Mellissa Payne
Washington ,MO
Summary
Seasoned Registered Nurse offering more than 17 years of pulmonary, medical, surgical, ortho, and 10 years of pediatric patient care experience as well as clinical charge nurse leader and precepting. The ideal full-time position would be both challenging and fulfilling, allowing myself to utilize and further my skills and knowledge base as an RN/BSN and to grow within the health organization.
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
Work History
Charge Nurse Leader | Registered Nurse | Preceptor
SSM Health St Clare Hospital
12.2019 - Current
- Coordinate nursing care on unit through staff assignments, assisting and rounding with physicians, monitoring patient orders, and communicating with ancillary departments.
- Demonstrate stewardship by managing staffing overtime and on-call usage for department targets to stay within the budget.
- Managing conflict within a timely manor to de-escalate the situation with staff, patient or family members. Further escalating through chain of command for review.
- Usage of critical thinking skills to understand and manage high risk patients such as suicidal, elopement, withdrawal, VOV, correctional, or violent patients, making sure assignment are appropriate, and adequate safety resources are available for patients and staff.
- Communicate effectively during Charge Nurse Handoff by giving brief overview of the patients, safety concerns, anticipated discharges and admissions.
- Communicate effectively with Unit Leaders, Nurse Managers, and Admin Supervisors through emails checking and responding according to ministry expectations.
- Attending meetings as applicable such as bed board and staffing, charge nurse, Shared Practice Council and fall team.
- Taking a team of patients providing care, assessments, medications, emotional support, education, and keeping them informed on the plan of care to facilitate their healing process.
Registered Nurse/Charge Nurse/Preceptor
SSM Health Depaul
07.2015 - 12.2019
- Monitored and recorded patient condition, vital signs, recovery progress and medication side effects.
- Performed blood and blood product transfusions and intravenous infusions to address patient symptoms or underlying causes.
- Assessed and assisted patients with diverse range and comorbid chronic diagnoses, including chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), asthma, congestive heart failure (CHF), diabetes, and sepsis.
- Provided care for up to 6 patients, conducted thorough patient assessments to identify changes in condition, promptly notifying physicians and initiating appropriate interventions when necessary.
- Communicated with primary care physicians or emergency care providers to relay patient needs.
- Delivered direct patient care, including stabilizing patients and identifying treatment options.
- Assessed patients in active drug and alcohol withdrawal and provided interventions to manage physical and psychological withdrawal symptoms.
- Delivered care to multiple patients per day, including coordinating and evaluating interdisciplinary care.
- Administered oral, intramuscular and IV medications to patients and monitored responses.
- Organized and delegated tasks during rapid response and high-pressure code situations.
- Facilitated patient admission, transfer and discharge processes.
- Audited patient charts in real-time, verifying accuracy and completion of information.
- Answered patient calls, identified issues and determined how best to provide assistance within parameters established by facility and supervisor.
- Provided orientation, education and mentorship of graduate nursing staff members.
- Jumped in to perform individual or team functions when short-staffed or advanced nursing situations required.
- Guided and educated new employees on company processes, protocols and filing systems.
- Routinely audited charting to ensure conformance with best practices.
- Monitored and educated nursing students and externs on proper care procedures and prioritization strategies.
- Precepted new staff nurses to provide education on hospital policies and procedures, patient care skills, medical procedures and techniques and patient assessments and interventions.
- Utilized critical thinking skills to prioritize nursing interventions based on patients'' acuity levels and individual needs.
- Served as a preceptor for nursing students during their clinical rotations, providing valuable real-world experience and guidance to foster professional growth.
Registered Nurse | Charge Nurse | Preceptor
Mercy Washington
05.2007 - 06.2015
- Provided individualized care for up to six patients with multiple diagnoses. This included: completing nursing assessments, administering medications, monitoring labs, inserting IVs, wound care, surgical dressing changes, suture and staple removal, educating patients and families, coordinating and collaborating patient care with physicians, nurses and other healthcare professionals beneficial to patient needs.
- Utilized critical thinking skills to prioritize nursing interventions based on patients'' acuity levels and individual needs.
- As a Charge Nurse I was responsible for assisting nursing staff in caring for patients, as well as for being a resource for other nurses and staff on the unit.
- I was in charge of patient safety, rounds, assigning nurses and other staff to their daily duties, assigning new admissions/surgical patients to rooms according to their specific needs, and assisting my fellow nurses in critical thinking and intervention.
- I frequently also took on a team of patients, when needed, while performing the charge nurse role. Acted as patient advocate and implemented total patient care through team nursing process covering 5 to 6 high acuity patients per shift.
- As a preceptor to nurses new to the Mercy facility or graduate nurses assigned to my specific unit, I orientated and assisted them in applying their knowledge to develop nursing autonomy.
- I was a resource, teacher and mentor as they observed me caring for a group of patients.
- I supervised them as they began to gradually take a team of patients, building confidence in their skills, performing tasks, and developing a new routine, all while keeping focused on patient care.
Patient Care Technician
Mercy Hospital
06.2005 - 06.2007
- Worked under the direction of a Registered Nursing, working as a team to perform both nonclinical support tasks and designated clinical procedures essential to providing patient care.
- Nonclinical tasks consisted of assisting patients with activities of daily living such as bathing, toileting, dressing, feeding, and walking.
- Clinical procedures consist of inserting and discontinuing Foley catheters, NG tubes, and IVs.
- Responsible for drawing daily labs.
- Hired for a specific unit but was floated throughout the hospital when needed.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Central Methodist University
Fayette, MO2012
Associates Degree - Nursing
East Central College
Union, MO05.2007
Skills
- Adaptability/flexibility to change
- Team Leadership/Morale building
- Respiratory qualitative mask fit tester
- Critical thinking
- Epic charting super user and patient chart auditor
- Nurse Practice Council member
- Fall team
- Donna Wrights Regulatory skill compliance educator
- Tracheostomy care
- Chest tube care
- Gastrostomy tube care
- Basic Life Support
- Pediatric Advanced Life Support certified
- Pediatric Emergency Assessment Recognition and Stabilization
Timeline
Charge Nurse Leader | Registered Nurse | Preceptor
SSM Health St Clare Hospital
12.2019 - Current
Registered Nurse/Charge Nurse/Preceptor
SSM Health Depaul
07.2015 - 12.2019
Registered Nurse | Charge Nurse | Preceptor
Mercy Washington
05.2007 - 06.2015
Patient Care Technician
Mercy Hospital
06.2005 - 06.2007
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Central Methodist University
Associates Degree - Nursing
East Central College
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