Ashley DeBoer
Vancouver
Summary
Innovative and detail-oriented registered nurse with experience in psychiatric nursing, healthcare leadership, and quality improvement. Recognized for quick thinking and advanced analytical skills in high-acuity mental health, and detox settings. Adept at identifying risks, implementing evidence-based interventions, and promoting compliance with regulatory standards. Proven leader with a strong track record in policy development, staff training, incident review, and system-wide quality initiatives. Dedicated to fostering a safe, trauma-informed environment, while ensuring operational excellence and patient-centered outcomes.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Intake and Assessment Specialist
Rainier Springs Hospital
Vancouver
06.2024 - Current
- Perform complex clinical assessments for psychiatric and detox admissions, exercising rapid decision-making and clinical judgment.
- Collaborate with providers to confirm diagnoses and admission criteria; reconcile and manage medications.
- Educate patients regarding rights and responsibilities, ensuring informed consent.
- Provide detailed handoff reports to unit staff, strengthening communication and continuity of care.
RN – Mental Health
Rainier Springs Hospital
Vancouver
11.2022 - Current
- Deliver trauma-informed psychiatric nursing care to patients in crisis.
- Administer psychotropic and detox medications, analyzing clinical responses to guide treatment adjustments.
- Partner with interdisciplinary teams to evaluate patient safety, clinical risks, and care outcomes.
- Maintain a calm therapeutic environment, employing crisis prevention and intervention strategies.
- Apply analytical reasoning to complex patient presentations, ensuring accurate, safe, and timely interventions.
Health Services Director
Tenny Creek Assisted Living
Vancouver
04.2022 - 10.2022
- Directed health services in a new assisted living facility serving at risk population with mental health needs.
- Developed care plans based on individual resident needs and preferences.
- Developed policies and procedures for the effective delivery of health services.
- Ensured compliance with government regulations related to healthcare services delivery.
- Trained and supervised staff; oversaw medication management and compliance.
Director of Health Services
The Springs Living
Wilsonville
06.2021 - 04.2022
- Supervised 80+ healthcare staff in assisted living and memory care (120 beds).
- Oversaw medication administration, acuity tracking, and incident reporting systems.
- Developed and implemented monthly staff training programs.
- Ensured compliance with regulatory requirements and applied data analysis to track quality outcomes.
- Maintained budgetary accountability and policy development.
RN Case Manager – Home Health
Assured Home Health
Portland
07.2020 - 06.2021
- Managed complex caseloads for patients with multiple comorbidities.
- Delivered skilled nursing care including wound management, catheter care, and IV therapy.
- Educated patients/families on chronic disease management, improving health literacy.
- Supervised LPN staff and coordinated interdisciplinary care delivery.
Education
Master of Science in Nursing - Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner
Walden University
04-2028
Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN) -
Clark College
Vancouver, WA03.2020
Skills
- Complex clinical assessments
- Crisis intervention
- Regulatory requirements
- HeartSaver CPR AED
- Staff management
- Patient care assessment
- Attention to detail
- Employee supervision
- Medicare compliance
- Excellent communication
- Risk management
- Active listening
- Crisis management
- Credentialing management
- Medication management
- Patient education
- Interdisciplinary collaboration
- Care plan development
- Regulatory compliance
- Psychopharmacology
- New nurse training
- Mental health assessment
- De-escalation techniques
- Verbal and written communication
- Suicide risk assessment
- Antipsychotic administration
Certification
- Registered Nurse (RN), WA, Active, 12/31/26
- Registered Nurse (RN), OR, Inactive
- Basic Life Support (BLS), 12/31/26
- Crisis Prevention Intervention (CPI), 12/31/25
- Handle with Care – Crisis Intervention & Prevention, 12/31/26
- CPR & AED Certified
- Food Handler Certification
- Valid Driver’s License
Timeline
Intake and Assessment Specialist
Rainier Springs Hospital
06.2024 - Current
RN – Mental Health
Rainier Springs Hospital
11.2022 - Current
Health Services Director
Tenny Creek Assisted Living
04.2022 - 10.2022
Director of Health Services
The Springs Living
06.2021 - 04.2022
RN Case Manager – Home Health
Assured Home Health
07.2020 - 06.2021
Master of Science in Nursing - Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner
Walden University
Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN) -
Clark College