MELISSA E. MONDRAGON
Alcalde,USA
Summary
Compassionate Registered Nurse with extensive experience in delivering comprehensive patient care in outpatient settings. Proven ability to collaborate effectively with diverse patient populations, fostering trusting relationships that enhance health outcomes. Skilled in coordinating with healthcare professionals to streamline processes and improve the quality of patient care. Committed to promoting wellness and providing empathetic support throughout the healthcare journey.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Registered Nurse
Los Alamos Medical Care Clinic
Los Alamos, New Mexico
01.2019 - Current
- Manage staffing schedule and assignments
- Training new employees
- Employee hiring and evaluations
- Triage patients
- Administer intramuscular and subcutaneous injections
- Biologic administration and patient teaching
- Direct communication with providers regarding patient care
- Assist patients with FMLA paperwork
- EKG’s, urine analysis, ear irrigations, wound care
- Medication administration
- Interact with drug representatives and medical supply vendors.
- Manage vaccine inventory and ordering
- Allergy shot reaction management
- Prepare and deliver specimens to laboratory
- Direct communication with radiology and laboratory regarding patient care
- Billing and coding for office procedures
- Assisting patients coordinate multiple appointments with multiple providers.
- December 22- Present as Nurse Manager
Registered Nurse
Española Valley Nursing and Rehab
Española, New Mexico
08.2017 - 03.2018
- Review and monitor residents for safe transition to home and/or community
- Administer medications
- Monitor capillary blood glucose levels
- Admit residents
- Charting
- Receive telephone orders from physicians
- Oversight of LPN tasks
Licensed Practical Nurse
03.2017 - 08.2017
- Administering medications
- Monitoring capillary blood glucose levels
- Admitting residents
- Charting
- Receiving telephone orders from physicians
Certified Nursing Assistant
09.2014 - 03.2017
Education
Associate of Science -
Northern New Mexico College
Española, New Mexico05-2017
Diploma - undefined
Española Valley High School
Española, New Mexico05-2010
Skills
- Patient assessments
- Medication administration
- Direct patient care
- Documentation and charting
- Patient assessment
- Patient education and counseling
- Patient and family advocacy
- Wound care
- Compassion and empathy
- Professional bedside manner
- Taking vitals
- Nursing staff leadership
Certification
- Registered Nurse, license acquired August 2017
- Licensed Practical Nurse, license acquired March 2017
- Certified Nursing Assistant certification, November 2013
- Basic Life Support certification, November 2017
CLINICAL EXPERIENCE
- Clinical experience on Medical-Surgical units, Oncology unit and Labor and Delivery unit.
- Foley catheter insertion, removal and care. IV insert, removal, and care. NG tube removal.
- Medication administration. CBG checks. Full head to toe assessment on a range of patients from newborn to geriatrics.
- Discharge teaching. Breastfeeding teaching. Documentation. Determination of normal and abnormal vital signs.
Timeline
Registered Nurse
Los Alamos Medical Care Clinic
01.2019 - Current
Registered Nurse
Española Valley Nursing and Rehab
08.2017 - 03.2018
Licensed Practical Nurse
03.2017 - 08.2017
Certified Nursing Assistant
09.2014 - 03.2017
Diploma - undefined
Española Valley High School
Associate of Science -
Northern New Mexico College