Melyssa Ritter
Registered Nurse
Sweetser,IN
Summary
Dedicated Critical Care Registered Nurse with six years of experience in direct patient care, management, staff supervision and department operations. Skilled at multitasking and prioritizing patient needs and daily assignments. Expertise in ventilator management, medication administration and titration, and treatment management.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Travel Registered Nurse, ICU
Community Hospital Anderson
Anderson, IN
03.2022 - Current
- Epic EMR
Travel Registered Nurse, ICU
Kosciusko Community Hospital
Warsaw, IN
01.2022 - 03.2022
- Cerner EMR
Registered Nurse, Critical Care Department
Marion Health
Marion, IN
01.2017 - 01.2022
- Meditech EMR
- Provided direct patient care, stabilized patients and determined next course of action.
- Managed care from admission to discharge.
- Monitored patient reactions to drugs and carefully documented findings.
- Implemented medication and IV administration, catheter insertion and airway management.
- Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
- Provided exceptional care to high-acute patients needing complex care such as ventilator management, extensive wound care and rehabilitation.
- Administered medications and treatment to patients and monitored responses while working with healthcare teams to adjust care plans.
- Worked with interdisciplinary healthcare team to develop, implement and manage care plans, ensuring inclusion of patients' individual needs.
Unit Shift Nurse Manager, Critical Care Department
Marion Health
Marion, IN
08.2019 - 08.2021
- Supervised and managed daily scheduling, tasking and administration.
- Reviewed department performance and adjusted coverage to compensate for changing conditions.
- Developed strategy to target nursing and patient satisfaction issues, improve response and patient care quality and suggest actionable improvements to promote hospital-wide quality and safety initiatives .
- Fostered improvement in staff development, personnel training and standards of patient care.
- Monitored nursing care, patient assessment processes and treatment implementations.
- Supervised, directed and motivated high-quality performance from nursing staff.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Chamberlain University
Indianapolis, IN12.2016
Skills
- Patient Condition Monitoring
- Patient Care Assessment
- Medication Administration
- Charting and Clinical Documentation
- Medication Side Effect Knowledge
- Nursing Protocols
- Privacy and Confidentiality
- Patient Advocacy
- Nursing Care Coordination
- Team Leadership
- Staff Supervision
- Coaching and Mentoring
Certification
- BLS- Basic Life Support
- ACLS- Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support
- NIH Stroke Scale Certified
Timeline
Travel Registered Nurse, ICU
Community Hospital Anderson
03.2022 - Current
Travel Registered Nurse, ICU
Kosciusko Community Hospital
01.2022 - 03.2022
Unit Shift Nurse Manager, Critical Care Department
Marion Health
08.2019 - 08.2021
Registered Nurse, Critical Care Department
Marion Health
01.2017 - 01.2022
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Chamberlain University