CHRISTINE DRAKE-ODOM
Brooklyn
Summary
Psychiatric Registered Nurse with extensive experience in acute care inpatient psychiatry, and nursing education. Highly skilled in psychiatric assessment, crisis de-escalation, medication administration, and evidence-based interventions. Experienced in interdisciplinary collaboration, staff mentorship, and delivery of patient-centered holistic care.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Charge Nurse – Psychiatry
Mount Sinai West
New York
01.2017 - Current
- Provided hands-on care to patients with acute and chronic psychiatric disorders.
- Serve as a clinical and operational resource for troubleshooting patient care issues.
- Support nurse management to ensure safe and effective care delivery.
- Develop patient-centered treatment plans, administer medications, conduct admissions and discharges, evaluate outcomes, assess staff performance, and manage personnel to meet unit and patient needs.
Staff Nurse – Psychiatry
Mount Sinai West
New York
01.2012 - 01.2017
- Performed psychiatric assessments for admissions, transfers, and discharges.
- Delivered therapeutic interventions, medication administration, and patient education.
- Utilized EPIC, Pyxis, and Prism for documentation and medication management.
- Utilize sound clinical judgement when providing a high standard of care.
- Develop and update psych team conferences that is multidisciplinary, patient centered and with a focus on collaboration and consistency.
- Orientation to psych ER and Detox & Rehabilitation Unit.
Charge Nurse
Shore View Center for Rehabilitation & Health Care
Brooklyn
01.2011 - 01.2012
- Conducted patient assessments for admissions, transfers, and discharges.
- Provided wound care, IV therapy, medication administration, transcription of physician orders, G-Tube feedings and maintenance.
- Provide individualized education and teaching, specific to the patients and their ability to understand and perform activities to improve their state of well-being.
Intake Nurse Coordinator
Triborough Home Health Care
Brooklyn
01.2010 - 01.2011
- Acted as liaison between physicians and clinical staff to facilitate communication regarding patient conditions.
- Dispensed physician orders and obtained insurance authorizations for home care services.
Education
MSN-Ed -
Excelsior College
BSN, Honors -
SUNY Downstate
AAS Nursing, Honors -
BMCC
Skills
- EPIC
- Blackboard
- PYXIS
- Prism
- SigmaCare
- Microsoft Office
- Virtual Stimulation Tools
Certification
- Registered Professional Nurse — New York State
- Basic Life Support (BLS)
- CPI- Crisis Prevention Intervention
- IV Therapy Certification
Timeline
Charge Nurse – Psychiatry
Mount Sinai West
01.2017 - Current
Staff Nurse – Psychiatry
Mount Sinai West
01.2012 - 01.2017
Charge Nurse
Shore View Center for Rehabilitation & Health Care
01.2011 - 01.2012
Intake Nurse Coordinator
Triborough Home Health Care
01.2010 - 01.2011
MSN-Ed -
Excelsior College
BSN, Honors -
SUNY Downstate
AAS Nursing, Honors -
BMCC