Merry Naeher-Olson

Hello, I am an enthusiastic RN with many years of experience caring for patients of all ages in acute and outpatient settings.  I love caring for people and utilizing my assessment skills to assist them on their health journey.  I am looking to join your team and see how I can serve you and your patient population.

Experience

Registered School Nurse Town of Trumbull | Trumbull, CT 

• Work without direct supervision in an effective and efficient manner.
• See an average of 25 students per day with varying degrees of acuity
• Responsible for frontline medical assistance in a k-12 school with approximately 500 students and staff
• Work with mentally and physically challenges students
• Make referrals to multiple health care agencies based on needs of students
• Prepare presentations for staff and students on various health related topics

Licensed School Nurse | Anoka, MN

• Worked without direct supervision in an effective and efficient manner.
• Saw an average of 25 students per day with varying degrees of acuity
• Served as only registered nurse for all non-public schools within largest school district in Minnesota covering 9 schools.
• Worked with mentally and physically challenges students
• Made referrals to multiple health care agencies based on needs of students
• Prepared and communicated individual student care plans and emergency care plans to keep students safe at school.
• Prepared presentations for staff and students on various health related topics

Clinical Education Manager United Family Medicine FQHC | St. Paul, MN 

• Developed and delivered standard orientation for new support staff including registered nurses, office staff, medical assistants, laboratory technicians and medical residents
• Developed nursing educational programs based on clinical needs providing continuing education credits for registered nurses.
• Created clinical workflows and policies to support patient care, infection control, and safety
• Conducted quality assurance reviews to track our progress with meeting the national standards on diabetes, asthma and hypertension.  Collaborated with the medical director and clinic staff to improve our support of patients with these diseases in underserved communities and populations across the life span with emphasis on quality of care and health outcomes
• Recruited, hired and trained new medical support and facility staff.
• Developed medical programs that promoted community health and research.
• Developed and implemented Cultural Competency training for all new employees including medical residents
• Developed and implemented review program to motivate and assist Medical Assistants in obtaining their Medical Assistant Certification ensuring all Medical Assisting staff became certified **Certification became the standard requirement for medical assistants.
• Performed clinical assessments as triage nurse for “walk in” patients as well as via telephone. Communicated with members of the health care team to meet the patient’s needs.

Clinical Nurse III Bone Marrow Transplant Unit Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center| New York, NY

• Acted as primary care nurse providing direct patient care in an inpatient setting to high risk bone marrow and stem cell patients. 
• In Charge Nurse Role many times. 
• Member of the Shared Governance Committee assisting the health system transition to a shared governance model of care. 
• Oncology Certified Nurse at the time.

Practice Manager/Nurse Manager University of California Davis Cancer Center| Sacramento, CA

• Managed operations of Oncology clinic including 40 medical providers and 20 support staff as well as oversaw nursing functions of Radiation Oncology. 
• Responsible for staff management/development, recruitment, retention, budget and strategic planning with leadership team.
• Oncology Certified Nurse and Chemotherapy Certified Nurse at the time.

Education and Training

Bachelor's | Nursing

Bethel University, Saint Paul, MN

Graduate Classes| Nursing

Columbia University , New York, NY