Melissa Kobialka
Sarasota,FL
Summary
Dedicated healthcare professional with over 20 years of experience specializing in patient care, critical thinking, and effective communication. Committed to fostering team collaboration and driving optimal patient outcomes through a compassionate approach. Proven ability to adapt and thrive in dynamic environments, ensuring the delivery of efficient, high-quality care. Expertise includes a wide range of medical procedures, comprehensive patient assessments, and seamless care coordination.
Overview
24
24
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Registered Nurse/ Nursing Intervention
Sarasota Memorial Hospital
06.2021 - Current
- Work closely with Rapid Response Team during Rapid Responses and Code Blue alerts to stabilize and transfer critically ill patients from non-critical areas of the hospital.
- Assist in triaging patients, prioritizing care based on urgency of needs.
- Mentor junior nursing staff, providing guidance on best practices and procedures.
- Utilize critical thinking skills to prioritize nursing interventions based on patients' acuity levels and individual needs.
- Conduct thorough patient assessments to identify changes in condition, promptly notifying physicians, initiating appropriate interventions, and transferring to higher levels of care when necessary.
- Assist in the training and mentorship of new nursing staff members, contributing to a positive work environment and high-quality patient care.
Registered Nurse/ Ultimate Float Team
Sarasota Memorial Hospital
12.2019 - 06.2021
- Worked in various departments, including Intensive Care Unit, Medical/Surgical Units, Cardiac and Progressive Cardiac Care Units, Inpatient Psychiatric Unit, Inpatient Rehabilitation Unit, Orthopedic Unit, Wound Care and Diabetes Unit, and Overflow Units in various areas of the hospital during high census periods.
- Administered medications and treatments according to established protocols.
- Monitored patient vital signs, documenting changes and reporting to healthcare team.
- Collaborated with interdisciplinary teams to develop personalized care plans.
- Educated patients and families on health management and recovery processes.
Registered Nurse/ Intensive Care Unit
Manatee Memorial Hospital
11.2018 - 01.2019
- Collaborated with multidisciplinary teams to develop and implement individualized care plans.
- Utilized advanced medical equipment and technology to assist in patient diagnosis and treatment, including therapeutic hypothermia and ballon pumps.
- Educated patients and families on post-discharge care, ensuring understanding of instructions.
- Responded promptly to life-threatening situations, utilizing critical thinking to assess needs.
- Handled ventilator support, feeding tubes, arterial and central lines.
- Assisted physicians with bedside procedures, ensuring accurate treatment administration and timely patient recovery.
- Demonstrated advanced critical thinking skills while managing complex clinical situations involving multiple organ systems failures in critically ill patients.
Registered Nurse/ Intensive Care Unit
North Oaks Medical Center
12.2017 - 10.2018
- Primary care, assessment, and evaluation of critically ill patients with diagnoses of embolic and hemorrhagic strokes, respiratory diseases requiring advanced treatment, cardiac diseases with life sustaining equipment and medications, and endocrine disorders requiring frequent lab testing and medications.
- Collaborated with multidisciplinary teams to develop and implement individualized care plans.
- Administered medications and monitored vital signs for critically ill patients.
- Demonstrated advanced critical thinking skills while managing complex clinical situations involving multiple organ systems failures in critically ill patients.
- Trained in the use of warming and cooling blankets, radial and femoral arterial lines, femoral sheaths, central venous catheters, PCA and smart IV pumps, Impella heart pump, EKOS device, PA/CVP monitoring, temporary transvenous pacemaker, and LIFEPAK 20 defibrillator/monitor.
Registered Nurse/ Medical High OBS Patients
Post Acute Medical Specialty Hospital
09.2017 - 09.2018
- Monitored patient condition, including interpreting and tracking EKG readings, identifying irregular telemetry readings, management of complex drips, care of tracheostomy and ET tubes with ventilator support, and updating team members on changes in stability and acuity.
- Informed patients and families of effective treatment options and at-home care strategies, enhancing long term outcomes.
- Administered medications and treatments to patients and monitored responses while working with healthcare teams to adjust care plans.
- Accurately documented all elements of nursing assessment, including treatment, medications administered, discharge instructions, and follow-up care.
Registered Nurse/ Clinical Nurse Manager
North Oaks Medical Center
09.2016 - 12.2017
- Oversee and manage clinical and support staff on a 30 bed medical/telemetry observation unit while maintaining a high level of staff morale and professionalism.
- Conduct entry and annual evaluations for nursing and support staff.
- Round daily on all patients and their family to ensure patient satisfaction and efficiency of nursing staff.
- Collaborate with physicians and ancillary staff to ensure that high quality patient care is delivered.
- Create and maintain monthly schedule for nursing and support staff to ensure safe nurse/patient ratios are maintained for high quality patient care.
