Dara Madden, BSN, RN, CMSRN, RN-BC
Holmdel,NJ
Summary
Professional healthcare provider with experience in psychiatric care. Skilled in patient assessment, care planning, and therapeutic interventions. Strong focus on team collaboration and achieving results. Reliable and adaptable, excelling in dynamic environments. Proficient in assessment, diagnostics, prescribing, evidence-based practices, patient advocacy, and crisis management.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
Work History
Psychiatric Emergency Response Team
NYU Langone Medical Center
02.2017 - Current
- Provided crisis intervention services to stabilize acutely ill patients, preventing self-harm or harm to others.
- Improved patient outcomes by implementing evidence-based treatment plans and psychotherapy techniques.
- Conducted risk assessments on patients presenting with suicidal or homicidal ideation, implementing safety measures to protect both the individual and the broader community.
- Enhanced patient care by collaborating with multidisciplinary teams to develop comprehensive mental health treatment plans.
- Collaborated closely with primary care providers to address co-occurring physical health issues among psychiatric patients, ensuring comprehensive care solutions.
Emergency Response Team Senior Nurse Clinician
NYU Langone Medical Center
01.2017 - Current
- Assists adults experiencing cardiopulmonary arrest, open chest arrest, rapid responses, stroke, obstetric hemorrhage, and behavioral emergencies
- Highly proficient in ACLS, CALS, ECMO, Intraosseous placement, Level 1 rapid infusions, Belmont rapid infusions, EPOC collection, LUCAS management, Arctic Sun initiation and management, TNK administration, and arterial blood draws
- Manages psychiatric emergencies through verbal de-escalation, patient-centered interventions, and psychiatric medication administration
- Proactively rounds on clinically deteriorating patients, facilitating interdisciplinary care towards early intervention
- Participates in research on cardiopulmonary events through the American Heart Association and the Interdisciplinary Resuscitation Council
- Educates RNs through mock codes and bedside demonstrations
- Ensures evidence-based practice, quality metrics, protocols, and standards through adherence
Critical Care Step-Down Nurse Clinician and Charge RN
NYU Langone Medical Center
01.2012 - 01.2017
- Provides critical nursing care within multiple ICU step-down/intermediate care areas
- Coordinates patient centered plan of care with interdisciplinary team
- Charge of unit nurses and patient care technicians, coordinating scheduling, patient assignments, and collaborating with nursing administration
Education
Master of Science - Nursing, Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner
Duke University
Durham, NC05.2025
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
New York University
New York, NY12.2011
Bachelor of Science - Forensic Psychology
John Jay College of Criminal Justice
New York, NY05.2009
Skills
- Anxiety management
- Suicide risk assessment
- Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder management
- Depression treatment
- Patient-centered care
- Diagnostic assessment
- Psychiatric medication management
- Mental health assessment
- Medication management
- Psychiatric evaluation
- Treatment Planning
- Bipolar disorder management
- Obsessive-compulsive disorder treatment
- Child and adolescent psychiatry
- Post-traumatic stress disorder care
- Sleep disorder management
- Evidence-based practice
- Autism spectrum disorders
- Medication monitoring
- Clinical documentation
Committees And Councils
- Member, Interdisciplinary Resuscitation Council, NYU Langone Medical Center, 01/17, Present
- Chair, Resuscitation Practice Council, NYU Langone Medical Center, 01/18, Present
- Data Abstractor, Get-With-The-Guidelines, American Heart Association, 01/18, Present
- Member, Psychiatric Emergency Committee, NYU Langone Medical Center, 01/23, Present
Affiliations
- American Nurses Association (ANA), 01/12, Present
- American Heart Association (AHA), 01/12, Present
- Academy of Medical-Surgical Nurses (AMSN), 01/12, Present
- American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), 01/12, Present
- Sigma Theta Tau International Honors Society of Nursing, 01/23, Present
- American Psychiatric Nurses Association (APNA), 01/24, Present
- American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP), 01/24, Present
Certifications And Licensure
- Certified Nurse Practitioner, New Jersey, Pending
- Registered Nurse, #653935-01, New York, 03/26
- Registered Nurse, #26NR20019800, New Jersey (Multi State), 05/26
- Basic Life Support (Healthcare Provider), American Heart Association, 01/26
- Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (Healthcare Provider), American Heart Association, 01/26
- Medical-Surgical Nursing, Board Certified (RN-BC), American Nurses Credentialing Center, 07/26
- Certified Medical-Surgical Registered Nurse (CMSRN), Academy of Medical-Surgical Nurses, 02/26
- National Institute of Health Stroke Scale Certified, 01/26
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