Camille Alves Melville, BSN, RN, CCRN
Summary
Flexible, dedicated, caring and hardworking registered nurse with 19 years experience in various intensive care units, and diverse patient populations. Eager to be a member of your team dedicated to nursing excellence; promoting a safe and caring environment for patients and their families.
Overview
28
28
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Registered Nurse
Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
Hershey, Pennsylvania
05.2025 - Current
- Administered medications according to established protocols and patient needs.
- Collaborated with multidisciplinary teams to ensure comprehensive patient care.
- Monitored vital signs and reported changes to healthcare providers promptly.
- Educated patients and families on health management and treatment plans.
- Assisted in the development of individualized care plans for patients.
- Facilitated smooth patient admissions and discharges with attention to detail.
- Provided emotional support and comfort to patients during challenging times.
Registered Nurse - Float
Johns Hopkins Howard County Medical Center
Columbia, MD
01.2024 - Current
- Assessed, planned, implemented and evaluated nursing care for assigned patients - duties same as listed below as a Registered Nurse at Johns Hopkins Howard County Medical Center.
Travel Registered Nurse, Multi Trauma ICU
AYA Health Care/University of MD Medical Center
Baltimore, MD
12.2023 - 03.2024
- Assessed, planned, implemented and evaluated nursing care for assigned patients - in the Multi Trauma Critical Care Unit
- Administered medications and treatments according to physician orders.
- Collaborated with physicians, nurses, therapists, social workers and other healthcare professionals to develop individualized treatment plans for each patient.
- Ensured compliance with standards of professional practice as well as state and federal regulations related to health care delivery services.
Travel Registered Nurse, ICU
Johns Hopkins Howard County Medical Center
Columbia, MD
11.2022 - 11.2023
- Cared for critically ill medical and surgical patients that required intensive care nursing and related therapies. Patients with life threatening illnesses including - acute congested heart failure, acute myocardial infarction, acute respiratory distress, drug overdose, pneumonia, pulmonary embolism, stroke patients, sepsis, shock
- Assisted with procedures - insertion of central line, arterial line, endotracheal intubation, CPR, respiratory arrest, emergency care of arrythmia
- Hemodynamic monitoring, medication administration - including vasopressors, sedatives and analgesics
- Collaborated with physicians, nurses, therapists, social workers and other healthcare professionals to develop individualized treatment plans for each patient.
- Ensured compliance with standards of professional practice as well as state and federal regulations related to health care delivery services.
- Admissions and discharges; patient and family education
Travel Registered Nurse, ICU
Geisinger Medical Center
Danville, PA
08.2022 - 11.2022
- Cared for patients with neurological insults not limited to traumatic brain injuries, brain tumors, strokes
- External ventricular drain intracranial pressure monitoring
- Maintained a safe environment for all patients by adhering to infection control policies and procedures.
- Provided emotional support and comfort to families during difficult times.
Travel Registered Nurse, ICU
Evangelical Community Hospital
Lewisburg, PA
04.2022 - 07.2022
- Cared for critically ill and telemetry patients
- Pre and post operative patients, ventilated patients, some affected with the coronavirus (COVID-19)
- Administered medications and treatments, blood transfusions, monitoring patients for reactions and side effects.
- Recorded patient condition, vital signs, recovery progress and medication side effects.
Travel Registered Nurse, ICU
Waterbury Hospital
Waterbury, CT
10.2021 - 04.2022
- Cared for multiple very acutely ill ventilated patients affected with the Coronavirus disease (COVID-19)
- Assessed, planned, implemented and evaluated nursing care for assigned patients with various illness not limited to trauma, drug overdoses, post cardiac catheterization
- Provided emotional support and comfort to families during difficult times.
