Melissa Klaiber
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Puyallup, WA 98373
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OBJECTIVE
To obtain a registered nurse position in a hospital or clinic that will enable me to utilize the skills I have obtained through education, military training and personal experience while enabling me to further gain skills necessary to succeed.
EDUCATION
Washington State University College of Nursing
Bachelor of Science in Nursing Dec 2012
Eastern Washington University
Nursing Prerequisites June 2010
Spokane Falls Community College
AA Degree Dec 2007
LICENSURE & CERTIFICATIONS
NCLEX-RN Washington State May 16 2013
RN LICENSE: RN60338091
Basic Life Support: Adult, Child, Infant expires August 2014
First Aid expires August 2014
SIGNIFICANT CLINICAL ROTATIONS
Senior Practicum (120 hours), ER November 2012
Tacoma General
Eastern State Hospital, Medical Lake, WA
Adult Psychiatric Unit Fall 2012
Horizon Hospice, Spokane, WA
In home/Palliative care Fall 2012
Sacred Heart Children’s Hospital, Spokane, WA
Pediatric Oncology, Medical/Surgical Pediatrics, Pediatric ER Spring 2012
Sacred Heart Medical Center, Spokane, WA
NICU, Mother/Baby, Labor & Delivery Spring 2012
Deaconess Medical Center, Spokane, WA
OR, CICU, ICU, ER, Oncology, Cardiac Fall 2011
WORK EXPERIENCE
Spokane VA Medical Center, Spokane, WA
NAC, ICU/ACU June 2010-present
Spokane VA Medical Center, Spokane, WA
Work study program, OR/Same Day Surgery September 2007- May 2011
Operation Iraqi Freedom
Flight Clinical Coordinator AFTH, Balad AB clinic, CASF, ED January - June 2007
United States Air Force Reserve
Aerospace Medical Service Journeyman January 2004 – January 2010
LEADERSHIP AND VOLUNTEER ACTIVITIES
Operation Iraqi Freedom, Air Force Theater Hospital, LSA Anaconda/Balad AB, Iraq
Helped manifest over 4,000 injured soldiers for flights out of Iraq
Coordinated sick call in Balad AB clinic.
Worked in the only GYN clinic in Iraq.
Assisted in the ER and CASF (Contingency Aero medical Staging Facility)
Air Mobility Rodeo, McChord AFB, Wa
Day shift leader
Coordinated patient on/off load of C-17s
Stepping Stone Christian School and Child Care
Education and teaching in dental hygiene, hand washing and nutrition
PROFESSIONAL REFERENCES
Kerry Souza, RN, MSN
Nurse Manager OR/Same Day Surgery
Spokane VAMC
4815 N. Assembly St
Spokane, WA 99205
*****.*****@**.*** Rob McCorgary, RN, MSN
Nurse Manager ICU/ACU
Spokane VAMC
4815 N. Assembly St
Spokane, WA 99205
***.*********@**.*** Lisa Jacobson, RN, BSN
OR Nurse
Spokane VAMC
4815 N. Assembly St
Spokane, WA 99205
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