Barbara Keane

Seeking a fulltime position as a Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner. Completing PMHNP degree in May 2024 through Regis College (3.89 GPA). Clinical experience includes established career as a Registered Nurse for 17+ years at Wentworth Douglass Hospital working in various specialties. Strengths include superior communication skills with strong track record of establishing solid relationships with patients and co-workers. Career goal is to help others overcome personal obstacles. Dedicated and compassionate Registered Nurse (RN) with progressive career history in direct patient care, triage and care coordination in fast-paced environment. Proven to remain calm under pressure and skillfully handle difficult patients and high-stress situations. Consistently developing strong relationships with patients and families through empathetic communication, respectful attitude and excellent customer service.

• Basic Life Support
• Oncology ONS/ONCC Chemotherapy Biotherapy Certificate
• Lapsed TNCC/ACLS/PALS/ CCRN

New Hampshire Hospital, Concord, NH

• Working with seasoned Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner on an acute geriatric psychiatric unit to enhance skills of diagnosis and medication management. Experience includes working with various mental illnesses including psychosis, bipolar mania, bipolar depression, catatonia, schizoaffective disorder and major depression. Skills acquired include patient education, care coordination, and medication management.

Dartmouth Hitchcock Hospital, Manchester, NH

• Working with a seasoned Pediatric Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner in an outpatient setting to diagnosis and manage pediatric mental health conditions including but not limited to ADHD, MDD, GAD, PTSD, ASD and ODD. Skills acquired include assessment, diagnosis, and initial medication management. In addition, patient and family education as well as follow up medication management. Care coordination with education teams and referrals for therapy provided.

Endurance Behavioral Health, Seabrook, NH

• Psychotherapy clinical experience working at an adolescent Partial Hospital Program with a seasoned Master Social Worker. Skills acquired include assessment, diagnosis and management of acutely ill adolescents with various mental health conditions including depression, anxiety, borderline personality disorder, and PTSD. Acute assessment and referall to emergency care for acute suicidal ideation. Therapy skills include cognitive behavior therapy, motivational interviewing and mindfulness techniques.
• Pediatric Psychiatric Medication management clinical experience with a seasoned Pediatric Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner working with adolescents ages 13-20. Experience includes initial intake assessment, medication management and care coordination with patient's outpatient team.

Great Bay Mental Health, Dover, NH

• Adult medication management and psychotherapy clinical experience with a seasoned adult Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner. Clinical experience includes working in an outpatient setting doing initial assessments with medication recommendations as well as care coordination. Follow-up care appointments with additional symptom assessment and medication modifications provided. In addition, psychiatric medical coverage of patients in the affiliated Emergency Department as well as patients on the medical floors.