Melissa Janke

Post Anesthesia Care Unit (2022-present)

• Care for 1-2 post surgical patients at a time and up to 5-8 patients per day
• Assess and manage patients airways during recovery
• Post operative site managing
• Neurological assessments
• Collaborate and communicate with anesthesiologists, surgeons and interdisciplinary teams on patients care
• Administer medications and pain management
• Contribute to working as a charge nurse, overseeing daily operations for the unit, supervising staff nurses, delegating tasks and keeping the unit running efficiently
• Assist in the precepting of new nursing staff members, contributing to a positive work environment and quality patient care

Post Surgical Unit (2019-2022)

• Cared for 4-8 surgical patients per shift depending shift time
• Complete admission tiers, home medicine records, answered all admission questions
• Educated patients and families on health management and post-discharge care procedures
• Collaborated with interdisciplinary teams to develop and implement individualized care plans
• Administered patient care including medication administration, wound dressing, nasogastric insertion and removal, tube feedings, TPN, diet management and vital sign monitoring
• Injections, line draws and IV starts
• Pain management
• Charting through the Epic charting system

• Worked with 10-15 patients daily to pretest before each exam
• Directed patients to exam rooms, fielded questions, and prepared for physician examinations.
• Educated each patients on all pretests and any additional testing
• Triaged phone calls to determine urgency of patients symptoms and made appointments appropriately
• Managed prior authorization and insurance verification
• Used e-prescribe to set up prescriptions from doctors
• Enhanced patient experience by providing quality care and maintaining a friendly, professional demeanor
• Performed medical records management, including filing, organizing and scanning documents
• Sanitized, restocked, and organized exam rooms and medical equipment

• Cared for 8-12 children ranging from infants to 3 years
• Developed and implemented engaging lesson plans aligned with educational standards
• Maintained a safe and healthy environment for each child
• Assessed student progress through various evaluation methods to inform instructional practices
• Maintained daily open communication with parents
• Collaborated with parents and family members to support children's growth and engagement