Registered Nurse, MICU
Maimonides Medical Center
Brooklyn, NY
04.2019 - 09.2021
- Cared for very fragile, critically ill patients - including mechanically ventilated patients, 100% affected with the coronavirus during the COVID-19 pandemic; pulmonary, embolism, ESRD, strokes, neurological insults, intracranial pressure monitoring, pre and post operative patients, abdominal and thoracic surgeries, post cardiac catheterization
- Assisted physicians during bedside procedures, intubation, extubation, chest tube placements, lumbar puncture, endoscopy, invasive line placements, paracentesis, thoracentesis
- Charge Nurse
Registered Nurse, MICU, NCCU
Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
Hershey, PA
09.2009 - 06.2020
- Hemodynamic monitoring of critically ill patients, various shock states, respiratory distress, requiring mechanical ventilation, oncology, neurological insults - medically and surgically managed, intracranial pressure monitoring, target temperature management; prepared patients for organ donation
- Medication administration not limited to atropine, epinephrine, amiodarone, cardizem, adenosine and vasopressors
- Monitored and cared for patients requiring continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT)
- End of Life Care;
Registered Nurse
Duke Raleigh Hospital
Raleigh, NC
09.2005 - 09.2009
- Assessed, planned, implemented and evaluated nursing care for assigned critical care patients in the ICU. (Full-time 2 years; and part-time)
- Ensured compliance with standards of professional practice as well as state and federal regulations related to health care delivery services.
- Utilized critical thinking skills to assess clinical situations quickly and accurately.
Registered Nurse
Maimonides Medical Center
Brooklyn , NY
06.1999 - 2005
- Cared for patients in the Medical Surgical (1 year), Telemetry/Pulmonary Step Down Unit (2 years) and the Surgical Intensive Care Unit (3 years).
- Maintained a safe environment for all patients by adhering to infection control policies and procedures.
- Participated in multidisciplinary team meetings to discuss patient care plans.
- Ensured compliance with standards of professional practice as well as state and federal regulations related to health care delivery services.
- Assessed, planned, implemented and evaluated nursing care for assigned patients.
- Demonstrated ability to work independently as well as collaboratively within a team environment.
- Utilized critical thinking skills to assess clinical situations quickly and accurately
- Coordinated with healthcare team to establish, enact and evaluate patient care plans.
- Advocated for patient needs with interdisciplinary team and implemented outlined treatment plans.
Registered Nurse
Hazleton General Hospital
Hazelton, PA
06.1998 - 06.1999
- Monitored vital signs, administered injections, and medications - in the Medical Surgical floors as a new graduate nurse.
- Maintained a safe environment for all patients by adhering to infection control policies and procedures.
- Participated in multidisciplinary team meetings to discuss patient care plans.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University
Brooklyn, NYSkills
- Caring
- Reliable and Responsible
- Calm under pressure
- Direct patient care and safety
- Team work
- Adaptable and Flexible
- HIPAA Education
- Electronic Charting
- Emergency Interventions
- Healthcare Team Collaboration
- Charge Registered Nurse
- Preceptor
Accomplishments
- Daisy Award (2014) Medical Intensive Care Unit, Penn State M S Hershey Medical Center
Certification
- Registered Nurse - Pennsylvania RN348409L
- Critical Care Registered Nurse Expires
- Basic Life Support (BLS) American Heart Association Expires
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) American Heart Association Expires 09
- National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS)
Timeline
Registered Nurse
Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
05.2025 - Current
Registered Nurse - Float
Johns Hopkins Howard County Medical Center
01.2024 - Current
Travel Registered Nurse, Multi Trauma ICU
AYA Health Care/University of MD Medical Center
12.2023 - 03.2024
Travel Registered Nurse, ICU
Johns Hopkins Howard County Medical Center
11.2022 - 11.2023
Travel Registered Nurse, ICU
Geisinger Medical Center
08.2022 - 11.2022
Travel Registered Nurse, ICU
Evangelical Community Hospital
04.2022 - 07.2022
Travel Registered Nurse, ICU
Waterbury Hospital
10.2021 - 04.2022
Registered Nurse, MICU
Maimonides Medical Center
04.2019 - 09.2021
Registered Nurse, MICU, NCCU
Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
09.2009 - 06.2020
Registered Nurse
Duke Raleigh Hospital
09.2005 - 09.2009
Registered Nurse
Maimonides Medical Center
06.1999 - 2005
Registered Nurse
Hazleton General Hospital
06.1998 - 06.1999
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University