Colette Bailey
Sandy,UT
Summary
Highly trained Psychiatric Nurse with almost 20 years experience, the past 12 years at Wasatch Canyons Inpatient Unit, seeking a Charge Nurse position.
Organized and dependable floor nurse with experience conducting comprehensive psychiatric assessments and implementing evidence-based interventions. 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 customer service. Detail-oriented team player. Knowledgeable about charting, medication administration and efficient coordination with healthcare professionals to advance patient care. Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously with a high degree of accuracy.
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
Work History
Registered Nurse, Inpatient Psychiatric Unit
Intermountain Health, Primary Children's Hospital
01.2011 - Current
- Experienced Charge Nurse role delegating patient assignments, orchestrating quality-driven, evidence-based care and teamwork in high-volume 23 bed acute pediatric inpatient setting. Communicating closely with administration to assist in daily bed control and staff scheduling.
- Primary nurse collaborating with multidisciplinary team, including psychiatrists, social workers, psychologists, and behavior health specialists in care of severely and acutely mentally ill patients.
- Duties included assessment of mental and physical status and developing and implementing care plans according to patients' recovery goals: monitor and manage various treatment and care interventions, updating physicians on patient test results, monitor and record patient condition, vital signs, recovery progress and medication side effects.
- Record comprehensive patient history upon intake.
- Oversee patient admission and discharge processes to coordinate related paperwork.
- Administer oral and IM medications, monitor and document responses for adverse reactions.
- Educate patients of proper self-harm wound care management.
- Advocate for patients by communicating care preferences to practitioners and verifying interventions meet treatment goals.
- Quickly respond to situations impacting safety and security to unit, actualizing crisis prevention interventions to control and de-escalate situations.
- Educate patients and families during hospital stay and at discharge on diagnosis and prognosis, disease process and management recommendations.
- Orienting new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, unit and safety protocols.
- Participate in nursing simulation activities, evidence-based practice project implementation and competency development to further nursing education.
- Follow all personal and health data procedures to effectively comply with HIPAA laws and prevent information breaches.
- Contribute to successful department JCAHO accreditation by consistently operating to highest standards of care.
Community Mental Health Nurse
Valley Behavioral Health
01.2005 - 12.2010
- Worked with interdisciplinary care team to effectively manage treatments for adult patients with severe mental illness residing in the community and housed in jail.
- Observed, documented and reported on clinically-significant changes in clients' conditions.
- Dispensed, and supervised clients' medication for mental health and pre-existing medical conditions.
- Administered oral and intra-muscular medications and monitored patient reactions while applying strict safety measures.
- Completed initial patient intake assessments to formulate diagnoses and develop nursing and mental health treatment plans.
- Recorded comprehensive patient histories and coordinated treatment plans with multi-disciplinary team members.
- Assessed patient conditions, monitored behaviors and updated supervising physicians with observations and concerns.
- Advocated for patient needs with interdisciplinary team and implemented outlined treatment plans..
- Monitored diet, physical activity, behaviors and other patient factors to assess conditions and adjust treatment plans.
- Co-facilitated and taught coping skills in wellness groups.
Education
Associate of Applied Science - Nursing
Salt Lake Community College
Salt Lake City, UT05.2004
Skills
- Emotional Resilience
- Compassionate Caregiver
- Team Collaboration
- Crisis Management
- Mental Health Assessments
- Maintaining Patient Safety Standards
- Nursing Standards
- Restraint Techniques
- Bed control and scheduling management
Timeline
Registered Nurse, Inpatient Psychiatric Unit
Intermountain Health, Primary Children's Hospital
01.2011 - Current
Community Mental Health Nurse
Valley Behavioral Health
01.2005 - 12.2010
Associate of Applied Science - Nursing
Salt Lake Community College
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