Betty Faustin, BSN RN
Zephyrhills,FL
Summary
Driven registered nurse with several years of experience caring for patients within various setting. Smoothly deliver comprehensive patient care and delegate tasks according to patient needs and personnel skillsets. Dedicated to providing top quality care within multidisciplinary team environment in various settings. Ability to apply skills, critical thinking, evidence-based guidelines for the delivery of best patient care. Efficiently prioritize patient care, complete multiple tasks, and best practice.
Overview
21
21
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Registered Nurse Hospice/ Care Manager
Gulfside Hospice Services
Land O lakes, FL
10.2022 - 05.2024
- Collaborating with physicians, nurse practitioners, social workers, chaplains, care mangers, nursing assistants, and triage/team members
- Preparing, implementing, and modifying patient care plans as needed on a daily basis efficiently on a timely manner
- Performing admissions, pre-certification, discharge planning
- Following strict HIPAA, facilities, Medicare/Medicaid guidelines Ongoing EMR documentations via KanTime, HCHB using SBAR of care and death report, on any emergencies, and other occurrences
- Frequently visiting patients providing skilled care: IV, G-Tube, Trach, foley, monitor vital signs, and checking patient’s physical comfort levels
- Case manage patients on a daily basis for performing prescribed treatments administering, and teaching on pain management medications, and comfort measures
- Teaching patient, family, primary care giver or staff facilities on end of life/care, disease process and management
- Informing physicians about changes in patients' conditions
- Providing loved ones and primary caregivers with patient care information, end-of-life education, quality of life, and emotional support
- Advising grieving family members on coping techniques, chaplain, social worker services, counseling services, and available community resources
- Translating for patients/families speaking Haitian Creole, French, Spanish.
Registered Nurse Home care
AdventHealth Home Care
West FL
12.2021 - 09.2022
- Perform intake functions of admission nurse completing admission process for new patients, perform home nursing visits/care manager
- Comprehensive assessment planning, implementation and evaluation, documentations: Oasis, and regulatory requirements for a variety of patient populations within various potentially complex home situations
- Provide excellent patient focus skilled nursing care
- Utilize and implement appropriate educational tools and pathways per guidelines, and/or policies, and procedures, standard of care
- Utilize motivational interviewing/health coaching techniques
- Implement plan of care through direct patient care and coordination with other disciplines
- Other skills: SBAR documentation, Medical Record review, Microsoft Office, internet/web navigation, translates/interprets for patients speaking French, Haitian Creole or light Spanish.
Registered Nurse/Inpatient Mental Health
Zephyrhills Corrections Institute
Zephyrhills, FL
08.2019 - 12.2021
- Coordinate care Medical and Mental Health related of patients/inmates, Assess, intervene, monitor, implement, evaluate, administer medications (oral, intramuscular, intravenous, subcutaneous) and treatments as prescribed, drawing labs, intravenous insertions as needed, wound care, respond to medical and mental health crisis as they occur with efficiency, in a timely manner
- Provide excellent focused patient care, teaching
- Respond to all emergencies medical and psychiatry
- Translates/interprets for patients speaking French, Haitian Creole or light Spanish
- Assist and participate with providers, MDST/interdisciplinary team inmates with Chronic Mental Health diagnosis: Behavioral problems; chronic depression, suicidal or homicidal, substance abuse
- Documents in EMR, words auditing charts, dispense medications, equipment.
Charge Nurse/Inpatient Mental Health
Zephyrhills Corrections Institute
Zephyrhills, FL
08.2019 - 12.2021
- Coordinate care Medical and Mental Health related of patients/inmates, Assess, intervene, monitor, implement, evaluate, administer medications (oral, intramuscular, intravenous, subcutaneous) and treatments as prescribed, drawing labs, intravenous insertions as needed, wound care, respond to medical and mental health crisis as they occur with efficiency, in a timely manner
- Provide excellent focused patient care, teaching
- Respond to all emergencies medical and psychiatry
- Translates/interprets for patients speaking French, Haitian Creole or light Spanish
- Assist and participate with providers, MDST/interdisciplinary team inmates with Chronic Mental Health diagnosis: Behavioral problems; chronic depression, suicidal or homicidal, substance abuse
- Documents in EMR, words auditing charts, dispense medications, equipment.
