Megan L Tomlinson
Registered Nurse
OH,Ohio
Work Preference
Summary
Experienced Emergency RN skilled in patient care, critical thinking, and communication looking to expand nursing experience. Strong focus on team collaboration and achieving optimal patient outcomes. Reliable and adaptable, ensuring efficient and compassionate care in dynamic environments. Equipped with expertise in medical procedures, patient assessments, and care coordination.
Overview
30
30
years of professional experience
Work History
RN
Mt. Carmel Health System
Grove City, OH
06.1996 - Current
- Collaborate with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
- Educate patients, families and caregivers regarding prescribed treatment plan.
- Train new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures and safety protocols.
- Provide direct patient care, stabilized patients and determine next course of action by administration of medications via oral, IV and intramuscular injections and monitoring responses. As well as collecting blood and other laboratory specimens needed for lab testing.
- Monitor patient condition by interpreting and tracking EKG readings, identifying irregular telemetry readings and updating team members on changes in stability or acuity.
- Collaborate with healthcare teams to adjust care plans.
- Advocate for patients by communicating care preferences to practitioners and working to verify interventions met treatment goals.
- Teach patients how to improve lifestyle choices, dramatically reducing chance of symptom reoccurrence.
- Provide exceptional care to high-acute patients needing complex care such as ventilator management, trauma, stroke and cardiac related emergencies.
- Evaluate healthcare needs, goals for treatment and available resources of each patient and connect to optimal providers and care at discharge.
- Charge RN successfully leading a team comprised of RNs and ancillary staff.
- Audit charts and review clinical documents to verify accuracy.
- Contributed to successful department JCAHO accreditation by consistently operating to highest standards of care.
Education
Master of Science - Family Practice Nurse Practitioner
Mount Carmel College of Nursing
Columbus, OH05.2018
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Mount Carmel College of Nursing
Columbus, OH05.1999
Bachelor of Science - Communications
Ohio University
Athens, OH06.1994
Skills
- Compassionate and Caring
- Critical Thinking
- Service-Orientation
- Balancing the Coordination of Patient Care
- Team Collaboration
- Strong Communication Skills
- Emotional Intelligence
- Emergency Diagnostics
- Patient, Family and Staff Advocacy
- Strong Leadership Skills
Certification
ACLS Certified 2028 BLS Certified 2028
PALS Certified 2027 TNCC Certified 2027
Work Availability
monday
tuesday
wednesday
thursday
friday
saturday
sunday
morning
afternoon
evening
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Timeline
RN
Mt. Carmel Health System
06.1996 - Current
Master of Science - Family Practice Nurse Practitioner
Mount Carmel College of Nursing
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Mount Carmel College of Nursing
Bachelor of Science - Communications
Ohio University