Melissa Ginsburg
Redondo Beach,CA
Summary
Driven Registered Nurse with 22 years of experience caring for patients within Emergency Department setting. Delivers comprehensive patient care and delegate tasks according to patient needs and personnel skillsets. Dedicated to providing top quality care within multidisciplinary team environment.
Overview
22
22
years of professional experience
Work History
Registered Nurse
Ronald Reagan Ucla Medical Center
Los Angeles, CA
10.2008 - Current
- Adhered to infection control procedures to facilitate safe, clean patient environment.
- Collected lab specimens, ordering and interpreting diagnostic tests and lab results.
- Provided patient and family health education focusing on self-management, prevention and wellness.
- Advocated for patients by supporting and respecting basic rights, values and beliefs.
- Administered medications, tracked dosages and documented patient conditions.
- Recorded patient condition, vital signs, recovery progress and medication side effects.
- Assessed patient needs, prioritized treatment, maintained patient flows and assisted physicians with non-invasive procedures.
- Evaluated patients, recognized and addressed complications and coordinated treatment with other members of critical care team.
- Administered medications and treatments, monitoring patients for reactions and side effects.
Registered Nurse
American Mobile Nursing
Los Angeles, CA
04.2006 - 10.2008
- Evaluated patients, recognized and addressed complications and coordinated treatment with other members of critical care team.
- Acted as patient advocate and implemented total patient care through team nursing process.
- Administered medications, tracked dosages and documented patient conditions.
- Collected lab specimens, ordering and interpreting diagnostic tests and lab results.
Registered Nurse
LSU Health Sciences Center Shreveport
Shreveport, LA
08.2002 - 04.2006
- Collected lab specimens, ordering and interpreting diagnostic tests and lab results.
- Evaluated patients, recognized and addressed complications and coordinated treatment with other members of critical care team.
- Monitored patients after surgery, answered questions and provided home care strategies.
Education
Associate of Science - Nursing
Northwestern State University of Louisiana
Natchitoches, LA12.1999
Skills
- Patient Monitoring
- Patient Examination
- Critical Thinking
- Blood Draw and Sample Collection
- Monitoring Vital Signs
- Medication and IV Administration
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) Certification
Timeline
Registered Nurse
Ronald Reagan Ucla Medical Center
10.2008 - Current
Registered Nurse
American Mobile Nursing
04.2006 - 10.2008
Registered Nurse
LSU Health Sciences Center Shreveport
08.2002 - 04.2006
Associate of Science - Nursing
Northwestern State University of Louisiana
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