Home Health Care RN
Magnet Home health Care Services
Tampa, FL
05.2019 - 01.2021
- Case management: Provide Skilled Care at home to patients post hospital, post-surgical care, chronic diseases management, admit, assess, implement, monitor, establish plan of care, ongoing observation, and intervene, re-assess, report outcomes, medications reconciliation, I.V
- Initiate, care, and medicate, as necessary
- Report to physicians and interdisciplinary team as necessary
- Assist with language interpretation/translation as needed for patient speaking French, Haitian Creole or Spanish and vice versa.
RN/Case Manager/Assistant Nurse Manager /Travel Assignment
Lake City V. A. Hospital
Lake City, FL
07.2006 - 11.2006
- Admit, assess, implement, intervene, medicate, teach, observe patients self-medicate monitor, assist physicians with admission/assessment or discharge process, participate, share with/report to treatment team
- Medicate as necessary P.O., PRN, various injections
- Serve in the Depot Shot Outpatient Clinic (ER), prepare monthly schedule for patients
- Assess, implement, monitor, revise, evaluate patient’s plan of care on a daily basis
- Provide and facilitate support groups for the patients, daily ongoing education: AA, relapse, suicide prevention, compliance and implementation of medications regimen recognize and report benefits, side effects, diet, exercise, etc..
- Document all including individual encounters, maintain group attendance log, prepare /log individualized plan of care in CPRS, complete the nursing section in Interdisciplinary Treatment Plan
- Meeting with the patients daily
- Delegate work and supervise auxiliary staff
- On a daily basis use nursing process and critical thinking
- Staff meeting for review, rounds of inpatient unit, awards, accomplishments
- Assisted patients with interpretation in French, Haitian Creole, Spanish
- Translates/interprets for patients speaking French, Haitian Creole or light Spanish.
RN/Case Manager/Assistant Nurse Manager /Travel Assignment
Lake City V. A. Hospital
Lake City, FL
07.2006 - 11.2006
- Admit, assess, implement, intervene, medicate, teach, observe patients self-medicate monitor, assist physicians with admission/assessment or discharge process, participate, share with/report to treatment team
- Medicate as necessary P.O., PRN, various injections
- Serve in the Depot Shot Outpatient Clinic (ER), prepare monthly schedule for patients
- Assess, implement, monitor, revise, evaluate patient’s plan of care on a daily basis
- Provide and facilitate support groups for the patients, daily ongoing education: AA, relapse, suicide prevention, compliance and implementation of medications regimen recognize and report benefits, side effects, diet, exercise, etc..
- Document all including individual encounters, maintain group attendance log, prepare /log individualized plan of care in CPRS, complete the nursing section in Interdisciplinary Treatment Plan
- Meeting with the patients daily
- Delegate work and supervise auxiliary staff
- On a daily basis use nursing process and critical thinking
- Staff meeting for review, rounds of inpatient unit, awards, accomplishments
- Assisted patients with interpretation in French, Haitian Creole, Spanish
- Translates/interprets for patients speaking French, Haitian Creole or light Spanish.
RN Staff (Travel Contract)
Princeton House-Psychiatry Hospital
Princeton, NJ
07.2005 - 07.2006
- Psychiatry inpatient unit–long and short term, and detox
- Dual diagnosis, assess, monitor, implement, intervene, medicate, document, use of pyxis for medications, various I.V
- Insertion as necessary, O2, emergency responder (medical and mental health) in crisis
- Participate and intervene daily with the treatment team
- Assist with language interpretation serve as needed for patient speaking French, Haitian Creole or Spanish
- Assist physicians, providing safe on-going patient care, treatments as necessary.
RN Staff (Travel Contract)
Princeton House-Psychiatry Hospital
Princeton, NJ
07.2005 - 07.2006
- Psychiatry inpatient unit–long and short term, and detox
- Dual diagnosis, assess, monitor, implement, intervene, medicate, document, use of pyxis for medications, various I.V
- Insertion as necessary, O2, emergency responder (medical and mental health) in crisis
- Participate and intervene daily with the treatment team
- Assist with language interpretation serve as needed for patient speaking French, Haitian Creole or Spanish
- Assist physicians, providing safe on-going patient care, treatments as necessary.
