Melissa Allen
Temperance,MI
Summary
Registered nurse with strong background in patient care and medical support. Known for collaborative work with medical teams to deliver high-quality care and adapt to evolving patient needs. Expertise in patient assessment and medication administration, along with compassionate care and reliability.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Registered Nurse
Wellspring Lutheran Services
Monroe, MI
11.2025 - Current
- Provide full range of general healthcare services to elderly, long term, hospice and skilled patients while personalizing care to improve any medical conditions
- Administer medications and treatments to patients to reduce symptoms and aid in recovery
- Provide full range of care from wound treatments, tracheostomy care, and IV treatments
Registered Nurse
Team Recovery
Toledo, OH
04.2025 - 01.2026
- Provide care for patients with substance abuse addictions
- Facilitate group meetings
- Administered medications, injections and treatments per established protocols.
Registered Nurse
Assurance Health System
Sylvania, OH
04.2021 - 01.2025
- Provide care for the psychiatric geriatric population
- Administer medications, injections and blood draws
- Facilitated therapeutic communication, conflict resolution and crisis intervention by redirecting negative behaviors and helping patients regain or improve coping abilities.
Registered Nurse
Arbors Of Oregon
Oregon, OH
01.2023 - 03.2024
- Administered medications and treatments per established protocols.
- Monitored patient vital signs, responding swiftly to changes in condition for elderly, long term, hospice, and skilled patients
- Conducted thorough patient assessments to identify changes in condition, promptly notifying physicians and initiating appropriate interventions when necessary.
Registered Nurse
Park Terrace Nursing and Rehab
Toledo, OH
11.2018 - 06.2022
- Administered medications safely according to established guidelines while closely monitoring for side effects or adverse reactions requiring intervention.
- Documented treatments delivered, medications and IVs administered, discharge instructions, and follow-up care
- Provide full range care for elderly, long term, hospice, behavior and skilled patients
Education
Associate Degree in Nursing - Nursing
Mercy College of Ohio
Toledo, OH05-2018
Skills
- Medication, injection and IV administration
- Direct patient care
- Patient assessments
- Documentation and charting
- Strong clinical judgment
- Patient and family advocacy
- Infection control measures
- Wound care
- Intravenous therapy and lab draws
- Care plan development
- Tracheostomy care
- EMR systems
- Performing EKG's
- Proper catheter insertion/removal
- Hospice and palliative care
- Removing sutures
- Preventive health
Certification
- BLS
Timeline
Registered Nurse
Wellspring Lutheran Services
11.2025 - Current
Registered Nurse
Team Recovery
04.2025 - 01.2026
Registered Nurse
Arbors Of Oregon
01.2023 - 03.2024
Registered Nurse
Assurance Health System
04.2021 - 01.2025
Registered Nurse
Park Terrace Nursing and Rehab
11.2018 - 06.2022
Associate Degree in Nursing - Nursing
Mercy College of Ohio