Melody Francis
Waleska,GA
Summary
Dedicated, motivated, and compassionate healthcare provider with 30 years of experience with strong management experience in the clinical setting for 16 years. Background experience includes currently positioned as the Perioperative Clinical Coordinator for perioperative services, Operations Coordinator and Office Manager for free standing surgery center, and educational instruction. Additional experience in infection control, implementation of policies and procedures, budgetary operations of staff and supplies, radiology officer, and continuous quality improvement programs. Completed 2 AAAHC Surveys, 4 Medicare/State Surveys, and contributed to multiple Joint Commission Surveys.
Overview
31
31
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Perioperative Clinical Coordinator
Wellstar North Fulton Hospital
Roswell, GA
03.2015 - Current
- Perform analysis of operating and capital budget within perioperative services.
- UKG Payroll for OR and Central Sterile
- Reconciliation of charges.
- Conduct budget review, advise and assist in business plan for fiscal year.
- Monthly reports for budget, total joints, spine implants, and preoperative blocks.
- Oversee Green Security, all companies.
- Meet with vendors and negotiate prices, negotiate contracts.
- Audit charts for completion.
- Organize products for the value analysis committee.
- Chair of Robotics Committee for perioperative services.
- Organize data for Governing Board Committee
- Quality improvement programs.
- Monitor product line profitability.
- Float to OR trauma cases.
- Work with physicians to create customer satisfaction.
- Creation of Business Transaction and Contract Summary forms.
Circulator
Wellstar North Fulton Hospital
Roswell, GA
03.2013 - 03.2015
- Function independently in orthopedic room, gynecology, neuro, and general surgery.
- Charge nurse responsibilities during days/afternoon, night shifts, weekends.
- Responsible for call on weeknights and weekends.
- Maintained sterile technique and infection control prior to patient’s arrival.
- Provided teamwork approach for ideas in risk management control.
- Responsible to provide a safe and professional environment for patients and families.
- Da Vinci Robot trained.
Operations Coordinator
Atlanta Surgery Center
Marietta, GA
03.2004 - 12.2012
- Responsible for daily operations of the center with include pre-op, operating/procedure room, recovery unit and all clinical areas of the center.
- Responsible to provide a safe and professional environment for patients and families.
- Follows and implements policies and procedures to maintain standards for State and Medicare requirements.
- Coordinates staffing schedule to maximize budgeted salary goals, responsible to schedule employees.
- Ordering all supplies for the office and the surgery center assuring inventory levels maintained.
- Coordinates staff meetings to encourage continued education to meet state and Medicare requirements and planning lunches for staff attending.
- Radiation officer and educational information for safety.
- Infection control program with educational tools including maintaining health files for physicians and staff.
- Billing and coding processes to produce clean claims.
- Marketing involvement for the office and the surgery center.
- EMR, management of records for the office and surgery center.
- Contract negotiation.
- Quality nursing care by identifying any discrepancies to the patient prior to starting any procedures.
Staff Operating Room Nurse
Marietta Surgical Center
Marietta, GA
01.2003 - 01.2004
- Functioned independently in orthopedic room, cataract, gynecology, pain, and general surgery.
- Assisted in operation of pain management related to scheduling, maintaining and ordering supplies, and circulating cases.
- Maintained sterile technique and infection control prior to patient’s arrival.
- Provided teamwork approach for ideas in risk management control.
Staff Operating Room Nurse
St. Mary’s Hospital
Athens, GA
05.1999 - 03.2002
- Responsible for daily operations in the ophthalmic operating room includes preparing for all cases for the day and communicating with the physicians/offices.
- Responsible to maintain and order inventory related to ophthalmic supplies.
- Independently rotated to the orthopedic room and performed daily task, also on call.
- Independently rotated to the post anesthesia care unit, step down I and II.
- Independently rotated weekend shifts and responsible for 12-hour charge positions with call for all cases.
Nurse
Barrow Regional Medical Center
Winder, GA
10.1997 - 03.1999
- Responsible to work in outpatient department, pre-op and PACU, GI procedures.
- Floated to Operating room as needed with call.
- Floated to pain unit as needed.
Travel Nurse, Intensive Care
Travel Agency
Fort Lauderdale, FL
07.1994 - 12.1996
- Intensive Care Unit, worked all shifts.
Intensive Care Nurse
Methodist Hospital
Memphis, TN
01.1993 - 07.1994
- Intensive Care Unit, worked all shifts.
Education
MBA - Nursing Administration
Western Governors University
Millcreek, UT05-2018
The University of Memphis, Methodist Hospital School of Nursing
1993
Affiliations
ACLS 02/2024
BLS December 02/2024
State of Georgia RN131796
Leadership course with certification, 40 hours, January 2024
Georgia Society of Ambulatory Surgery Center Member 2004-2012
Certification
X-ray Safety Course 6 hour Certificate 2004
References
Sha Ragsdale, Executive Director Wellstar North Fulton Hospital, 423-596-3009
Mary Cho, Instrument and equipment controller, Specialty Care, 240-217-2170, mary.cho@specialty-care.net
Nkechi Obi, Charge Nurse, Wellstar North Fulton Outpatient Surgery, 813-843-8457, Nobi.rn@gmail.com
Timeline
Perioperative Clinical Coordinator
Wellstar North Fulton Hospital
03.2015 - Current
Circulator
Wellstar North Fulton Hospital
03.2013 - 03.2015
Operations Coordinator
Atlanta Surgery Center
03.2004 - 12.2012
Staff Operating Room Nurse
Marietta Surgical Center
01.2003 - 01.2004
Staff Operating Room Nurse
St. Mary’s Hospital
05.1999 - 03.2002
Nurse
Barrow Regional Medical Center
10.1997 - 03.1999
Travel Nurse, Intensive Care
Travel Agency
07.1994 - 12.1996
Intensive Care Nurse
Methodist Hospital
01.1993 - 07.1994
MBA - Nursing Administration
Western Governors University
The University of Memphis, Methodist Hospital School of Nursing