROOM-In the setting of a Level 1 trauma center, with 30 operating rooms I provided care for patients as a circulating nurse
- Worked closely with the surgical team in many areas of surgery including GYN, Urology, Pediatrics, Vascular, Neurology, Orthopedics, ENT, Plastic surgery, Transplant, Pulmonary and Burns
- At times I was a preceptor for new OR nurses or new travelers that came to the hospital
- Worked well with others while maintaining a positive attitude and good work ethic
- Being a patient advocate and providing a safe environment for my patients and surgical team was my number one priority
- Documented all elements of care and updated patient charts and confidential files to reflect changes in care plans, interventions applied and observations
- Contributed substantially to successful department JCAHO accreditation by consistently operating to highest standards of care
- Organized and managed care of patients undergoing various therapies and procedures
Registered Nurse - Operating Room
Sentara Norfolk General Hospital
05.2016 - 07.2018
- In the setting of a Level 1 trauma center, with over 20 operating rooms provides care for patients before, during and after surgery or surgical procedures
- Includes but not limited too taking on the role as a patient educator
- Works within the operating suite but outside of the sterile field providing the doctors and surgical assistants with tools and instruments they need to perform the surgical procedure as efficiently as possible
- Completes and reviews preoperative patient history and labs prior to sending the patient safely to surgery
- Works with surgeons and surgical staff in most areas including cardiothoracic, GYN, GU, plastic surgery, ENT and orthopedics
- I was a vital role on the Neurological team, daily performing spinal procedures and craniotomies
- Daily we had four if not more Neurological operating rooms simultaneously running
- Required to take five-six call shifts during a six week schedule
- Actively worked as part of the hospitals trauma team
- Displays professionalism in the scope of my practice
- Is a team player and has a passion for nursing and taking care of others
- Acts as a lesion for new staff members as part of the “Ambassador” program at Sentara Norfolk General Hospital
- Prides myself on being punctual and reliable
Registered Nurse, Operating Room
Riverside Regional Medical Center
11.2015 - 04.2016
- Provides care for patients before, during and after surgery or surgical procedures
- Also includes taking on the role as a patient educator
- Works within the operating suite but outside of the sterile field providing the doctors and surgical assistants with tools and instruments they need to perform the surgical procedure as efficiently as possible
- Completes and reviews preoperative patient history and labs prior to sending the patient safely to surgery
- Works with the doctor and surgical assistants in all areas of surgery not limited to, but examples include neurological, cardiothoracic, GYN, GU, plastic surgery, ENT and orthopedics
- Also assists and is prepared for medical emergencies that arise
- Assesses and stabilizes patients’ post-operative with experience and accuracy
- Displays professionalism and a passion for nursing in the surgical setting
- Delegates well to assistants when appropriate
- Acts as a liaison for new employees
- Acts as a mentor and teacher for new students and new employees joining the operating room setting
- Makes it a personal priority to contribute to strategic plans and initiatives to advance standards of care in the facility and aim to improve patient outcomes
Registered Nurse - Operating Room
Hampton Roads Plastic Surgery Center
04.2012 - 11.2015
- Provides nursing care within a board certified, fully functioning outpatient OR and six bed Recovery room as well as performs daily tasks in an office setting for a successful five surgeon private practice
- Completes and reviews preoperative patient’s history and physicals for appropriate patient plan of care intraoperative and postoperative
- Performs as a circulator in the operating room
- Handles medical emergencies resulting from post-operative events if/when they arise
- Assesses and stabilizes patients’ post-operative with experience and accuracy
- Displays expert clinical skills in managing the critical care of all categories of postoperative patients
- Reacts effectively in emergency scenarios, demonstrating sound decision-making that helps improve patient outcomes
- Delegates to LPN’s and CST’s and acts as a liaison
- Contributes to strategic plans and initiatives to advance standards of care, excellence, improve patient outcomes and drive continuous improvement.
- Kept count of all surgical instruments and sponges used during operations and procedures.
- Collaborated with members of patients' healthcare team to deliver appropriate level of care.
- Monitored surgical patients and delivered quality level of care before, during and after operations to promote positive outcomes.
- Performed preoperative assessments on patients and evaluated overall health.
