Melissa Littlejohn
Marina del Rey,CA
Summary
Professional ,highly-functioning, competent RN who has 11 years of nursing experience working on step-down units, telemetry units and emergency room department. Work as a traveling nurse and have work in various states. Compassionated and caring nurse with outstanding critical care education, training and nursing skills. Collaborates well with other nurses and team members to provide outstanding nursing care.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Registered Nurse
Amn Healthcare Services Inc.
San Diego, CA
02.2013 - Current
- Monitored patient condition, including interpreting and tracking EKG readings, identifying irregular telemetry readings and updating team members on changes in stability or acuity.
- Equipped patients with tools and knowledge needed for speedy and sustained recovery.
- Delivered outstanding care to patients with various diagnoses and managed care from treatment initiation through to completion.
- Facilitated therapeutic communication, conflict resolution and crisis intervention by redirecting negative behaviors and helping patients regain or improve coping abilities to prevent further disability.
- Taught patients how to improve lifestyle choices, dramatically reducing chance of symptom re occurrence.
- Advocated for patients by communicating care preferences to practitioners, verifying interventions met treatment goals and identifying insurance coverage limitations.
- Provided exceptional care to 3 high-acute patients needing complex care such as ventilator management, extensive wound care and rehabilitation.
- Accurately documented all elements of nursing assessment, including treatment, medications and IVs administered, discharge instructions and follow-up care.
- Documented patient information obtained from interviews concerning symptoms, medications and prior treatment.
- Performed ongoing assessments to evaluate mental health needs, working with multidisciplinary team to develop, initiate, manage and modify individualized plans of care.
Registered Nurse
CaroMont Regional Medical Center
Gastonia, NC
07.2008 - 02.2013
- Delivered outstanding care to patients with various diagnoses and managed care from treatment initiation through to completion.
- Equipped patients with tools and knowledge needed for speedy and sustained recovery.
- Taught patients how to improve lifestyle choices, dramatically reducing chance of symptom reoccurrence.
- Facilitated therapeutic communication, conflict resolution and crisis intervention by redirecting negative behaviors and helping patients regain or improve coping abilities to prevent further disability.
- Informed patients and families of effective treatment options and at-home care strategies, enhancing long-term outcomes.
- Administered medications and treatment to patients and monitored responses while working with healthcare teams to adjust care plans.
- Advised patients and caregivers of proper wound management, discharge plan objectives, safe medication use and disease management.
- Delivered medications via oral, IV and intramuscular injections, monitoring responses to catch and address new concerns.
- Observed and reported patient condition, progress and medication side effects to accurately document updates.
- Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process and management and lifestyle options.
- Collaborated with leadership to devise initiatives for improving nursing satisfaction, retention and morale.
- Maintained quality care and comfort for patients with heart failure, pulmonary hypertension and other conditions.
- Collaborated with interdisciplinary healthcare personnel to meet patients' personal, physical, psychological and cognitive needs.
- Delivered high level of quality care to diverse populations while overseeing patient admission and triaging based on acuity and appropriate department admission.
- Provided direct patient care, stabilized patients and determined next course of action.
- Accurately documented all elements of nursing assessment, including treatment, medications and IVs administered, discharge instructions and follow-up care.
- Evaluated healthcare needs, goals for treatment and available resources of each patient and connected to optimal providers and care.
- Documented patient information obtained from interviews concerning symptoms, medications and prior treatment.
- Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.3
- Provided exceptional care to 3 high-acute patients needing complex care such as ventilator management, extensive wound care and rehabilitation.
- Collaborated with leadership to devise initiatives for improving nursing satisfaction, retention and morale.
Education
Associate of Science - Nursing
Gardner-Webb University
Boiling Springs, NC2008
Skills
- Intravenous therapy
- Preventative health
- Charting and clinical documentation
- Patient privacy
- Health screening
- Procedure preparations
- Oxygen saturation standards
- Regulatory compliance
- Critical care
- Professional bedside manner
- Strong clinical judgment
- Care plan development
- Medication administration
- Proper catheter insertion/removal
- Lab result interpretation
- Medication distribution
- Vaccine administration
- Family advocacy
- Patient discharge
- Chest pain management
- Physical assessments
- IV setup
- Performing EKGs
- Monitoring vital signs
- Life-sustaining machines
- Patient care
- Infectious disease control
- [core measures] compliance
- At-risk patient care
Certification
- BLS certified
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) Certification 11/2020
- Registered Nurse in CA, License number 95055866, 6/2020
BLS certified expiration date 5/2021
will need to be renewed before expiration date.
Timeline
Registered Nurse
Amn Healthcare Services Inc.
02.2013 - Current
Registered Nurse
CaroMont Regional Medical Center
07.2008 - 02.2013
Associate of Science - Nursing
Gardner-Webb University
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