MELISSA SANCHEZ, RN BSN
Snellville,GA
Summary
Hardworking nursing professional wanting to bring exceptional care to intensive care patients who require close hemodynamic monitoring. Knowledgeable about hospital settings requirements and skilled at maximizing patient comfort and safety while exceeding cost control standards. Well-organized and forward-thinking in managing patient needs.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Charge Nurse, ICU
Piedmont Rockdale Hospital
02.2022 - Current
- Coordinated nursing care on unit through staff assignments, assisting and rounding with physicians, monitoring patient orders and communicating with ancillary departments.
- Supervised and managed daily scheduling, tasking and administration for 18 bed ICU.
- Trained new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures and safety protocols.
- Monitored nursing care, patient assessment processes and treatment implementations.
- Administered medications and treatments to patients as ordered by physician, maintaining accountability for accurate narcotic count at end of each shift.
- Interacted smoothly with patients and loved ones, updated on care plans and advocated for needs.
- Performed daily chart audits in regards to admissions, discharges, invasive line, catheters, restraints, and titratable drips.
- Improved patient outcomes by implementing evidence-based nursing practices in ICU
- Conducted regular audits of electronic health records to maintain data integrity and ensure proper documentation of patient care activities.
Staff RN
Piedmont Rockdale Hospital
06.2020 - 02.2022
- Worked within interdisciplinary health care team to develop, implement and make adjustments to patient care plans, individualizing strategies and methods to improve health and meet recovery goals within 18 bed ICU.
- Performed various nursing interventions such as wound dressing, vital sign monitoring, specimen collection, ventilator management, and titrating IV drips both sedation and pressor support medication.
- Effectively prioritized assignments, executing care based on each patient's relative condition and delegating tasks to available personnel deliver safe and efficient care.
- Administered medications via oral, IV and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
- Trained new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures and safety protocols.
- Coordinated with physicians to perform bedside procedures such as chest tube insertions, vascular line insertions and bronchoscopies.
- Collected blood and other laboratory specimens needed to prepare for lab testing.
Pharmacy Technician
Piedmont Rockdale Hospital
11.2017 - 06.2020
- Help make IV medication and help prepare all oral medication
- Am familiar with handling critical medications for both NICU and ICU
- Operation of Pyxis medication machines such as refilling, loading, and unloading medication
- Enhanced pharmacy workflow by assisting pharmacists with medication dispensing, labeling, and packaging.
- Maximized pharmacy efficiency through effective communication with staff members and adherence to procedures.
- Assisted in maintaining a clean and organized work environment, ensuring compliance with safety regulations.
- Aided pharmacists in preparing sterile compounding products for IV administration using aseptic techniques.
Food Service Aide
Eastside Medical Center
01.2016 - 11.2017
- Helped perform all daily tasks in the kitchen such as delivering tube feeding and supplements to different units throughout the hospital, delivering meal trays to patients, taking their orders, as well as handling the cash register
- Helped increase patient sanctification scores by providing in person meal selection for patients
- Along with other tasks, I have also worked as a relief supervisor as needed.
Dietary Aide
Rockdale Medical Center
12.2013 - 01.2016
- Crossed trained in many positions such as cold prep, delivery of trays, as well as answering and taking orders of patients in 140 bed hospital.
- Awareness of diet orders and dietary restrictions for certain disease processes that require special diets such as diabetes and chronic kidney disease.
- Set up and prepared cooking supplies and workstations during opening and closing to maximize productivity.
- Maintained strict levels of cleanliness for tables, floors and prep areas.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing Science
Chamberlain College of Nursing
Atlanta, GA05.2020
High School Diploma -
Shiloh High School
Snellville, GA05.2015
Skills
- EPIC Hyperspace and Pyxis Knowledgeable
- Medication Administration and Management
- Clinical Documentation Management
- Medical Records and Documentation Audit
- Exemplary Communication Skills
- Honest and Dependable
- HIPAA Compliance
- Multitasking
- Fast Learner
- Preceptor
- Infection Control and Aseptic Procedures
- Patient Advocacy
- Telemetry Monitoring
- Resource Utilization with Quality Improvement
- Healthcare Team Collaboration
Certification
- Licensed Registered Nurse - License Number: RN294422
- ACLS : Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support
- BLS : Basic Life Support
- NIHSS : NIH Stroke Scale
- Georgia Stoke Core Curriculum
Languages
Spanish
Native or Bilingual
English
Native or Bilingual
Timeline
Charge Nurse, ICU
Piedmont Rockdale Hospital
02.2022 - Current
Staff RN
Piedmont Rockdale Hospital
06.2020 - 02.2022
Pharmacy Technician
Piedmont Rockdale Hospital
11.2017 - 06.2020
Food Service Aide
Eastside Medical Center
01.2016 - 11.2017
Dietary Aide
Rockdale Medical Center
12.2013 - 01.2016
Bachelor of Science - Nursing Science
Chamberlain College of Nursing
High School Diploma -
Shiloh High School
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