Dr LA Ogun-Semore
Dacula,GA
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
Work History
Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner
Newly Sought After
10.2020 - Current
- Optimized medication management protocols to minimize side effects and maximize therapeutic benefits for patients with psychiatric conditions.
- Strengthened patient safety measures, effectively reducing occurrence of self-harm or harm to others within treatment facility.
- Achieved significant improvements in patient mood and anxiety scores, employing combination of pharmacological and non-pharmacological interventions.
- Improved patient outcomes with detailed assessment and personalized care plans for individuals suffering from severe mental health disorders.
- Advocated for patient rights and autonomy in treatment decisions, ensuring ethical standards were upheld in all aspects of psychiatric care.
- Maintained comprehensive, accurate, and timely electronic health records to support ongoing assessment and treatment planning efforts.
- Mentored nursing students and new hires, fostering a supportive learning environment that encouraged professional growth.
- Enhanced patient adherence to treatment protocols by educating individuals and families on disease management and prevention strategies.
- Provided direct quality care to patients by monitoring, recording and evaluating psychiatric conditions.
Online Adjunct Faculty
Liberty University
02.2020 - Current
- Assign grades and assess student progress, potential and achievement in concrete, understandable ways to ultimately help the student progress toward a degree. Cultivate a desire to build relationships, find solutions to problems and be helpful and friendly at all times. To lecture and teach the material presented in the course syllabus and outline in a professional and engaging manner.
- Licensed to practice in CA, CO, GA, FL, MD, ID, IA, VA, WV, NE, NM, WA, OR, TX
Nurse Practitioner
David Fowler Group
05.2018 - Current
- In patient mental health facility in Metropolitan Atlanta. Acquire health histories, perform physical examinations and manage patients from inpatient acute care setting to outpatient environment. Prescribe necessary medications and deliver psychotherapy treatments. Perform comprehensive physical and behavioral examinations of patients. Develop and implement patient management policies and procedures. Facilitate referrals to other healthcare professionals and medical facilities.
Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner
Newly Sought After
02.2017 - Current
- Conducted thorough psychiatric evaluations to accurately diagnose mental health conditions and inform appropriate treatment decisions.
- Maintained comprehensive, accurate, and timely electronic health records to support ongoing assessment and treatment planning efforts.
- Utilized telehealth technologies as necessary to provide remote consultations while ensuring adequate patient monitoring during periods of distance-based care.
- Streamlined medication management processes by regularly reviewing prescriptions for effectiveness, potential interactions, and side effects.
- Maintained up-to-date knowledge of industry best practices through continuous professional development opportunities and attending relevant conferences.
- Increased patient satisfaction through providing compassionate, holistic care and addressing the unique concerns of each individual.
- Mentored nursing students and new hires, fostering a supportive learning environment that encouraged professional growth.
- Implemented culturally sensitive care approaches when working with diverse patient populations to ensure equitable access to quality mental healthcare services.
- Coordinated care transitions by establishing discharge plans in collaboration with other professionals involved in the patient''s treatment journeyespecilly within inpatient setting
- Pioneered peer support program, enhancing patient resilience and promoting long-term mental health recovery.
- Enhanced patient outcomes by developing comprehensive treatment plans tailored to individual needs.
- Enhanced patient adherence to treatment protocols by educating individuals and families on disease management and prevention strategies.
- Provided direct quality care to patients by monitoring, recording and evaluating psychiatric conditions.
Nurse Practitioner
CONTRACTOR Newly Sought After Georgia
02.2017 - Current
- Essential roles of Psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner dual-rolling as adult gerontology nurse practitioner in a multi-faceted and integrative health care organization.
Nurse Practitioner
Salveo Integrative Salveo Group
08.2018 - 12.2021
- Currently established within the Salve Group/System to evaluate, assess, diagnose and treat both adolescents, adult and geriatric population in acute, subacute and crisis stabilization units. Currently established within the Salve Group/System to evaluate, assess, diagnose and treat substance abuse and other psychiatric disorders in adolescents, adult and geriatric population in acute, subacute and crisis stabilization units. Diagnose and treat acute, episodic behavioral illnesses. Acquire health histories, perform physical examinations and manage patients from inpatient acute care setting to outpatient environment. Prescribe necessary medications and deliver psychotherapy treatments. Perform comprehensive physical and behavioral examinations of patients. Develop and implement patient management policies and procedures. Facilitate referrals to other healthcare professionals and medical facilities. Communicate with collaborating physician or specialist regarding patient care.
