Melissa Houston

South Lyon Medical Center

Providence Regional Medical Center

Banner Churchill Hospital

San Juan Regional Medical Center

San Juan Regional Medical Center

Palmdale Regional Medical Center

San Juan Regional Medical Canter

South Texas Health System

Carondelet St Mary's Hospital

San Juan Regional Medical Center, Farmington, NM

St Francis Hospital

Dixie Regional Medical Center

• Monitored patients' conditions and reported changes in physical presentation, appearance and behavior to discuss treatment with physicians.
• Reported patients' status and delegated nurse assignments to achieve optimal outcomes.
• Managed elements of patient care from admission to discharge or transfer to other units.
• Kept optimal supply levels in treatment rooms, triage and other areas to meet typical patient loads.
• Taught patients how to improve lifestyle choices, dramatically reducing chance of symptom reoccurrence.
• Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process and management and lifestyle options.
• Minimized hospital stays with recovery-centered approaches, reducing average in-patient stay length.

Intermountain Medical Center

• Informed patients and families of effective treatment options and at-home care strategies, enhancing long-term outcomes.
• Gathered patient health data through interviews and observation, documenting data in electronic records.
• Performed various nursing interventions such as wound dressing, vital sign monitoring and specimen collection.
• Updated patient charts with data such as medications to keep records current and support accurate treatments.
• Assessed physical, psychological, physiologic and cognitive status of patients.
• Orchestrated quality-driven, cost-effective care in high-volume trauma center setting.

• Participated in OR suite turnaround procedures such as cleaning and case cart management.
• Adhered to universal precautions, applying aseptic techniques to operating room equipment and personnel.
• Maintained functional knowledge of operational procedures to anticipate needs of Surgeon and OR staff.
• Verified compliance with sterile field protocols, immediately reporting breaches to Circulating RN during procedures.
• Maintained equipment and supplies, confirming sufficient inventory levels prior to procedures.
• Opened and distributed sterile supplies during medical procedures.
• Gathered and set up equipment, tools and supplies and arrange instruments according to surgeons' preferences or instruction.
• Prepared instruments for terminal sterilization and reset surgical suites for next procedure.