Megan French, NP
*** * *** ****** #***, San Jose, CA 95112
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Objective
To find a part time or per diem nurse practitioner position to supplement my income as I am currently working part time.
Education
Master of Science Nursing, Family Nurse Practitioner
University of San Francisco
December 2003
Bachelor of Arts, English
University of California, Berkeley
December 1994
Experience
May 2018 – present
Nurse Practitioner, El Camino GI Medical Associates, Mountain View
Working three days per week providing patient care in the outpatient setting for gastroenterology patients. High level of independence and responsibility.
February 2017 – March 2018
Nurse Practitioner, Palo Alto Medical Foundation, Gastroenterology, San Carlos
Providing patient care in the outpatient setting for gastroenterology patients, with a subspecialty in patients with gastrointestinal cancers. High level of independence and responsibility. Assessing, diagnosing, and treating patients in a busy practice.
September 2015 – January 2017
Nurse Practitioner, Stanford Healthcare, GI Oncology, Palo Alto
Providing care in the outpatient setting for patients with gastrointestinal malignancies, in the medical oncology and colorectal surgery departments. Performing new patient consults, monitoring patients on treatment, and monitoring patients after treatment completed. Duties also include presenting patients in the weekly GI Tumor Board.
February 2015 – September 2015
Nurse Practitioner, VA Palo Alto, Hepatology and Gastroenterology, Palo Alto
Providing patient care to veterans with Hepatitis C, and other liver diseases. Prescribing newly released Hepatitis C medications, monitoring for side effects, and monitoring patients after treatment is complete.
June 2007 – October 2014
Nurse Practitioner, Palo Alto Medical Foundation, Gastroenterology, Mountain View
Providing patient care in both the outpatient and inpatient settings. Patient population includes general gastroenterology patients, with a focus on those with gastrointestinal cancers and biliary obstruction. Other duties include presenting patients at weekly multidisciplinary tumor board meetings.
Along with the above NP role, I also participated in creating a council consisting of nurse practitioners, physician assistants, physicians, and administrative managers, the purpose of which was to more precisely define the roles of the NP and PA within the Palo Alto Medical Foundation.
February 2004 – June 2007
Nurse Practitioner, SOAR, Orthopedic Surgery, Redwood City
Caring for patients in an outpatient sports medicine clinic, as the midlevel provider for a high volume, high profile orthopedic surgery practice. Patient population includes professional and college level athletes.
February 2003 – January 2004
Registered Nurse, Kaiser Hospital, Cardiac Procedures Unit, San Francisco
Coordination and delivery of care for inpatients prior to and after cardiac catheterization, and prior to cardiac surgery, in a critical care setting.
July 1999 – May 2001
Medical Practice Assistant, UCSF Student Health Service, San Francisco
Scheduling and registering patients for appointments, preparing charts prior to appointments, routing outside medical reports to appropriate providers for review, processing referrals to outside clinics, solving health insurance billing problems, and answering a wide variety of questions on the telephone and in person.
June 1995 – July 1999
Claims Investigator, NORCAL Mutual Insurance Company, San Francisco
Duties include the investigation, evaluation, and analysis of medical malpractice claims. Majority of time is spent reviewing medical records, interviewing physicians, and writing detailed reports for the physicians’ attorneys. Performance of frontline interactions with all involved parties, including physicians, attorneys, judges, and patients, in person and by telephone.
Licensure
Registered Nurse, California, #611915, February 2003 – present
Nurse Practitioner, California, #14821, March 2004 – present
Furnishing license with Schedule II privileges, #14821, March 2004 - present
Certification
Family Nurse Practitioner, Certified by the American Nurses Credentialing Center
Basic Life Support
Professional Affiliations
California Association of Nurse Practitioners
Epic Super User