Melissa Hoda Kashikar **********@*****.*** 415-***-****
Education
Master of Science in Nursing, Family Practitioner, California State University, Long Beach; Honors, 4.0 Dec 2015 Bachelor of Science in Nursing, Touro University; Dean’s List; Magna Cum Laude July 2011 Saint Matthews University School of Medicine Jan 2004-2006 Bachelor of Science in Psychology, Biology emphasis, University of California, Davis June 2002 Related Work Experience
Reddy Urgent Care, Long Beach & Los Alamitos, CA May 2017-Current
• Provide urgent care and minor emergency room services including laceration repair, wound and abscess treatment, intravenous fluids/antibiotics, electrocardiogram analysis, and imaging. Family Nurse Practitioner; LaserAway, San Diego, CA April 2017 Family Nurse Practitioner; Interventional Pain Management, La Mesa, CA Aug 2016-Mar2017
• Provide comprehensive and interventional pain management services to patients suffering from a variety of conditions. Patients are seen within an internal medicine/pain management scope.
• Utilize a mulit-disciplinary approach to pain relief including physical and psychological therapy modalities, in office injections, surgical room procedures, and medication management. Registered Nurse; Medical/ Surgical ICU and Cardiac Care Unit, Saint Mary’s Regional Medical Center, Reno, NV Jan 2012-July 2013 Pulmonary Hospital Lab Technician, UCSF Moffitt/Long Hospital, San Francisco, California Jan-Dec 2003
• Patient preparation and assistant for bronchoscopy, pulmonary function testing, thoracentesis, topical anesthesia, bronchial lavage, and mucosal, transbronchial and needle aspiration biopsies. Lab Assistant, Gastrointestinal Surgery Research, UCSF San Francisco, California May 2000-2003
• Assisted with localization of receptors in mouse tissue and mounts by immunofluorescence and confocal microscopy. Lab studied the trafficking and signaling of neuropeptide and protease receptors in neurons and transfected cells, neurogenic mechanisms of pancreatitis, and the neurogenic mechanisms of intestinal inflammation and receptor localization. Assisted with maintenance of mouse colony FNP – School Clinical Experience
First Choice Medical Associates, Family Practice, Long Beach, CA Sept 2014-May 2015 Reddy Urgent Care, Long Beach, CA March-May 2015
Women’s Medical Group, Obstetrics/Gynecology, Whittier, CA April-May 2015 Dr. Paul Baylon Obstetrics and Gynecology, Huntington Park, CA March-April 2015 Dr. Hong Mai Pediatrics, Long Beach, CA Oct 2014-Feb 2015 RN - School Clinical Experience
Medical/Surgical Adult Health II, Kindred Hospital on Flamingo, Las Vegas, NV March-June 2011 Community Health, Southern Nevada Health District, Tuberculosis Clinic, Las Vegas, NV March-June 2011 Psychiatric Health, Monte Vista & Seven Hills Behavioral Institute, Las Vegas, NV Nov 2010-Feb 2011 Pediatric Health, Summerlin Hospital, Summerlin, NV Nov 2010-Feb 2011 Maternal Health, Spring Valley Hospital, Las Vegas, NV July-October 2010 Medical/Surgical Adult Health I, St. Rose Dominican Hospital, Henderson, NV July-October 2010 Medical/Surgical Long Term Care, Kindred Hospital on Flamingo, Las Vegas, NV March-June 2010 Certificates and Skill
American Academy of Nurse Practitioners, Family Nurse Practitioner Certificate # F0416012 Valid to April 2021 Family Nurse Practitioner License, State of California # 95004290 Valid to July 2019 RN License, State of California; License # 820164 Valid to July 2019 BLS certification Valid to July 2018
DEA Registration Number Valid to July 2019
Basic Dysrhythmia Interpretation Certification February 2012 Collaborating to Promote Women’s Health: Tools & Strategies That Work, Continuing Education Certificate 2011 Maternal & Child Basic Tobacco Intervention Skills, Continuing Education Certificate 2011 Languages: English and Farsi
Associations
Honor Society of Nursing, Sigma Theta Tau International, Zeta Kappa Chapter, Member 2011-Current