Melissa Bernacki
La Porte,IN
Summary
Qualified and dynamic Registered Nurse with experience in Critical Care settings such as ICU and ER, as well as Med/Surg, Pediatrics, and Oncology Infusion, Experienced in all levels of care across several patient communities with a central focus in Critical Care. Excellent collaboration and communication skills across levels of care for patient safety and satisfaction.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Registered Nurse
Saint Joseph Regional Medical Center Inc
Mishawaka, IN
09.2025 - Current
- Monitor critically ill adults: monitor vital signs, hemodynamic stability, respiratory status, progression of improvement.
- Advanced medication management based on detailed assessment and patient monitoring: titration of vasoactive medications, sedation, paralytics, analgesics, and anti-arrhythmic medications.
- Collaboration with multidisciplinary teams: intensivists, hospitalists, surgeons, anesthesiologists, and all other specialty doctors, PA’s, NP’s, and APN’s.
- Provide advanced life support and assist with rapid response situations on the unit.
- Educate and support patients and their families through difficult situations and decisions.
Registered Nurse
Franciscan Health Michigan City ER
03.2021 - Current
- Collaborated with various ER professionals to ensure effective patient care.
- Applied expertise in triage assessment on patient arrival at the ER during initial phases of acute illness or trauma.
- Monitored ER patients, including alerting physicians, charge nurses, and patient families to changes in patient status.
- Performed medical procedures, such as EKG, IV/IO insertion, cardiac monitoring and intervention, taking vital signs, urinalysis, UCG testing, or administering medications, catheter insertions, maintenance of drains, port access, assist with central line insertions, application of splints and slings, and care of various types of patient disease processes.
Registered Nurse - Infusion
Franciscan Woodland Cancer Center
10.2021 - 07.2024
- Administration of chemotherapy and immunotherapies. Bio/Chemo certified.
- Implementation and titration of various IV medications administered in ambulatory infusion center.
- Collaboration with infusion team, doctor's office, and radiation therapy to ensure best practice.
- Provide education to patient and family regarding treatment medications, side effects, and gives instruction on how to alleviate symptoms.
- Skills in accessing implanted ports, peripheral IV's, venipuncture blood draws, and utilizing centrally placed peripheral access devices.
LTSS Service Coordinator – RN Clinician
Elevance Health
07.2024 - 09.2025
- Responsible for performing telephonic or face-to-face clinical assessments
- Manages members with chronic illnesses, co-morbidities, and/or disabilities, to insure cost effective and efficient utilization of health benefits.
- Overall responsibility to develop care plan for services for members and ensure the member’s access to those services.
- Communicate between the member, doctors, service providers, caregiver family members, and other members of interdisciplinary care team to ensure all around service and health for the member.
Registered Nurse -Med/Surg/Pediatrics
Franciscan Health Michigan City
12.2017 - 03.2021
- Provided patient care to patients from OR, ER, and ICU; experienced acuity levels from low to high in all patient types.
- Performed assessments, provided IV therapies, complex wound care, and monitored various drainage devices, etc.
- Collaborated daily with physicians and other health care staff; built strong relations with physicians built on trust and knowledge of patient care.
Education
Bachelor of Science in Nursing - undefined
Indiana University Northwest
Gary, IN12.2017
Bachelor of Science in Organizational Leadership and Supervision - undefined
PNW
Westville, IN05.2012
Certification
- ACLS
- PALS
- BLS
- TNCC/ENPC
- Red Cross Disaster
- Bio/Chemo Certified
- Compact RN License
Timeline
Registered Nurse
Saint Joseph Regional Medical Center Inc
09.2025 - Current
LTSS Service Coordinator – RN Clinician
Elevance Health
07.2024 - 09.2025
Registered Nurse - Infusion
Franciscan Woodland Cancer Center
10.2021 - 07.2024
Registered Nurse
Franciscan Health Michigan City ER
03.2021 - Current
Registered Nurse -Med/Surg/Pediatrics
Franciscan Health Michigan City
12.2017 - 03.2021
Bachelor of Science in Nursing - undefined
Indiana University Northwest
Bachelor of Science in Organizational Leadership and Supervision - undefined
PNW