Melanie G. Ashe
Pisgah Forest,NC
Summary
Enthusiastic instructor interested in becoming a Full Time Nursing Faculty Member - OB at Galen College of Nursing in Asheville, NC. Extensive knowledge gained from over fifteen years as a bedside, postpartum nurse. Experience teaching in classroom and clinical settings, as well as being a preceptor to many transition-to-practice students.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
Work History
Registered Nurse
Cappy's Home Care
06.2024 - Current
- Assess patient's health status and develop individualized care plans to match current in-home needs.
- Keep accurate, up-to-date records for approximately forty patients.
- Coordinate with office staff to see that all patient concerns are taken care of in a timely manner.
- Maintain health records of approximately thirty caregivers/CNAs and keep employees current with immunizations and competency checks.
Classroom and Clinical Instructor
Blue Ridge Community College
01.2021 - Current
- Evaluate and revise lesson plans and course content to achieve student-centered learning.
- Employ various teaching aids to instruct and motivate med tech, CNA, and LPN students.
- Track student progress, frequently checking in with struggling students and identifying root cause of problems.
- Test and adapt learning plans in alignment with student performance.
- Increase student participation and learning via engaging lectures and assignments.
- Instruct and supervise students during clinical rotation at various healthcare sites throughout the community.
Registered Nurse
Advent Health
11.2019 - 11.2025
- Assessed and cared for up to four mother/newborn dyads daily and promoted patient and family comfort during postpartum recovery period.
- Administered and documented treatments delivered, medications and IVs given, and discharge instructions as ordered by physician.
- Monitored patient's reactions after administering medications and IV therapies.
- Performed ongoing monitoring and evaluation of patient behaviors and conditions, updating clinical supervisors as appropriate.
- Lead postpartum parent support group.
- Assisted in both vaginal and c-section deliveries as a NAN (Neonatal Assessment Nurse).
- Monitored sick infants in neonatal nursery.
- Provided lactation support and education as needed by mother/newborn dyad.
- Participated in the Clinical Ladder Program.
- Served as the "Onboarding Ambassador," welcoming and orienting new-hires to the unit.
Lactation Consultant
Advent Health
11.2018 - 03.2019
- Assisted mother/newborn dyads with all aspects of establishing a breastfeeding relationship.
- Provided education regarding breast pump usage and rental.
- Facilitate outpatient breastfeeding consults to evaluate breastfeeding problems, referring patients to community resources as needed.
Registered Nurse
Mission Hospital
03.2010 - 03.2019
- Bedside nurse providing all aspects of couplet care on a Baby-Friendly accredited, fast-paced, thirty-four bed postpartum unit.
- Floated to Neonatal Intensive Care Unit to care for premature or ill infants.
- Floated to Women's Surgery Unit to care for gynecologic patients.
Certified Nursing Assistant II
Mission Hospital
05.2008 - 03.2010
- Delivered individualized patient care by recording vital signs, documenting observations, administering treatments, and evaluating patient needs, being sure to work only within my scope of practice.
- Reported changes in patient's conditions to supervisors as appropriate.
- Organized, stocked, and maintained patient's rooms, nurse stations, and clean and soiled utility rooms.
- Cared for patients with many varied diagnoses.
Skills
- Postpartum maternal care
- Newborn care
- Lactation education
- Infant care education
- Effective classroom management
- Clinical rotation management
- Easily builds rapport with students and patients
- Fluent in Spanish
Accomplishments
- NC Registered Nurse licensure - August 2009
- Certified Lactation Counselor - October 2010
- Daisy Award nominee at Mission Hospital, Asheville, NC - January 2013
- International Board Certified Lactation Consultant - October 2014 - December 2024
- Certified Spanish Interpreter for Mission Hospital, Asheville, NC - July 2015
- Recipient of the RN to BSN Rural Education and Support Scholarship - August 2016
- Daisy Award nominee at Advent Health, Hendersonville, NC - May and December 2020
- Registered Nurse Certification in Maternal/Newborn Nursing - September 2024
- Current Neonatal Resuscitation Program certification
Timeline
Registered Nurse
Cappy's Home Care
06.2024 - Current
Classroom and Clinical Instructor
Blue Ridge Community College
01.2021 - Current
Registered Nurse
Advent Health
11.2019 - 11.2025
Lactation Consultant
Advent Health
11.2018 - 03.2019
Registered Nurse
Mission Hospital
03.2010 - 03.2019
Certified Nursing Assistant II
Mission Hospital
05.2008 - 03.2010
Education
- Spanish Language Certificate - September 2005 - Thompson Education Direct
- Associate's Degree in Nursing - May 2009 - Asheville Buncombe Technical Community College
- Bachelor of Science in Nursing, Summa Cum Laude - December 2017 - Western Carolina University