Charge Nurse - RN Inpatient locked-down units
Ann Klein Forensic Hospital/State Hospital
Trenton, NJ
01.2005 - 06.2005
- Highly secured locked down unit
- Assist all physicians, medical and psychiatry in providing patient care, treatment care
- Admit, assess, monitor, implement, intervene, medicate (P.O, various types of injections) continuous patient observation for changes in mood, behavior and/response to drugs and for adverse drug reactions
- Assist physicians as necessary
- Supervise, delegate assignments to auxiliary staff, chart review/audit, medications re-conciliation and inventory
- Participate in and collaborate with the interdisciplinary treatment team daily
- Translates/interprets for patients speaking French, Haitian Creole or light Spanish.
Charge Nurse - RN Inpatient locked-down units
Ann Klein Forensic Hospital/State Hospital
Trenton, NJ
01.2005 - 06.2005
- Highly secured locked down unit
- Assist all physicians, medical and psychiatry in providing patient care, treatment care
- Admit, assess, monitor, implement, intervene, medicate (P.O, various types of injections) continuous patient observation for changes in mood, behavior and/response to drugs and for adverse drug reactions
- Assist physicians as necessary
- Supervise, delegate assignments to auxiliary staff, chart review/audit, medications re-conciliation and inventory
- Participate in and collaborate with the interdisciplinary treatment team daily
- Translates/interprets for patients speaking French, Haitian Creole or light Spanish.
Charge Nurse–Acute/Chronic Inpatient Unit
Trenton Psychiatry Hospital/State Hospital
Trenton, NJ
11.2003 - 01.2005
- Assist all physicians medical and psychiatry in providing patient care, treatments
- Admit, assess, monitor, implement, intervene, medicate via P.O, I.V
- Various injections, anti-depressants, psychotropics and various medications, close observation for any adverse reactions, all transfers and discharges using SBAR, charting
- Participate in and lead in crisis intervention and stabilization
- Perform interdisciplinary Grand Rounds of unit
- EMR Charting, audit and review
- Participate and intervene with Interdisciplinary Treatment team meeting
- Assist with language interpretation serve as needed for patient speaking French, Haitian Creole or Spanish and vice versa.
Charge Nurse/ER Nurse
Robert Wood Johnson Hospital
Hamilton, NJ
10.2003 - 12.2003
- Provide care in Level II Trauma ER to Patients in acute, chronic and critical state
- Admit, assess, implements, intervenes in acute and chronic, critical medical situations
- Care for various patients with various level of trauma, Acute Care: cardiac arrest, drowning, motor vehicle accidents, fire; Level II Trauma ER
- Medicate (I.V., mouth, ear, nasal, Rectal) I.V
- Insertion, PICC Line…
- Catheter, gastric G-Tube, and nasal tube insertion, CPR, collection of various lab specimens (blood, urine, fluids, swabs wounds), wound care
- Care of patient with Foley, on vent and tracheostomy, cardiac monitor, read cardiac strips and notify MD, intervene as necessary, care for all age groups: adults, geriatrics, children, infants
- Perform review of all tests, orders received from physician entered in the computer, implemented and Chart reviewed
- Assist the physicians and multi-disciplinary team with patient care and changes
- All documents entered in computer: Admissions, orders, results, charting, discharges medication reconciliation, preps and transfers to unit or O.R
- And providing accurate reports utilizing SBAR upon transferring patients.
Charge Nurse Acute/Chronic Inpatient Unit
Hagerdon Geriatric Psychiatry/State Hospital
Glen Gardner, NJ
02.2003 - 11.2003
- Admit, assess, continuous monitor, implement, intervene, medicate (P.O, various injections, psychotropics and various medications), close observation for any adverse reactions, all transfers and discharges using SBAR, charting
- Participate in interdisciplinary Grand Rounds of unit
- Chart audit and review
- Participate and crisis intervention with Interdisciplinary treatment team meeting
- Assist all physicians, medical and psychiatry in providing patient care, treatments
- Teach, document, supervise, delegate duties to LPN, MHA (Nursing Assistant) Medicate as needed and observe for safety, maintained continuous observation -behavior, and adverse side effects
- Revise care plan with patient and team and prepare for discharge.
