Melinda Caraballo
Olmsted Township,OH
Summary
Compassionate nurse leader focused on patient-centered care and quality improvement. Utilizes strong organizational and communication skills to develop high-performing teams, promote collaboration, and improve patient outcomes. Advocates for equity and ethical practices in healthcare settings.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Assistant Nurse Manager
Rainbow Babies And Children's Hospital
Cleveland, Ohio
04.2022 - Current
- Oversees daily operations of unit, ensuring cost-effective and efficient nursing care delivery.
- Collaborates with interdisciplinary teams to enhance patient outcomes and care coordination.
- Identifies staff education needs and provides development opportunities to improve skills.
- Maintains accurate employee records to support personnel management and compliance.
- Engages in quality improvement initiatives through active committee involvement.
- Initiates and fosters positive relationships with patients, families, and co-workers.
Clinical Nurse Specialist 1
University Hospitals of Cleveland
Cleveland, Ohio
10.2020 - 04.2022
- Provided safe, age-specific nursing care to pediatric and adult patients using nursing processes and clinical research protocols.
- Coordinated and implemented clinical research studies in collaboration with principal investigator, ensuring adherence to good clinical practice guidelines.
- Managed day-to-day activities of clinical research studies, facilitating participant recruitment, screening, and informed consent acquisition.
- Conducted nursing assessments of research participants, ensuring accurate reporting of findings.
- Administered investigational products to participants and managed specimen collection, processing, storage, and shipment according to regulatory standards.
- Documented and synthesized participant and study records to comply with sponsor guidelines and operating procedures.
- Developed clear communication channels among investigators, sponsors, and internal stakeholders to enhance study coordination.
- Submitted necessary documents to research review committees and maintained regulatory documentation for compliance.
Registered Nurse Level 1
Rainbow Babies and Children’s Hospital
Cleveland, Ohio
08.2007 - 10.2020
- Implemented nursing process to deliver relationship-based care, improving patient outcomes.
- Provided safe, efficient, age-specific nursing care to pediatric, adolescent, and adult patients.
- Demonstrated technical skills in care delivery, ensuring patient safety and achieving positive results.
- Communicated clearly and collaborated effectively to optimize patient care and clinical operations.
- Displayed leadership skills that enhanced clinical and operational effectiveness.
- Contributed to professional practice of nursing through continuous self-development.
- Assisted head nurse manager with timekeeping, nursing development, education, and quality improvement initiatives.
Pediatric Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner
Rainbow Babies And Children's Hospital
Cleveland, Ohio
09.2010 - 09.2011
- Provided safe, age-specific nursing care to pediatric and adolescent victims of sexual assault, ensuring comfort and security during critical interventions.
- Conducted detailed interviews and collected physical and photographic forensic evidence, while offering emotional support to patients and families to facilitate healing.
- Communicated clearly and collaborated effectively with law enforcement and healthcare providers to coordinate comprehensive care for victims.
- Administered medications and provided discharge education to patients.
- Enhanced nursing skills through 40 hours of focused didactic training.
Nursing Assistant II
University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center
Cleveland, Ohio
05.2006 - 11.2006
- Facilitated unit operations by delivering direct patient care under RN supervision.
- Assisted patients with ADLs including ambulating, transferring, bathing, feeding, grooming, turning, positioning, and oral care.
- Performed technical procedures including EKGs, and venipuncture, as delegated by the RN.
- Built strong relationships with patients and families through effective communication and interpersonal skills.
Education
Master of Science - Nursing Leadership
Case Western Reserve University
Cleveland, OH05-2025
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Ohio University
Athens, OH12-2020
Associates of Science - Nursing
Cuyahoga Community College
Cleveland, OH08-2007
Skills
- Patient-centered care
- Nursing expertise
- Mental health support
- Clinical quality improvement
- Coaching and mentoring
- Talent acquisition
- Resource management
- Epic and Oracle systems
- Effective communication
- Ethical practice
- Social determinants of health
Professional Nursing Organizations
- American Nurses Association [ANA]
- ANA-Ohio
- American Organization for Nurse Leadership [AONL]
- Greater Cleveland Organization of Nurse Leadership [GCONL]
- Sigma Theta Tau Alpha Mu Chapter
Awards
- Daisy Award Recipient
- Daisy Team Award Recipient
- Clinical Nurse Excellence Nominee
- Dr. Dorothy Pijan Student Leadership Award- Outstanding Graduate Organization Officer 2025
- Distinguished Nurse Leader Nominee
- Cushing Robb Award 2025
Committee Involvement
- Accreditation & Regulatory Oversight
- Pressure Injury Prevention
- Falls Prevention
- Improved Outcomes
- Documentation
- Infection Control
- Workplace Violence
- Pain Management
- Clinical Education
- Policy Oversight
- Sepsis
- Trauma Operations
- Surgical Performance Improvement
Professional Development
- Medical-Surgical Nursing Board Certified (MEDSURG-BC), 08/21, American Nurses Credentialing Center [ANCC]
- Intermediate Mentor, Case Western Reserve University, The University of Hong Kong (HKU) – Hong Kong Jockey Club Nursing Leadership Development Fellowship., 07/24-10/25.
- Graduate Student Nurses Association President, 08/24-06/25, Case Western Reserve University Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing
- ANA-Ohio Policy Influencer Bootcamp, 02/25, February-April 2025
- You Matter Peer Supporter, 02/25-Present, University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center
- Frances Payne Bolton Alumni Association Board- Director, 01/26-Present, Case Western Reserve University Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing
Certification
MEDSURG-BC, American Nurses Credentialing Center, 2021
Timeline
Assistant Nurse Manager
Rainbow Babies And Children's Hospital
04.2022 - Current
Clinical Nurse Specialist 1
University Hospitals of Cleveland
10.2020 - 04.2022
Pediatric Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner
Rainbow Babies And Children's Hospital
09.2010 - 09.2011
Registered Nurse Level 1
Rainbow Babies and Children’s Hospital
08.2007 - 10.2020
Nursing Assistant II
University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center
05.2006 - 11.2006
Master of Science - Nursing Leadership
Case Western Reserve University
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Ohio University
Associates of Science - Nursing
Cuyahoga Community College