Ahou Berthe Arterburn
Overland Park,KS
Summary
Experienced Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner with years of clinical experience providing compassionate care to individuals with mental health need and behavioral challenges.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner
Clinical Associates
Lenexa, KS
05.2024 - Current
- Conduct psychiatric evaluations and mental health diagnoses
- Provide clinical assessments for clients struggling with anxiety, depression, mood instability, psychosis, focus and attention, trauma and substance addiction
- Prescribe and manage psychotropic medications
- Develop Customized plans based on client’s specific needs and circumstances
- Monitor treatment effectiveness and adjust medication as necessary
- Provide clients and family education with regard to medication regimen and treatment plan
- Coordinating clients care and follow-up appointments with staff
- Refer clients to external specialties or agencies when required
- Maintain comprehensive records of clients meeting and progress.
Psychiatric Mental health Nurse Practitioner
Behavioral Health Urgent Care Clinic
Raytown, MO
06.2021 - 02.2024
- Triaged clients in crisis and evaluated appropriateness of level of care
- Performed and conducted evaluation pertaining to mental illness and substance abuse
- Ordered and managed medications accordingly
- Referred clients to appropriate levels of care i.e
- Hospitals, crisis centers, intensive outpatient programs, partial hospitalization programs, substance use programs and Detox centers
- Communicated effectively with client/family and the interdisciplinary team
- Collaborated with clients and family members to implement consistent behavioral therapy
- Responded to crisis situations when severe mental health and behavioral issues arose.
Psychiatric Registered Nurse
St Anthony's Behavioral Health Hospital
Olathe, KS
06.2020 - 01.2021
- Performed mental and physical assessment as part of patients care and progress
- Administered medications and treatment as ordered by psychiatrists and physicians
- Documented timely rounds, observations, and patients behavioral change per hospital policy
- Worked in collaboration with the interdisciplinary team to provide holistic patients care
- Provided therapeutic interactions with client and family to assist in the treatment plan
- Admitted and discharged patients according to hospital policy.
Acute Rehabilitation Nurse
University of Kansas Health System
11.2014 - 06.2020
- Provided quality care to rehabilitating patients with acute diagnoses such as spinal cord injury, traumatic brain injury, stroke, trauma, and debilitating cancers
- Provided and assisted patient post-surgery and through rehabilitation journey
- Utilized strong nursing assessment skills to determine optimal patient care in collaboration with physicians and the interdisciplinary team
- Accurately documented nursing assessments, treatments, discharges and follow up care per hospital policy.
Urology/ Oncology Nurse
University of Kansas Health System
06.2013 - 08.2014
- Provided quality nursing care to clients with diagnoses of cervical, prostate, breast, and other types of cancer
- Monitored and assisted post operative patients
- Prepared and administered medications as ordered by physicians
- Skilled in peripheral intravenous insertions, intravenous medications therapy including chemotherapy drips
- Provided patient/family education based on client diagnosis
- Admitted, transferred, and discharged patients per hospital policy.
Psychiatric Registered Nurse
University Health aka Truman Medical Center
- 06.2013
- Provided quality nursing care to clients with mental illness and substance addiction
- Worked in collaboration with psychiatric and interdisciplinary teams to develop optimal treatment plans
- Prepared and administered psychotropic meds as ordered by psychiatrists
- Efficiently gathered information from clients and families to help tailored treatment plans
- Documented client information including service plan, treatment reports, and progress notes
- Monitored and assisted clients presenting serious risks or danger to themselves or others
- Prioritized client safety by tracking client movements on and off units, checking for hazardous materials and effectively documenting client activity while hospitalized
- Conducted outreach advocacy and rehabilitative services for crisis and outpatient services
- Admitted, transferred, and discharged patients per hospital policy.
Education
Master Degree of Science in Nursing - Psychiatry Mental Health (Across the lifespan)
Walden University
Minneapolis, MinnesotaBachelor Degree of Science in Nursing -
MidAmerican Nazarene University
Olathe, KSSkills
- Problem-solving abilities
- Medication Management
- Substance abuse treatment
- Patient Health Education
- Psychiatric and Mental Health Care
- Patient-centered care
- Clinical Documentation
- Multidisciplinary Collaboration
Certification
- Kansas PMHNP -BC, 53-79736-122
- Missouri PMHNP -BC, MA7055648
- Medication Assisted Treatment Certification
- Kansas RN License, 13-111603-122
- Missouri RN, 2021013558
- NPI, 1174190946
- BLS for Healthcare Providers
- Malpractice insurance
State
KS
City
Overland Park
Timeline
Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner
Clinical Associates
05.2024 - Current
Psychiatric Mental health Nurse Practitioner
Behavioral Health Urgent Care Clinic
06.2021 - 02.2024
Psychiatric Registered Nurse
St Anthony's Behavioral Health Hospital
06.2020 - 01.2021
Acute Rehabilitation Nurse
University of Kansas Health System
11.2014 - 06.2020
Urology/ Oncology Nurse
University of Kansas Health System
06.2013 - 08.2014
Psychiatric Registered Nurse
University Health aka Truman Medical Center
- 06.2013
Master Degree of Science in Nursing - Psychiatry Mental Health (Across the lifespan)
Walden University
Bachelor Degree of Science in Nursing -
MidAmerican Nazarene University
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