Melissa Rhoden Coaker
Saint Louis,MO
Summary
Clinical specialist with proven record in managing patient care and optimizing clinical processes. Skilled in medical device management, patient education, and compliance with healthcare regulations. Strong focus on teamwork and adaptability, ensuring reliable performance and effective collaboration. Known for problem-solving abilities and dedication to achieving outcomes.
Overview
2026
2026
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Staff Nurse
Mercy SafeWatch
2008 - 2016
- Mercy Safewatch staff nurse, Electronic Virtual Monitoring of ICU in multiple hospitals nationwide. Evaluating and caring for patients in a critical time frame to improve treatment in conjunction with physicians and bedside staff. Clinical competencies include performing patient assessments addressing critical labs and assisting bedside via camera as needed.
Clinical Specialist Account Manager
Philips Healthcare Patient Monitoring
01.2016 - Current
- Provide clinical project management for patient monitoring. Work with customers to develop workflow solutions for patient enteric monitoring, develop plans for implementation with install teams both internal and external. Provide configurations solutions for patient monitoring, to provide patient safety. Manage the clinical implementation including assessing workflows, creating education plans, develop, create, implement, custom configuration, support new users, optimize the use of complex monitoring solutions. Understand the clinical implications of technical implementations including network and clinical informatics systems.
Clinical Supervisor
Mercy Hospital
01.2008 - 01.2016
- Provide direct supervision of daily operations, daily staffing of eICU and SPARC units, budget accountability, patient and coworker safety. Improve patient, co-worker and physician satisfaction. Increased core measurement compliance through collaboration with multiple disciplines to optimize and coordinate patient care, resulting in a 90/100% consistency for all measurable Best Practice outcomes. Direct co-worker reporting evaluations for professional development. Developed peer review with Mercy service values. Knowledgeable in EPIC, McKesson, Cerner power chart EMR.
Nursing Clinical Instructor
St. Charles Community College
01.2007 - 01.2016
- Academia experiences include facilitating lectures, evaluating student performance, managing student data, and utilizing student feedback for course/professional development.
Staff Nurse
Advance ICU Care
01.2007 - 01.2008
- Virtual monitoring of multiple ICUs in multiple hospitals. Evaluating and caring for patients in a critical time frame to improve treatment in conjunction with physicians and bedside staff.
ICU Relief Charge Nurse
SSM DePaul Hospital
01.1997 - 01.2007
- Coordinate staffing schedule, oversee nursing staff needs and assist nursing staff with patient care. Support and respond to units within the hospital for emergent patient care issues.
ICU Staff Nurse
SSM DePaul Hospital
01.1997 - 01.2007
- Optimized patient care through utilization of critical care skills gained through training within the Intensive Care Unit, Emergency Department and Telemetry nursing units. Clinical competencies include invasive monitoring, titrating high risk medication, ventilator management, recognizing clinical emergencies and implementing the appropriate interventions. Assistance with insertion and management of invasive cardiac and pulmonary diagnostic including triple lumens, arterial lines, and swan-ganz catheterization.
ICU / AMUC PRN Staff Nurse
Christian Hospital Northwest
01.2000 - 01.2005
- Provide staffing as needed. Demonstrated the ability to respond to change and interact effectively with a variety of patients.
Medicare Charge Nurse
Manor Care
01.1996 - 01.1997
Director of Nursing
Riverside Pavilion
01.1995 - 01.1996
Assistant Director of Nursing
Riverside Pavilion
01.1995 - 01.1995
MDS Coordinator
Riverside Pavilion
01.1994 - 01.1995
Medicare Charge Nurse
Riverside Pavilion
01.1993 - 01.1994
Education
Master of Education - Nursing
University of Phoenix
Phoenix, AZ01.2013
Bachelor’s Science - Nursing
University of Phoenix
Phoenix, AZ01.2007
Associates of Science - Nursing
Gulf Coast Community College
Panama City, FL01.1993
Skills
- Clinical project management
- Clinical implementation
- Team management
- Customer relations
- Healthcare management
- Product support
- Clinical assessment management
Accomplishments
- Develop and implement coworker peer review Mercy Safewatch St Louis, Mo. March 2014.
- Participated in IMPRESS Sepsis study as designated data provider from September 2013 - December 2013.
- Attendee at the Philips Healthcare Patient Care and Clinical Informatics 2013 summit in Orlando, Fla.
- Practicum Learning Agreement “Clinical Manual” developer and presenter to Mercy Safewatch, St Louis Mo.
- Participant and attendee for Beta Testing of 3.9 ECARE at the Philips Healthcare Nurse Directors 2012 meeting in Baltimore, MD.
- Implementation at Mercy Hospital, Joplin, MO, eICU outreach go live 2012.
- Mercy SafeWatch, Mercy Medical Center, St. Louis, MO educator to the eICU-RN on Sepsis protocol, 2012.
- Attendee at Philips Healthcare eICU User Group 2011 Baltimore, MD.
- Developed and implemented MO State approved Manual and Protocols for Infectious Control at Riverside Pavilion 1994 -1995.
Certification
- Current RN Licensure
- Missouri, RN License no. 130904
- BLS Provider- 1/2026
- ACLS Provider – 1/2026
Timeline
Clinical Specialist Account Manager
Philips Healthcare Patient Monitoring
01.2016 - Current
Clinical Supervisor
Mercy Hospital
01.2008 - 01.2016
Nursing Clinical Instructor
St. Charles Community College
01.2007 - 01.2016
Staff Nurse
Advance ICU Care
01.2007 - 01.2008
ICU / AMUC PRN Staff Nurse
Christian Hospital Northwest
01.2000 - 01.2005
ICU Relief Charge Nurse
SSM DePaul Hospital
01.1997 - 01.2007
ICU Staff Nurse
SSM DePaul Hospital
01.1997 - 01.2007
Medicare Charge Nurse
Manor Care
01.1996 - 01.1997
Director of Nursing
Riverside Pavilion
01.1995 - 01.1996
Assistant Director of Nursing
Riverside Pavilion
01.1995 - 01.1995
MDS Coordinator
Riverside Pavilion
01.1994 - 01.1995
Medicare Charge Nurse
Riverside Pavilion
01.1993 - 01.1994
Bachelor’s Science - Nursing
University of Phoenix
Associates of Science - Nursing
Gulf Coast Community College
Staff Nurse
Mercy SafeWatch
2008 - 2016
Master of Education - Nursing
University of Phoenix
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