Chidozie Eze
San Tan Valley,AZ
Summary
Experienced, dual board-certified, psychiatric nurse practitioner and family nurse practitioner with proven history of delivering compassionate and comprehensive care. Expert in psychiatric care, crisis, acute care, wellness exams, and chronic disease management for diverse and challenging populations. Strong understanding of mental health disorders and effective pharmacological and non pharmacological treatment strategies. Excels in adapting to fast-paced environments. Known for collaborative approach and commitment to excellence.
Overview
28
28
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Owner/Manager
Premier Integrated Healthcare PLLC
04.2023 - Current
- Manager and provider, overseeing the blending of primary care, behavioral health, and prescribed medicine to ensure patient-centered care. Supervision of staff, fostering an interdisciplinary care model practice with evidence-based care.
Family Nurse Practitioner/Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner
Community Bridges Inc.
02.2020 - 04.2026
- Perform health and urgent crisis assessments of patients with behavioral health disorder, or substance use disorder, or both. Manage medical mental health care of patients. Provide initial assessment of patients with addiction and co-occurring disorder issues that may or may not require medical detoxification.
- Complete all follow-up visits of patients being treated with suboxone.
- Provide general health education to patients. Work as a member of a multi-disciplinary team.
- Order and interpret diagnostic tests to develop and implement treatment plans.
- Coordinate with physicians, specialists, and other medical staff to develop treatment plans for chronic conditions, including diabetes and heart disease.
- Utilized telehealth technologies as necessary to provide remote consultations while ensuring adequate patient monitoring during periods of distance-based care.
Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner
Naphcare AZ State Prison Complex - Eyman
10.2022 - 01.2026
- Provides mental health/psychiatric assessment, diagnosis, and treatment for patients under the clinical direction of a psychiatrist. Collaborates with a multidisciplinary team in providing mental health services to patients in a correctional setting.
- Identify patient psychiatric health problems and prescribe treatment. Implement psychiatric care utilizing therapeutic regimens. Provide education to patients, healthcare, and correctional staff.
- Document all healthcare contacts. Adhere to safety and security policies and participate in disaster drills. Follow security regulations for keys, sharps, and controlled medications.
- Delegate to and supervise other team members as appropriate.
- Utilized telehealth technologies as necessary to provide remote consultations while ensuring adequate patient monitoring during periods of distance-based care.
- Improved care continuity by effectively collaborating with interdisciplinary team members and maintaining clear communication.
Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner
Centurion (AZ State Prison Complex - Eyman)
09.2021 - 09.2022
- Provides mental health/psychiatric assessment, diagnosis, and treatment for patients under the clinical direction of a psychiatrist. Collaborates with a multidisciplinary team in providing mental health services to patients in a correctional setting.
- Identify patient psychiatric health problems and prescribe treatment. Implement psychiatric care utilizing therapeutic regimens. Provide education to patients, healthcare, and correctional staff.
- Document all healthcare contacts. Adhere to safety and security policies and participate in disaster drills. Follow security regulations for keys, sharps, and controlled medications.
- Delegate to and supervise other team members as appropriate.
Family Nurse Practitioner
STG International, Inc - Eloy Detention Center (ICE)
03.2020 - 01.2022
- Assess, treat and evaluate patients who present with medical complaints during sick calls, walk-ins and/or chronic care clinics. Prescribe appropriate pharmacologic and nonpharmacologic treatment modalities.
- Provide emergency and First Aid treatment to include but not limited to suturing, when the need arises. Respond to and initiate care for medical emergencies.
- Identify patient health problems and prescribe treatment. Implement medical care utilizing therapeutic regimens. Provide education to patients, healthcare and correctional staff.
- Document all healthcare contacts. Adhere to safety and security policies and participate in disaster drills. Follow security regulations for keys, sharps, and controlled medications.
- Delegate to and supervise other team members as appropriate.
Family Nurse Practitioner
Centurion (AZ State Prison Complex - Florence)
07.2019 - 03.2020
- Assessed, treated and evaluated patients who presented with medical complaints during sick call, walk-ins and/or chronic care clinics.
- Prescribed appropriate pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic treatment modalities.
- Assessed, diagnosed, treated and provided health services to seriously mentally ill inmates with various psychiatric diagnosis housed in a special unit.
- Provided emergency and First Aid treatment to include but not limited to suturing, when the need arises. Responded to and initiated care for medical emergencies.
