Melanie Sorrell, RN
Whiteville,NC
Summary
Fully credentialed Registered Nurse with 8+ years experience providing compassionate care in hospital and clinical settings. Patient focused with a background in cardiac care, step-down, and telemetry. Possesses highly effective communication skills and interacts well with others. Adaptable to new situations and excellent capacity to multi-task under pressure. Self-motivated and driven to expand personal nursing knowledge and skills through the pursuit of higher professional education. Looking for a position in top-notch facility with a commitment to patient centered care.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Registered Nurse, CVICU
UNC Health Southeastern
03.2017 - Current
- Post operative patient care for multiple procedures including CABG/Vascular/Thoracic/Critical Ill patients.
- Monitored patient condition, including interpreting and tracking EKG readings, identifying irregular telemetry readings and updating team members on changes in stability or acuity.
- Managed hypertension, congestive heart failure, unstable angina, cardiomyopathy, coronary artery disease, and cardiac dysrhythmia, and other heart conditions.
- Collaborated with cardiologists to diagnose causes of arrhythmias and offered pacemakers, ablation, medications and other interventional treatments.
- Closely monitored hemodynamically unstable patients and implemented appropriate interventions.
- Titrated and weaned inotrope/pressor medications such as Epinephrine, Norepinephrine, Neosynephrine, Dopamine, Dobutamine.
- Experienced with antiarrythmics and vasodilators such as Amiodarone, Diltiazem, Esmolol, and Nitroglycerin.
- Managed chest tubes, jackson pratt drains, foley catheters, central lines, swans, arterial lines, etc.
- Accurately documented all elements of nursing assessment, including treatment, medications and IVs administered, discharge instructions and follow-up care.
- Routinely serves as ICU overflow unit when ICU is at capacity.
Registered Nurse, Step Down Unit
UNC Health Southeastern
09.2015 - 03.2017
- Provided high quality care to approximately 6 patients per day on 31 bed unit.
- Administered medications and treatment to patients and monitored responses while working with healthcare teams to adjust care plan.
- Managed elements of patient care, from admission to discharge or transfer to other units, using nursing expertise to conduct assessments, administer medications, initiate nursing and emergency interventions, contribute to care plan development and educate patients.
- Worked within interdisciplinary health care team to develop, implement and make adjustments to patient care plans, individualizing strategies and methods to improve health and meet recovery goals.
- Ordered, interpreted and evaluated diagnostic tests to identify and assess patient condition.
- Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
Registered Nurse
G and G Healthcare
02.2012 - 08.2015
- Conduct triage and assessments in busy primary care office with multiple providers.
- Administers injections including vaccines and medications to patients of all ages.
- Collects specimens, including blood from venipuncture and fingersticks as well as urine from in and out catheterizations and viral and bacterial swabs from nares, throat and wounds.
- Performs routine specialized procedures, such as EKGs, visual acuity, audiometry,, peak flow, nebulizer treatment, pulse oximetry, wound dressings, ear irrigations.
- Triages patient calls and messages, makes decisions regarding appropriate care, gives appropriate medical advice.
- Assesses walk-in patients for urgent or emergent care and takes appropriate action.
- Assist with orienting of newly hired nurses, medical and nursing assistants.
- Educated patients and families on disease processes, treatments, and medication.
Education
BSN -
University of North Carolina At Wilmington
Wilmington, NC12.2024
Associate of Applied Science - Nursing
Southeastern Community College
Whiteville, NC05.2014
Diploma in Practical Nursing -
Southeastern Community College
Whiteville, NC12.2011
Skills
- Blood Administration
- Critical Care Assessments
- Diabetes Management
- Float to other units CCU/ICU
- High Level Of Autonomy
- Invasive/Non-Invasive Monitoring
- Medication and IV Administration
- Pre and Post-Op Care
- Skilled Cardiac Nurse
- Staff Supervision
- Team Player
- Telemetry Monitoring
- Venipuncture
- Vent Management
Certification
- Registered Nurse (RN)
- Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS)
- Basic Life Support (BLS)
Timeline
Registered Nurse, CVICU
UNC Health Southeastern
03.2017 - Current
Registered Nurse, Step Down Unit
UNC Health Southeastern
09.2015 - 03.2017
Registered Nurse
G and G Healthcare
02.2012 - 08.2015
BSN -
University of North Carolina At Wilmington
Associate of Applied Science - Nursing
Southeastern Community College
Diploma in Practical Nursing -
Southeastern Community College
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