Merinda A. Bellamy
Conway,SC
Summary
Behavioral health nursing professional with solid experience in delivering comprehensive mental health care and creating supportive environments for patients. Known for effective collaboration with multidisciplinary teams and adapting to changing clinical needs, ensuring high-quality patient care. Demonstrated skills in patient assessment, crisis intervention, and therapeutic communication.
Overview
21
21
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Behavioral Health Registered Nurse
Grand Strand Medical Center
04.2024 - Current
- Increased patient satisfaction by establishing trust and rapport through compassionate listening and empathetic communication.
- Streamlined documentation processes, resulting in increased efficiency and accuracy of patient records.
- Educated patients and families on mental health conditions, treatment options, and community resources to promote informed decisionmaking.
- Encouraged a culture of continuous learning among colleagues by participating in professional development opportunities such as conferences, webinars, and certification programs.
- Coordinated closely with case managers to ensure seamless transitions between levels of care for patients requiring additional support services upon discharge from the hospital setting.
- Improved patient outcomes by developing and implementing individualized care plans for behavioral health patients.
- Collaborated with psychiatrists to adjust medication regimens, optimizing therapeutic effectiveness while minimizing side effects.
- Advocated for patient rights within the healthcare system by maintaining confidentiality standards, addressing ethical concerns when necessary.
Clinical Nurse Coordinator
Grand Strand Regional Medical Center
04.2022 - 04.2024
- Leads in a way that inspires commitment to the vision/mission/values of the organization
- Ensures and delivers high-quality, patient-centered care and coordination of all functions in the unit/department during the designated shift
- Exercises judgement and provides direction regarding patient care assignments using established policies/procedures
- Provides coaching, feedback, and training to improve performance and engagement
- Facilitated timely discharge planning by collaborating with patients, families, and healthcare providers.
- Resolves and/or channels employee grievances, disputes, or concerns according to appropriate procedures
- Demonstrated commitment to ethical decision-making in all aspects of clinical practice, prioritizing patient safety and wellbeing.
- Escalates issues as needed
- Contributed to quality improvement initiatives through data collection, analysis, and implementation of best practices.
- Mentored and supervised nursing staff, fostering professional growth and development.
- Provided comprehensive patient education on disease management, medication administration, and self-care techniques.
COVID Registered Nurse
Grand Strand Regional Medical Center
03.2020 - 04.2024
- Knowing, promoting, implementing and following up the universal hygiene standards/ precautions, bio-hazard prevention and infection control, security rules and other protocols and procedures
- Adhere to the strict infection prevention and control guidelines that will be present in order to ensure that onward transmission of the disease is mitigated
- Working knowledge in obtaining and interpreting arterial blood gases to ensure proper oxygenation and oxygen therapy utilization
- Utilized critical thinking skills to prioritize nursing interventions based on patients' acuity levels and individual needs.
- Conducted thorough patient assessments to identify changes in condition, promptly notifying physicians and initiating appropriate interventions when necessary.
Cardiac/Telemetry Registered Nurse
Grand Strand Regional Medical Center
02.2019 - 04.2024
- Relief charge, managing a 24 bed unit
- Preceptor
- Assess client needs, planned care, implement prescribed interventions, and evaluated client outcomes
- Coordinate and completed patient admission and discharges to facility
- Performed all medication administration including but not limited to oral medication, cardiac drips and titration and heparin drips
- Induction, stabilization, and maintenance phases of pharmacological treatment of patients
- Decreased patient complications through diligent monitoring of vital signs, lab results, and other telemetry data.
- Administered heart and blood pressure medication to cardiac patients as prescribed by physicians.
- Enhanced patient care by accurately interpreting cardiac monitor readings and promptly reporting critical findings to healthcare team.
- Prevented life-threatening complications by quickly recognizing early warning signs of deterioration in critically ill patients under close observation.
- Administered prescribed medications safely and effectively while closely monitoring potential side effects or adverse reactions.
- Enhanced teamwork within the telemetry unit through active participation in daily huddles, shift handoffs, and collaborative problem-solving sessions.
- Provided patients with information on such subjects as side effects from medications and benefits of proper nutrition to help promote better outcomes.
