Meghan DeRouin
Thornton
Summary
Experienced with patient assessments, clinical procedures, and care plan development. Utilizes patient-centered approaches to improve health outcomes and ensure comprehensive care. Strong understanding of patient education and effective collaboration within healthcare teams.
Dedicated Family Nurse Practitioner Student committed to becoming effective instrument in delivering better health care services. Offering extensive nursing training and familiarity with essential medical tools and terminology. Proficient in checking and recording vital signs, infection control and entering patients' medical history into database.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Registered Nurse
Ambulatory Nurse
01.2021 - Current
- Utilized critical thinking skills to prioritize nursing interventions based on patients'' acuity levels and individual needs.
- Conducted thorough patient assessments to identify changes in condition, promptly notifying physicians and initiating appropriate interventions when necessary.
- Enhanced patient satisfaction by providing compassionate, holistic nursing care that addressed physical, emotional, and spiritual needs.
- Assisted in the training and mentorship of new nursing staff members, contributing to a positive work environment and high-quality patient care.
- Skillfully managed challenging patient situations using de-escalation techniques, crisis intervention strategies, and therapeutic communication skills.
- Advised patients and caregivers of proper wound management, discharge plan objectives, safe medication use, and disease management.
Registered Nurse
Suncrest Hospice
07.2017 - Current
- Independent nurse, assess for pain, concerns, or is able to meet the requirements of hospice, educate and provide compassionate care in the time of need for families and their loved one
- Communicate effectively with on call providers to get patient their medications
- Coordinate medication drop offs, equipment for the patient for their daily living
Nurse-practitioner
Clinical Rotations
10.2024 - 02.2025
- Performed comprehensive physical examinations and documented patient histories to gather information and identify health issues.
- Ordered and interpreted diagnostic tests to develop and implement treatment plans.
- Prescribed and managed pharmacological and non-pharmacological treatments to treat underlying causes and relieve symptoms.
- Provided medical services and care to patients with chronic and acute conditions.
- Educated patients on disease prevention and management strategies, promoting healthier lifestyles.
- Collaborated with interdisciplinary team members to optimize patient care and streamline processes.
- Worked with families, caregivers and patients to determine best options for treatment, diagnosis, and prevention.
Registered Nurse
St. Joseph Hospital
04.2017 - 04.2021
- OR night charge RN
- Supervise6-15 employees, making sure they are getting breaks, rooms are running on time or keeping everyone informed if room is running late, taking sick call for the whole perioperative department, handling very unstable patients anywhere from airway obstructions to codes in the OR
- Scheduling cases
- Able to circulate and scrub general cases, robotic cases, circulate vascular cases
- Strong multi-tasking abilities working with numerous providers, and coordinating cases that are needed to go urgently, strong time management, great team member and able to work as a team
- Cross training to preop and phase2
- Assisting with labor and delivery and NICU cases
Registered Nurse
CU Family Medicine
08.2019 - 01.2021
- Clinical Nurse Coordinator (CNC)
- In this role I supervised4-5 medical assistants
- Over seen their competencies
- Held MA meetings to update them on changes to policies, procedures, changes in the clinic, reminders of daily clinic functions
- Assisted with scheduling patients
- Triaging patients
- Calling patient in regards lab results, referral, and other provider messages
- Assisted with checking patient’s in to the clinic
- Took care of lab visits such as immunizations, blood draws and phlebotomies
- In charge of ordering vaccines from VFC immunization program
- Over seen logs including daily temp logs for fridge, weekly eyewash, AED
- Rooming patients as needed
Education
Bachelor of Science - RN
University of Phoenix
Denver , Co01.2017
LPN Diploma - undefined
Concorde Career College
01.2009
High School Diploma - undefined
Academy of Charter Schools
01.2005
Master of Science - Family Nurse Pracititioner
Grand Canyon University
Phoenix, AZ02-2025
Skills
- Preventive care
- Patient education
- Interprofessional collaboration
- Health promotion
- Patient examination
- Lab result evaluation
- Differential diagnosis
- Chronic disease management
- Diagnosis and treatment
- Women's health exams
- Pediatric care
- American academy of nurse practitioners member
Certification
- RN- BSN1646838
- BLS April 30, 2025
- ACLS June 30, 2025
- PALS November 30, 2025
Timeline
Nurse-practitioner
Clinical Rotations
10.2024 - 02.2025
Registered Nurse
Ambulatory Nurse
01.2021 - Current
Registered Nurse
CU Family Medicine
08.2019 - 01.2021
Registered Nurse
Suncrest Hospice
07.2017 - Current
Registered Nurse
St. Joseph Hospital
04.2017 - 04.2021
LPN Diploma - undefined
Concorde Career College
High School Diploma - undefined
Academy of Charter Schools
Bachelor of Science - RN
University of Phoenix
Master of Science - Family Nurse Pracititioner
Grand Canyon University
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