Melissa Campbell
Summary
Dynamic Critical Care Registered Nurse with 7 years of experience. Adept at collaborating with interdisciplinary medical teams. Dedicated to delivering best-in-class patient care and individualized plans for families and patients.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
Work History
Medical Intensive Care Unit
CLEVELAND CLINIC HOSPITAL
10.2021 - Current
- Explains and documents procedures and interventions
- Identifies and performs appropriately in emergent situations
- Assists multidisciplinary team with all processes related to patient care
- Monitors patient's response to medications; documents and reports appropriately
- Reports medication errors and adverse reactions per hospital policy
- Guide patients, caregivers, and family members on plans of treatment and helpful resources available locally to support care.
- Work well in a team setting, providing support and guidance.
- Monitored patients' respiratory status and ventilator operation and made adjustments to promote stabilization.
- Observed patients' vital signs and administered physician-prescribed medications and treatments.
- Trained and coached new employees on protocols and best practices to promote ideal patient outcomes.
Memorial Healthcare System Float Pool
Memorial Healthcare System
05.2021 - 01.2023
- Plans, implements, and evaluates patient care plans based on patient assessment to optimize outcomes and maximize available resources
- Monitors, documents, and communicates patient condition as appropriate
- Collaborates as needed across disciplines to coordinate patient care, including patient admission, transfer, discharge, referral and spiritual/psychosocial support needs
- Evaluates learning needs of patient and/or family and provides patient/family education appropriate to age, culture, condition, and circumstances.
- Administered medications and treatments as prescribed by physicians.
- Explained course of care and medication side effects to patients and caregivers in easy-to-understand terms.
Assistant Nurse Manager- Educator
CLEVELAND CLINIC HOSPITAL
10.2019 - 10.2021
- Assists in orienting new personnel, continuing education and in-service educational programs
- Manages the patient care unit for administrative and clinical aspects to include organizing, developing, directing and assuring the delivery of cost-effective, quality patient care
- Ensures that all caregivers are effective in the education of procedures/ interventions and completion of required documentation
- Assists the clinical charge nurses in the delegation of responsibilities to staff based on patient needs, acuity, and staff competencies
- Ensures nurses are developing plan of care based on educational assessment
- Ensures that nurses are documenting educational assessment, plan, intervention, and outcome
- Sets performance goals and collaboratively works with direct reports to set meaningful objectives; implements system to track performance against goals; holds regular formal discussions to discuss progress toward goals and review performance
- Utilizes an approach of coaching, mentoring, guidance first prior to utilizing performance management when addressing performance issues
- Identify monitoring and improvement needs; determines what systems, processes or areas need to be monitored or improved
- Accepts accountability for department productive labor with focus on maintaining budgetary guidelines
- Facilitates consistent compliance with all regulatory standards to include AHCA, CMS, DCF and JCAHO.
- Developed departmental goals and objectives to improve satisfactory rating with patients.
- Supervised, directed, and motivated high-quality performance from nursing staff.
- Performed real-time chart audits for patients ensuring accuracy and completeness of information while capitalizing on opportunities for process improvement.
- Created work schedules for multiple shifts to confirm complete floor coverage.
- Communicated with members of medical staff and department heads during weekly update meetings.
- Promoted professional development opportunities to encourage nurses to pursue continuous training.
- Verified facility remained up-to-date and compliant with laws and regulations.
- Investigated and independently resolved complaints from staff, physicians, and patients by leveraging clinical judgment and unit management expertise.
- Trained new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures, and safety protocols.
Intermediate ICU Charge Nurse
CLEVELAND CLINIC HOSPITAL
07.2017 - 10.2019
- Responsible and accountable for the nursing care function, activities and, development of the Certified Nursing Assistants in the unit
- Assessed resident's condition upon admission and daily thereafter
- Participated in the development, implementation, and evaluation of the plan of care
- Communicated patient's condition to the physician
- Noted and carried out physician orders
- Administered medications and treatments as ordered by the physician following facility protocol
- Accountable for maintaining accurate narcotic count every shift
- Responsible for maintaining documentation, which reflects health care needs of every patient, care and treatment provided, patient's response to care and treatment, and patient disposition
- Provides direct patient care based upon nursing assessment to patients who have a variety of medical and/or surgical conditions, from adolescent to geriatric, following established standards, department guidelines and hospital policies and procedures
- Utilizes the nursing process, which includes patient advocacy, maintenance of aseptic technique, medication administration, documentation of treatments and care, management of equipment, patient safety and monitoring of vital signs
- Coordinates care with other disciplines related to patient education and care goals for discharge and optimal health status.
Home Health Nurse
Health First Infusion
07.2018 - 07.2019
- Provided physical assessments, medication, and chronic disease management to home health patients.
- Determined and addresses individual home care needs by completing detailed assessments and reviewing documentation.
- Worked with multidisciplinary team to carry out successful treatment plans for diverse acute and chronic conditions.
- Administered different therapies and medications in line with physician orders and treatment plan.
- Monitored vital signs, developed and implemented care plans, and documented patient progress.
Education
Master's in Nursing Education -
Western Governors University
Salt Lake City, Utah02.2021
Bachelor of Science in Nursing - undefined
Chamberlain College of Nursing
Miramar, Florida03.2017
B.S., Community Health Education - undefined
York College (CUNY)
Jamaica, New York05.2008
A.S., Health Science - undefined
Queensborough Community College (CUNY)
Bayside, New York05.2005
Skills
- Critical thinking and problem solving
- Time management
- Teamwork and dependability
- Ethics and confidentiality
- Intravenous therapy
- Airway Management
- Quality Improvement
- End of life care
- Endotracheal Intubations
Licensurecertification
- Registered Nurse, Florida, 9457962
- ACLS, American Heart Association
- BLS, American Heart Association
Timeline
Medical Intensive Care Unit
CLEVELAND CLINIC HOSPITAL
10.2021 - Current
Memorial Healthcare System Float Pool
Memorial Healthcare System
05.2021 - 01.2023
Assistant Nurse Manager- Educator
CLEVELAND CLINIC HOSPITAL
10.2019 - 10.2021
Home Health Nurse
Health First Infusion
07.2018 - 07.2019
Intermediate ICU Charge Nurse
CLEVELAND CLINIC HOSPITAL
07.2017 - 10.2019
Master's in Nursing Education -
Western Governors University
Bachelor of Science in Nursing - undefined
Chamberlain College of Nursing
B.S., Community Health Education - undefined
York College (CUNY)
A.S., Health Science - undefined
Queensborough Community College (CUNY)
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