Jennifer Melloy
North Liberty,IA
Summary
Skilled nursing professional with more than 23 years of experience and passion for providing the highest quality of care to neonates. Compassionate and empathetic advocate for patients and families. Adaptable and resilient with strong attention to detail, clinical expertise and natural interpersonal strengths.
Overview
23
23
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Staff Nurse, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
University Of Iowa Stead Family Children's Hospital
02.2011 - Current
- Assess and provide care and treatment to neonates with varying diagnoses in an 88 bed Level 4 NICU at tertiary care university based hospital
- Provide education and emotional support to parents and families of infants throughout their hospitalization
- Experienced charge nurse of 50 bed portion of NICU, providing support and guidance to staff nurses at bedside, collaborating with unit medical teams and adapting to the changing needs of the unit throughout the shift.
- Provide nursing care to complex patients requiring ECMO, CRRT, and peritoneal dialysis
- Attend high risk deliveries at tertiary care university based labor and delivery unit
Staff Nurse, Neonatal and Pediatric Transport Team
University Of Iowa Stead Family Children's Hospital
01.2009 - 01.2011
- Provided assessment and treatment to children, aged birth to nine years old, at referring hospitals and en route to tertiary care university based hospital NICU, PICU, and pediatric inpatient units via ground and air transportation
- Maintained advanced skills needed including airway management, such as intubation and LMA and nasopharyngeal tube placement, umbilical and peripheral line placement, ventilator management
- Collaborated with medical control from NICU and PICU, adult AirCare nurses, paramedics, pilots, dispatch and drivers, respiratory therapy, referring hospital team, and parents and families of patients
Staff Nurse, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
Advocate Lutheran General Children's Hospital
07.2000 - 01.2009
- Assessed and provided care and treatment to neonates with varying diagnoses in an 60 bed Level 4 NICU at a tertiary care hospital
- Provided education and emotional support to parents and families of infants throughout their hospitalization
- Experienced charge nurse of 60 bed unit, providing support and guidance to staff nurses at bedside, collaborating with unit medical teams and adapting to the changing needs of the unit throughout the shift
- Provided nursing care to complex patients requiring ECMO, peritoneal dialysis, and cardiac surgery
- Provided care and treatment to neonates requiring transport to Level 4 NICU via ground transportation
- Attended high risk deliveries
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
University of Iowa
Iowa City, IA05.2000
Skills
- Expert in IV insertion
- Management of ventilated preterm and critically ill neonates
- Simultaneous prioritization for multiple patients' care
- Performing physical and needs assessment of critically ill and unstable neonates
- Administer intravenous, intramuscular, subcutaneous, and oral medications
- Coordination of bedside care for medically complex neonates from admission to discharge
- Communication with and needs assessment of parents of critically ill neonates
- Assigning appropriate patients and groups to nurses of varying experience levels
- Assist leadership with staffing decisions
Certification
NRP 2000-present
Trauma Informed Professional 2022
Timeline
Staff Nurse, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
University Of Iowa Stead Family Children's Hospital
02.2011 - Current
Staff Nurse, Neonatal and Pediatric Transport Team
University Of Iowa Stead Family Children's Hospital
01.2009 - 01.2011
Staff Nurse, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
Advocate Lutheran General Children's Hospital
07.2000 - 01.2009
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
University of Iowa
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