Meghan K. Jones

Perioperative nurse in a busy, highly rated optical ambulatory surgery center.

• Develop and implement nursing care plans
• Advise patients on health maintenance and disease prevention
• Administer nursing care to patients in all areas of the ambulatory setting (admission, intra-operative, PACU.)
• Collaborate with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
• Administer medications via oral, IV, and intramuscular injections and monitor responses.
• Guide the professional growth of others at the unit level through precepting, role modeling, coaching and/or mentoring.
• Participated in nursing simulation activities, evidence-based practice project implementation and competency development to further nursing education.

• Managed the complex care of women and children in the immediate postpartum period
• Liaised between physicians and patients to ensure a comprehensive understanding of the treatment plan
• Closely monitored post-surgical patients, including high risk surgical patients
• Instructed patients and family members on proper discharge care
• Acted as preceptor for new hires
• Served as member and chair of the Unit Based Council
• Represented department as acting member of the Nursing Performance Improvement Council
• Assisted with the implementation of new patient acuity scoring, resulting in improved staffing ratios and overall patient care

• Functioned as Lead Nurse over a two unit, 48 bed department including a staff of 8-10 registered nurses and 4 mental health workers
• Acted as a core preceptor for newly hired registered nurses
• Experience with admissions, discharges and transfers
• Involved in all aspects of patient care, including the development and ongoing management of an individualized plan of care for each patient
• Served as a patient advocate to ensure that each patient's medical and emotional needs were identified and met

• Managed a patient load of 4-6 pts on various medical surgical floors including cardiac, renal, orthopedics, short stay, postpartum and acute mental health
• Practiced principles necessary to maintain a safe and therapeutic patient environment
• Educated patients and their families on disease processes, medical-surgical procedures and other aspects of therapeutic regimens, including medication and pain management techniques
• Acted as a liaison between patients and physicians to address problems and patient/family concerns
• Facilitated the recovery process through coordination of discharge planning in collaboration with physicians, case managers, nurses, nutritionists, physical/occupational therapists and social workers.