Megan Maher

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San Diego, CA, 92101

EDUCATION

Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI, Class of 2017

• Major: Nursing

CLINICAL EXPERIENCE

• Nursing Care of Adults: West Allis Memorial Hospital

• Childbearing Family Nursing: Aurora St. Luke’s Medical Center

• Nursing of Communities: West Allis Health Department

• Nursing Care of Acutely Ill Adults: Froedtert Hospital

• Nursing Care of Pediatrics in Operating Room: Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin

WORK EXPERIENCE

Elmhurst Memorial Hospital (Elmhurst, IL) August 2017- June 2022

• Medical- Surgical Unit RN August 2017- December 2018

o Direct patient care of 4-6 patients with a broad range of diagnoses/recovering from various surgeries; worked as part of the patient’s interdisciplinary team- communicating with the nursing team, physicians, pharmacists, dieticians, patient care technicians, radiologists, respiratory therapists to ensure the highest quality of care for patients.

• Operating Room Unit RN December 2018- December 2020

o Direct patient care with patients prior to surgery, during surgery, and after surgery; worked as part of the interdisciplinary team communicating with anesthesia, neurosurgeons/orthopedic surgeons, scrub technicians, radiologists, medical representatives to ensure the highest quality of care for patients intra-operatively; adjusted to the changing protocols and emergent surgeries needed during the COVID-19 pandemic

• Nephrology Clinic RN January 2021- July 2022

o Worked directly with patients who have kidney diseases, abnormal kidney functions or are at risk of kidney problems in an office setting; communicated with nephrologists to coordinate plan of care with patients prior to needing dialysis; triaged patient phone calls and recognized emergent situations that required immediate attention.

Northwestern Memorial Hospital (Chicago, IL) August 2022- November 2022

• Operating Room RN

o Direct patient care with patients intra-operatively; actively communicated with interdisciplinary team intra-operatively; fiercely advocated for patients under anesthesia; followed strict surgical sterile technique to reduce patient infection rates and provide the highest quality of care for patients undergoing surgery

Misericordia Home (Chicago, IL) January 2023- January 2024

• Registered Nurse

o Direct patient care at an Assisted Living Facility for residents with intellectual and developmental delays; administered resident’s medications; worked as the lead clinic nurse coordinating care with internal and external physicians regarding changes in patient status for over 50 residents; coordinating medication availability, transportation, and up to date physical assessments for residents; communicating with family members regarding resident change in status.

COMMUNITY SERVICE

• Volunteer, Dan Gibbons Turkey Trot in Elmhurst, IL

o Helped pass out t-shirts prior to the annual Thanksgiving 5K run

• Feed my Starving Children

o Helped package nutritional meals to be distributed to underprivileged communities struggling with malnutrition around the world

SKILLS AND CERTIFICATION

• American Heart Association Basic Life Support (CPR and AED) Program, valid through June 2025

• IHI Basic Certificate in Quality and Safety

• Computer Sills include: EPIC, PowerPoint, Word, Pyxis

HONORS/AWARDS/PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

• America Nurses Association

• Marquette University Student Nurses Association

• Ignatius Scholarship, Marquette University

• Recognized at “Breakfast with Jean” at Elmhurst Hospital- quarterly breakfast with the Chief Nurse Officer at Elmhurst Hospital to recognize outstanding accomplishments; recognized for ability to adapt to an emergent potentially life-threatening situation in the operating room and work with the interdisciplinary team to save the patient’s life.

REFERENCES

• Available upon request

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