Malissa Skanchy Ajeti
Pennington Gap,VA
Summary
Hardworking Registered Nurse with success providing individualized patient care. Committed to delivering best-in-class patient care through effective education and counseling. Proven leadership focused on increasing and enhancing patient care and satisfaction. Streamline safety protocols for comprehensive patient care.
Overview
39
39
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Nurse
Kaiser Permanente Sunnyside Medical Center
2019.01 - 2022.12
- Floated to Telemetry, Medical-Surgical, Psychiatry, Emergency Room
Nurse
Oregon Health and Sciences University Medical Center
2014.01 - 2019.12
- Used prior burn experience to care for patients with various TBSA burns
Nurse
Central Coast Visiting Nurse Association and Hospice
2012.01 - 2014.12
- Utilized hospice skills
Nurse
Natividad Medical Center
2010.01 - 2012.12
- Utilized Medical-Surgical, Telemetry skills
Nurse
Gilroy Healthcare and Rehabilitation Hospital
2008.01 - 2010.12
- Used Medical-Surgical skills
Nurse
St. Louise Community Hospital
2006.01 - 2008.12
- Utilized Medical-Surgical skills, and Telemetry skills
Traveling Nurse
Agostini and Associates
1999.01 - 2006.12
- Traveling nurse in San Francisco Bay area, Honolulu, Hawaii, and Nome, Alaska utilizing all skills sets
Nurse
HealthSouth Rehabilitation
1994.01 - 1999.12
- Medical-Surgical skills, care of chronic tracheostomy patients
Nurse
University of Utah Burn Trauma Unit
1990.01 - 1994.12
- Used pediatric and adult burn skills
Nurse
Shriner’s Burns Institute
1986.01 - 1990.12
- Pediatric burns, intensive care skills, and flight nursing skills, acted as charge nurse
Nurse
Neurology Floor
1985.01 - 1988.12
- Used Medical-Surgical skills and neurology skills
Nurse
University of Texas Medical Branch
1984.01 - 1988.12
- Coronary Care Unit, Medical Intensive Care Unit, Surgical Intensive Care Unit, Medical-Surgical floor utilizing intensive care skills and medical-surgical skills
- Acted as charge nurse
Education
Master’s Degree - Appalachian Studies
East Tennessee State University
Johnson City, TennesseeBatchelor of Arts - General Studies
12.2018
Associate of Science - Nursing
12.1983
Certificate of Practical Nursing - undefined
Mesa Community College
Mesa, Arizona12.1979
Skills
- Read EKGs
- Manage endotracheal intubation
- Manage tracheostomy intubation
- Critical care drips
- Knowledge of drugs
- Drug interactions
- Drug compatibilities
- Assist with insertion of Swan-Ganz catheters
- Insert central lines
- Insert arterial lines
- Interpret readings
- Start and maintain peripheral lines
- Administer oral medicines
- Administer subcutaneous medicines
- Administer intravenous medicines
- Draw arterial blood gases
- Interpret arterial blood gases
- Participate in codes
- Use Ambu-bags
- Administer blood products
- Manage acute myocardial infarction
- Manage congestive heart failure
- Manage cardiac tamponade
- Patient teaching
- Passive cardiac rehabilitation exercises
- Accurate physical assessment
- Insert Foley catheters
- Insert naso-gastric tubes
- Glucose monitoring
- Prep patients for cardiac catheterization
- Assist with cardio-thoracic surgery
- Assist with chest tube placement
- Maintenance of chest tubes
- Draw lab results
- Give chemotherapy
- Manage total parenteral nutrition
- Manage gastric tubes
- Manage naso-gastric tubes
- Manage peripheral parenteral nutrition
- Notify physicians of change in status
- Act as charge nurse
- Dressing changes for burn patients
- Assessing burns
- Documentation of burns
- Intravenous hydration
- Titrate intravenous pain medicines
- Debridement of burns
- Assessment of topical ointments
- Assessment of grafts
- Report burn infections
- Recover patients from operating room
- Maintain proper body alignment
- Insert Dobhoff tube
- Assess infections
- Supportive care for intubated patients
- Flight nursing
- Patient teaching for burn care
- Assessment of neurological status
- Case management
- Pain control
- Pain assessments
- Physical assessments
- Facilitate dying process
- Family teaching
Certification
Virginia Registered Nurse License, 0001325992, COMPACT
Academic Preparation
- East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, Tennessee, Master’s Degree in Appalachian Studies
- East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, Tennessee, Bachelor of Arts in General Studies, 05/01/18
- East Tennessee State University, Johnson City, Tennessee, Associate of Science in Nursing, 05/01/83
- Mesa Community College, Mesa, Arizona, Certificate of Practical Nursing, 05/01/79
References
Furnished upon request
Activities
- Committee member that wrote and implemented Clinical Ladder Program for Registered Nurses at Shriner’s Burns Institute, Galveston, Texas
- Co-wrote paper about Burns and Sexuality
- Family History Consultant for Family History Center, Big Stone Gap, Virginia
Timeline
Nurse
Kaiser Permanente Sunnyside Medical Center
2019.01 - 2022.12
Nurse
Oregon Health and Sciences University Medical Center
2014.01 - 2019.12
Nurse
Central Coast Visiting Nurse Association and Hospice
2012.01 - 2014.12
Nurse
Natividad Medical Center
2010.01 - 2012.12
Nurse
Gilroy Healthcare and Rehabilitation Hospital
2008.01 - 2010.12
Nurse
St. Louise Community Hospital
2006.01 - 2008.12
Traveling Nurse
Agostini and Associates
1999.01 - 2006.12
Nurse
HealthSouth Rehabilitation
1994.01 - 1999.12
Nurse
University of Utah Burn Trauma Unit
1990.01 - 1994.12
Nurse
Shriner’s Burns Institute
1986.01 - 1990.12
Nurse
Neurology Floor
1985.01 - 1988.12
Nurse
University of Texas Medical Branch
1984.01 - 1988.12
Batchelor of Arts - General Studies
Associate of Science - Nursing
Certificate of Practical Nursing - undefined
Mesa Community College
Master’s Degree - Appalachian Studies
East Tennessee State University