- Identified patient health problems and prescribed treatment. Implemented medical care utilizing therapeutic regimens.
- Provided education to patients, healthcare and correctional staff. Document all healthcare contacts.
- Adhered to safety and security policies and participated in disaster drills. Followed security regulations for keys, sharps, and controlled medications.
- Delegated to and supervised other team members as appropriate. Adhered to Universal Precautions and other appropriate infection control practices.
- Coordinated with physicians, specialists and other medical staff to develop treatment plans for chronic conditions, including diabetes and heart disease.
Family Nurse Practitioner
Corizon Health (AZ State Prison Complex Florence)
10.2018 - 07.2019
- Assessed, treated and evaluated patients who represent with medical complaints during sick calls, walk-ins and/or chronic care clinics. Prescribes appropriate pharmacologic and non- pharmacologic treatment modalities.
- Assessed, diagnosed, treated and provided health services to seriously mentally ill inmates with various psychiatric diagnosis housed in a special unit.
- Provided emergency and First Aid treatment to include but not limited to suturing, when the need arises. Respond to and initiate care for medical emergencies. Identify patient health problems and prescribe treatment. Implement medical care utilizing therapeutic regimens.
- Provided education to patient, healthcare and correctional staff. Document all healthcare contacts.
- Adhered to safety and security policies and participate in disaster drills. Follow security regulations for keys, sharps, and controlled medications.
- Delegated to and supervise other team members as appropriate.
Psychiatric Nurse II
Arizona State Hospital
07.2014 - 07.2018
- Worked as a member of a clinical team and provided direct psychiatric and medical nursing care to patients of the Arizona State Hospital on a rotating schedule.
- Was responsible and accountable for patient care; established patient priorities; evaluated patient outcomes; transcribed physician orders; administered medications and treatments.
- Provided individual and group therapeutic interventions and ongoing patient education; responded to psychiatric and medical emergencies; and participated as a part of the treatment team to develop Individual Treatment and Discharge Plans.
- Applied the concepts of performance management to improve the quality of patient care; served as a role model for paraprofessional staff.
- Assisted in the orientation and clinical supervision of staff; mentor/assisted nursing students with their clinical experience; and adhered to hospital policies and procedures as well as standards of all regulatory agencies.
- Explained useful coping mechanisms to relieve depression and anxiety, including meditation and yoga.
- Performed patient assessments to monitor expected response to medications, altering treatment plans as needed.
- Performed other duties as required. Provided evidence based patient centered pain management to assigned patient population.
LPN: (4/2009 to 10/2013) RN: (11/2013 to 7/2014)
CCA (La Palma Correctional Facility)
04.2009 - 07.2014
- Planned and provided comprehensive nursing care to inmates/patients including but not limited to executing licensed independent providers' orders, dispensing and administering medications (including psychotropics), and assisting in examinations and treatment of patients.
- Provided psychiatric nursing care to mental health inmates in accordance with organizational policies, government policies and standards of professional nursing practice.
- Worked with high profile mental health inmates to ensure their safety and safety of others, managed constant mental health inmate aggressions, and utilized seclusion, restraints, constant watch, etc. in accordance with agency policy.
- Applied nursing and supervisory techniques required in care, treatment and referrals of inmates/residents.
- Performed all technical/clinical procedures within the scope of RN licensure.
- Triaged and treated sick patients including trauma and psychiatric patients who were experiencing psychiatric symptoms.
- Provided pain management (acute and chronic pain care) for adult patients/inmates and coordinated referral when appropriate.
Owner/Manager
Pioneer Healthcare Staffing Services, LLC
08.2006 - 01.2011
- Managed all daily account activity regarding the clients' staffing needs. Ensured that job orders were filled in a timely manner. Handled all customer inquiries, concerns, issues; maintained consistent high-quality service with the customer.
- Built and maintained strong customer relationships with hiring managers and all users of temporary staffing employees.
- Collaborated and communicated openly and cultivated trusting relationships with client and employee.
- Cultivated a culture of openness and fairness that supported staff and encouraged a learning environment and excellence.
- Supported and improved internal communication and team performance.
- Ensured compliance with all federal, state legal, client regulatory requirements.
- Provided strong leadership and guidance that empowered clients and employees.
- Development and execution of effective recruiting strategies that delivered the applicant flow required to be successful by maintaining an effective recruiting plan with a variety of resources.
- Facilitated new hire orientations and pre-training with temporary staffing employees for proper transition to assignment.