Registered Nurse/ Clinical Practice Facilitator
North Oaks Medical Center
07.2013 - 09.2016
- Oversaw the on-boarding of new nurses through their orientation and three month entry period.
- Mentor new nurses starting their nursing career on 2 telemetry and a busy observation unit.
- Maintained all orientation paperwork and schedules.
- Developed and taught documentation expectations for all preceptors in the hospital to create a uniform orientation from unit to unit.
- Participated in group to improve efficiency of documentation in electronic medical record.
- Assisted with the go-live of EPIC hospital wide and continued improvements to the electronic medical record.
Registered Nurse /Charge Nurse
North Oaks Medical Center
11.2012 - 07.2013
- Assessed need for, ordered, obtained and interpreted appropriate lab tests for all patients on telemetry units.
- Ensured high quality patient care was delivered by multiple nurses with varying experience levels.
- Interacted with physicians, nurses, and ancillary staff to ensure high quality care and positive patient experiences.
- Responsible for adequate staffing based on experience level and patient acuity for on-coming shift.
- Managed and assisted in patient emergencies.
Registered Nurse/ Medical Telemetry Unit
North Oaks Medical Center
01.2008 - 11.2012
- Responsible for the primary care, assessment and evaluation of medical and cardiac patients.
- Administered medications as ordered for medical and cardiac patients.
- Educated on multiple disease processes and medications prescribed for specific disease processes.
- Monitored cardiac patients on telemetry monitoring for rhythm changes.
- Maintained high quality care for groups of 5-6 patients during a given shift.
- Communicated with medical staff to ensure high quality patient care was provided.
Registered Nurse/ Float Pool
North Oaks Medical Center
01.2005 - 01.2008
- Provided high quality nursing care to patients on multiple units, including critical care unit, intermediate care unit, telemetry unit, medical/surgical unit, emergency department, pediatric unit, intermediate care nursery, well baby nursery, and post-partum obstetrical unit.
- Responsible for the assessment and management of a wide variety of patient populations.
Registered Nurse/ Medical Unit
North Oaks Medical Center
01.2002 - 01.2005
- Management of patient care on medicine units, adeptly handling all aspects of treatment from medication to wound care to monitoring for 6-7 patients per shift.
- Primary care, assessment and evaluation of medicine patients.
- Communicated with physicians and multiple staff members to ensure high quality nursing care was provided.
- Acted as charge nurse for 3 medicine units overnight.
- Precept and mentor multiple new staff members as well as existing staff into the charge nurse roles.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Western Governors University
Salt Lake City, UT08-2020
Associate of Science - Nursing
Our Lady of the Lake College
Baton Rouge, Louisiana2001
Skills
- Highly dependable
- Patient advocate
- Quick learner
- Very flexible especially in new situations
- Attention to detail
- Professional bedside manner
- Strong clinical judgment
- BLS/ACLS certified
- NIHSS certified
Accomplishments
- Recognized as Nurse Excellence of the month for May of 2009 and September of 2012 at North Oaks Medical Center
- Recognized as Nurse Excellence of year for 2012 at North Oaks Medical Center
- Awarded Tangipahoa District Nurses Association "Top Nurses" honors in 2016
- Recognized as a Nurse of Excellence in 2024 at Sarasota Memorial Hospital
Certification
- Registered Nurse in Florida with Multistate License Number RN9471926
- Basic Life Support (BLS) and Advanced Life Support (ACLS) Certifications
- National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) Certification
Timeline
Registered Nurse/ Nursing Intervention
Sarasota Memorial Hospital
06.2021 - Current
Registered Nurse/ Ultimate Float Team
Sarasota Memorial Hospital
12.2019 - 06.2021
Registered Nurse/ Intensive Care Unit
Manatee Memorial Hospital
11.2018 - 01.2019
Registered Nurse/ Intensive Care Unit
North Oaks Medical Center
12.2017 - 10.2018
Registered Nurse/ Medical High OBS Patients
Post Acute Medical Specialty Hospital
09.2017 - 09.2018
Registered Nurse/ Clinical Nurse Manager
North Oaks Medical Center
09.2016 - 12.2017
Registered Nurse/ Clinical Practice Facilitator
North Oaks Medical Center
07.2013 - 09.2016
Registered Nurse /Charge Nurse
North Oaks Medical Center
11.2012 - 07.2013
Registered Nurse/ Medical Telemetry Unit
North Oaks Medical Center
01.2008 - 11.2012
Registered Nurse/ Float Pool
North Oaks Medical Center
01.2005 - 01.2008
Registered Nurse/ Medical Unit
North Oaks Medical Center
01.2002 - 01.2005
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Western Governors University
Associate of Science - Nursing
Our Lady of the Lake College