Megan Gray

· Provide direct nursing care to patients undergoing surgical procedures, including perioperative assessment, intraoperative care, and assistance, and post operative care.

· Collaborate closely with surgeons, anesthesiologists, and the surgical team to ensure smooth operations and optimal patient outcomes.

· Maintain sterile field and ensure surgical instruments and equipment are properly sterilized and prepared for procedures.

· Administer medications, monitor vital signs, and manage patient responses during and after surgery.

· Educate patients and families on pre- and post-surgery care, ensuring they understand treatment plans and recovery expectations.

• Fostered improvement in staff development, personnel training, and standards of patient care.
• Served as a key point of contact between nursing staff, physicians, administration, and other healthcare professionals.
• Conducted performance evaluations and provided constructive feedback to support professional growth of nursing staff members.
• Investigated and independently resolved complaints from staff, physicians, and patients by leveraging clinical judgment and unit management expertise.
• · Collaborate closely with surgeons, anesthesiologists, and the surgical team to ensure smooth operations and optimal patient outcomes.

-Supervised the professional work of all staff that included 100+ employees consisting of RNs, LPNs, Surgical Techs, PCTs and non-clinical staff

and ensured individual patient care provided was of the highest standards for a16-bed Labor and Delivery, 3 C-Section Operating rooms, and 5 bed PACU unit and a 19-bed High Risk Obstetrical/Triage unit.

-Ensured and enforced Labor and Delivery unit compliance with Joint Commission, HIPAA, DHEC and CLIA regulations for maximum quality and control.

-Processed monthly budget and quality reports for department performance.

Maintained $3 million dollar budget with $1.5 million in departmental revenue for the High Risk unit.

-Processed monthly budget and quality reports for department performance.

Contributed to and sustained the Women's service line HCAHPS scores in the 90th percentile.

-Circulating Nurse in the operating room during Cesarean sections.

-Post anesthesia nurse caring for delivered patients after both Vaginal and Cesarean births.

-Assisted physicians with pain management procedures such as epidural and spinal placement. Charge Nurse to Labor and Delivery, C-Section, High Risk, and OB triage areas.

-Preceptor for new hires to Labor and Delivery, C-Section, High Risk, and OB triage areas Patient education which focuses on improving health outcomes, medication teaching, preventative care, and overall health management.

-Developed and implemented strategies to improve labor and delivery processes and patient outcomes.