Nurse Practitioner Registered

MEGHAN FUNK

ADVANCED PRACTICE NURSE

618-***-**** – ********@****.*** – 1812 Liberty St., Alton, IL 62002

Seeking a position as an advanced practice nurse to further build my foundation of knowledge, autonomy, judgment and intuition as a family nurse practitioner to patients and families in the greater Metro East area.

EXPERIENCE

REGISTERED NURSE: St. Louis Children’s Hospital (St. Louis, MO), Feb 2012 – present

Act as a registered nurse guided by the Nurse Practice Act. Provides patient care and charge nurse responsibility on the general medicine floor specializing in pulmonary medicine, as well as caring for patients in the intensive care unit. Specialty experience with tracheostomy, ventilators, and diagnoses including but not limited to cystic fibrosis, asthma, and chronic lung disease.

PATIENT ACCESS REPRESENTATIVE: St. Louis Children’s Hospital (St. Louis, MO), May 2010 – Jan 2012

Work in the Radiology Department at registration desk alongside medical imaging technologists and physicians. Register patients upon arrival, communicate with radiologist and primary care physicians, and ensure exams are ordered/completed.

RESEARCH ASSISTANT: Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, Dr. Luci Kohn (Edwardsville, IL), May 2009 – April 2010

Conducted my own research project under the supervision of Dr. Kohn's Anthropology/Biology Lab. Financial assistance provided by Undergraduate Research and Creative Activities Council. Assisted Dr. Kohn in her current research projects.

EDUCATION

MASTERS OF SCIENCE IN FAMILY NURSE PRACTITIONER: Maryville University (St. Louis, MO), Anticipated graduation May 2016

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN NURSING: Barnes-Jewish College, Goldfarb School of Nursing (St. Louis, MO), Graduation December 2011

BACHELOR OF BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES: Southern Illinois University Edwardsville (Edwardsville, IL), Graduation May 2010

CLINICAL EXPERIENCE

STUDENT NURSE PRACTITIONER: Pediatric Healthcare Unlimited, Amy Hauch, CPNP (Alton, IL), 165 hours

Assess, diagnose, and treat pediatric patients in the primary care setting.

STUDENT NURSE PRACTITIONER: Southern Illinois Healthcare Foundation, Melvin Merritt, MD (Granite City, IL), 70 hours

Assess, diagnose, and treat patients in a women’s health clinic focused on gynecology and obstetrics

STUDENT NURSE PRACTITIONER: North City Urgent Care, Julie Whitworth, ANP-BC (St. Louis, MO), 215 hours

Assess, diagnose, and treat patients in adult primary care and pediatric and adult walk-in urgent care setting.

STUDENT NURSE PRACTITIONER: Downtown Urgent Care, Stephanie Bingham, FNP-C (St. Louis, MO), 100 hours

Assess, diagnose, and treat pediatric and adult patients in a walk-in urgent care setting.

STUDENT NURSE PRACTITIONER: Alton Multispecialists, Tariq Quadri, MD (Alton, IL), 112 hours

Assess, diagnose, and treat adult/geriatric patients in a primary care office.

STUDENT NURSE PRACTITIONER: Barnes-Jewish Hospsital Emergency Department, Carla Robinson-Rainey, ACNP (St. Louis, MO), 130 hours

Assess, diagnose, and treat adult patients in the emergency setting alongside an acute care nurse practitioner.

SKILLS

Ability to form respectable relationships with patients, their families, and other professionals of the medical team. Specializing in patient care related to pulmonary diagnosis and intensive care. Able to think clear and critically during acute situations. Notable prioritizing skills while accomplishing multiple objectives. Conform to new situations effortlessly without complaints. Background in Biological Sciences, Chemistry, and Research.

CERTIFICATION

CPR, BASIC LIFE SUPPORT: American Heart Association, valid through March 2018

PEDIATRIC ADVANCED LIFE SUPPORT (PALS): American Heart Association, valid through September 2016

REGISTERED NURSE LICENSE: State of Missouri, No. 201-***-****

REGISTERED NURSE LICENSE: State of Illinois, No. 041429148

References available upon request.

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