Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Certification
Professional Memberships And Development
Timeline
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Melissa Bitman

St Petersburg,FL

Overview

12
12
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Critical Care Float Pool

BayCare Hospital
05.2023 - Current
  • Float to MICU/SICU/CCU/Neuro ICU at Level II Trauma Center
  • Proficient in ventilator management, hemodynamic monitoring, vasoactive drips, CRRT, sedation and advanced airway support
  • Leadership in code situations, rapid response nurse
  • Serve on SRO Unit Committee

Travel ICU RN

Various Facilities
03.2020 - 05.2023
  • Delivered high-acuity care in Level I/II Trauma and teaching hospitals
  • Managed ventilated patients, CRRT, sedation protocols, vasopressor titration, hemodynamic monitoring and multi-organ failure
  • Charge nurse experience during high census shifts in some facilities
  • EMRs: Epic, Cerner, Meditech, paper charting


Facilities:

  • Jordan Valley Medical Center, UT – 10-bed MICU, Charge RN
  • LAC+USC Medical Center, CA – 20-bed MICU/SICU, Level I Trauma
  • North Memorial Hospital, MN – Trauma ICU, Charge RN
  • St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center, MA – COVID ICU
  • Providence Alaska Medical Center, AK – MICU/SICU
  • San Joaquin General Hospital, CA – MICU
  • Gulf Coast Medical Center, FL – MSICU
  • New York-Presbyterian Hospital, NY – MICU/SICU, COVID ARDS, Level I Trauma
  • Schneider Regional Medical Center, USVI – ICU, Charge RN
  • Kuakini Medical Center/Providence Medical Center, HI – MICU
  • Palmetto General Hospital, FL – MICU/COVID
  • North Shore Medical Center, FL – MICU/SICU/COVID

MICU/CICU/COVID RN

AdventHealth
10.2018 - 03.2020
  • Company Overview: Large 2,247 bed hospital
  • Titration of vasopressors, paralytics, and sedation
  • Hemodynamic Monitoring
  • Large 2,247 bed hospital

PACU Multiskilled Technician

Sarasota Memorial Hospital
01.2014 - 05.2018
  • Assisted with post-anesthesia care and monitored post-op recovery

Education

Bachelor of Science - Nursing

St. Petersburg College
St. Petersburg, FL
05.2025

Associate in Science - Nursing

St. Petersburg College
St. Petersburg, FL
07.2018

Associate in Arts - undefined

State College of Florida
Sarasota, FL
12.2015

Certified Nursing Assistant Program - undefined

Sarasota County Technical Institute
Sarasota, FL
05.2012

Skills

  • Advanced hemodynamic monitoring (arterial lines, central lines)
  • Mechanical ventilation management (invasive and non-invasive modes)
  • Titration of vasoactive drips (norepinephrine, epinephrine, vasopressin, nicardipine)
  • Sedation and analgesia management (propofol, precedex, fentanyl, midazolam)
  • Code blue and rapid response participation
  • Assisting with intubations and airway management
  • Continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT)
  • Therapeutic hypothermia/targeted temperature management (TTM)
  • Precepting ICU nurses and travel nurses
  • Use of paralytic agents

Certification

  • ACLS, 2025-09-01
  • BLS, 2026-06-01
  • PALS, 2027-06-01
  • TNCC, 2026-09-01
  • CCRN, 2028-06-01

Professional Memberships And Development

  • American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology (AANA)
  • American Nurses Association (ANA)
  • American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN)
  • Florida Association of Nurse Anesthesiology Conference, 2024
  • AANA National Conference, 2025, Pending
  • CRNA Shadowing, 40

Timeline

Critical Care Float Pool

BayCare Hospital
05.2023 - Current

Travel ICU RN

Various Facilities
03.2020 - 05.2023

MICU/CICU/COVID RN

AdventHealth
10.2018 - 03.2020

PACU Multiskilled Technician

Sarasota Memorial Hospital
01.2014 - 05.2018

Associate in Science - Nursing

St. Petersburg College

Associate in Arts - undefined

State College of Florida

Certified Nursing Assistant Program - undefined

Sarasota County Technical Institute

Bachelor of Science - Nursing

St. Petersburg College
Melissa Bitman