Megan Riley
Smyrna,DE
Summary
Compassionate and highly skilled Registered Nurse with critical care experience, committed to delivering safe, high-quality, and family-centered care in the NICU.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
2
2
Certifications
Work History
Registered Nurse, Medical Intensive Care Unit
Christiana Care
Newark, Delaware
09.2020 - Current
- Provide direct care for critically ill patients, managing ventilators, titrating vasoactive medications, and monitoring complex hemodynamics.
- Collaborate closely with multidisciplinary teams to optimize patient outcomes, and ensure safe, high-quality care.
- Serve as a Rapid Response Nurse and MICU Alert Nurse, addressing emergent situations to enhance patient safety across the hospital.
- Function as Charge Nurse and Preceptor, supervising unit staffing, mentoring new nurses, and managing workflow to ensure efficient, evidence-based patient care.
- Led policy updates and quality improvement initiatives as a member and chair of the Unit Practice Council, driving improvements in clinical protocols.
- Collected and analyzed pressure injury data, contributing to the Skin CUSP project team to implement targeted interventions, reducing hospital-acquired injuries.
Critical Care Nurse Residency
Christiana Care
Newark, Delaware
03.2020 - 09.2020
- Completed 6-month structured residency program, integrating classroom instruction with supervised clinical rotations to enhance critical care skills.
- Participated in rotations across Acute Care Elderly Floor, Transitional Neuro Unit, and Surgical and Medical ICUs, gaining hands-on experience with post-acute, geriatric, post-operative, and medically complex patients.
Medical Laboratory Scientist - Blood Bank
Christiana Care
Newark, Delaware
06.2016 - 03.2020
- Conducted blood product testing and cross-matching, ensuring safe transfusions for high-acuity patients in Level 1 trauma center.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
University of Delaware
Newark, Delaware, DE02-2020
Bachelor of Science - Medical Laboratory Science
University of Delaware
Newark, Delaware, DE05-2016
Skills
- Advanced critical care: ventilator support, sedation, and level 1 medication management, continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT)
- Patient assessment and management: care for post-operative and high-acuity patients, including detailed assessments and rapid response interventions
- Procedural expertise: ultrasound-guided IV placement, arterial, and central line management
- Leadership and collaboration: charge nurse experience, precepting, interdisciplinary teamwork, quality improvement participation
Certification
Registered Nurse (RN), Delaware - License # L1-0056031, Expiration: 09/2027
Timeline
Registered Nurse, Medical Intensive Care Unit
Christiana Care
09.2020 - Current
Critical Care Nurse Residency
Christiana Care
03.2020 - 09.2020
Medical Laboratory Scientist - Blood Bank
Christiana Care
06.2016 - 03.2020
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
University of Delaware
Bachelor of Science - Medical Laboratory Science
University of Delaware