Professional Portfolio
Mellany Esperanza
FNP-BC, BSN, CCRN
Mellany Esperanza
Fort Wayne, IN 46804
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OBJECTIVE: Seeking an opportunity to be a part of a healthcare team that values respect, teamwork, family, quality of care, and service to the community.
SKILLS:
30+ critical care experience (medical, surgical, cardiovascular, coronary, and neuro-trauma ICU)
Functioned as a relief coordinator, preceptor/mentor, charge/resource nurse/rapid response nurse
Oriented to different types of EMR: Meditech, Epic, Cerner
Adapted well to different roles and environment: traveler nurse, ICU float, and registry nurse
EDUCATION:
Master of Science in Nursing, Family Nurse Practitioner, United States University,CA
Bachelor of Science in Nursing: Aspen University, Denver, CO
Associate Degree in Nursing: Long Beach City College, Long Beach, CA
LICENCES/CERTIFICATIONS:
FNP-BC, IN
Registered Nurse: CA, IN
CCRN
ACLS, PALS, BLS, TNCC, NIH
EXPERIENCES:
2018 to present
Staff Nurse: STAT, IV team, critical care
Lutheran Hospital, Fort Wayne, IN 46804
Description: First responder to emergency situations in the hospital, assist floor nurses in assessment, managing, and decision making, follow post-ICU patients, and assist staffing in filling needs for critical care and IV teams periodically.
2017 to 2018
Staff Nurse: Registry Nurse
Parkview Regional Medical Center (PRMC), Fort Wayne, IN 46845
Description: Transitioned to a registry nurse filling in the need for staffing the critical care areas, intervention radiology, pediatrics, progressive care, and pediatric ICU.
2013 to 2017
Staff Nurse: Neuro-surgical trauma ICU
PRMC Fort Wayne, IN 46845
Description: Responsible for critically ill patients with acute stroke, brain injury, post-surgical trauma-related injuries, and unstable post-surgical patients.
2015 Travel Nursing: Staff ICU RN
September – December 2015: Kaiser Permanente Hospital, Anaheim, CA (Neuro-ICU)
March to April – Registry ICU RN: La Palma Intercommunity Hospital, La Palma, CA, Anaheim Hospital, Anaheim, CA, St Jude Medical Center, Fullerton, CA
January to March – General ICU Staff RN: Fountain Valley Hospital, Fountain Valley, CA
2010 to 2011
Staff ICU Nurse: MICU
Thomas Hospital, Fairhope, AL
Manager: Blair Nelson, RN
Reason for leaving: Family’s relocation to VA
Description: responsible for acutely ill patients needing critical care: vasopressors, IABP, hypothermia treatment, etc. rotating roles as a charge nurse and rapid response RN.
1998 to 2010
Staff ICU Nurse/Relief Coordinator
St. Jude Medical Center, Fullerton, CA
Manager; Laura Ramos
Reason for leaving: Needed to relocate due to husband’s job offer in another state
Description: responsible for critically ill patients: post-CABG, IABP, CRRT, ECMO, and ventilator –dependent patients; functioned as a resource to colleagues, assisting intensivists during invasive procedures and coordinating staff assignments, patients’ admission, transfers, and emergencies in the ICU.
1995 to 1998
Staff Nurse/Resource ICU Nurse
Specialty Hospital
La Mirada, CA
Manager: Dina Garrow
Reason for leaving: Accepted another full-time work commitment
Description: managed long-term critically ill patients and rotated as a resource nurse to the unit.
1992 to 1995
Staff ICU RN
FHP Hospital, Hawaiian Gardens, CA
Manager: Josephine Guerrero
Reason for leaving: Job security – hospital closed/ reopened to a newer management
Description: 20-bed ICU/CCU with the population of critically ill patients from MI to septic patients.
1990 to 1992
Staff ICU RN
Long Beach Memorial Hospital, Long Beach, CA
Manager: Mabeleen Wozniak
Reason for leaving: Pursued another job opportunity closer to home
Description: completed the 6-month intensive care training then filled in the role of a coronary care unit nurse handling post-MI, CHF, and post-PCI patients.
1989-1990
Staff Oncology RN
Kaiser Permanente, Bellflower, CA
Manager: Pacita Salvio
Description: handled medical-surgical-oncology patients and administered chemotherapy agents; rotated as a team leader role.
MEMBER:
American Nurses Association
American Association of Critical Care Nurses
Coalition of Advanced Practice Registered Nurses of Indiana
Letters of Recommendation (1 of 2)
Letters of Recommendation (2 of 2)