Melissa Dean

• Advocated for patient needs with interdisciplinary team and implemented outlined treatment plans.
• Administered medications and treatments, monitoring patients for reactions and side effects.
• Assisted physicians during examinations or surgical procedures.

Prepared patients for surgical

Procedures and monitored in peri anesthesia area including post anesthesia areas.

• Admission of patient to pre op area
• Preparing patient for surgical procedure
• Initiate IV access
• Assist anesthesia with pre surgical anesthesia needs
• Monitor patient in pre op holding area
• Discharging patient to OR for surgical procedure

• Assist with pre op endoscopy procedure
• Prepare patient for procedure
• Collect history from patient prior to procedure
• Initiate IV access
• Assist MD in procedure area to include nurse sedation for procedure
• Assist in recovery post procedure
• Maintain records , assist with budget for department, maintain policy and procedure for endoscopy department , order supplies and oversee maintenance of equipment in endoscopy department

• Provided care for medical inpatients on a 32 bed medical surgical unit
• Assisted with admission and discharges of inpatients on medical surgical unit
• Acted as charge nurse and house supervisor for hospital
• Assisted patients as caseworker for discharge planning needs and post hospital placement
• Assisted in instituting a new inpatient rehab unit within the hospital
• Worked as interim Director of Nursing for 8 months
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