michelle mellencamp

Provision of acute patient care as home health hospice nurse, with active symptom management and care for terminally ill patients to provide increased quality of life. Developed pediatric hospice program, inpatient and outpatient. Worked in coordination with other clinical professionals in the community for the well being of patients and coordination of necessary services within the community. Advocated and Coordinated care across multiple disciplines and providers for patient and family therapies and programs to enhance and maximize quality of life.

* Responsible for * Operations * Strategic Planning * Medical Practice Management * Program Development * Marketing and contract negotiations * Budget and Revenue cycle

Extrapolating complicated clinical data to author medical letters for edification of healthcare professionals, in order that they be able to make important clinical decisions for their patients. Developing integral relationships for provision of medical information to international healthcare business partners, thought leaders and health care providers. Providing research and medical solutions for escalations to answer the “voice of the customer” for healthcare providers nationally and internationally.

Provided primary acute care of oncology inpatients, including administration of chemotherapy agents and blood products. Performed duties of Oncology Unit “Magnet Champion” to assist in Clarian’s Magnet certification process. Provided patient and family education about disease life cycle, side effect management control. Developed patient and family centric programs to navigate cancer disease state.

Developed recruitment strategies of research participants. Collaborated with multiple Principal Investigators for coordination of various clinical trials utilizing standards of Good Clinical Practice in Pediatric Clinical Translational Research. Preparation of Institutional Review Board Documents; data extraction and report management. Review, research and implementation of pilot studies.

Activities and Societies: Peer mentor for nursing students. Member of Alpha Chapter, Sigma Theta Tau International Nursing Society.