Melanie Foresta RN, BScN.
Boisbriand,Quebec
Summary
With a 10+ year nursing career marked by significant growth, my unwavering dedication to public service and caring for others has only strengthened. I possess a wealth of knowledge and extensive clinical experience, consistently delivering exceptional care to patients. Now, my passion for extending quality healthcare to individuals who lack access to primary care drives me to further my studies and become a nurse practitioner.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
Work History
Virtual Nurse Clinician (Adult and Pediatric)
Dialogue technologies
08.2023 - Current
- Offering front-line support and guidance to patients on the Dialogue platform
- Performing clinical assessments and identification of emergency signs and symptoms
- Providing nurse counseling, patient teaching, follow up assessments and care plans within the nursing scope of practice
- Collaborating with multidisciplinary team on the integrated health platform
- Prescribing medication based on nursing collective orders
Emergency Department Nurse (Tertiary Care Center)
McGill University Health Center
07.2015 - Current
- Triage, ambulatory care, resuscitation, acute care
- New hire orientation and student nurse evaluations
- Provide professional nursing care to high acuity patient groups through assessment, planning, implementation, evaluation, monitoring, and collaboration with the multidisciplinary team
- Order diagnostic imaging and laboratory tests in accordance with MUHC nursing collective orders
Occupational Health & Safety Nurse Case Manager,
Canadian National Railway
01.2021 - 01.2023
- Ensuring employee compliance and medical fitness for duty using legal, regulatory, and policy requirements using federal Canadian railway legislation
- Reviewing physical and mental health evaluations
- Managing disability cases with managers, chief medical officer, and insurance providers
- Monitor substance use disorders through the relapse prevention agreement and function as an expert in CN's Drug and Alcohol policy and resource to managers, employees, and vendors
- Manage medical disputes to prevent Canadian human rights tribunal (CHRT) grievances
Emergency Room Nurse (Level 1 Trauma) All Ages
University of Vermont Medical Center
05.2018 - 02.2021
- Triage, trauma, resuscitation, ambulatory and acute care
- Providing professional nursing care to patients by assessing, planning, implementation evaluating, monitoring, and working with multidisciplinary team to improve patient outcomes
- Providing care to trauma victims, critically ill, addiction and psychiatric patients
- Employee health and wellness COVID-19 triage RN for employee exposures and testing
- Follow ID/IP algorithms, assess symptoms, testing, exposures and return to work criteria
Dialysis Department RN
St. Mary's Hospital
05.2014 - 07.2015
- Providing hemodialysis treatments and preparing machinery involved in treatment
- Monitoring electrolyte imbalances, vital signs, volemic shock, infections and glycemia control
- Participating in multidisciplinary rounds, ensuring adequate treatment and medication compliance
Psychiatric RN
Douglas Mental Health University Institute
06.2012 - 07.2015
- Adult mental health and physical disability unit and school age day program
- Assess patient's psychological, physical state and risk to self and others
- Intervene during patient crisis and assess need for PRN medication, restraints, or isolation
- Conduct follow-ups/evaluations on patient care plans or behavioral modification program
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
St. Francis Xavier University
Antigonish, NS01.2016
College Degree - Registered Nurse
Dawson College
Montreal, Quebec01.2013
Community Service
Government COVID-19 vaccination site injector, Blainville, QC, 2021-06, 2021-09
Affiliations
- Ordre des infirmières et infirmiers du Québec, College of Nurses of Ontario, British Columbia College of Nurses and Midwives, Vermont State Board of Nursing. BLS, NYS infection control, NYS Mandated reporter
Timeline
Virtual Nurse Clinician (Adult and Pediatric)
Dialogue technologies
08.2023 - Current
Occupational Health & Safety Nurse Case Manager,
Canadian National Railway
01.2021 - 01.2023
Emergency Room Nurse (Level 1 Trauma) All Ages
University of Vermont Medical Center
05.2018 - 02.2021
Emergency Department Nurse (Tertiary Care Center)
McGill University Health Center
07.2015 - Current
Dialysis Department RN
St. Mary's Hospital
05.2014 - 07.2015
Psychiatric RN
Douglas Mental Health University Institute
06.2012 - 07.2015
College Degree - Registered Nurse
Dawson College
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
St. Francis Xavier University
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