Melissa Tisdale RN,BSN
Pittsgrove
Summary
Dedicated and competent Registered Nurse with 26+ years experience in providing direct patient care in various fast-paced clinical settings. Reliable, motivated, ethical healthcare provider that collaborates very closely with the multidisciplinary team to provide safe and effective outcomes for patients with many different medical health histories. Builds positive and strong relationships with co-workers, physicians, and management. Respectful and communicates effectively to patients and families.
Overview
28
28
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Preadmission Testing Nurse
Inspira Medical Center Vineland
09.2023 - Current
- Conduct thorough assessments of patients scheduled for surgical/invasive procedures
- Review patients medical histories, including pre-existing medical conditions, allergies, medications, and previous surgeries, to identify potential risks.
- Coordinate and evaluate diagnostic tests such as labwork, ECGs, X-rays and other assessments to ensure patients are medically stable for upcoming procedures.
- Assess and document patients' current medications, including dosage and frequency.
- Provide patients and families with information about procedure and preoperative instructions.
- Work with primary care physicians, surgeons, schedulers, anesthesiologists, and other healthcare professionals to make sure patient is at optimal health for surgery.
Registered Nurse, PACU
Premier Orthopedics Associates Surgical Center
06.2012 - Current
- Recover patients immediately post-op undergoing MAC/GENERAL anesthesia from many different Orthopedic procedures as per our policy for Phase I and Phase 2.
- Provided direct patient care, stabilized patients and determined next course of action.
- Identify and manage life-threatening post operative anesthesia complications.
- Manages patient's pain.
- Provide individual and family members with discharge instructions/education.
- Performs call backs/triage post-op patients.
- Performs monthly Code Blue Cart/Malignant hyperthermia cart checks, PACU medications and supplies for outdates and maintains supplies.
- Dispense and Return the anesthesiologist Daily Medication Administration.
- Administered medications via oral, IV and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
- Assists anesthesia with peripheral nerve blocks pre-op.
Registered Nurse, PREOP/PACU Staff Nurse
Advanced Surgical Institute
10.2008 - 06.2012
- Managed care from admission to discharge.
- Provided direct patient care, stabilized patients and determined next course of action.
- Administered medications via oral, IV and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
- Utilizes nursing care standards when planning and implementing patient care.
- Assesses patient status on admission and ongoing basis.
- Perform Pre-op Medical Health History.
- Obtain vital signs, start IV lines.
- Assist anesthesia with peripheral nerve blocks.
- Work in either Pre-op or PACU, depending on the need that day.
- Ordered medications for Anesthesia besides working clinical areas.
Registered Nurse, Telemetry Unit
Underwood Memorial Hospital
02.2008 - 10.2008
- Perform and manage patient care assignment for telemetry monitored patients.
- Admit and discharge patients as per protocol,
- Computer charting.
- Delegate tasks and work as a team with LPN and nursing assistant.
- Follow infection control policy.
- Monitor patients post cardiac catheterization after returning back to the floor.
- Maintain continuing education requirements.
- Administered medications via oral, IV and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
- Work closely with multidisciplinary team members regarding patient care.
Public Health Registered Nurse, Rhea County
Rhea County Health Department
05.2006 - 01.2008
- Public health nursing duties.
- Perform wellchild examinations from infant through 18yrs of age.
- Administer adult and childhood immunizations.
- Family planning services.
- Sexually transmitted disease services, treatment, and follow up.
- Monitor monthly clients on tuberculosis medications.
- WIC program.
- Monthly education training with the state department of health on all programs.
Registered Nurse, PACU
Center For Oral And Facial Surgery
05.2005 - 05.2006
- Admit, prepare, and recover patients for same day outpatient surgery.
- Recover patients post-op.
- Reviewed discharge instructions with patient and families.
- Assisted oral surgeons and their team with examinations and making appointments.
Registered Nurse, Stepdown Unit
Roane Medical Center
09.2003 - 05.2005
- Perform and manage care for 3-4 patients on cardiac stepdown unit.
- Monitor telemetry patients and their responses to intravenous cardiac medications.
- Educate patients and families.
- Coordinate plan of care with multidisciplinary staff.
- Delegate duties to LPN's and nursing assistants.
Registered Nurse, Telemetry Unit
Kennedy Health System
08.1996 - 08.2003
- Mange total patient care for 6-7 monitored telemetry patients.
- Charge nurse duties.
- Perform EKG's, maintain IV skills, cross-trained to ICU.
- Delegate duties to LPN's and CNA's.
- Administered medications via oral, IV and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
- Managed care from admission to discharge.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing Science
Widener University
Chester, PA05.2000
Diploma in Nursing
Helene Fuld School of Nursing
Blackwood, NJ05.1996
Associate of Science - Nursing Science
Camden County College
Blackwood, NJ05.1996
Skills
- Patient Anesthesia Recovery Assessments/Documentation
- Medication Administration
- Intravenous skills
- Patient advocate/educator
- Performs EKG's
- Assists anesthesia in immediate post anesthesia phase to maintain respiratory support
- Ensures Code carts are fully equipped and defibrillators operational
- Pre Admission Testing
Certification
Advanced Cardiac Life Support 2/2025
Basic Life Support 11/2024
References
Available upon request.
Timeline
Preadmission Testing Nurse
Inspira Medical Center Vineland
09.2023 - Current
Registered Nurse, PACU
Premier Orthopedics Associates Surgical Center
06.2012 - Current
Registered Nurse, PREOP/PACU Staff Nurse
Advanced Surgical Institute
10.2008 - 06.2012
Registered Nurse, Telemetry Unit
Underwood Memorial Hospital
02.2008 - 10.2008
Public Health Registered Nurse, Rhea County
Rhea County Health Department
05.2006 - 01.2008
Registered Nurse, PACU
Center For Oral And Facial Surgery
05.2005 - 05.2006
Registered Nurse, Stepdown Unit
Roane Medical Center
09.2003 - 05.2005
Registered Nurse, Telemetry Unit
Kennedy Health System
08.1996 - 08.2003
Bachelor of Science - Nursing Science
Widener University
Diploma in Nursing
Helene Fuld School of Nursing
Associate of Science - Nursing Science
Camden County College
Advanced Cardiac Life Support 2/2025
Basic Life Support 11/2024
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