JENNIFER MELENDEZ
CLOVIS,CA
Summary
Driven, hardworking, nursing professional with 7 years of experience in the health care industry. Compassionate and collaborative individual certified in BLS, ACLS, and PALS. Offering years of experience working at a Level 1 Trauma Center and a high patient volume environment.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
7
7
years of post-secondary education
Work History
EXTERN – SURGERY
Community Regional Medical Center
Fresno, CA
08.2020 - Current
- Educates patients and answers questions as well as provide compassionate guidance.
- Ensure patient's safety and comfort and smooth flow of patient care.
- Provide pre-operative and post-operative patient care, as well as continually strengthening relationships with patients and families.
- Assist in procedures alongside the physician and assist the surgical and clinical team as required.
- Professional appearance.
- Accurate charting and clinical documentation of each patient encounter.
- Advocated for and strived to protect health, safety and rights of patient.
- Followed all personal and health data procedures to effectively comply with HIPAA laws and prevent information breaches.
- Explained course of care and medication side effects to patients and caregivers in easy-to-understand terms.
MEDICAL STAFF COORDINATOR
Community Medical Centers
Fresno, CA
04.2015 - 08.2021
- Prepare agendas, minutes and reports for medical staff department meetings.
- Work closely with medical staff leadership.
- Assemble information, materials and documents for contracts, administrative decisions, and other processes.
- Request documents and information from outside the department.
- Schedule and coordinate meetings, events and trainings, including site reservation, decor, catering, entertainment, transportation, location, invitee list, special guests and equipment.
- Maintains close contact with vendors and physicians to ensure successful events.
- Follow-up on all vendors requests, concerns, and problems.
- Ensure compliance with insurance, legal, health and safety obligations.
- Specify staff requirements and coordinate their activities.
- Proactively handle any arising issues and troubleshoot any emerging problems on the event day.
- Conduct pre- and post – event evaluations and report on outcomes.
- Maintain a variety of forms, records, logs, schedules, lists and databases.
- Assists in research and defining criteria for new technology and privileges to present to department committees for appropriate review and approval.
- Manage the annual review and updating of Medical Staff Bylaws, rules and regulations, policies and procedures.
- Provides quality and ethical customer service to all practitioners, patients, other hospital departments, medical group liaisons, and other hospital/healthcare entities.
COMMUNITY DIRECTOR, CAMPAIGN COORDINATOR
March of Dimes
Central Valley, CA
01.2014 - 04.2015
- Recruit, orient, train, and monitor performance of volunteers to organize March for Babies campaign events that meet or exceed the established fundraising goals.
- Develop a successful business plan using the organization's core business tactics to reach this goal.
- Develop strong networks within the local community to identify (cold call), develop and grow prospects for potential revenue streams, event sponsorships, volunteer opportunities and to increase March of Dimes visibility and brand awareness.
- Manage and provide leadership to volunteer committees on each March for Babies campaign component -primarily corporate teams and sponsorships - to ensure that committee members are fully supported and accomplish tasks required for successful events.
- Prepare and maintain accurate records/data to evaluate cost-effectiveness, profitability, and public awareness of events and/or mission/program activities.
- This may include preparing income/expense budgets, compilation/analysis of event statistics, evaluation of media coverage, researching and analyzing community fundraising potential versus actual revenues, etc.
- Work with media or recruit a volunteer with this expertise to publicize mission/events, and secure local sponsorship for events to heighten public awareness and reach fundraising goals.
- Develop and implement events to recognize, reward, and motivate successful volunteers to ensure ongoing commitment.
- Work with program staff and volunteers to ensure that every March for Babies activity contains program content to enhance the knowledge of the audience and general public regarding the March of Dimes mission, programs, special services and benefits for mothers and babies.
- Plans and implements special events as assigned to promote the mission of the March of Dimes.
- Recruits volunteer committees to plan and work on events; educates volunteers on the March of Dimes mission for the purpose of gaining and retaining their commitment.
- Provides leadership, training and support to event committees to ensure success.
- Serves as staff liaison between event committees, chapter and Executive Committee.
- Records and completes necessary paperwork and follow up for future events.
- Solicits sponsorship for events to underwrite costs.
- Procures in-kind donations, prizes, plaques, awards, printing for the purpose of lowering fundraising costs.
- Oversees logistics of events.
- Work with program staff and volunteers to ensure that every event contains program content to enhance the knowledge of the audience and general public regarding the March of Dimes mission, programs, special services and benefits for mothers and babies.
Education
Associate of Science - Nursing
Fresno City College
Fresno, CA 01.2020 - 12.2021
Bachelor of Science - Business Administration
California State University - Fresno
Fresno, CA 08.2008 - 05.2013
Skills
Collecting vitals
Strong clinical judgment
EMR / EHR
Medication Administration
Patient and family advocacy
Direct Patient Care
IV setup
Timeline
EXTERN – SURGERY
Community Regional Medical Center
08.2020 - Current
Associate of Science - Nursing
Fresno City College
01.2020 - 12.2021
MEDICAL STAFF COORDINATOR
Community Medical Centers
04.2015 - 08.2021
COMMUNITY DIRECTOR, CAMPAIGN COORDINATOR
March of Dimes
01.2014 - 04.2015
Bachelor of Science - Business Administration
California State University - Fresno
08.2008 - 05.2013