Melissa LaVoy

• Utilized time management skills to prioritize tasks effectively, allowing for efficient completion of daily responsibilities.
• Maintained accurate documentation of all relevant clinical data, ensuring compliance with regulatory standards.
• Implemented infection control measures, ensuring a clean and safe environment for patients and staff.
• Managed patient care through closely monitoring respiration, blood pressure, and blood glucose levels.

Medication administration, monitoring of vital signs. Evaluations and assessments. Wound care, diabetic management.

• Delivered direct quality care to patients by evaluating medical conditions and managing and assessing treatments.
• Worked with multidisciplinary team to carry out successful treatment plans for diverse acute and chronic conditions.

• Performed routine evaluations of each patient's status, needs, and preferences.
• Documented accurate and complete patient information to address patient problems and expected outcomes.
• Cared for wounds, provided treatments, and assisted with procedures.
• Monitored, tracked, and conveyed important patient information to healthcare staff to help optimize treatment planning and care delivery.

• Administered basic patient care and treatments by dressing wounds, treating bedsores, giving enemas and performing catheterizations.
• Collaborated with healthcare team members to assess, implement and evaluate nursing care plans.
• Delivered treatments and direct nursing care according to physicians' orders in Type environment.
• Communicated effectively with patients and family members to convey important instructions and discuss treatments.
• Worked with multidisciplinary team to carry out successful treatment plans for diverse acute and chronic conditions.

• Documented patient vitals, behaviors and conditions to communicate concerns to supervising charge nurse..
• Responded to patient requests with appropriate clinical and personal assistance.
• Worked with multidisciplinary team to carry out successful treatment plans for diverse acute and chronic conditions.

• Administered basic patient care and treatments by dressing wounds, treating bedsores, giving enemas and performing catheterizations.
• Collaborated with healthcare team members to assess, implement and evaluate nursing care plans.
• Communicated effectively with patients and family members to convey important instructions and discuss treatments.
• Supported patients in completing activities of daily living such as dressing, grooming and shower assistance.

• Managed patient care through closely monitoring respiration, blood pressure and blood glucose levels.
• Delivered updates in patient status to charge nurse, recording all changes in medical records.
• Cared for wounds, provided treatments and assisted with procedures.
• Cared for over 35 long term and transitional care patients each day with quality-driven support.

• Supervised, directed and motivated high-quality performance from nursing staff.
• Vaccinated patients to protect individuals from measles, pneumonia, influenza and other illnesses of concern.
• Worked at least 160 hours per month as floor nurse to maintain clinical proficiency.
• Conducted patient assessments and developed treatment plans.
• Administered medications via oral, IV and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
• Assessed patients to determine individual needs and develop care plans in coordination with multidisciplinary healthcare professionals, including physicians, case managers and social workers.
• Updated patient charts with data such as medications to keep records current and support accurate treatments.

• Monitored, tracked and conveyed important patient information to healthcare staff to help optimize treatment planning and care delivery.
• Educated patients and caregivers on medical diagnoses, treatment options, chronic disease self-management and wound management.
• Documented accurate and complete patient information to address patient problems and expected outcomes.
• Used aseptic techniques to provide sterilized wound care and dressing applications.
• Administered controlled narcotics, inserted IVs and performed catheterizations.
• Delivered updates in patient status to charge nurse, recording all changes in medical records.

• Cared for wounds, provided treatments and assisted with procedures.
• Supported physicians during examinations and scans to assist with diagnostic procedures.
• Delivered updates in patient status to charge nurse, recording all changes in medical records.
• Obtained patient vital signs and input/output measurements from inpatients.
• Administered controlled narcotics, inserted IVs and performed catheterizations.