Melody Michelon

Compassionate and driven registered nurse experienced across inpatient and ambulatory clinical settings. Specialized in individualized and family centered care. Offer a warm and positive approach to the team environment.

Have a progressive career history working with diverse patient populations. Dedicated to ethical patient care and improved patient outcomes. Currently seeking a nursing opportunity within a focused clinical setting.

Eager to learn and put forth the effort to provide quality patient care and become an integral part of a clinical environment.

Registered Nurse - Trilogy Health Services LLC - Romeo, MI

(2025-07 - 2025-10)

Provided compassionate care to a diverse elderly population, managing long term care patients, short term rehabilitation, patients with dementia and those who were transitioning to hospice care.

• Triaged urgent patient calls using clinical protocols and EMR notes to prioritize same-day evaluations by physician and np providers.
• Stabilization of patients requiring emergency transfer to hospital setting.
• Picc line management and infusion of antibiotic therapies.
• Peg tube management and tube feedings
• Phlebotomy
• Iv placement and management
• Ostomy care
• Wound care and prevention
• Patient education and excellent communication with family members
• Comfort care for the hospice patient
• Fall prevention and management
• Cognitive status assessment
• Neuro status evaluation

Registered Nurse - Asthma Allergy And Immunology Institute - Southfield, MI

(2023-09 - 2025-02)

Registered nurse within a private medical office. Experienced with pediatrics to adult patients with medical conditions relating allergy immunotherapy, asthma and other related immunologic conditions. Port and peripheral infusion of immune globulin, iv hydration, and antibiotic therapies.

Pulmonary function testing relating to management of acute and chronic asthma symptoms. Skin and intradermal allergy testing to environmental, food, and medication allergies. Proficient in patient medical histories, presentation of present illness and continuum of patient care according to treatment and recommendation by medical director.

Clinical Fertility Nurse Coordinator - Michigan Reproductive Medicine - Bloomfield Hills, MI

(2016-01 - 2021-01)

Member of a multidisciplinary team sharing a passionate goal of caring for the infertile patient and families requiring reproductive health services.

• Managed IVF and ovulation induction cycles, coordinating medications, labs and timed procedures.
• Early obstetrical ultrasound
• Follicular monitoring
• Intrauterine insemination
• Pacu after retrieval and embryo transfers
• Reviewed EIVF medical records and lab results daily to flag abnormal hormone trends for provider review.
• Performed phlebotomy and IV management for stimulation monitoring visits, maintaining sterile technique and accurate blood labeling.
• Saline Sonogram and gyn ultrasound
• Patient education
• Medication Injection training
• On call services
• Providing support, guidance and hope for the infertile patient and couple

Clinical Nurse - Crittenton Hospital - Rochester, MI

(2011-01 - 2016-01)

Clinical nurse provider of antepartum, intrapartum, postpartum and well newborn care within an inpatient labor and delivery setting.

• Active management of the laboring patient, obstetrical and neonatal emergencies.
• Excellent communication with patients, families, physician providers and other multidisciplinary team members.
• Maintained fetal monitoring, BLS and NRP certifications.
• Charge nurse responsibilities.

Clinical Nurse - Righttime Medical Care - Columbia, MD

(2009-01 - 2010-01)

Provided a broad range of nursing skills within a fast-paced urgent care setting.

• Care for patients and families across the lifespan from newborn through geriatric age ranges.
• Patient triage and management of urgent care conditions in collaboration with physician and care team members.
• Administration of oral and injectable medications.
• Vital sign monitoring.
• Management of respiratory conditions and anaphylaxis.
• Laboratory testing (flu, mono, UA, Phlebotomy).
• Assist with procedures including suture, wound and burn care, splinting, trauma care, and ER transfers.
• Vaccination administration.
• Vision screening.

Clinical Nurse - Inova Fairfax Hospital - Falls Church, VA

(2007-01 - 2008-01)

Completed a six-month critical care fellowship.

• Provided inpatient acute care to critically ill cardiovascular surgical and chronically ill adult patients.
• Excellent communication and collaboration with a highly diverse multidisciplinary medical team.
• PACU care for patients undergoing coronary artery bypass, valve replacement and vascular surgeries.
• IV management of multiple vasoactive medications. Central, arterial & PICC line care.
• Invasive hemodynamic monitoring. Cardiac monitoring.
• Management of mechanically ventilated patients.
• Participated in cardiac emergencies/codes. Maintained ACLS certification.
• Chest tube management.
• EMR documentation.
• Assisted with patient transition to cardiac step-down unit.

Clinical Nurse - Castle Medical Center - Kailua, Hawaii

(2005-01 - 2007-01)

Provided antepartum, intrapartum, postpartum and well newborn nursing care within an inpatient LDRP setting.

• Charge and staff nurse responsibilities. Orientation of new nursing staff.
• Excellent communication with patients, families, physician providers and other multidisciplinary team members.
• Maintained fetal monitoring, BLS and NRP certifications.
• Management of obstetrical and neonatal emergencies.
• Triage, admission and discharge of obstetrical patients.
• Patient and family education.
• Pre-op and PACU care for patients undergoing cesarean section.
• Completed a 12-week nursing internship/orientation into the specialty of labor and delivery.

Clinical Nurse - Miami Valley Hospital - Dayton, OH

(2003-01 - 2005-01)

• Preceptor of nursing students and new nursing staff.
• Pre-op and PACU care for patients undergoing cesarean section.
• Ability to multitask according to patient and nursing unit needs.
• Educator of newborn care, breastfeeding techniques, and patient postpartum care.

Bachelor of Science - Nursing - Miami University (1999-08 - 2023-12)

Master of Science - Family Nurse Practitioner Certificate Program - University of Maryland (2010-05 - 2010-05)

Certificate - Limited OB Ultrasound - Thomas Jefferson University Hospital (2019-01 - 2019-01)