Melanie Ortega

- Bay Ridge employee transferred to Lumberton facility.

• Enhanced patient care by efficiently administering medications, treatments, and wound care procedures.
• Assisted patients with daily living activities, promoting self-sufficiency and independence whenever possible.
• Educated patients on disease management, self-care techniques, and wellness strategies to improve long-term health outcomes.
• Utilized strong clinical judgment in prioritizing patient needs during high-stress situations, ensuring optimal outcomes.
• Developed individualized care plans tailored to diverse patient populations with varied medical conditions.
• Performed skilled including enemas, colostomy care, staple/suture removal, tube feedings, and wound care under supervision of clinical instructor and facility preceptor.

• Received direction and assignments from physicians and nurses, providing efficient technical support to optimize patient care.
• Collected basic samples, labeled specimens properly, and transferred to laboratory for testing.
• Assisted in obtaining and documenting vital signs and placement of oxygen saturation, cardiac monitoring, and non-invasive blood pressure monitoring systems.
• Safely transported patients by wheelchair, stretcher, or bed to other units.
• Worked with nurses and doctors to set up and assist for tests and procedures including conscious sedation, central line insertions, paracentesis, I&D, laceration repairs, and lumbar punctures.
• Measured and fit crutches and canes, instructing patients on proper use of support devices.
• Inserted peripheral IVs and administered non-medication IV fluids.
• Assisted with resuscitation, CPR
• Ortho- glass splinting of broken bones in patients along with assisted in conscious sedation ortho glass splinting.
• Assisted nurses by performing EKG orders on patient.