Meghan Ganzaba
Family Nurse Practitioner (New Graduate)
Clifton,VA
Summary
Experienced Emergency and Trauma nurse transitioning roles to a New Graduate Family Nurse Practitioner, with a strong background in emergency, trauma, and critical care across top hospitals. Proven leadership in guiding teams to enhance patient outcomes and a commitment to providing exceptional patient-centered care. Skilled in critical patient assessments and emergency response, ready to apply these skills as a Nurse Practitioner.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Emergency and Trauma Registered Nurse
The Johns Hopkins Hospital
Baltimore, MD
02.2023 - 12.2023
- Responded to emergencies with speed, expertise, and level-headed approaches to provide optimal care, support, and life-saving interventions.
- Executed direct patient care tasks such as administering CPR and following ACLS protocol during traumas and resuscitations.
- Provided direct patient care to trauma and critical care patients, including initiating appropriate interventions.
- Performed nursing assessments of trauma patients in the Emergency Department.
Director of Nursing
Moon River Senior Care and Transportation
Ashburn, VA
05.2022 - 11.2022
- Ensured delivery of safe, effective care by all nursing and unlicensed personnel under State Board standards.
- Maintained regular oversight of the entire team.
- Recruited, hired, and trained new medical and facility staff.
- Organized training sessions as required.
- Reviewed incident reports submitted by nurses related to any adverse events that occurred during their shift.
- Guided nursing teams on clinical practices and performance metrics. Evaluated nursing staff performance.
- Monitored and addressed customer complaints.
- Directed new client registrations and established care procedures.
Emergency and Trauma Registered Nurse
Howard University Hospital
Washington, DC
12.2021 - 04.2022
- Responded to emergency situations with speed, expertise and level-headed approaches to provide optimal care, support and life-saving interventions.
- Collaborated with physicians to develop individualized treatment plans for trauma patients.
- Provided direct patient care to trauma and critical care patients, including initiating appropriate interventions.
- Performed nursing assessment of trauma patients in the Emergency Department.
Emergency and Trauma Registered Nurse
Sinai Hospital
Baltimore, MD
10.2019 - 05.2021
- Managed emergency care situations, applying critical thinking and rapid decision-making skills.
- Triaged and assessed patient needs, prioritizing interventions accordingly.
- Managed multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment while maintaining quality standards.
Charge Nurse/Adult Emergency/Trauma Registered Nurse
Inova Fairfax Emergency Department/Trauma Center
Falls Church, VA
06.2016 - 09.2019
- Responsible for maintaining staff and patient safety, directing EMS and helicopter traffic, and assigning patient rooms according to patient acuity, threat level to others, and infectious disease status.
- Determine staff assignments to maintain adequate staff-to-patient ratios.
- Coordinated decisions regarding ER reroute, lockdown, and patient transfer status.
- Handled concerns of patients, staff, and physicians.
- Prioritized and implemented trauma activations at Level 1 Trauma Center.
- Conducted direct patient care involving CPR and ACLS protocols during traumas and resuscitations.
- Responded to emergencies with speed, expertise, and level-headed approaches to provide optimal care, support, and life-saving interventions.
Adult and Pediatric Emergency/Trauma Registered Nurse
MetroHealth Medical Center
Cleveland, OH
08.2015 - 06.2016
- Prioritized, assessed, and managed patient care during emergent situations in a Level 1 Trauma Center.
- Administered critical care, including CPR, ACLS, and PALS protocols, in adult and pediatric trauma and resuscitation situations.
- Delivered comprehensive trauma treatment to both children and adults in emergency settings.
- Assessed patient conditions, monitored behaviors and updated supervising physicians with observations and concerns.
Emergency Department Registered Nurse
The Cleveland Clinic
Cleveland, OH
12.2014 - 08.2015
- Prioritized implementation of interventions based on assessed patient needs in emergency situations.
- Providing direct patient care in resuscitations, encompassing CPR and ACLS protocols.
- Delivered safe, efficient, quality patient care promptly to enhance ED throughput.
Emergency/Trauma Registered Nurse
Inova Fairfax Emergency Department/Trauma Center
Falls Church, VA
05.2012 - 07.2014
- Assessed patient needs and prioritized interventions in emergent medical and psychiatric conditions at Level 1 Trauma Center.
- Conducted direct patient care in trauma situations, including execution of CPR and ACLS protocols.
- Served as preceptor for new staff members orienting them to the Trauma Unit.
- Performed nursing assessments of trauma patients in the Emergency Department.
Adjunct Instructor
Marymount University
Arlington, VA
01.2013 - 06.2014
- Teaching nursing students fundamental nursing skills; including physical assessment, prioritization, medication administration, insertion of IV lines, NG tubes, wound care, vital signs
Registered Nurse
Washington Hospital Center
Washington, DC
07.2011 - 05.2012
- Assessing patient needs, developing and implementing patient plan of care for patients with complex medical and psychiatric conditions, while maintaining staff and patient safety
- Performing patient care (wound care, medication administration-all routes, NG tube placement, TPN administration, Tube-feedings, Blood administration)
Education
Masters Of Science - Nursing, Family Nurse Practitioner
Marymount University School of Health Professions
Arlington, VA12.2024
Bachelor's of Science - Nursing
Marymount University School of Health Professions
Arlington, VA05.2011
Skills
- Patient assessment
- Critical thinking
- Decision-making
- Diagnostic test ordering
- Diagnostic test evaluations
- 12-lead EKG interpretation
- Routine examinations
- Suturing
- Incision and drainage
- Emergency care
- Trauma assessment
- Critical Care Expertise
- Team collaboration
- Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS)
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)
- Trauma Nursing Core Course (TNCC)
- Patient Education
- Chronic disease management
- Health Promotion
- Family Health
- Preventive Care
Certification
- ACLS, BLS, PALS, TNCC, ATCN
- Virginia Registered Nurses License (Compact License)
- Scheduled to take FNP board certification 1/23/2024
Accomplishments
- Featured on WJLA News series “Working Woman” as an outstanding working woman in the Washington DC Metro area. http://wj.la/oQB4fL
- Graduated Cum Laude from Marymount University
- Dean’s List Marymount University
Affiliations
- Emergency Nurses Association
- American Association of Nurse Practitioners
- American Association of Emergency Nurse Practitioners
Timeline
Emergency and Trauma Registered Nurse
The Johns Hopkins Hospital
02.2023 - 12.2023
Director of Nursing
Moon River Senior Care and Transportation
05.2022 - 11.2022
Emergency and Trauma Registered Nurse
Howard University Hospital
12.2021 - 04.2022
Emergency and Trauma Registered Nurse
Sinai Hospital
10.2019 - 05.2021
Charge Nurse/Adult Emergency/Trauma Registered Nurse
Inova Fairfax Emergency Department/Trauma Center
06.2016 - 09.2019
Adult and Pediatric Emergency/Trauma Registered Nurse
MetroHealth Medical Center
08.2015 - 06.2016
Emergency Department Registered Nurse
The Cleveland Clinic
12.2014 - 08.2015
Adjunct Instructor
Marymount University
01.2013 - 06.2014
Emergency/Trauma Registered Nurse
Inova Fairfax Emergency Department/Trauma Center
05.2012 - 07.2014
Registered Nurse
Washington Hospital Center
07.2011 - 05.2012
- ACLS, BLS, PALS, TNCC, ATCN
- Virginia Registered Nurses License (Compact License)
- Scheduled to take FNP board certification 1/23/2024
Masters Of Science - Nursing, Family Nurse Practitioner
Marymount University School of Health Professions
Bachelor's of Science - Nursing
Marymount University School of Health Professions
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