- Performed quality control functions to ensure customer satisfaction across all levels of their organization; counseled temporary employees relative to attendance, productivity, and overall job performance.
- Maintained accurate employee files and appropriate pre-assignment paperwork. Ensured compliance to the contract.
Licensed Practical Nurse
Apache Junction Health Center
02.2005 - 04.2009
- Responsible for the care of assigned patients and coordination of their care/treatment with providers, other health care professionals and family.
- Provided pain care (acute and chronic pain care) for adult patients. Medication administration, wound care, skin care, and pain assessment/treatment when appropriate.
- Documentation of care and treatment in patients' records as required. Monitored, tracked, and conveyed important patient information to healthcare staff to help optimize treatment planning and care delivery.
- Supervised CNAs (certified nursing assistants) assigned to provide care to patients.
Case Manager - Forensic Clinical Liaison
Value Options
10.1998 - 01.2005
- Worked as a case manager and maintained face-to-face weekly contact with phase one SMI consumers; monthly face to face with phase two SMI consumers.
- Utilized psychiatric principal methods and techniques and applied agency policies in continuously assessing, and monitoring consumers' treatments, progress, medication compliance, side effects, and adverse reactions.
- Promoted to Forensic Clinical Liaison, supervised Case Managers who were assigned to care for SMI (seriously mentally ill). Coordinated and monitored services provided to SMI consumers who were involved in the criminal justice system.
- Worked as a member of clinical team to manage and treat SMI consumers who were Court Ordered for treatment, those experiencing DTS/DTO (danger to self, danger to others), GD (greatly disabled), and RTC (restoration to competency).
- Worked as a member of the treatment team to assess consumers' needs and goals, identified funding for services, developed treatment and service plans, and monitored treatments.
- Acted as an advocate for SMI consumers.
- Oversaw the coordination of discharge plans and services for SMI consumers who were inpatient and played a major role in crisis intervention.
Education
PMHNP Postmaster Certificate - Nursing
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
Edinburg, TX05-2021
Master of Science - Nursing/FNP
Walden University
Minneapolis, MN05-2018
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
University of Phoenix
Tempe, AZ07-2013
Skills
- Telepsychiatry
- Laboratory testing
- Diagnostic Screenings
- Disease Management
- Diabetes Diagnosis and Treatment
- Hypertension Diagnosis and Treatment
- Treatment Plan Development
- Proficient in working with individuals with psychiatric illness and substance abuse disorder
- Suicide risk assessment
- Medication management
Affiliations
- American Nurses Association
- The American Association of Nurse Practitioners
Certification
- Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Family/Individuals across the lifespan (ANCC)
- Family Nurse Practitioner across the lifespan (AANP)
- Registered Nurse - State of Arizona
- Registered Nurse - State of California (FNP and PMHNP - in process)
- PMHNP and FNP - State of Massachusetts
- American Heart Association -BCLS Certified
- DEA License
- Suboxone Waiver
Timeline
Owner/Manager
Premier Integrated Healthcare PLLC
04.2023 - Current
Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner
Naphcare AZ State Prison Complex - Eyman
10.2022 - 01.2026
Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner
Centurion (AZ State Prison Complex - Eyman)
09.2021 - 09.2022
Family Nurse Practitioner
STG International, Inc - Eloy Detention Center (ICE)
03.2020 - 01.2022
Family Nurse Practitioner/Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner
Community Bridges Inc.
02.2020 - 04.2026
Family Nurse Practitioner
Centurion (AZ State Prison Complex - Florence)
07.2019 - 03.2020
Family Nurse Practitioner
Corizon Health (AZ State Prison Complex Florence)
10.2018 - 07.2019
Psychiatric Nurse II
Arizona State Hospital
07.2014 - 07.2018
LPN: (4/2009 to 10/2013) RN: (11/2013 to 7/2014)
CCA (La Palma Correctional Facility)
04.2009 - 07.2014
Owner/Manager
Pioneer Healthcare Staffing Services, LLC
08.2006 - 01.2011
Licensed Practical Nurse
Apache Junction Health Center
02.2005 - 04.2009
Case Manager - Forensic Clinical Liaison
Value Options
10.1998 - 01.2005
Master of Science - Nursing/FNP
Walden University
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
University of Phoenix
PMHNP Postmaster Certificate - Nursing
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
HONORS/AWARDS
Employee of the Quarter (Second Quarter 2017), Arizona Department of Health Services (Arizona State Hospital-Civil Unit)