Megan Shell
Greenville,SC
Summary
Registered Respiratory Therapist with 13 years of extensive experience in all areas of neonatal and pediatric care; including external transport. A self-directed, motivated leader who is well versed in the constantly evolving field of respiratory care. I strive to maintain skills and stay up to date with all new technology, therapies, and research. I am proficient in electronic charting, Microsoft Office suite, and most major computer programs, which allows me to utilize the technology available in any position. I am seeking position to challenge and broaden my skill, while utilizing the education and leadership skills I have developed over the past 4 years. I pride myself in my dedication to build interdisciplinary focused teams to improve team engagement, skills and advanced care modalities. Quality improvement is a focus that drives me forward.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
Work History
Respiratory Care Manager- Children's Hospital
Prisma Health Upstate- Children's Hospital
Greenville, SC
06.2021 - Current
- Presented latest information at conferences and to groups of doctors, administrators or other healthcare professionals.
- Support a team of over 50 Respiratory Therapist.
- Create process improvement to improve quality care.
- Collaborated with multi-disciplinary staff to improve overall patient care and response times.
- Explained policies, procedures and services to patients.
- Built work schedules and staff assignments, taking workload, space and equipment availability into consideration.
- Maintained communication and transparency with governing boards, department heads and medical staff.
- Recruited, hired and trained new medical and facility staff.
- Managed changes in integrated health care delivery systems and technological innovations while keeping focus on quality of care.
- Assist with changes and audits to EMR.
- Complete and manage payroll.
Respiratory Clinical Specialist, Pediatric
Prisma Health - Upstate
Greenville , SC
03.2019 - 06.2021
- Active part of medically complicated patient discharge, specifically patients with tracheostomies
- Part of a group developing trach/ home vent discharge planning and education
- Teach ventilator and oxygenation classes to nurses and respiratory therapist
- Host continuing education events for our state
- Present lectures and competency check offs for 7 community hospitals in the Prisma Health Upstate system
- Present lectures and competencies for the Children's Hospital teams
- Offer education on best practice for physicians
- Evaluate new equipment and products
- Assist with the set up and management of new equipment on patients
- Create policies, procedures, protocols, and guidelines
- Provide remediation and improvement plans for respiratory therapy staff
- Create orientation plans for new employees
- Assist with both NICU and PICU transport teams
- Involved with the small baby unit team for the NICU
- Educating respiratory and nursing staff on new products
- Create new process to help with work flow for the system related to neonates and pediatrics
- Identify clinical needs, goals, and constraints to provide feasible solutions using company products.
- Create plans to improve quality in our patient care areas.
- Audits to ensure we meet our quality goals.
- Interdisciplinary education development.
- Run mock rapid responses and code for multiple areas in the Children's hospital
- Teach external transport team competencies
- Troubleshooting clinical issues
Registered Respiratory Therapist (ADV)
Greenville Health System
Greenville, SC
06.2012 - 03.2019
- Treated patients using pharmacological and non-pharmacological treatment modalities to address various disorders, diseases and injuries.
- Precepted and delivered clinical coaching to new graduate RNs and new RN hires.
- Educated family members about proper care procedures.
- Delivered direct patient care, including stabilizing patients and identifying treatment options.
- Placed and managed advance airways.
- Part of teams that respond to high risk deliveries, codes, and traumas
- Involved with the specialized small baby unit in the neonatal ICU and the skin committee that is involved.
- Managed ventilators using protocols in the ICU.
- Managed protocols in the emergency department and acute care floors.
- Precepted new employees and student respiratory therapist
- Super user for several new pieces of equipment.
- Very proficient at electronic charting.
- Assistant coordinator.
- Several years on neonatal external transport team and recently joined pediatric external transport team.
- Blood gas collection and analysis.
- Managed and cared for Servo and Dreager ventilators.
- Received my neonatal and pediatric specialist certification (NPS).
- Current with NRP, PALS, and BLS
- Worked with physicians, nurses, and other therapist to create an effective care plan for our patients.
- Internal transports with nursing on critical patients.
Respiratory Therapist Assistant
Greenville Health System
Greenville, SC
08.2011 - 06.2012
- Created and maintained a safe patient and working environment.
- Patient assessments.
- Developed critical thinking.
- Gave breathing treatments on the acute care pediatric floor and CEC.
- Trach changes, care, and education.
- Asthma education for families.
Certified Nursing Assistant
Greenville Health System Giving
Greenville, SC
01.2009 - 08.2011
- Created and maintained safe living environment for patients, and helped facilitate activities of daily living (ADL).
- Provided personal care for patients, including taking vital signs, monitor I&O, administering routine respiratory treatments and completing patient need assessments.
- Assessed patients, documented and monitored vital signs, and communicated changes to supervising RNs.
- Supported patient mobility needs and transported to appointments.
- Provided patients and families with emotional support.
- Answered patient call lights and requests.
- Fostered relationships with patients, caregivers and healthcare teams to achieve individual care plan targets.
- Exhibited compassionate care and communication regarding issues surrounding death and dying.
- Turned and re-positioned bedridden patients.
- Collected and delivered biological samples such as urine and blood for testing.
Education
Associate of Applied Science - Respiratory Care
Greenville Technical College
06.2012
Bachelor of Science - Respiratory Care
Newberry College
12.2019
Skills
- Assistant coordinator
- New employee and student preceptor
- Create orientation plan and scheduling
- Neonatal external ground transport
- Ventilator management
- Advance airway placement and management
- Protocol management
- High risk delivery team
- Trauma response team
- Tracheostomy Care
- Arterial Line maintenance/ draw
- Nitric Oxide Therapy
- Creation of simulation classes
- Respiratory Drug Administration
- CPAP/BIPAP management
- BLS/ NRP/ PALS
- High frequency ventilation management
- Presentations expertise
- Training proficiency
- Product support experience
- Hands-on clinical instruction
- Ventilator care
- Staff Development and Precepting
- Troubleshooting
- Running simulators for training
- Policy creation and review
- Procedure creation and review
- Quality improvement bundle development
- Patient safety
- Staff supervision
- Regulatory requirements
- Schedule management
- Clinical assessment management
Accomplishments
- Neonatal Pediatric Specalist
- AARC Member 9561846
- Pediatric Respiratory Therapist of the Year 2018
- Junior Director of the Piedmont region of the SCSRC
- SCSRC President-Elect 2023
- SCSRC President 2024
Timeline
Respiratory Care Manager- Children's Hospital
Prisma Health Upstate- Children's Hospital
06.2021 - Current
Respiratory Clinical Specialist, Pediatric
Prisma Health - Upstate
03.2019 - 06.2021
Registered Respiratory Therapist (ADV)
Greenville Health System
06.2012 - 03.2019
Respiratory Therapist Assistant
Greenville Health System
08.2011 - 06.2012
Certified Nursing Assistant
Greenville Health System Giving
01.2009 - 08.2011
Associate of Applied Science - Respiratory Care
Greenville Technical College
Bachelor of Science - Respiratory Care
Newberry College