Melissa Campos
Harrison Township,MI
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
REGISTERED NURSE, PICU
Corewell Health
01.2023 - Current
- Registered Nurse and frequent Charge RN (with patient assignment) in the pediatric intensive care unit from January 2016- November 2019, returning in January 2023
- Extensive critical care knowledge and skills were gained while working full time night shift
- Experience includes but is not limited to ventilator, CRRT, intensive cardiac monitoring, conscious sedation, travel for testing
REGISTERED NURSE, PEDIATRIC NEUROSCIENCE
Corewell Health
05.2021 - 01.2023
- Specialty nurse for pediatric epilepsy and sleep medicine in a busy pediatric neuroscience center
- Responsibilities include taking seizure calls and implementing plan of care adjustments, addressing patient questions/concerns, insurance prior authorizations, medication teaching and adjustments, frequent communication with physicians and other team members, assisting with scheduling for required testing
- In clinic the specialty nurse tends to all epilepsy emergencies and performs teaching and nursing assessments as needed including for all patients on high dose steroid therapy for infantile spasms.
REGISTERED NURSE, PACU
Corewell Health
11.2019 - 05.2021
- Post anesthesia care nurse for both phase I and phase II areas of recovery
- Patient population included urology, gyn, general surgery, wound vac changes, critical care and endoscopy overflow, pediatric osteotomy/mandibular surgeries.
ASSISTANT NURSE MANAGER, MATERNAL CHILD HEALTH
Corewell Health
12.2014 - 01.2016
- Afternoon Assistant Nurse Manager for Maternal Child Health at Troy Beaumont (Pediatrics, Labor and Delivery, Mother-Baby and NICU
- Responsibilities included communication between various disciplines, staffing, audits, floating between units as resource, performing car seat checks, attending floor emergencies, rounding on patients/families.
REGISTERED NURSE, TEAM LEADER, EMERGENCY CENTER
Corewell Health
04.2010 - 06.2015
- Registered Nurse and Team Leader in a busy level I Emergency Center
- Duties included working as a staff nurse until being hired as full time night charge nurse in 2012
- Team Leader responsibilities included helping to manage department flow and triage, rounding and providing resources for staff and patients, scribing and assisting with all traumas including codes, working with physicians and other team members to ensure patient safety and appropriate care.
Education
BSN - Nursing
Kaplan University
Chicago, Illinois12.2014
ADN - Nursing
Macomb Community College
Macomb, MI03.1998
Skills
- Over 26 Years of Diverse Nursing Experience
- Immense Love and Appreciation of Nursing
- Excellent Assessment and Communication Skills
- Goal-Oriented
- Proficient in Pediatric Critical Care
- Emergency Management Experience
- Reliable and Responsible, Flexible
- Appreciates Team Diversity
Certification
- Certified Pediatric Nurse (CPN)
- Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS)
- Prior PALS Instructor
- Basic Life Support (BLS)
- Daisy Award Recipient
Timeline
REGISTERED NURSE, PICU
Corewell Health
01.2023 - Current
REGISTERED NURSE, PEDIATRIC NEUROSCIENCE
Corewell Health
05.2021 - 01.2023
REGISTERED NURSE, PACU
Corewell Health
11.2019 - 05.2021
ASSISTANT NURSE MANAGER, MATERNAL CHILD HEALTH
Corewell Health
12.2014 - 01.2016
REGISTERED NURSE, TEAM LEADER, EMERGENCY CENTER
Corewell Health
04.2010 - 06.2015
BSN - Nursing
Kaplan University
ADN - Nursing
Macomb Community College