Melanie McVicker
RN, BSN
I am an experienced graduate who is eager to expand my knowledge and
grow as a nurse. I am an adaptable and coachable individual excited to move forward in my career and work with a team to achieve and sustain the best possible health care for patients.
3707 Menchaca Rd
Austin, Texas 78704
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EDUCATION
Texas Tech University Health Science Center, Lubbock — Bachelor of Science in Nursing
August 2017- December 2020
WORK
Austin Heart, Austin — Registered Nurse
July 2023 - Current
● Coordinate care plans with the physician or advanced practice provider as well as facilitate necessary lab testing, imaging, genetic counseling, and medication education for outpatient cardiology patients
● Provide patient counseling for the management of hypertension, hyperlipidemia, congenital cardiac conditions, chronic heart failure, and coronary arteriosclerotic disease
● Triage cardiology patients with active symptoms warranting urgent attention including chest pain, dyspnea, presyncope, and hypertensive urgencies
● Train CMAs to perform specific clinical tasks, including, but not limited to, medication prior authorization, record reconciliation, and patient communicator
iCRYO, Dallas — Registered Nurse
October 2022- June 2023
● Collaborate with healthcare team to determine best plan of care for patients after assessment and evaluation of symptoms
● Administer IVs and IM/SQ shots efficiently with close monitoring of adverse effects
● Educate patients on medications, nutraceuticals, and healthy living habits
CERTIFICATIONS
Registered Nurse
ACLS
BLS/CPR
TeamSTEPPS
CLINICAL HOURS COMPLETED
Fall 2020 at University
Medical Center, Lubbock,
Texas:
Labor and Delivery: 72 hours
Medical-Surgical: 96 hours
Acute Care/ICU: 36 hours
Maternal/Pediatric: 36 hours
Access by Design, Dallas — Administrative Assistant March 2021- June 2023
● Receive new job submittals, set up and oversee distribution coordination accessibility plan reviews and on-site inspections COMMUNITY SERVICE/VOLUNTEER WORK
St. John’s Episcopal School, Dallas — Substitute teacher, nurse, and coach August 2022 - May 2023
● Provide assistance in Pre-k through 8th grade school as a substitute teacher, nurse, and volleyball coach Covenant Health’s Student Internship Program
January 2019-May 2019
● Interned under the Director of Critical Care working and shadowing on all critical units of the hospital, as well as the Neonatal ICU.
● Ambassador at Covenant Medical Center, greeted and welcomed visitors, answered questions, and actively participated with helping guests find their way.
● Approximately 150 hours
University Medical Center Shadow
December 2018-January 2019
● Actively participated in learning through shadowing a nurse on the Pediatric ICU and Pediatric Medical-Surgical units
● Observed phototherapy of hyperbilirubinemia newborn, chemotherapy administration, and experienced care for RSV, FLU, and trauma patients
● Approximately 40 hours