- Clinical work- Evaluating and treating routine inpatient psychiatric patient; on-call coverage for the week, with rounds in the inpatient unit, IDT meetings and rare court appearances for committed patients (1021). Use EPIC EMR/EHR in clinical work; knowledge in Assertive community treatment (ACT), Community-Based Mental Health Care programs. Responding to duties, messages, and paperwork in a timely manner working with a team of nurses, case managers, and therapists. Provide professional initial services for alcohol and drug treatment, consultation services, and development of treatment plans. Recommend and provide individual counseling, group counseling, and assessment for patients that have an additional psychiatric disorder or patients with treatment resistance problems.
- Performs History and Physical Health assessments and preventative health measures within prescribed guidelines and physician instructions.
- Orders, interprets and evaluates diagnostic tests to identify and assess patient's clinical problems and health care needs.
- Discusses case with physician.
- Formulates and documents care plan.
- Prescribes medication and orders other forms of treatment.
Nurse Practitioner Psychiatric Mental Health
CONTRACTOR-Mindful Therapy Support Group
05.2020 - 05.2021
- Perform comprehensive physical and behavioral examinations of patients. Develop and implement patient management policies and procedures. Facilitate referrals to other healthcare professionals and medical facilities. Communicate with collaborating physicians or specialists regarding patient care. Exposure to new and update treatment modalities for chronic and resistant depressive and mood disorder; in house collaboration in Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation in treating depressive mood disorder. Familiarity with psychotropic medications. Familiarity with psychotropic medications and extensive working knowledge of the DSM IV - Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders.
Nurse Practitioner Psychiatry
Georgia Behavioral Health/LifeStance Health
07.2019 - 09.2020
- Established within the GBH/Life Stance Health to evaluate, assess, diagnose and treat both adolescents, adult and geriatric population in outpatient/Tele-Psychiatry settings. A highly educated and dedicated multidisciplinary professional striving to provide extraordinary care, using best evidence-based practices and comprehensive care in treating and managing children, Adults/Adolescents, geriatric battling PTSD, anxiety, depression and addiction disorders.
- Acquire health histories, perform physical examinations, diagnose and treat acute, episodic behavioral illnesses and manage patients from outpatient care setting Prescribe necessary medications and deliver psychotherapy treatments. Perform comprehensive physical and behavioral examinations of patients. Develop and implement patient management policies and procedures. Facilitate referrals to other healthcare professionals and medical facilities. Communicate with collaborating physicians or specialists regarding patient care. Exposure to new and update treatment modalities for chronic and resistant depressive and mood disorder; in house collaboration in Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation in treating depressive mood disorder. Familiarity with psychotropic medications. Familiarity with psychotropic medications and extensive working knowledge of the DSM IV - Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders.
Nurse Practitioner
Palladium Hospice/Palliative Healthcare
10.2015 - 09.2020
- Hospice nurse practitioner to perform face to face encounters a CMS certification regulation in patient’s home setting and surroundings. Nurse Practitioner- Psych & Medical Wellness Psychiatric Solutions Scepter Healthcare Skilled Rehabilitation and Nursing - Atlanta, GA May 2015 to August 2017 active role as the sole provider for this skilled nursing facility include but not limited to managing chronic illnesses, treating and stabilizing acute health. Also responsible for weekly rounding on patients in a skilled rehabilitation unit, stabilizing, and management of their health care issues. Reporting and collaborating with other providers for continuity of care and preventing recurrent and frequent hospitalizations. Other roles include taking calls from facility staff about changes in conditions, lab results, maintaining ongoing, and up to date information on patients. Meet with family members to update on patient's conditions and concerns. Also, coordinating referrals as deemed necessary and appropriate. The role also is to collaborate with pharmacy and addressing their recommendations. Participate in meetings and providing ongoing education to facility staff members. Significant responsibility includes caring for the chronic medical and mentally ill population. Performing procedures ass delineated by a collaborative practice agreement. Knowledge based on Medicare and Medicaid reimbursements and appropriate coding for encounters.
Nurse
Pruitt Healthcare
10.2013 - 01.2015
- As the hospice Registered Nurse Case Manager responsibilities include, but not limited to identifying and coordinating patient and family care to support the terminally ill patients and families at either in home, skilled nursing facility or residential care facility.
- Assess home care needs, being aware of the physical, emotional, and spiritual aspects and gather data on social, economic and cultural factors which may influence health, well-being and quality of life.
- Provide direct care to patients as prescribed in the Interdisciplinary Plan of Care in order to maintain the highest level of comfort and quality of life and assuming primary responsibility for case management.
- Evaluate and perform ongoing assessment and revise initial written plan of care with Interdisciplinary collaboration weekly or as the needs and conditions of the patient/family change.