Charge Nurse/RN/Case Manager Telehealth Suicide Prevention Team
James A. Haley Medical Center
Tampa, FL
09.2007
- Provide care by contacting the Veterans for new mental health consults, appointments reminder, no-shows and follow-up discharges from ARCI and ARC II, Domiciliary, Outpatient Clinic, and all new evaluations, referral from the P C Mental Health Provider
- Organize and distribute daily workloads from DCM master Folders and VISTA for phone calls to staff to contact High Risk Vets, on a timely manner
- Organize the work on Excel spreadsheet, keeping a daily log of all phone contacts, documentation in CPRS, complete all encounters on timely manner
- Assess High Risk Suicide Veterans and their mental status, for suicidal or homicidal behavior
- Use SBAR with transfer to other unit or facilities as necessary
- Coordinate care of the Veterans with others including 911, Suicide Coordinator, Program Leader, Chief and Chief Assistant of MH & BS Clinic, Providers
- When Veterans shows signs of crisis—chronic depression, suicidal or homicidal—refer to emergency room or other emergency services provided to the Veterans
- Or the police department will be contacted and will dispatch officers to the location
- Orient new employees to mental health protocol, nursing daily routines, documentations via CPRS, Microsoft Excel, VISTA, use of CPT codes and all encounters/interventions
- Provide Duties at the ARC, Domiciliary, PRN
- Patient care: Medicate (BCMA), assess, implement, monitor, evaluate, and intervene as necessary implement groups
- Documentation, collect lab specimens and review and alert MD as needed
- Participate in team and provide on-going care to the residents
- Participates in evidence-base practice research
- Organize outreach with the Team throughout the community to promote awareness and education
- Resulting potential for better control of symptoms.
Education
Certificate - Utilization Review
Remote Learning Services, LLC
North Carolina02-2024
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
University of Phoenix
Tempe, AZ09-2011
RN Diploma
Charles E. Gregory School of Nursing
Perth Amboy, NJ05-2002
Associate of Science - Nursing Practice
Union County College
Cranford, NJ06-1998
Skills
- Care Manager
- Case Management
- Attention to details
- Problem Solving
- Care Coordination
- Interpersonal Skills
- Problem solving
- Collaboration
- Adaptability
- EMR/EHR-Systems
- Time Management
- Admissions/Intakes/Assessments
- Microsoft Office/Teams/Outlook
- Motivational Interviewing
- Remote Nurse/Telehealth
- Utilization Review
- Preauthorization/Concurrent Reviews
- Retroactive review
Affiliations
Magnet Hospital Award for excellence in delivery of care.
WHO's WHO Professional Award.
Veterans Hospital Award for best Nursing Practice.
Languages
French
Full Professional
creole
Professional
Spanish
Limited
Certification
- Registered Nurse, RN - Florida RN9234854. Expires April 30, 2025
- American Heart Association - BLS certificate. Expires December 21, 2025
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Registered Nurse Hospice/ Care Manager
Gulfside Hospice Services
10.2022 - 05.2024
Registered Nurse Home care
AdventHealth Home Care
12.2021 - 09.2022
Registered Nurse/Inpatient Mental Health
Zephyrhills Corrections Institute
08.2019 - 12.2021
Charge Nurse/Inpatient Mental Health
Zephyrhills Corrections Institute
08.2019 - 12.2021
Home Health Care RN
Magnet Home health Care Services
05.2019 - 01.2021
Charge Nurse/RN/Case Manager Telehealth Suicide Prevention Team
James A. Haley Medical Center
09.2007
RN/Case Manager/Assistant Nurse Manager /Travel Assignment
Lake City V. A. Hospital
07.2006 - 11.2006
RN/Case Manager/Assistant Nurse Manager /Travel Assignment
Lake City V. A. Hospital
07.2006 - 11.2006
RN Staff (Travel Contract)
Princeton House-Psychiatry Hospital
07.2005 - 07.2006
RN Staff (Travel Contract)
Princeton House-Psychiatry Hospital
07.2005 - 07.2006
Charge Nurse - RN Inpatient locked-down units
Ann Klein Forensic Hospital/State Hospital
01.2005 - 06.2005
Charge Nurse - RN Inpatient locked-down units
Ann Klein Forensic Hospital/State Hospital
01.2005 - 06.2005
Charge Nurse–Acute/Chronic Inpatient Unit
Trenton Psychiatry Hospital/State Hospital
11.2003 - 01.2005
Charge Nurse/ER Nurse
Robert Wood Johnson Hospital
10.2003 - 12.2003
Charge Nurse Acute/Chronic Inpatient Unit
Hagerdon Geriatric Psychiatry/State Hospital
02.2003 - 11.2003
Certificate - Utilization Review
Remote Learning Services, LLC
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
University of Phoenix
RN Diploma
Charles E. Gregory School of Nursing
Associate of Science - Nursing Practice
Union County College
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