Brandee Melendez

• Maintained awareness of government regulations, health insurance changes and financing options.
• Developed trusting relationships with social services, health care providers and governmental agencies.
• Provided referrals to appropriate medical, mental health, and social services.
• Assisted with the coordination of care between providers, families, and other community resources.
• Coordinated support services and optimized communication between healthcare workers and patients.
• Assisted clients in setting realistic goals and developing action plans.

• Trained and mentored new department RNs on best practices, hospital policies, and standards of care.
• Assisted patients with healing and recovery after surgery by closely monitoring and caring for wounds, answering questions, and educating them about continued care strategies.
• Provided patient education on diagnoses, treatments, and discharge plans.
• Coordinated, tasked, and supervised nurses and ancillary staff based on staffing requirements.
• Coordinated care with physicians and other clinical staff to prepare for treatment, carry out interventions, and enhance the continuum of care.
• Assisted physicians in medical procedures, including cardiac cardioversions, nuclear and dobutamine stress tests, and transesophageal echocardiograms.
• Assessed post-anesthesia complications such as nausea, vomiting, pain, airway obstruction and bleeding.

• Managed PA catheters and arterials, vasoactive drug administration and titration, thrombolytic therapy, dysrhythmia interpretation and chest tube management.
• Mentored new nurses on practices and procedures to drive patient outcome goals.
• Evaluated intensive care patients, recognized and addressed complications and coordinated treatment with other members of critical care team.
• Held clinical simulation projects and provided each Nurse with individual feedback during annual skills lab competencies.

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• Responded to emergency situations with speed, expertise and level-headed approaches to provide optimal care, support and life-saving interventions.
• Assessed patient conditions, monitored behaviors and updated supervising physicians with observations and concerns.
• Advocated for patient needs with interdisciplinary team and implemented outlined treatment plans.

• Delivered comprehensive patient care in ICU environment.
• Performed daily rounds to assess patient condition and provide education to families regarding treatments and prognoses.
• Helped patients and families feel comfortable during challenging and stressful situations, promoting recovery and reducing compliance issues.
• Managed the care of patients on mechanical ventilation, optimizing respiratory function and monitoring for complications.

• Responded to emergency situations with speed, expertise and level-headed approaches to provide optimal care, support and life-saving interventions.
• Trained and mentored new RNs on best practices, hospital policies and standards of care.
• Advised, coached and mentored experienced and student nurses on medical issues, crisis management and appropriate nursing interventions.

• Executed direct patient management in ICU involving evaluation, identification, and intervention.
• Received specialized training in critical care management techniques such as hemodynamic monitoring or ventilator management.
• Performed daily rounds to assess patient condition and provide education to families regarding treatments and prognoses.

• Managed complex cases involving multiple diagnoses or treatments.
• Achieved departmental goals and objectives by instituting new processes and standards for in-patient care.
• Educated patients on disease prevention and health maintenance.

• Provided care to patients with cardiac and pulmonary diseases using telemetry monitoring equipment.
• Listed all important information regarding patient health changes, medication side effects and treatments for physician review.
• Monitored vital signs for critically ill patients using advanced technologies and equipment.

• Collaborated with nursing staff to ensure quality patient care.
• Took patients' vital signs, collected medical specimens and updated information in patient charts.
• Operated a variety of diagnostic equipment such as EKG's, oxygen saturation monitors, blood pressure cuffs, glucometers and pulse oximeters.