Melissa Slanker

• Communicated with house supervisor and individual unit charge nurses to assign medically appropriate beds.
• Position requires controlled time management, multi-tasking, sound clinical judgement, critical care knowledge, and a team work approach to problem solving.
• Able to navigate medical documentation quickly and competently to facilitate safe and timely assignment of medical and behavioral health patients.
• Ability to toggle between multiple screens/open tabs to obtain and document medical information.
• Frequent communication with hospital staff.
• Strong telephony skills.
• Managed patient placement for 3-6 varying facilities while also covering 20-40 overflow transfer calls.

• Communicated with the patient and his or her family regarding care, tests and medications so that they were well-informed.
• Worked closely with other medical staff, including physicians to determine individualized plans of care for each patient.
• Performed regular assessments on patients to evaluate their health conditions while they were in the ICU.
• Accurately documented all elements of nursing assessment, treatments, medications, discharge instructions, and follow-up care.
• Assessed need for, ordered, obtained and interpreted appropriate lab tests.
• Provided patient education.
• Administered CVVHD.
• Provided care of the pre and post kidney transplant patient.

• Performed regular assessments on patients to evaluate health conditions while in the ICU.
• Worked closely with other medical staff, including physicians to determine individualized plans of care for each patient.
• Communicated with the patient and his or her family regarding care, tests and medications so that they were well-informed.
• Assessed need for, ordered, obtained and interpreted appropriate lab tests.
• Developed patient care plans, including assessments, evaluations and nursing diagnoses.
• Self-directed with astute judgment skills. High level of personal accountability.

• Performed regular assessments on patients to evaluate health conditions while in the ICU.
• Communicated with patient and family regarding care, tests and medications so all were well-informed.
• Worked closely with other medical staff, including physicians to determine individualized plans of care for each patient.
• Performed vitals/glucose testing and assisted in administering injections and urinalysis.
• Developed patient care plans, including assessments, evaluations and nursing diagnoses.

Communicated with the patient and family regarding care, tests and medications so all were well-informed.

• Worked closely with other medical staff, including physicians to determine individualized plans of care for each patient.
• Performed regular assessments on patients to evaluate their health conditions while they were in the ICU.
• Administered assessments and developed academic goals based on specific disabilities and barriers to learning.