Melissa Black
Red Bank, Tn 37415,TN
Summary
I have provided patient care and case management in several different capacities. I'm seeking employment in a patient care setting. I do not have an active RN license at this time, which is why I am not applying for nursing jobs. I've had experience in patient care as a nurse technician, as an RN, case management, and counseling. I've worked in hospital settings, in patient residential settings, and outpatient. I am passionate about helping others. I pride myself on integrity and my work ethic. I am dependable, hard working, and detailed in my work. I strongly agree that you should accept a job, unless you are 100% committed to that job. I enjoy working with a team, being a team player. I love learning me things and new challenges.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
Work History
Substance Abuse Counselor 1
Council For Drug And Alcohol Abuse Services
Chattanooga , TN
2019.01 - 2022.07
- Offered guidance and assistance with life skills, parenting skills, while navigating a recovery program..
- Communicated closely with a treatment team, probation officers, courts, and DCS, to address any legal issues, or child custody cases.
- Helping clients re-enter the work force, and helping to prepare budgets, and money management.
- Assessments for substance abuse, life skills, mental health screens, ASI assessments, ASAM assessments, and suicide risk assessments.
- Supported and assessed clients struggling with addiction or relationship issues and devised strategies based on client needs.
- Developed individual treatment goals based on history and diagnosis.
- Provided counseling and support to clients with drug and alcohol abuse issues.
- Facilitated group and individual therapy in outpatient setting.
- Provided comprehensive case management services, created treatment plans and connected clients and families to appropriate resources.
- Completed required documentation for continued therapy coverage by insurance companies to meet deadlines.
- Developed goal-oriented psychoeducational and activity therapy groups to improve clients' level of functioning.
- Led supportive group discussions and education sessions with clients.
Substance Abuse Technician/Coordinator
Council For Drug And Alcohol Abuse Services
Chattanooga , TN
2016.09 - 2019.01
- Led supportive group discussions and education lecture sessions with clients in the Residential Unit.
- Supported and monitored clients during detox and during their residential stay.
- Monitored vital signs daily, and up to hourly for detox clients.
- Monitored clients behavior, monitored meals, walks, 12-step meetings, and visitations.
- Daily scheduling of the technicians, addressed any issues with the technicians, or addressed any non-clinical issues on the unit.
- Drug Screening, individual, and property searches.
Program Technician
Focus Healthcare Of Tennessee
Chattanooga , TN
2011.09 - 2016.05
- Admissions and Orientation to the Resdientail Unit.
- Completion of Vital Signs daily, Drug Screening, and Urine Dipsticks.
- Monitor Clients during Detox and throughout their residential stay.
- Monitored behaviors, in addition to meal times, group session, activities, and visitation.
- Transportation of clients to 12-step meetings, and various doctor appointments.
- Facilitation of some group sessions.
- Documentation in Charts and Computer System.
- Follow up calls to recent graduates or clients that were recently discharged.
Server
Cheeburger Cheeburger Restaurants
Chattanooga , TN
2006.10 - 2008.06
- Cultivated warm relationships with regular customers.
- Worked with POS system to place orders, manage bills and handle complimentary items.
- Explained menu items and suggested appropriate options for food allergy concerns.
- Bussed and reset tables to keep dining room and work areas clean.
RN: IV Therapy
CHI Memorial Hospital
Chattanooga , TN
2004.05 - 2004.11
- Initiated IV therapy by IV insertion, and maintaining IV Sites
- Daily assessments of IV sites. Changing sites as needed, on a schedule, or in the event of a site infiltrating.
- Blood draws if needed.
- Documentation in EMR.
- Responding to emergencies, where additional IV sites are needed, such as Codes.
RN - Labor and Delivery
Parkridge East Hospital
Chattanooga , TN
1998.06 - 2001.12
- Worked closely with doctors and midwives in coaching pregnant women through childbirth and post-natal recovery.
- Supported physicians in both planned and emergency Cesarean section procedures.
- Coached new mothers with breastfeeding techniques, postpartum self-care and infant care to promote easier transition into motherhood.
- Aided with induction of labor for women suffering from complications such as preeclampsia.
- Phlebotomy: all blood draws
- Initiated IV's for pregnant or laboring moms.
- monitoring fetal heart tones, and contraction; both external and internal monitoring.
- Reduced risk of infection by sterilizing tools and overseeing housekeeping standards for treatment rooms, labor and delivery and waiting areas.
- Documentation in EMR.
Nurse Tech Labor and Delivery
Parkridge East Hospital
Chattanooga , TN
1996.04 - 1998.06
- Maintained patient stability by checking vital signs and weight.
- Monitored, tracked and conveyed important patient information to healthcare staff to help optimize treatment planning and care delivery.
- Provided activities of daily living by assisting with serving meals, ambulating, turning and positioning patients.
- Obtained urine specimens for ordered tests and prepared for laboratory transport.
- Scrubbed and Assisted on Cesarean Sections, Bilateral Tubal Ligation's, and D&C's.
- Preparing birthing rooms and delivery rooms for the laboring and birthing process and cleaning rooms after the birth.
- maintain sterile technique when indicated.
- Charting in EMR
Education
Associate of Applied Science -
Chattanooga State Community College
Chattanooga, TN05.1998
High School Diploma -
Red Bank High School
Chattanooga, TN05.1991
Skills
- Addictions and Substance Abuse
- Individual Therapy
- Clinical Assessments
- Client Evaluation
- Mental Health Support
- Providing Community Referrals
- Testing Specimens
- CPI certified
- Narcan Trained
Additional Information
I am CPR certified, CPI certified, and I've been trained in Narcan administration. I have numerous hours of education hours in assessments, treatment planning, motivational interviewing, mental health screening, suicide risk screening, admission assessments, orientations, pharmacology, and medical terminology.
Timeline
Substance Abuse Counselor 1
Council For Drug And Alcohol Abuse Services
2019.01 - 2022.07
Substance Abuse Technician/Coordinator
Council For Drug And Alcohol Abuse Services
2016.09 - 2019.01
Program Technician
Focus Healthcare Of Tennessee
2011.09 - 2016.05
Server
Cheeburger Cheeburger Restaurants
2006.10 - 2008.06
RN: IV Therapy
CHI Memorial Hospital
2004.05 - 2004.11
RN - Labor and Delivery
Parkridge East Hospital
1998.06 - 2001.12
Nurse Tech Labor and Delivery
Parkridge East Hospital
1996.04 - 1998.06
Associate of Applied Science -
Chattanooga State Community College
High School Diploma -
Red Bank High School
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