Melondy Cox
Warrior,AL
Summary
Compassionate and dedicated Registered Nurse with 8 years of critical care experience, including serving as a rapid response nurse. Proficient in managing multiple high acuity patients, employing advanced nursing practices, and demonstrating leadership as a relief clinical coordinator. Known for my commitment to providing the highest level of care to patients. Skilled in educating and training new nurses and students, ensuring the delivery of quality patient care.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Registered Nurse
Brookwood Baptist Health
07.2015 - Current
- Prioritize patient care based off patient acuity
- Take care of two to three complex patients each shift
- Collaborate with all physicians and members of other healthcare disciplines
- Ensure patient safety by providing patient education
- Manage tasks by writing a task list for the day and modify it as needed
- Demonstrate teamwork by helping other nurses with admissions and transfers
- Listen attentively to ensure accurate verbal orders and reduce the chance of a medical error
- Maintain composure while dealing with difficult patients and families
- Delegate vital signs and baths to the patient care technician when needed
- Help train new nurses
- Identify patient decompensation as soon as a patient’s condition changes and notify the physician.
Patient Care Technician
Brookwood Baptist Health
12.2014 - 07.2015
- Provided high quality patient care
- Responded to call light promptly
- Ensured patients were satisfied with the cleanliness and appearance of their room/bathroom
- Notified nurse with any abnormal vital signs or change in patient’s condition
- Implemented fall and safety precautions
- Maintained infection prevention by using standard precautions
- Maintained HIPAA compliance
- Used AIDET (Acknowledge, Introduce, Define Duration, Explain, Thank You) as the basic tool for standard communication
- Used Electronic Medical Recording to record patient’s vital signs and patient care
- Access Omnicell and correctly charging the items removed.
Pharmacy Technician
Walgreens Pharmacy
03.2010 - 02.2015
- Provided critical information and advice to customers regarding possible drug interactions, side effects, dosage, and proper medication storage
- Strictly maintained customer and patient confidentiality
- Communicated directly with doctors' offices via telephone and fax
- Provided friendly customer service at prescription drop-off and pick-up counters
- Verified patient data, billing information, accuracy, and completeness of information on prescription and refill requests
- Maintained proper storage and security conditions for all drugs
- Consistently upheld proper pharmacy and general safety procedures and standards
- Followed state and federal record keeping guidelines for controlled substances.
Education
Bachelor of Science in Nursing - Nursing
The University of Alabama
Tuscaloosa, AL12.2016
Associates of Science in Nursing - Nursing
Wallace State Community College
Hanceville, AL05.2015
Skills
- Critical Thinking
- Crisis Management
- Team Collaboration
- Multitasking
- Clinical Coordinator
- Medication and IV administration
- Ventilator Management
- Hemodynamic Monitoring
- Telemetry Monitoring
- Documentation and Charting
- Patient Education
- Patient and Family Advocacy
- Infection Control Measures
- Wound Care
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) Certification
- Precepting
Certification
- Advanced Life Support, American Heart Association
- Institue for Healthcare Improvement, 09/2016
- Basic Life Support, American Heart Association
- Pharmacy Technician Certification Board
- Registered Nurse, 06/11/2015, Present, AL
Honors And Achievements
- Senior Certified Pharmacy Technician
- National Dean’s List 2009-2010
- Academic Scholarship 2009
Community Service
- Let’s Pretend Hospital, 03/16/2015, 03/20/2015
- Kid Check for Blount County Schools, 2014
Timeline
Registered Nurse
Brookwood Baptist Health
07.2015 - Current
Patient Care Technician
Brookwood Baptist Health
12.2014 - 07.2015
Pharmacy Technician
Walgreens Pharmacy
03.2010 - 02.2015
Bachelor of Science in Nursing - Nursing
The University of Alabama
Associates of Science in Nursing - Nursing
Wallace State Community College
- Advanced Life Support, American Heart Association
- Institue for Healthcare Improvement, 09/2016
- Basic Life Support, American Heart Association
- Pharmacy Technician Certification Board
- Registered Nurse, 06/11/2015, Present, AL
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