Melissa Chambers, RN

• Monitored workplace activities to determine compliance with safety regulations and standards.
• Conducted safety audits and inspections to identify workplace hazards and deficiencies.
• Investigated incidents, determining root causes and implementing corrective actions.
• Performed safety analyses to evaluate potential risks and develop risk mitigation strategies.
• Provided new-employee health and safety orientations and developed materials for presentations.
• Identified accident causes and optimal prevention strategies by conducting thorough investigations and analyses.
• Skilled at working independently and collaboratively in a team environment.
• Devised and monitored safety performance metrics to assess and improve safety performance.
• Self-motivated, with a strong sense of personal responsibility.
• Proven ability to learn quickly and adapt to new situations.
• Worked well in a team setting, providing support and guidance.
• Managed time efficiently in order to complete all tasks within deadlines.
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.
• Proved successful working within tight deadlines and a fast-paced environment.

• Develop risk reduction strategies and implement process improvement initiatives to prevent the onset and spread of infectious diseases at a long-term care facility.

• Collects, reviews, analyzes, and interprets clinical data to identify infection trends.

• Conducts outbreak investigations and studies infection trends to determine the sources of infection and creates mitigation plans to contain the spread of disease.

• Monitor the treatment and care of residents with infectious diseases and infected wounds based on data such as laboratory results and in collaboration with physicians and pharmacists.

• Identify areas of deficiencies and develops plans to educate staff on proper infection control procedures and processes.

• Lead interdisciplinary teams in the identification and establishment of infection prevention goals and objectives for quality assurance and performance improvement.

• Develop and implement monitoring processes designed to identify infectious disease characteristics, such as occurrences, incubation periods, communicability, modes of transmission, signs and symptoms, and susceptibility.

• Review and interpret written or electronic medical records, physicians' orders, pharmacy reports, and laboratory and diagnostic tests to identify infections, assess their cause, and monitor symptoms.

• Monitor the treatment and care of residents for adherence to IPCP requirements and communicates findings to nursing staff.

• Design and implement processes to monitor for appropriate use of antibiotics, improve resident antibiotic success rates, and reduce antibiotic resistance.

• Established protocols regarding the type and duration of isolation for individuals exposed to communicable diseases.

• Determine the circumstances under which the facility must prohibit employees with a communicable disease from having direct contact with residents.

• Implements policies and procedures for the care of employees and residents who have or may have been exposed to infectious diseases.

• Monitors the health status of employees and residents and ensures they receive appropriate medical tests in accordance with federal, state, and local infectious disease policies and guidelines.

• Creates procedures for documenting incidents and corrective actions taken and maintains a process for reporting incidents of infectious diseases to federal, state, and local agencies.

• Identifies training needs, and plans and conducts infection control education and training for staff, to include demonstrating work methods, techniques, and procedures.

• Collaborates with facility staff to ensure proper infection control policies and procedures are followed.

• Monitors infection control practices to ensure compliance with the requirements of regulatory entities.

• · Documented patient information obtained from interviews concerning symptoms, medications, allergies, immunizations and prior treatment.
• · Provided care to a team of 4-6 patients on a 40 beds on Unit of medical/surgical and Renal (Congested Heart Failure, End of Stage Renal Disease, Hypertension, Diabetes I&II, COPD, GI Bleeds with Protonix drip, AKI, Respiratory failure, ETOH, DVT with Heparin drip)
• · Documented patient vitals, behaviors and conditions and communicated concerns to supervising and team
• · Management of Intermediate Observation patients
• · Assist in assessment, implementation, and evaluation of patient's care in collaboration with health care team.
• · Prepared, Calculated and administered medications through varies routes, controlled narcotics, inserted IVs and performed catheterizations within scope of practice
• · Developing good rapport with patients, family members, and health care professionals.
• · Ability to effectively interact with clients of varying backgrounds and temperaments.
• · Educated clients, patients, family members, and caregivers on medical diagnoses, Medications, treatment options, chronic disease self-management, discharge and wound management.
• · Accurately document all elements of nursing assessments, treatments, medications, discharge instructions, and follow-up care.
• · Perform neurological assessment using NIH stroke scale.
• · Supported physicians during examinations and scans to assist with diagnostic procedures.
• · Create and maintain positive work environment between health care team members.
• · Calmly and effectively react to emergent situations (RRT, MET, or Codes)

• Solid Office Administration experience : scheduling, check-in and checkout high volume patients, referrals, billing, insurance deficiencies, insurance appeals, insurance, medical records, customer service, staff scheduling, ordering and stocking supplies, helped with audits, proactive planning,

• Clinical experience: kept exams rooms clean, organized and stocked, assist physician with procedures, sterilized and cleaned all instruments, provided patients with follow-up instructions and education about procedures and medications

• Provided training for new Medical Assistants in front office duties

• Provided IT knowledge

• Helped with promotion and advertisement for skin products