Melissa Barnett

Clinical review and audit, error correction, compliance and quality standards

• RPM RN- charge nurse, telephone triage, assessing and monitoring vital signs and weight, education, medication adherence for CHF and HTN population. Interdisciplinary team work, escalating when appropriate.
• NewYork Presbyterian Hospitals NY, NY

• Conduct physical examinations and interpret medical history.
• Telephone triage
• Follow up telephonic visits.
• Order and perform diagnostic tests and procedures.
• Prescribe pharmacologic treatments, prior authorizations, and referrals.
• Perform minor procedures
• Review and edit charts

• Assisted in the responsibility for a 60-bed Mother Baby unit with cross coverage on Labor and Delivery which had 8000 deliveries yearly.
• Assisted manager in developing unit goals, evaluation of staff, creating objectives to support institutional values and goals.
• Ensured compliance with accreditation standards imposed by The Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations, N.Y.S regulatory agencies and other regulatory bodies.
• Chart Reviews.
• Collaborated with the Nurse Manager and Director of Service to establish nursing care standards and needs
• Optimized throughput
• Maintained a safe, caring, and culturally sensitive environment for patients and staff.
• Led service recovery, responded to patients and family concerns within a timely manner.
• Maintained current knowledge and ensured compliance with regulatory and compliance standards
• Participated in the overall planning process for the Maternal Child Health service.

• Order and Test patients for COVID-19 via nasal swab.
• Input and update information in EMR
• Educate patients concerning CDC guidelines.
• Telehealth-Call COVID-19 positive patients and provide medical consult, discuss guidelines, available resources and next steps.
• Order, Administered COVID-19 vaccinations and monitored after vaccination.
• Order, interpret, and educate on COVID-19 antibody test.
• NYC Health + Hospitals

• Efficiently assessed, analyzed, and evaluated patient care following established standards for NYU Langone Health Labor and Delivery, Mother Baby and NICU units.
• Adhere to policies and procedures, principles of responsibilities and applicable state, federal, and local laws.
• Ensure optimal pain control and patient comfort.
• Admission plan.
• Discharge planning.

• Admitted, provided care, and advocated for pregnant women uncomplicated and high risk pregnancies. Monitored fetus via EFM. Provided care to growers and feeders admitted to the NICU unit.
• Labor and Delivery, Antepartum, Mother Baby, and NICU units
• Admissions, Discharge planning, Orienting.
• Assumed rotating Charge Nurse on Labor and Delivery Unit.
• Administered medication per MD order.

• Provided primary and preventative care for 5 to 8 patients daily.
• Completed initial assessments.
• Educated patients and family on current comorbidities and referrals when applicable.
• EMR documentation of visit
• Point of care testing and laboratory testing.

• Guided and supervised undergraduate nursing students for Obstetrics /Maternal Child Health in the Clinical setting.
• Facilitate theory into practice in the Clinical setting.
• Developed learning objectives and graded care plans.

• ER Holding, Postpartum, Labor and Delivery, and Medical Surgical units
• Employed by White Glove Agency

• Medical Surgical, ER Holding, Medical Surgical Step Down units
• Employed by White Glove Agency