Michelle Mejias
Saint Augustine
Summary
Healthcare professional with extensive experience in nursing leadership and patient care. Known for improving team collaboration and achieving high standards. Reliable and flexible, with strong skills in clinical supervision and staff development.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Assistant Nurse Manager
Baptist Medical Center South
02.2024 - Current
- Supervised daily nursing operations, ensuring high-quality patient care and adherence to best practices.
- Coordinated staff schedules, optimizing resource allocation and enhancing team efficiency.
- Implemented training programs for new nurses, promoting skill development and knowledge retention.
- Assisted in developing protocols to improve patient safety and care delivery standards.
- Collaborated with interdisciplinary teams to streamline communication and enhance patient outcomes.
- Managed inventory of medical supplies, reducing costs through effective procurement strategies.
- Conducted performance evaluations for nursing staff, fostering professional growth and accountability.
- Performed real-time chart audits for patients ensuring accuracy and completeness of information while capitalizing on opportunities for process improvement.
- Analyzed patient feedback data to identify areas for service improvement and implement changes accordingly.
- Resolved conflicts among staff members by employing effective communication techniques and seeking mutually beneficial solutions when issues arose.
- Evaluated staff performance regularly, providing constructive feedback and support for professional development opportunities.
Registered Nurse
Overlake Medical Center
07.2023 - 01.2024
- Administered medications and monitored patient responses to ensure optimal care outcomes.
- Collaborated with interdisciplinary teams to develop comprehensive care plans tailored to individual patient needs.
- Educated patients and families on health management strategies to promote understanding and adherence to treatment protocols.
- Conducted assessments and prioritized nursing interventions based on patient conditions and clinical guidelines.
- Implemented infection control measures, enhancing safety standards within the hospital environment.
- Mentored junior nursing staff, fostering professional development and ensuring adherence to best practices.
- Evaluated patient progress regularly, adjusting care plans as necessary to improve recovery trajectories.
Registered Nurse
Orlando Health South Lake Hospital
10.2021 - 07.2023
- Manage and implement patient care for cardiovascular needs such as rapid atrial fibrillation, angina, and myocardial infarction.
- Managed hypertension, congestive heart failure, arrhythmias and other heart conditions by evaluating and monitoring pacemakers and defibrillators.
- Administer all IV/IM/PO medications including cardiac drips.
- Assist in performing diagnostic tests such as ECGs.
- Interact with the patients as well as their families pre and post treatment.
- Monitor the patient and their vitals, especially cardiovascular readings.
- Assessing and interpreting lab results.
- Restores and promotes patient’s health by completing the nursing process.
- Collaborates with physicians and multidisciplinary team members.
- Provides physical and psychological support to patients, friends, and families.
- Identifies patient care requirements by establishing personal rapport with patients and their families.
- Establishes a compassionate environment by providing emotional, psychological, and spiritual support to patients, friends, and families.
- Assures quality of care by adhering to therapeutic standards; measuring health outcomes against patient care goals and hospital or regulatory standards.
- Resolves patient problems and needs by utilizing multidisciplinary team strategies.
CNA - Certified Nursing Assistant
Brookdale Senior Living
09.2014 - 01.2015
- Worked in a Alzheimer’s unit and nursing home
- Assisted patients with activities of daily living
- Turned bed ridden patients
- Deliver patient-centered care to cognitive impaired patients and reduce risk of infection by ensuring compliance with health and safety protocols
- Educate patients on therapeutic exercises during rehab to improve range of motion and flexibility
- Provide mouth care and bathing to patients on patient’s unable to care for themselves, monitor vital signs, and alert registered nurses and physicians regarding changes in patient condition.
Certified Nursing Assistant/Med
Waterman Cove
05.2012 - 12.2013
- Assisting alzheimer/Dementia and independent residents
- Assisted residents with daily medications
- Reporting any health issues to the supervising nurse
- Taking care of a resident's personal hygiene, including bed bath, shaving, nail care etc
- Toileting residents
- Turning bed ridden residents to prevent bedsores
- Making beds
- Keeping the residents space clean and tidy
- Monitoring vital signs including temperature, pulse, respiration and blood pressure
- Setting up of meal trays, and documenting food / fluid intake
- Feeding residents
- Clothing residents.
Education
Bachelor Of Science - Nursing
Western Govenors University
Salt Lake City, UTAssociate Degree In Nursing - Nursing
College of Southern Maryland
01.2021
Skills
- MS Word MS Excel Activities of Daily Living (ADL) Quality Patient Care
- Alzheimer's Care
- Dementia Care
- Primary Care Experience
- Vital Signs
- Meal Preparation
- Caregiving
- Nursing
- EMR Systems
- Medication Administration
- Critical Care Experience
- Certifications and Licenses
- Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS)
- Long-Term Care
- Patient Counseling
- Care Plan Development
- Wound Care
- Inpatient and Outpatient Care
- Mental Health Care
- Team Coordination
- Managing Deadlines
- Medication Distribution
- Personal Care Needs
- Intakes and Discharges
- Feeding Assistance
- Intravenous Therapy
- Performing EKGs
- Chest Pain Management
- Emergency Procedures
- Patient Discharging
- Emotional Intelligence
- Seizure Management
- Patient Education
- Administering Immunizations
- Patient Assessments
- Oxygen Saturation Standards
- Tracheostomy Care
- Physical Assessment
- Care coordination
- Staff development
Accomplishments
- President of nursing cohort Honor Society
- Supervised team of 10 staff members.
- Used Microsoft Excel to develop inventory tracking spreadsheets.
Certification
- Registered Nurse, Florida RN9638155, 2025
- ACLS certification (AHA)
- BLS certification (AHA)
Timeline
Assistant Nurse Manager
Baptist Medical Center South
02.2024 - Current
Registered Nurse
Overlake Medical Center
07.2023 - 01.2024
Registered Nurse
Orlando Health South Lake Hospital
10.2021 - 07.2023
CNA - Certified Nursing Assistant
Brookdale Senior Living
09.2014 - 01.2015
Certified Nursing Assistant/Med
Waterman Cove
05.2012 - 12.2013
Associate Degree In Nursing - Nursing
College of Southern Maryland
Bachelor Of Science - Nursing
Western Govenors University
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