Registered Nurse, Medical-Surgical Unit
Mary Immaculate Hospital
08.2010 - 04.2012
- Registered Nurse, BSN on a busy medical surgical unit
- Had a daily patient care assignment of 1:6 with rotating discharge and new admits
- Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process and management and lifestyle options.
- Provided direct patient care, stabilized patients and determined next course of action.
- Administered medications via oral, IV and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
- Implemented medication and IV administration, catheter insertion and airway management.
- Managed care from admission to discharge.
- Updated patient charts with data such as medications to keep records current and support accurate treatments.
- Monitored patient condition by interpreting and tracking EKG readings, identifying irregular telemetry readings and updating team members on changes in stability or acuity.
- Conferred with physicians to discuss diagnoses and devise well-coordinated treatment approaches.
- Evaluated healthcare needs, goals for treatment and available resources of each patient and connected to optimal providers and care.
- Advocated for patients by communicating care preferences to practitioners, verifying interventions met treatment goals and identifying insurance coverage limitations.
Computer Trainer
Mary Immaculate Hospital
01.2011 - 01.2012
- Took on the role as a computer trainer for Bon Secours Hospital staff nurses for a new computer charting system
- Created educational templates and handouts to educate and demonstrate the flow of the charting system
- Educated in front of several classes with 15-20 students at a time with hands on learning tools and walked through step by step the charting system
- Was live at the hospitals during the first two weeks the charting system went live to be of assistance and see that operations went smoothly.
Student Nurse Extern
Mary Immaculate Hospital
01.2005 - 01.2006
- Provided excellent nursing care to patients of numerous varying populations on an orthopedic and medical/surgical unit
- Learned time management skills, patient prioritizing, safe medication administration, nursing fundamental skills and how to provide and maintain excellent customer satisfaction
- Assisted in precepting students and new employees and acted as charge nurse on the unit
- Handled intubations, defibrillations, auto-transfusions, IV starts, splinting, medication administration, wound care and more.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Radford University
Radford, VA05.2010
Skills
- SKILLS & ABILITIES
- Consistently delivering patient-centered, high quality patient care
- A dedicated member of a multidisciplinary hospital team known for excellent clinical skills, ability to remain calm under pressure and strengths in making swift, correct decisions in emergency situations
- Preparing health assessments on all types of medical patients in the hospital preoperatively, intraoperative and postoperatively
- Preparing educational health plans for patient specific plan of care
- Creating educational documents utilized in hospital nursing staff computer charting including Cerner, Epic and Meditech
- Well organized, excellent time management skills and able to delegate tasks accordingly
- Patient Assessments
- Maintaining Patient Safety Standards
- Privacy and Confidentiality
- Medication Administration
- Surgical Procedure Support
- Perioperative Nursing
- Blood Product Transfusion
- EMR Systems
- EPIC EMR
- Microsoft Office
- Intravenous Injections
- Updating Medical Charts
- Compassionate and Caring
- Cardiac Arrest
- Clear Patient Communication
- Delegation and Motivation
- Monitoring Vital Signs
Timeline
Travel Registered Nurse - Operating Room
Community Memorial Health System
09.2022 - Current
Travel Registered Nurse - Operating Room
Thousand Oaks Surgical Hospital
04.2022 - 09.2022
Travel Registered Nurse - Operating Room
Community Regional Medical Center
09.2021 - 04.2022
Travel Registered Nurse - Operating Room
UW Medicine - Northwest Hospital & Medical Center
03.2021 - 09.2021
Travel Registered Nurse - Operating Room
MultiCare Deaconess Hospital
07.2020 - 03.2021
Travel Registered Nurse - Operating Room
Aspen Valley Hospital
06.2019 - 06.2020
Travel Registered Nurse - Operating Room
Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center
08.2018 - 06.2019
Registered Nurse - Operating Room
Sentara Norfolk General Hospital
05.2016 - 07.2018
Registered Nurse, Operating Room
Riverside Regional Medical Center
11.2015 - 04.2016
Registered Nurse - Operating Room
Hampton Roads Plastic Surgery Center
04.2012 - 11.2015
Computer Trainer
Mary Immaculate Hospital
01.2011 - 01.2012
Registered Nurse, Medical-Surgical Unit
Mary Immaculate Hospital
08.2010 - 04.2012
Student Nurse Extern
Mary Immaculate Hospital
01.2005 - 01.2006
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Radford University
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