Dawn Livingston
Gladewater
Summary
Equipped with strong problem-solving abilities, willingness to learn, and excellent communication skills. Poised to contribute to team success and achieve positive results. Ready to tackle new challenges and advance organizational objectives with dedication and enthusiasm.
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
PMHNP
Tyler Circle Care Clinic
08.2024 - Current
- Diagnosing mental health, substance abuse and emotional disorders
- Perform care management to assess, plan and coordinate patient treatment plans
- Provide direct treatment and management of patients with psychiatric conditions
- Provides crisis intervention and medication management
- Monitor and relay patient information to healthcare staff
- Conduct psychiatric evaluations
- Consulted in treatment and rehabilitation plans for patients
- Collaborated with the team to coordinate patient care plans
- Ordered and interpreted appropriate lab test for patients
Nurse Navigator
Overton Brooks VA Medical Center Community Clinic
07.2019 - 08.2024
- Monitor patient compliance with patient treatment plan
- Design or participate in the creation of health education materials
- Collect and report data from patients on barriers, health care, medications, prior treatments, etc
- Oversees the planning, scheduling, and implementation of day-to-day clinical activities and procedures for navigated patients
- Manages and delivers care for complex adult patient situations incorporating age specific competencies
- Function in Charge Nurse Role over multiple clinics
- Oversees care for over 100 Veterans a day in an Outpatient Clinic setting
- Collaborates with multiple specialty care providers in scheduling and providing care
- Completes triage/assessment in required timeframe and identifies priority needs and subtle changes in patient's condition that indicates an impending emergency and takes appropriate action
- Maintains environmental safety by adhering to VAMC policies
- Provide individualized patient/family education inclusive of health promotion information
- Implements ongoing educational plan to support own professional development, maintain OCN and EMT-P certifications
- I am cross trained for specialty Hematology/Oncology and Radiation/Oncology Clinics to provide chemotherapy treatment to veterans
- I am also cross trained in all other clinics to triage and provide care as needed, and as Nurse of the Day
- I perform regular chart reviews and report to management
- I have completed the following trainings: telehealth to Home using VA Video Connect Provider Training, Telehealth Emergency Plans Memorandum Self Certificate Course, and virtual Care
Palliative/Medical/Surgical Floor RN
Over
02.2019 - 07.2019
- Collaborates with physicians and multi-disciplinary team members
- Provides physical and psychological support to patients and families
- Performs patient assessment at equal intervals and identifies any subtle changes in patients’ condition that indicates impending emergency
- Performs appropriate interventions to stabilize the patient, contacts appropriate interventional teams, initiates IV/port access, administers medications through prescribed routes, monitors vital signs and adjust treatment, collect labs, analyze lab results
- Establish a compassionate environment by providing emotional, psychological, and spiritual support to patients and family to understand condition, medications, and self-care skills, answering questions
- Maintains safe and clean working environment by complying with procedures, rules, and regulations
- Protects patients and staff by adhering to infection-control policies and protocols and maintains patient medical records
Emergency Room RN, Oncology RN
Willis Knighton Hospital
08.2014 - 07.2019
- Company Overview: While employed with Willis Knighton hospital I worked in the ED department as ER nurse
- I held this position full time then PRN until June/2016, when I transferred to Willis Knighton Cancer Clinic as a chemotherapy infusion nurse
- Provides initial assessment and safe care to stabilize patients in a fast-paced environment
- Assisted in the care of multiple traumas, cardiac arrest, stroke codes, sexual assaults, and conscious sedations
- Provided care to people across the lifespan with different conditions from infants, children, pregnant woman, and the elderly
- Independently maintained safe and effective care to patients with different acuity levels in a time-restricted and demanding environment
- Constantly communicated and collaborated with physicians and other healthcare professionals to ensure optimal care was given to patients in a timely manner
- Provide continual assessment to patients before during and after chemotherapy administration
- Observe and recognize patients for any drug reactions and initiate the appropriate emergency protocol
- EKG recognition, injection administration, access peripheral or port for lab draw and drug administration
- Review lab results and orders for appropriate dose administration
- Administer pre-medication, chemotherapy, immunotherapy, and blood products
- Patient teaching and support play a huge roll in my daily job duties
- While employed with Willis Knighton hospital I worked in the ED department as ER nurse
- I held this position full time then PRN until June/2016, when I transferred to Willis Knighton Cancer Clinic as a chemotherapy infusion nurse
- While employed in this position I obtained an Oncology Nurse Certification
OR/Sedation RN
University Health Hospital
03.2015 - 06.2016
- Administered Conscious sedation medications per physicians’ orders and closely monitored patient reactions to conscious sedation drugs and implemented appropriate nursing interventions as necessary
- Assisted with bronchoscopies, EGD's, colonoscopies, and ERCP's
- Managed intra-operative patients through post-operative phase
- Developed patient care plans, including assessments, evaluations, and nursing diagnoses
- Participated as member of heart team
