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DARNELL STOKES

DARNELL STOKES

Mental Health Specialist/Technician
Kaneohe,HI

Summary

Skilled Mental Health Technician with Psychology degree and extensive mental health services background. Supported numerous patients in large residential treatment facility and played key role in achievement of positive patient outcomes. Excellent communications and patient management skills leading to desirable results.

Overview

10
10
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Mental Health Technician

Kahi Mohala Behavioral Health Hospital
Ewa Beach, HI
11.2017 - Current
  • Helped patients with meals, activities of daily living (ADLs) and facility transfers to promote security and patient well-being.
  • Perform properly and legibly documents and reports all procedures in accordance with department policy
  • Reports patient status, abnormal problems, and behavioral changes to RN and under direction of RN performs defined basic nursing procedures per hospital procedures
  • Applied de-escalation and limit-setting techniques to promote patient cooperation.
  • Teach and assists patients utilizing behavioral modification plans as indicated on master treatment plan
  • Assist with admission/transfer/discharge process
  • Identified behaviors that necessitated intervention and obtained assistance from qualified personnel to complete intervention.
  • Counseled and mentored 16 patients daily on substance use and life choices.
  • Implemented new daily points system layout for patients
  • Orientation team member for new employees
  • Implemented positive changes to Night time float duties
  • Directed or assisted in patient activities (structured and unstructured) and assists in group therapy
  • Escorted patients from unit to meals, activities and visitation areas to maintain standard of safety and security

Psychiatric Technician

Hawaii State Hospital
Kaneohe, HI
08.2017 - 10.2018
  • Observed patients behavior, listen and write their concerns, monitored vital signs, assisted patients with their ADL's,
  • Identified issues, analyzed information and provided solutions to problems.
  • Encouraged patients to develop work skills and to participate in social, recreational, and other therapeutic activities that enhance interpersonal skills and develop social relationships
  • Took and recorded measures of patients' physical condition, using devices such as thermometers and blood pressure gauges
  • Rapid Response team member, emergency codes
  • Participated in continuous improvement by generating suggestions, engaging in problem-solving activities to support teamwork.
  • Charted on numerous amount of patients daily.
  • Worked flexible hours across night, weekend and holiday shifts.

Lab Technician

HPC Foodservice
Honolulu, HI
07.2013 - 08.2017
  • Maintenance repair and calibration.
  • Lab services testing for bacteria's
  • Produced reports and diagnosis on multiple products
  • Helped implement new inventory management system that included more frequent inventorying of chemical solution stock levels to ensure uninterrupted lab services
  • Familiarity with Safety, Food Safety, GMP, Preventive Maintenance, Quality Assurance, Sanitation
  • Ability to use plant equipment, laboratory apparatus and office automation equipment
  • Interpreted and documented results of tests into active databases and communicated results to management.
  • Maintained documentation on tests performed in lab.
  • Calibrated and maintained instruments to keep equipment fully operational.
  • Performed testing and quality control using approved laboratory procedures and instrumentation.
  • Cleaned and sterilized tools and equipment to maximize purity of specimens.
  • Participated in continuous improvement by generating suggestions, engaging in problem-solving activities to support teamwork.
  • Used critical thinking to break down problems, evaluate solutions and make decisions
  • Participated in continuous improvement by generating suggestions, engaging in problem-solving activities to support teamwork

Education

Bachelor of Science - Psychology

Southern New Hampshire University
Manchester, NH
2022

TX Course Certification - Heating, Ventilation, Air-Conditioning, And Refrigeration Technology

ATI/South Texas Vocational Institute
McAllen, TX
02.2010

Advanced Safety Programs -

Naval Base Pearl Harbor
Honolulu, HI
08.2002

Diploma - Mechanical Engineering Technology

East New York Transit Tech High School
Brooklyn, NY
06.1990

Skills

  • Leadership Supervisory Skills Team Collaboration Patient Education
  • Treatment Plan Writing Counseling Techniques Record keeping
  • Progress Notation
  • Training
  • Discharge Planning
  • Treatment Planning
  • Patient Assessment
  • Cultural Awareness
  • First Aid/CPR
  • Dependable and Responsible
  • Self-Motivated
  • MS Office
  • Patient Care
  • Flexible and Adaptable
  • Interpersonal Communication
  • Planning and Coordination
  • Teamwork and Collaboration
  • Excellent Communication

Certification

EPA certified 608 Universal R – 410A Residential Certified

Work Availability

monday
tuesday
wednesday
thursday
friday
saturday
sunday
morning
afternoon
evening
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Quote

Kindness is the language which the deaf can hear and the blind can see
Unknown

Timeline

Mental Health Technician

Kahi Mohala Behavioral Health Hospital
11.2017 - Current

Psychiatric Technician

Hawaii State Hospital
08.2017 - 10.2018

Lab Technician

HPC Foodservice
07.2013 - 08.2017

Bachelor of Science - Psychology

Southern New Hampshire University

TX Course Certification - Heating, Ventilation, Air-Conditioning, And Refrigeration Technology

ATI/South Texas Vocational Institute

Advanced Safety Programs -

Naval Base Pearl Harbor

Diploma - Mechanical Engineering Technology

East New York Transit Tech High School

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