Alyssa Watson
Easton,PA
Summary
Compassionate Psychiatric Registered Nurse with 3.5 years of experience in providing high-quality mental health care to patients across the life span. Strengths include crisis intervention in acute settings, therapeutic communication, and effective collaboration with varying multidisciplinary teams. A passionate leader who is looking to expand their career and knowledge of mental health to better the patients and families we serve.
Overview
1
1
Certification
6
6
years of professional experience
Work History
Psychiatric Registered Nurse
St. Luke’s Health Network
Allentown, Pennsylvania
08.2026 - Current
- Perform psychiatric and physical assessments
- Administered medications promptly to support patient adherence to treatment plans
- Coordinated patient admissions and discharges
Nurse Coordinator
MUSC Health Center for Eating Disorders
Charleston, SC
09.2025 - 08.2026
- Child, adolescent, and young adult complex psychiatric eating disorder patients
- Applied critical thinking to prioritize and schedule urgent patient appointments, ensuring timely interventions
- Coordinated with healthcare providers, such as MDs, NPs, RDs, and therapists, to ensure comprehensive patient care.
Psychiatric Registered Nurse
MUSC Health Institute of Psychiatry
Charleston, SC
05.2023 - 09.2025
- Facilitated patient treatment in acute care and addictions settings
- Administered essential medications to ensure patient stability and adherence to treatment plans
- Performed comprehensive psychiatric and physical assessments to identify patient needs
Graduate Nurse
Moses Taylor Hospital
Scranton, PA
05.2021 - 07.2021
- Assisted in patient care for individuals in geriatric psychiatry unit, ensuring safety and comfort
- Developed foundational knowledge of psychiatric nursing principles through hands-on experience
Student Nurse Intern
Yale New Haven Hospital
New Haven, CT
01.2021 - 01.2021
- Assisted in medical/surgical psychiatric unit
- Collaborated with RN preceptor to provide care for critically ill psychiatric patients diagnosed with COVID-19
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Quinnipiac University
Hamden, CTSkills
- Acute Care Unit Nurse of the Year 2024
- Certified Preceptor
- Charge Nurse Experience
- Relief Staff Leader Experience
- Member of Shared Governance Committee 2024, 2025
- EPIC Patient Software
- Medication administration
- Crisis intervention
- Patient education
- Time management
- Multidisciplinary collaboration
- Psychopharmacology
- Safety planning
- De-escalation techniques
Skills
- Acute Care Unite Nurse of the Year 2025
- Member of MUSC Shared Governance Committee 2024, 2025
- MUSC Certified Preceptor
- Charge Nurse experience
- Relief Staff Leader experience
Certification
AHA BLS Certified 5/2027, SC Board of Nursing License # 271614, PA Board of Nursing License # 772749
Timeline
Psychiatric Registered Nurse
St. Luke’s Health Network
08.2026 - Current
Nurse Coordinator
MUSC Health Center for Eating Disorders
09.2025 - 08.2026
Psychiatric Registered Nurse
MUSC Health Institute of Psychiatry
05.2023 - 09.2025
Graduate Nurse
Moses Taylor Hospital
05.2021 - 07.2021
Student Nurse Intern
Yale New Haven Hospital
01.2021 - 01.2021
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Quinnipiac University