- Ensured availability of legal documentation prior to procedures
- Maintained stringent hygiene standards of unit with disinfection and consistent restock of all equipment
- Kept optimal supply levels in treatment rooms, triage, and other areas to meet typical patient load
- Monitored, tracked, and conveyed important patient information to healthcare staff to help optimize treatment planning and care delivery
- Educated on different diagnoses to be familiar with presentation and treatment protocols
- Generated accurate, concise operative records of all activities occurring during each case
- Promoted and restored patient health by executing variety of nursing responsibilities
- Preformed sterile surgical skin preps of specific operative sites
- Served as patient advocate, assuring that an aseptic, sterile, and safe environment was maintained
- Handled and labeled specimens according to policy
Practice Nurse/Manager
Dr. Frank Murphy, DO
04.2011 - 07.2014
- Oversee the daily operations of psychiatric clinic and all employees
- Assisted in treatment plans for patients initiated on Suboxone therapy
- Collaborated with psychiatrist in the treatment plans of Suboxone patients
- Maintained practice medical record, and insurance records
- Assess/triage all patients, identify any needs, or prompt treatment needed
- I collaborated regularly with County Judges ordering PEC's and assisted with mental health competency evaluations in jail setting
- I then assisted with competency reports and assured county court received in a timely manner
- Provided disease/drug specific education as needed
- Administered injection, ordered labs drawn, drug testing and any other required treatment ordered by MD
- Collaborated closely with Psychiatrist to build, initiate, and update treatment plans as needed
- Scheduled ongoing training for all staff
- Responsible for all chart reviews
Medical Office Supervisor/Paramedic
Gregg County Sheriff’s Office
02.2006 - 04.2011
- Assisted Doctor with clinic, and minor surgical procedures, initiated doctor orders, ordered, and set up medications
- Maintained inmate and employee TB records
- Responsible for overseeing daily operations of the Gregg County Jail medical department, which employed 10 nurse/paramedics
- Collaborated regularly with staff Medical Director, to maintain federal and state standard of care for inmates
- Handled and assisted to resolve all complaints by inmates to help improve inmate care satisfaction while maintaining Federal and State regulations
- Responsible for performance improvement, patient and employee safety, standards of care and practice
- Provided weekly staff schedule, maintained performance standards, and conduct and helped resolve performance issues, I also reviewed staff certifications to assure staff was up to date
- Collaborated with staff Medical Director to update protocols that would allow the medical staff to provide care at ALS level instead of BLS level
- Collaborated with purchasing department to purchase the equipment that would allow the medical staff to perform at ALS level, scheduled training so that the medical staff LPNs would be proficient in EKG recognition, and other ALS skills
- Maintained and updated protocols as needed for standards of care for state and federal inmates
- Collaborated regularly with medical staff of Federal Bureau of prisons in reviewing charts and data of housed Federal prisoners to assure all protocols were followed and implemented actions required to improve patient care at Federal standard of care
Education
Master of Science - Nursing Science
Walden University
Minneapolis, MN11-2023
Skills
- Friendly, positive attitude
- Teamwork and collaboration
- Customer service
- Problem-solving
- Time management
- Flexible and adaptable
- Dependable and responsible
- Critical thinking
- Calm under pressure
- Decision-making
- Verbal communication
Certification
- Certified PMHNP-BC
- Certified Oncology RN
- Certified Case management
- Certified Paramedic
PMHNP-BC
Dawn Livingston is a dedicated and compassionate board-certified mental health nurse practitioner with a wealth of experience spanning 28 years in the medical field. Her educational journey began with an associate's degree from Kilgore College, followed by a bachelor's degree from Western Governors University. Dawn culminated her academic pursuits by earning a Master of Science in Nursing from Walden University, equipping her with the expertise to make a significant impact in her field. Throughout her extensive career, Dawn has practiced in a diverse array of medical areas, including psychiatry, primary care, gastrointestinal health, oncology, emergency medicine, and surgery. Her unique experiences also extend to the jail system, where she gained valuable insights into the challenges faced by individuals needing both medical and psychiatric care. This exposure, along with her work as a paramedic in the field and emergency room, highlighted the often-overlooked connection between the mind and body. It became a driving force behind her decision to specialize as a psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner, focusing on the holistic well-being of her patients.
My objective is to use my strong dedication to support those with mental health disorders and my significant clinical expertise in providing comprehensive treatment to positively impact the well-being of those in need of help.
Timeline
PMHNP
Tyler Circle Care Clinic
08.2024 - Current
Nurse Navigator
Overton Brooks VA Medical Center Community Clinic
07.2019 - 08.2024
Palliative/Medical/Surgical Floor RN
Over
02.2019 - 07.2019
OR/Sedation RN
University Health Hospital
03.2015 - 06.2016
Emergency Room RN, Oncology RN
Willis Knighton Hospital
08.2014 - 07.2019
Practice Nurse/Manager
Dr. Frank Murphy, DO
04.2011 - 07.2014
Medical Office Supervisor/Paramedic
Gregg County Sheriff’s Office
02.2006 - 04.2011
Master of Science - Nursing Science
Walden University
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