Have worked in Ambulatory Pre and post-op settings for 20 plus years
Resume:
Melanie J. Heinonen
(Penny)
Eugene, Oregon 97405
*************@*****.***
Professional Experience
Staff Nurse
July 2022-September 2022
Pain Specialists of Oregon
360 Garden Way, Suite 290
Eugene, Oregon 97401
RN Vaccinator
October 2021-February 2022
Walgreens and Assisted Living Facilities
Eugene and Springfield areas
Staff Nurse
August 2021-October 2021
Pain Specialists of Oregon
360 Garden Way, Suite 290
Eugene, Oregon 97401
RN Vaccinator
January 2021-July 2021
Walgreens
Eugene and Springfield Oregon areas
Staff Nurse
September 2020-December 2020
Willamette Falls Medical Center
1500 Division St.
Oregon City, Oregon 97045
Staff Nurse
October 2019-January 2020
Two Rivers Surgery Center
74 Centennial Loop
Eugene, Oregon 97401
Staff Nurse
July 2019-October 2019
Riverbend Surgery Center
3355 Riverbend Dr.Ste.110
Springfield, Oregon 97477
Staff Nurse
July 2018-June 2019
Plaza Ambulatory Surgery Center
5050 NE Hoyt St.
Portland, Oregon 97213
Staff Nurse
September 2002-July 2018
University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics
600 Highland Ave
Madison, Wisconsin 53792
Staff Nurse
March 1997-September 2002
Madison Plastic Surgery Associates
20 S. Park St. Madison, Wisconsin 53705
After my last contract, I began working in the Eugene area at the many vaccination clinics. I worked in memory care centers as well as nursing homes and spent most of my time vaccinating the public at Walgreens. Starting in September 2021 until December 2021, I worked at Willamette Falls Medical Center in Oregon City. I worked both in the pre-op and recovery areas and occasionally worked in the endoscopy area. My job duties are obtaining patient’s health histories before surgery, starting IV’s, drawing blood samples and also caring for them after surgery and managing their pain and other problems that might arise. I also do a lot of patient teaching for a wide variety of cases, such as orthopedic, gynecological, gastrointestinal, urology and more. I moved to Portland Oregon in July of 2018. I worked in a busy surgery center and recovered a wide variety of patients, including total knee replacements in the ambulatory setting. I occasionally worked in the pre-operative area as well, as needed. After a year, I moved to Eugene Oregon and worked at another surgery center. I worked in the PACU setting that included breast cancer surgeries, general surgeries, GI procedures and some pediatric cases two days per week. I decided to apply for travel nursing positions and was fortunate to find a job nearby in a surgery center specializing in pain procedures and spinal surgeries. I worked in both the pre and post surgical areas and learned a lot about the newest back surgeries that are performed in the ambulatory setting. My contract ended in January 2020. My role as a staff nurse in the Ambulatory Procedure Center in Madison Wisconsin involved rotating through both the prep and recovery areas with most of my time being spent in the prep area. Duties included preparing patients for general anesthesia or conscious sedation, starting IVs, preparing and giving pre-op medications and coordinating patient care issues with the multiple surgical services, including electroconvulsive therapy, urology, eye surgeries, hernia repair and many more. Nursing duties in the recovery areas consist of providing both Phase I and Phase II perianesthesia nursing care and include providing home care education for patients and their families as well as coordinating follow-up care. Professional strengths include excellent communication skills, the ability to multitask in a hectic work environment, excellent clinical skills, and proficiency in electronic medical records. While continuing my role at UW Health, I briefly transferred to the Digestive Health Center which involved similar duties as well as administering conscious sedation.
The Madison Plastic Surgery facility was a free standing private plastic surgery center specializing in a variety of cosmetic procedures including face lifts, abdominoplasties, liposuction and more. My duties were primarily in the pre and post-operative areas and occasionally working as a circulating nurse in the operating room. Licenses and Certifications
Registered Nurse, State of Oregon
ACLS Certification - Current
CPR Certification - Current
Education
Western Wisconsin Technical College, La Crosse, Wisconsin: Associate Degree in Nursing University of Wisconsin, Superior. Physical Education Major, three semesters. Professional References
Val Rowland, RN,Willamette Falls Medical Center, Oregon City, Oregon. 503-***-****. *********@*******.***. Melissa Baker, RN, Willamette Falls Medical Center, Oregon City, Oregon.503-***-****. ***************@*****.***.
Yesenia Chacon,Nursing Supervisor, Plaza Surgery Center, Portland, Oregon. Cell: 818-***-****. *******@********.***
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