Travel RN
Cirrus Medical Staffing
08.2017 - 02.2019
- Coordinates with nurses on duty; oversees care for all patients in the ICU
- Administers medication to patients as prescribed and scheduled by the attending physicians
- Monitors the health and progress of patients; I take note of changes in condition and inform the attending physician of unusual symptoms that are a potential cause for concern
- Attends to the family and friends of the patient; updates and orients them of the patient’s condition, the doctor’s prognosis, and planned courses of action
Associate Professor of Nursing
Horry Georgetown Technical College
01.2016 - 08.2017
- Design and deliver class instruction through the development of instructional plans to meet course outcomes, the development of activities which support lesson objectives, and for online courses, deliver the instruction as approved within each course shell
- Deliver learning-centered instruction by establishing a classroom environment conducive to learning and student involvement as well as effectively planning and preparing for classes and student success
- Promote student success by showing flexibility in style and work schedule as well as exhibiting a passion for teaching and students and engaging students in the learning process
3EAST/MICU
Grand Strand Regional Medical Center
08.2007 - 05.2016
- Provides internal & external consultation as a resource for education, document development, project management, assessment & treatment of stroke patients
- Participating in and/or guiding development of quality improvement activities that ensure continued improvement of care delivery
- Give compassionate care to critical patients suffering from injuries or debilitating conditions
- Critically assess patient conditions and adeptly handle all aspects of treatment from medication to wound care to monitoring 2-3 patients per shift
Clinical Instructor
Horry Georgetown Technical College
01.2013 - 12.2013
- Supervised students in accomplishing learning objectives, and conducted remedial training
- Provided theory and clinical instruction in medical-surgical nursing, pediatric nursing and labor and deliver
- Trained nursing students, emphasizing the importance of classroom control, time management, course planning, and adherence to curriculum
Travel RN
American Mobile Healthcare
03.2007 - 08.2007
- Meet with nursing department to understand unique needs
- Coordinate patient care with full time nursing staff
- Complete intake and diagnostics
Unit 61South/Medical Surgical/Telemetry
Emory Crawford Long Hospital
09.2006 - 03.2007
- Administered medication via IV/PO/SQ/IM
- Established IV access to take blood samples
- Monitored and recorded input and output in patients with renal failure, gastroenteric, and cardiac conditions
3East/ Medical Surgical/ Telemetry
Waccamaw Community Hospital
09.2004 - 09.2006
- Assesses, develops, implements and evaluates a comprehensive plan of care through a multidisciplinary care team process in conjunction with the patient/family in internal and external settings
- Implements standing orders for Code Blue and life threatening dysrhythmia completely, competently, including management of airway, assisting intubation, performing counter shock, administering emergency medications, and directing code activities in the absence of a physician or in conjunction with a physician as evidenced by feedback from physicians, peers and direct observation with no documented concerns
Education
Post-Graduate Certificate - Psychiatric Nursing
Regis College
Weston, MA10-2026
Masters of Science - Nursing Education
Walden University
02.2016
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Coastal Carolina University
12.2012
Associate in Arts -
Horry Georgetown Technical College
08.2011
Associate Degree - Nursing (RN)
Horry-Georgetown Technical College
08.2004
Skills
- Psychiatric assessment
- Mental health evaluation
- Anxiety management
- Stress reduction techniques
- Suicide prevention
- Depression management
- Self-harm prevention
- Schizophrenia management
- Bipolar disorder management
- Therapeutic communication
- Teamwork and collaboration
- Problem-solving
Certification
- BLS
- Licensed RN in the State of SC
- Med-Surg Board Certification
Timeline
Behavioral Health Registered Nurse
Grand Strand Medical Center
04.2024 - Current
Clinical Nurse Coordinator
Grand Strand Regional Medical Center
04.2022 - 04.2024
COVID Registered Nurse
Grand Strand Regional Medical Center
03.2020 - 04.2024
Cardiac/Telemetry Registered Nurse
Grand Strand Regional Medical Center
02.2019 - 04.2024
Travel RN
Cirrus Medical Staffing
08.2017 - 02.2019
Associate Professor of Nursing
Horry Georgetown Technical College
01.2016 - 08.2017
Clinical Instructor
Horry Georgetown Technical College
01.2013 - 12.2013
3EAST/MICU
Grand Strand Regional Medical Center
08.2007 - 05.2016
Travel RN
American Mobile Healthcare
03.2007 - 08.2007
Unit 61South/Medical Surgical/Telemetry
Emory Crawford Long Hospital
09.2006 - 03.2007
3East/ Medical Surgical/ Telemetry
Waccamaw Community Hospital
09.2004 - 09.2006
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Coastal Carolina University
Associate in Arts -
Horry Georgetown Technical College
Associate Degree - Nursing (RN)
Horry-Georgetown Technical College
Post-Graduate Certificate - Psychiatric Nursing
Regis College
Masters of Science - Nursing Education
Walden University
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