Megan Allen

Experience

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  Northwest Family Physicians

  Jul 2007 - Sept 2008

  Nurse Practitioner & Clinical Sub-Investigator

  Independently managed general practice patients needing care for acute and chronic illnesses. Assessed lab work, diagnostics, histories and physical exams of patients from newborn to geriatrics to provide preventative care and health education. Attended Medical Investigator meetings to assess drug study protocols and target patient populations in conjunction with Heartland Research Associates who was partnered with our clinic. Screened and recruited potential study participants for phase III pharmaceutical studies. Obtained health histories & physical exams for randomized study participants. Assessed possible adverse events regarding study participates and the blinded study medication. Show less

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  Correct Care Solutions

  Sept 2008 - Sept 2009

  Nurse Practitioner

  Contracted to provide care to state prison inmates in their male super-maximum security unit in ElDorado, KS. Ordered and obtained acute care histories, diagnostics and management along with chronic care maintenance. Routine illnesses such as sore throat and cough to Hepatitis C treatment and HIV monitoring. Emergency procedures, suturing and triage for altercations, suicide attempts, cardiac arrest and diabetic complications. Provided pain management and monitoring for all Kansas inmates needing cancer treatments or hospice care. Show less

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  Comprehensive Health Services

  Sept 2009 - Apr 2010

  Nurse Practitioner

  Contracted as a Nurse Practitioner in an on-site Wellness clinic for McKee Foods in Gentry Arkansas. Provided basic family practice services, well woman exams, chronic illness management (ie. Diabetes, hyperlipidemia, hypertension, etc), acute care work-ins (ie. Sore throats, cough, work injuries, etc) and wellness individual and group counseling.

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  Wichita OB/GYN Associates

  Apr 2010 - Aug 2012

  Nurse Practitioner

  Provided routine well woman exams, hormone and birth control management, genetic cancer risk assessment, testing and counseling, PCOS diagnosis and treatment, obstetric care from conception to delivery and post-partum. Supplemented the exam with sonography services to assess ovarian or uterine concerns, fertility issues, early pregnancy assessment and IUD placements. Offered reversible long acting conception counseling and procedures. (IUD and Implanon placements and removals). Initiated ovarian stimulation medications and cycle monitoring for patients beginning infertility treatments. Show less

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  Associates in Women's Health

  Nov 2012 - Mar 2016

  Nurse Practitioner

  I provided well woman exams, obstetric follow up, mild infertility work up & treatment, sonography, contraceptive counseling, hormonal evaluation & treatment (including Bio-Identical Hormones), genetic cancer screening (BRCA/Colaris), pessary fitting, post operative follow-up and other GYN related problem management. Offered "overflow” appointments in the event the patient's primary provider was out due to vacation, delivery or an overbooked schedule. This back up service was available to twelve OB/GYN physicians, two GYN Oncologists, a maternal-fetal specialist and two pelvic surgery specialists as they need. Served on the company wellness committee and wrote monthly wellness newsletter and programs for staff and providers. Show less

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  Walgreens Take Care Clinic

  Apr 2013 - Apr 2015

  Nurse Practitioner

  PRN provider at Walgreens Take Care Clinic locations. Assess and treat patients with acute illness, vaccine needs, injuries and physical exams for school or work participation requirements. Educate patients on prevention and wellness recommendations. Working knowledge of EMR for billing, coding and company communications.

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  United States Department of Defense

  Apr 2016 - Jul 2019

  Nurse Practitioner

  I provided acute and chronic illness management to military members, retirees and their families in a primary care setting as well as pre/post deployment clearances, referrals and medication management in the flight medicine department. Fort Riley, KS 4/2016-12/2016Keesler Air Force Base, Biloxi, MS 1/2017-7/2019

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  Koniag Government Services

  Nov 2020 - now

  Senior Healthcare Analyst

  Provide consultative services to the Defense Health Agency Transition and Transformation projects, COVID-19 support services, and Congressionally mandated Organizational Inspection Program. Collaborating on the stand up of a healthcare delivery compliance program affecting all medical and dental treatment facilities serving over 9.6 million Tricare beneficiaries. Assisting in creating an IOC-FOC validation process and a DHA OIP newsletter creation for the DHA enterprise.

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  Yale Institute for Global Health

  May 2024 - now

  Fellow

  Leadership in Global Health Fellowship-working with the International Rescue Committee (IRC) Preferred Communities Employee Needs Assessment, focusing on collecting information on Intensive Case Management (ICM) staff wellness, identifying solutions, and mapping out an action plan that helps frontline staff improve and maintaining their own wellbeing while serving others.