Melody Jolley
Aberdeen,ID
Summary
Experienced Labor & Delivery Nurse skilled in patient assessment and care coordination. Strong leadership capabilities, fostering interdisciplinary collaboration to enhance patient outcomes in high-risk obstetric settings.
Overview
1
1
Certification
12
12
years of professional experience
Work History
Labor & Delivery Specialty Traveler
St. Lukes Medical Center
Nampa, Idaho
08.2024 - Current
- Monitored high-risk obstetric patients and responded to changing clinical status with strong assessment and critical-thinking skills.
- Led charge nurse duties across L&D, postpartum, and NICU, maintaining high standards of patient care.
- Provided comprehensive nursing care across L&D assignments in five hospital settings, adapting quickly to varied workflows, policies, patient populations, and electronic documentation systems.
- Assessed patient acuity and clinical needs to support safe staffing ratios and appropriate patient assignments.
- Worked closely with physicians and interdisciplinary teams on patient status, treatment plans, changes in condition, and ongoing care needs.
- Trained and oriented new nurses on clinical workflows and patient care expectations, strengthening team competency.
- Coordinated care among nursing staff, physicians, ancillary departments, and other health care team members.
Labor & Delivery Registered Nurse
Medical Solutions Travel Nursing
Twin Falls, ID
08.2023 - 08.2024
- Provided comprehensive care to laboring, antepartum, and high-risk obstetric patients.
- Conducted patient triage and comprehensive clinical assessments, ensuring timely and appropriate level of care.
- Administered medications and monitored patients for therapeutic response and early detection of complications.
- Circulated in the operating room during obstetric surgical procedures.
- Recovered postoperative patients in the PACU and monitored for complications and changes in clinical status.
- Ensured accurate and timely clinical documentation to support patient care continuity and compliance.
Labor & Delivery
Fusion Medical Staffing
Thornton, CO
03.2023 - 06.2023
- Managed laboring patients, collaborating with physicians and interdisciplinary staff to ensure optimal treatment and care.
- Provided direct nursing care to L&D patients with varying levels of acuity.
- Triaged patients and performed ongoing assessments to determine clinical needs.
- Acted as charge nurse for L&D and Postpartum.
- Maintained accurate clinical documentation, promptly communicating changes in patient condition to enhance care continuity.
- Assisted with staffing assignments, evaluating patient acuity to determine appropriate nurse-to-patient ratios for effective care delivery.
Labor & Delivery Registered Nurse
Fusion Medical Staffing, Travel Position
Nampa, Idaho
12.2021 - 03.2023
- Oversaw nursing operations for L&D, Postpartum, and NICU, ensuring quality care and operational efficiency.
- Triaged patients and performed comprehensive assessments to determine appropriate treatment and level of care.
- Coordinated patient transfers to higher levels of care based on clinical needs exceeding facility capabilities.
- Completed staffing assignments based on patient acuity, clinical needs, and available resources.
- Provided newborn assessments, including vital signs, blood glucose monitoring, measurements and general newborn care.
- Reviewed and completed appropriate charges for L&D patients and NICU newborns.
- Documented patient care accurately while managing multiple cases with fluctuating clinical needs.
Labor & Delivery Registered Nurse
Portneuf Medical Center
Pocatello, Idaho
08.2015 - 12.2021
- Provided comprehensive nursing care to laboring and high risk obstetric patients.
- Monitored high risk OB patients for changes in condition and collaborated with physicians to develop effective treatment plans.
- Coordinated patient assignments as charge nurse to optimize care based on acuity and clinical requirements.
- Collaborated with physicians and leadership to address staffing ratios and enhance patient care operations.
- Maintained thorough clinical documentation and communicated patient status to the interdisciplinary care team.
Cardiac Registered Nurse
Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center
Idaho Falls, Idaho
02.2015 - 08.2015
- Managed an average of 4-5 cardiac patients per shift in acute-care setting
- Monitored cardiac patients for changes in rhythm and clinical status, providing critical data for treatment adjustments.
- Conducted daily assessments and ongoing evaluations of patient conditions to ensure timely interventions.
- Administered medications and performed dressing changes and other skilled nursing interventions.
- Prepared patients for surgical procedures and coordinated care with healthcare team to optimize patient outcomes.
- Worked rotating day and night shifts while maintaining safe, organized patient care.
Hospice Registered Nurse Case Manager
Access Home Health and Hospice
Pocatello, Idaho
09.2014 - 02.2015
- Managed care for nine hospice patients simultaneously, ensuring individualized support and quality of life.
- Coordinated comprehensive patient care across caregivers, physicians, and healthcare providers, optimizing resource allocation and support.
- Completed comprehensive patient assessments and monitored changes in condition.
- Educated patients and caregivers regarding disease processes, symptom management, medications and care needs.
- Collaborated with physicians regarding changes in patient condition, treatment needs, resources, and medical supplies.
- Conducted home health visits for patients, quickly adapting to shifting caseloads and addressing diverse patient needs.
- Provided wound care and other skilled nursing interventions.
Med/Surg Registered Nurse
Portneuf Medical Center
Pocatello, Idaho
04.2014 - 09.2014
- Conducted comprehensive patient assessments and monitored clinical condition changes to inform treatment decisions.
- Monitored patient vital signs and promptly reported changes to medical staff, ensuring timely interventions.
- Administered medications and treatments following established protocols and procedures.
- Utilized critical thinking skills to assess clinical situations quickly and accurately.
- Collaborated with physicians, nurses, therapists, social workers and other healthcare professionals to develop individualized treatment plans for each patient.
- Educated patients and families on disease management and health maintenance strategies to enhance understanding and compliance.
- Maintained accurate and timely documentation in electronic health records systems.
Education
Associate of Science - Nursing
Ameritech
Draper08-2013
Skills
- High-Risk Patient Management
- Patient assessment
- Patient Care Coordination
- Discharge Planning
- Interdisciplinary collaboration
- Clinical Documentation Review
- Chart review accuracy
- Quality & Safety
- Critical thinking
- Time management
- Adaptability in Nursing
- Computer systems proficiency
- Leadership in Nursing
- Prioritization & Time Management
- Patient Education
- Computer systems proficiency
Certification
- Registered Nurse
- Basic Life Support
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support
- Neonatal Resuscitation Program
- Pediatric Advanced Life Support
- STABLE
- Intermediate Fetal Heart Rate Monitoring
Timeline
Labor & Delivery Specialty Traveler
St. Lukes Medical Center
08.2024 - Current
Labor & Delivery Registered Nurse
Medical Solutions Travel Nursing
08.2023 - 08.2024
Labor & Delivery
Fusion Medical Staffing
03.2023 - 06.2023
Labor & Delivery Registered Nurse
Fusion Medical Staffing, Travel Position
12.2021 - 03.2023
Labor & Delivery Registered Nurse
Portneuf Medical Center
08.2015 - 12.2021
Cardiac Registered Nurse
Eastern Idaho Regional Medical Center
02.2015 - 08.2015
Hospice Registered Nurse Case Manager
Access Home Health and Hospice
09.2014 - 02.2015
Med/Surg Registered Nurse
Portneuf Medical Center
04.2014 - 09.2014
Associate of Science - Nursing
Ameritech