Megan Ziegler, BSN, RN, CMSRN

Medical-Surgical: Renal, Oncology, Urology, Palliative, Telemetry Unit.

• Applied critical thinking and advanced assessment skills to provide compassionate, high-quality, and evidence-based care while practicing in a challenging, high-acuity, and fast-paced environment.
• Ensured adherence to safety protocols by conducting regular rounds and monitoring patient conditions.
• Championed evidence-based practices to maximize the quality of care and improve clinical results.
• Facilitated coordination among interdisciplinary teams to develop, implement, and evaluate individualized treatment plans for each patient.
• Acted as a patient advocate to guarantee that all needs were met with patient- and family-centered approaches.
• Documented patient progress notes accurately and efficiently in the electronic medical record system.
• Use of meditech and EPIC

Primary Charge Nurse

• Acted as a resource for unit staff to help address all patients needs
• Delegated tasks appropriately among staff members according to their qualifications.
• Participated in multidisciplinary team meetings to discuss patient care plans.
• Coordinated and performed patient admissions, transfers and discharges.
• Directed unit staff and promoted quality care for diverse patients.
• Organized and delegated tasks during rapid response and high-pressure code situations.
• Managed staffing levels within the unit according to acuity of patients' conditions
• Participated in quality improvement initiatives to ensure best practice standards were met within the unit setting.
• Provided leadership by serving as a role model for professional behavior.
• Facilitated communication between physicians, nurses and other staff members.
• Collaborated with an interdisciplinary team to ensure optimal patient outcomes.
• Supervised nursing staff to ensure quality patient care.
• Supervising daily unit workload management.
• Staffing assignments.
• Perform daily quality of care audits and unit audits

Preceptor

• Served as a preceptor to nursing students for capstone hours, new graduate nurses, experienced nurses
• Completed annual preceptor education
• Completed ANCC preceptor course x2
• Provided guidance and support to new nurses during their orientation period.
• Trained and mentored new RNs on best practices, hospital policies and standards of care.

• Completed a one year, nurse residency program provided by Meritus Medical Center for new graduates.