- Delegate, authorize, coordinate and supervise care, as prescribed in the Interdisciplinary Plan of Care, with contracted vendors in order to meet the needs of the patients.
Staff Nurse
Center for Neuroscience Gwinnett Medical Center
05.2009 - 11.2014
- Neuro ICU, Neuro Intermediate, and Neuro Acute, Telemetry/Stroke unit.
- Determine immediate deterioration of status of neurologically unstable patients that are deemed stable to Intermediate and Critical.
- Trained nurse on the NIH scale for all stroke patients. Worked with Neurologists with the use of the phototherapy, Brain Gate Study, Mitsubishi study to treat stroke patients and monitoring such patients and coordinating care with the physician's nurses while on and off the unit.
- Monitor and interpret lab results and intervene appropriately.
- Safely initiate and/or manage IVs, pumps, central lines, TPN, enteral feeding, Give & receive shift change reports & communicate effectively with nurses.
Staff Nurse
Atlanta Medical Center
06.2006 - 03.2009
- Post-Surgical, Telemetry/Stroke unit.
- Deliver care to a wide range of cardiac and stroke patients including post
- Monitored heart rhythms, identify, and respond to dysrhythmias.
- Administered treatments and a wide range of medication safely.
- Educated patients on diagnosis, treatment plan, procedures, medications, etc.
- Monitored and interpret lab results and intervene appropriately.
- Safely initiate and/or manage IVs, pumps, central lines, TPN, enteral feeding, infusion of blood, and blood products, cardiac drips, etc.
- Give & receive shift changes, reports & communicate effectively with other nurses.
- Communicated effectively with healthcare team to ensure safe and effective delivery of treatments.
- Followed organizational policies and protocols to provide standardized care to patients.
Nurse
Whittier Rehabilitation Hospital
10.2005 - 06.2006
- Carry out physician orders, collaborating with physicians in the performance of post-cardiac surgical treatments and examinations. Administration of major and minor cardiac medications and the provision of direct patient care in convalescence and rehabilitation nursing environment. Promoting health, preventing disease and helping patients cope with illness. Advocate, health educator for patients, families, teaching cardiac care, and monitor heart rhythms. Making independent nursing judgments and assessments, based on my nursing knowledge and skills. Assess, plan and implement care and interventions in addressing the problems and acuity of the patient. Administer prescribed medications, change dressings, clean wounds, and monitor vital signs. Promote family centered nursing care for patients. Serve as the primary coordinator of all disciplines for well-coordinated patient care. Monitor record and communicate patient condition as appropriate utilizing computerized documentation systems. Instruct and educate patients and families, assess and coordinate patient's discharge planning needs with members of the healthcare team. Provide age and culturally appropriate care. Maintain a safe and therapeutic patient care environment for at risk patients. Orient and mentor new staff members.
Education
Doctorate in Nursing - Nursing
Brandman University
Irvine, CA08.2019
Master of Science in Nursing - Nursing
Indiana State University
Savannah, GA06.2015
Bachelor's in Nursing - Nursing
Regis College
Weston, MA05.2012
Skills
- EMR- Advanced MD ICANotes, Epic, Mckesson, Credible, Consolo, Practice Fusion
- BLS
- Epic
- Acls
- Excel
- Powerpoint
- Nurse Practitioner
- Healthcare
Timeline
Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner
Newly Sought After
10.2020 - Current
Nurse Practitioner Psychiatric Mental Health
CONTRACTOR-Mindful Therapy Support Group
05.2020 - 05.2021
Online Adjunct Faculty
Liberty University
02.2020 - Current
Nurse Practitioner Psychiatry
Georgia Behavioral Health/LifeStance Health
07.2019 - 09.2020
Nurse Practitioner
Salveo Integrative Salveo Group
08.2018 - 12.2021
Nurse Practitioner
David Fowler Group
05.2018 - Current
Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner
Newly Sought After
02.2017 - Current
Nurse Practitioner
CONTRACTOR Newly Sought After Georgia
02.2017 - Current
Nurse Practitioner
Palladium Hospice/Palliative Healthcare
10.2015 - 09.2020
Nurse
Pruitt Healthcare
10.2013 - 01.2015
Staff Nurse
Center for Neuroscience Gwinnett Medical Center
05.2009 - 11.2014
Staff Nurse
Atlanta Medical Center
06.2006 - 03.2009
Nurse
Whittier Rehabilitation Hospital
10.2005 - 06.2006
Doctorate in Nursing - Nursing
Brandman University
Master of Science in Nursing - Nursing
Indiana State University
Bachelor's in Nursing - Nursing
Regis College
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