Justinne Ignacio
Kansas City,MO
Summary
Eager to provide my patients with comprehensive, compassionate care and ready to learn what it means to be a great Aurora nurse. Background includes working as an inpatient psychiatric charge nurse and floor nurse at 3 academic institutions and 1 community hospital, emphasizing evidence-based and patient-centered care.
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
Work History
Charge Nurse/Psychiatric Registered Nurse
The University of Kansas Health System, Health Campus
Kansas City, KS
06.2021 - 05.2022
- Leads a staff of 12 on a 23 bed unit as a charge nurse at night without the supervision of night management
- Uses tactful confrontation to mediate interpersonal issues among staff
- Addresses every acute crisis along with the primary nurse in a team-based effort
- Advocates for the staff and patients through collaborating with management regularly.
- Supervised and managed daily scheduling, tasking and administration.
- Monitored nursing care, patient assessment processes and treatment implementations.
Psychiatric Registered Nurse
Rush University Medical Center
11.2020 - 05.2021
- Counseled patients on coping mechanisms for patients with tendencies for maladaptive behavior
- Worked with patients on how to self regulate when being faced with difficult situations
- Used evidence-based practices to give the best quality care my patients deserve.
Psychiatric Registered Nurse
Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Stone Institute of Psychiatry
Chicago, IL
07.2020 - 05.2021
- Prioritized patients first in a nationally recognized inpatient male and female adult unit
- Collaborated on individualized, innovative treatment plans with the treatment team during interdisciplinary rounds
- Invested more time with patients due to comfortable nurse to patient ratios
- Encouraged milieu interaction and involvement in behavioral and recreational therapy
- Worked with patients with a wide spectrum of personality disorders and backgrounds
- Therapeutically communicated to patients to establish a rapport built on trust.
Psychiatric Registered Charge Nurse
AMITA Sts. Mary and Elizabeth Medical Center
Chicago, IL
05.2019 - 05.2021
- Provided empathetic, efficient care to patients without judgment or prejudice
- Set and managed boundaries for patients that present with psychotic and bizarre behaviors
- Led as a charge nurse of a milieu of a maximum of 29 patients and a maximum of 10 staff per shift
- Documented accurate and thorough details of patient interactions while proficiently handling Epic
- Administered medications safely to patients while explaining their indications and side effects
- Intervened unwanted behaviors early to prevent further escalation with de-escalation and redirection tactics before administering emergency medication
- Established a culture of kindness in the workplace through example
- Represented the Behavioral Health Intensive Unit on the Nursing Practice Council.
Education
Bachelors of Science - Nursing
Chamberlain College of Nursing
Addison, IL01.2019
Nursing
Marquette University - College of Nursing
Milwaukee, WISkills
- Clear Patient Communication
- Treatment Preparation
- Team Leadership
- Interdisciplinary Collaboration
Additional Information
- Registered Nurse (RN), BLS, CPI
Timeline
Charge Nurse/Psychiatric Registered Nurse
The University of Kansas Health System, Health Campus
06.2021 - 05.2022
Psychiatric Registered Nurse
Rush University Medical Center
11.2020 - 05.2021
Psychiatric Registered Nurse
Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Stone Institute of Psychiatry
07.2020 - 05.2021
Psychiatric Registered Charge Nurse
AMITA Sts. Mary and Elizabeth Medical Center
05.2019 - 05.2021
Bachelors of Science - Nursing
Chamberlain College of Nursing
Nursing
Marquette University - College of Nursing
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