Meghan Wiant
Mogadore
Summary
Dynamic and dedicated Registered Nurse (BSN, RN) with over 11 years of comprehensive experience in diverse healthcare settings, including ICU (neurology, surgical, trauma, medical, and step-down), telemetry, hospice and palliative care, nursing management, long-term care/home care, case management, and community/school health. Recognized as a diligent patient advocate prioritizing service excellence and personal responsibility while fostering trust and rapport with patients and their families. Exceptional communication skills combined with a commitment to professionalism ensure a compassionate approach to patient care. Aiming to leverage clinical expertise to empower individuals toward optimal health in an environment that values integrity, accountability, and continuous professional development.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Director of Healthcare
Rotary Camp for Children with Special Needs
03.2022 - Current
- Manages the day-to-day nursing services for accredited respite, day and overnight camps for youth and adults with developmental disabilities
- Responsible for reviewing health history and current medical needs of registered campers
- Responsible for safe intake, dispensation, and recording of medications
- Hire, train, and supervise other nursing/healthcare staff, including part-time nurses as needed
- Promote a clean, safe work environment and ensure an adequate supply of necessary nursing supplies and functioning equipment is available
- Complete and review incident reports with timely follow-up and resolution
- Maintain and foster positive relationships with parents, caregivers, and community partners
COVID Hotline RN Case Manager
WorkPlace Consultants
01.2021 - 02.2022
- Temporary position as COVID Hotline RN Case Manager for FirstEnergy Corp. employees
- Performed telephonic assessments who have viral-like symptoms, potential exposure to COVID, or (+) positive tests
- Assessed need for and completed contact tracing related to workplace exposure
- Educate clients in accordance with CDC guidelines, self-monitoring, isolation, and preventive measures
- Individualized plans based on health status, PMH, test results, and workplace setting
- Communicate with Human Resources and supervision regarding employee's work status/progress/anticipated return to work
- Monitor employees’ progress until medically released to return to work
ICU Travel Registered Nurse RN
Maxim Healthcare Services
12.2017 - 01.2021
- Collaborated with healthcare facilities to increase and improve staffing in order to provide superior care for clients
- Acute care of critically ill patients in COVID ICU setting, managing multiple drips including sedation, paralytics, and vasoactive agents
- Utilized various EMR programs throughout different assignments
Hospice RN Case Manager
Summa Health System
05.2016 - 03.2017
- Travels to patients’ homes and completes full assessments in order to identify any physical, mental, or clinical needs
- Established solid rapport with patients and acted as a trusted resource to patients and families- both intellectually, physically, and spiritually
- Provided support during end-of-life care by ensuring patient comfort, facilitating family presence, explaining the process of dying, being responsive to families’ needs for information, privacy, intimacy, physical comfort, and emotional reassurance
- Ensured patient comfort and dignity was maintained
Registered Nurse, Trauma/Neuro/Surgical ICU
Summa Health System Akron City Hospital
03.2014 - 05.2016
- Built positive relationships with patients and their families in order to best coordinate their care with the interdisciplinary team
- Establish solid rapport with patients allows for effective communication and identification of individuals’ best learning methods, which ensures the proper resources are given for optimal health comprehension
- Acts as a trusted resource to patients and their families- both intellectually and spiritually
- Resuscitate and stabilize critically ill patients, manage IV drips and titrations, manage and assess Art lines, CVP, and Swan-Ganz transducers, perform wound care
- Operate and monitor patients on ventilators, dialysis, CVVHD, ICP monitoring, ventriculostomies, intra-parenchymal catheters, subdural drains and bolts
Hospice RN Case Manager
Grace Hospice
02.2016 - 03.2016
- Managed physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual needs of patients and families as they worked through end of life issues
- Provided in-home patient care, educated patients and family regarding end of life issues, symptom management, medication administration
- Communicated daily with interdisciplinary team including physicians, social workers, chaplains, nursing assistants, volunteer coordinators, and other hospice nurses
- Utilized critical thinking, communication, time management, and problem-solving skills
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing (BSN)
Kent State University
Kent, Ohio12.2013
Skills
- Patient safety
- Teamwork and collaboration
- Time management
- Healthcare management
- Reliability
- Critical thinking
- Verbal and written communication
- Patient education
Accomplishments
Handled the American Camp Association (ACA) reaccreditation for our camp for 2025, a year-long project involving policy and procedure updates as well as an in-person visit this summer. We passed with a score of 100%.
Affiliations
American Camp Association (ACA)
LEAD+
YMCA
Certification
- Registered Nurse, State of Ohio: 2013- RN.399811
- Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Providers- expires 2024
- Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS)- expires 2024
Timeline
Director of Healthcare
Rotary Camp for Children with Special Needs
03.2022 - Current
COVID Hotline RN Case Manager
WorkPlace Consultants
01.2021 - 02.2022
ICU Travel Registered Nurse RN
Maxim Healthcare Services
12.2017 - 01.2021
Hospice RN Case Manager
Summa Health System
05.2016 - 03.2017
Hospice RN Case Manager
Grace Hospice
02.2016 - 03.2016
Registered Nurse, Trauma/Neuro/Surgical ICU
Summa Health System Akron City Hospital
03.2014 - 05.2016
Bachelor of Science - Nursing (BSN)
Kent State University
Awards
Care Beyond Award Recipient: 2015, Clinical Practice Council (CPC) member 2014-2016, Communicable Disease Task Force Nurse 2016, HCQM Member- previous member, American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN)- current, Greater Akron Area Chapter of AACN member- current
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