Meagan Payne

About Meagan Payne

Ambitious, energetic, and caring Registered Nurse who is dedicated to driving high-quality, patient-directed care; comprised of an exceptional work ethic and excellent communication skills critical to patient advocacy. As a Registered Nurse, I have gained my initial experience working in a CVICU (Cardiovascular-Intensive) providing care specific to the CVICU patient population. While CVICU is my primary specialty, due to patient overflow, unit census, staffing ratios, and other hospital needs, I have also had the privilege of providing care to patient populations found in NSICU\'s (Neuro-Intensive Unit), and Surgical ICU\'s. At this early stage in my career, I have two goals: 1) continued growth and development of existing nursing skill set and technical armamentarium essential to critical care nursing through exposure to new professional milieus, patient populations, standards of care, policies and procedures; 2) to strengthen areas of weakness that stem from reduced exposure to varying scenarios, resulting from remaining in the same location throughout an entire career.

Experience

1. Cvicu Registered Nurse

   WVU Medicine

   Jan 2013 — Present

   Identified breech in patient safety when first transporting intubated ICU patients who required sedation for imaging studies. Collaborated with charge RN, Nurse Manager, and Imaging Department staff to develop and implement CUSP process change. •Experience with patient populations including, but not limited to: postoperative CABG, Aortic/Mitral Valve repairs/replacements, post intervention MI patients, cardiogenic shock, thoracotomies, septic shock•Managed cardiac assist devices such as Intra-Aortic Balloon Pumps and Impellas•Analyzed and interpreted hemodynamics with Swan-Ganz catheter in immediate post-op cardiothoracic surgery patients •Management of hemodialysis patients and related equipment •Experience with ventricular drain management•Experience with acute disease management in setting of chronic contributing comorbidities•Respond to life-saving situations, using nursing standards and protocols for treatment•Perform all tasks with a patient-centered focus while seeking opportunities for improvement of processes and treatments. •Act as patient advocate and implement total patient care through collaborative team

Education

• West Virginia University

  Bachelor of Science (B.S.)

  2009 — 2012

Skills

• Writers
• Microsoft Excel
• Icu
• Medical Records
• Public Speaking
• Healthcare
• Patient Education Materials
• Ecg Interpretation
• Hemodialysis
• Team Building
• Registered Nurses
• Medical Writing
• Pulmonary Diseases
• Professional Communication
• Negative Pressure Wound Therapy
• Clinical Research
• Telehealth
• Acute Care
• Intensive Care
• Hemodynamic Monitoring
• Cultural Awareness
• Critical Care
• Disease Management
• Bilingual
• Surgery
• Critical Care Medicine
• Customer Service
• Ventricular Assist Devices
• Mechanical Ventilation
• Cardiothoracic Surgery
• Community Health
• Emergency Nursing
• Team Motivation
• Wound Care
• Cardiac Cath
• Cardiovascular
• Cultural Diversity
• Peripheral Vascular
• Thoracic
• Medication Therapy Management