Dr. MAMBO J. NDINGWAN SIKOD, DNP -PMHNP
Waco,TX
Summary
Dedicated individual with a strong understanding of mental health issues and patient care. Comprehensive knowledge of psychiatric assessments and treatment plans, along with skills in medication management and therapeutic communication. Committed to making a meaningful impact by providing compassionate and effective care to individuals in need. Offers a compassionate and patient-focused approach, eager to learn and grow in a mental health environment. Personable and compassionate individual with a natural ability to connect with youth and create a supportive environment. Knowledgeable in child development and behavioral management techniques, coupled with strong communication skills. Committed to making a positive impact on the lives of young individuals by fostering their growth and well-being.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Psychiatric Nurse (Per Diem)
Napa State Hospital
12.2022 - Current
- Educated patients and families about mental health, diagnoses and treatment options.
- Explained useful coping methods to relieve depression and anxiety.
- Deescalated agitated patients using verbal interventions before resorting to physical restraints or seclusion when necessary.
- Administered psychotropic medications as prescribed, monitoring side effects and adjusting dosages as needed under physician guidance.
- Administered medication and treatments to patients to observe and record responses.
- Developed successful discharge plans to help continuity of care upon patient release.
- Facilitated group therapy sessions on various topics such as coping strategies, stress management, and medication adherence for improved patient understanding.
Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner (PRN Telehealth )
Heading Health
08.2021 - Current
- Provides consult and medication management to TMS/Ketamine/Spravato clients in an outpatient setting
- Conduct visits via telehealth and occasionally on site at the office in Dallas, Texas
- Collaborate with a team of TMS technicians and Psychiatrists to provide the best care for clients
- Address urgent needs for medication refills and crisis stabilization as needed
- Promoted adherence to treatment plans through consistent follow-ups and adjustments to medications as necessary, improving overall patient wellbeing.
- Analyzed explanations for psychiatric illnesses by screening clients for physical illnesses, neurological trauma, developmental issues and genetic factors.
- Stayed current on advancements in psychiatric care by attending conferences, workshops, and completing continuing education courses.
- Improved patient outcomes by conducting thorough psychiatric assessments and developing personalized treatment plans.
- Implemented evidence-based interventions tailored to individual patient needs, contributing to positive therapeutic outcomes.
- Conducted risk assessments for suicidal or self-harming behaviors among patients, implementing appropriate safety measures when necessary.
Forensic Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner
Eleanor Slater Hospital
07.2020 - 05.2021
- Provide clinical assessment; Court ordered psychiatric Evaluations treatment; behavioral and medication management
- Collaborate with professionals in criminal Justice System.
- Developed strong rapport with patients from diverse backgrounds, demonstrating cultural competence in providing empathetic care.
- Maintained high professional standards by adhering to ethical guidelines, legal regulations, and organizational policies in all aspects of psychiatric nursing practice.
- Conduct therapy and response to crisis of new and existing patients
- Develop individual service plans based upon case reviews, assessment data and provide therapeutic intervention as necessary including the provision of ongoing medication management
- Provide consultation to facility staff on nursing practice and psychopharmacology as appropriate
- Provide accurate assessment of patient awaiting discharge
- Maintain documentation of services including progress notes, quarterly treatment reviews and other required documentation in accordance with agency standards
Psychiatric Registered Nurse (Travel Assignment)
Vermont Psychiatric State Hospital
01.2020 - 03.2020
- Monitored patient medication adherence and side effects to inform treatment adjustments.
- Developed individualized care plans tailored to patient diagnoses and treatment goals.
- Utilized cognitive-behavioral therapy techniques to facilitate patient progress.
- Conducted comprehensive patient evaluations to determine mental health status and needs.
- Implemented crisis intervention strategies to de-escalate volatile situations.
- Responded to numerous volatile situations and violent outbreaks to restore safety and security of patients and staff.
- Built trust with patients from various cultural backgrounds through culturally competent care practices tailored to individual needs.
- Ensured patient safety by closely monitoring behaviors, administering medications as prescribed, and intervening during incidents of aggression or self Harm.
Campus RN Charge Nurse
Waco Center for Youths 13- 17
12.2017 - 01.2020
- Conducts and documents in an electronic medical record complete psychiatric evaluation, mental status examination of newly admitted transferred patients and annual evaluation of current patients
- Facilitated transportation arrangements for appointments or outings, promoting social integration in the community.
- Utilized behavior management strategies consistently, creating an orderly environment conducive to personal growth for all residents.
- De-escalated destructive and impulsive youth behavior by assisting in finding positive alternate outlets.
- Increased resident participation in group activities by offering diverse recreational options tailored to their interests.
- Promoted positive relationships among residents through conflict resolution techniques and team-building exercises.
- Developed strong rapport with each resident under my care based on trust, empathy, understanding thus fostering therapeutic alliances that promoted healing.
- Maintained a safe residential space through regular inspections, risk assessments, and adherence to safety protocols.
- Plans and implement care of patients as assigned by unit medical director, program director, treatment team or upon request
- Perform progress notes at appropriate intervals and frequency as indicated by patient's clinical condition
- Obtains and interprets laboratory tests according to procedure and practices with consultation of supervising physician
- Initiates or modifies medical treatment when and to the extent authorized by treating physician
- Oversaw medication administration according to prescribed schedules, ensuring proper dosages were given accurately while maintaining detailed records of such transactions.
- Participated actively in ongoing professional development opportunities to enhance my knowledge of best practices in youth residential care work continually.
- Reacted to disturbances within facility by attempting to reason with residents and separating or implementing physical restraint or isolation.
Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Residency
Doris Miller Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center
07.2019 - 12.2019
- Integrated data from assessments to develop diagnoses and health care strategies
- Provided collaborative evidenced-based psycho-pharmacological and psycho-therapeutic treatment and education for individuals, families, and groups with respect to patient autonomy, age, gender, race, ethnicity, sexual preference, culture, and spirituality
- Developed plans for individuals, families, and groups to promote positive health, prevent disease, and manage acute/chronic illness
- Demonstrated effective individual, family, and group psycho-therapeutic skills to treat psychiatric and co-occurring disorders
PMHNP III: Advanced Psychiatric- Mental Health Nursing Across the Lifespan Diagnosis and Management
Doris Miller Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center
04.2019 - 07.2019
- Develop a professional role as an advanced practice psychiatric- mental health nurse leader
- Evaluated, diagnosed, and managed multiple chronic and acute dual-diagnosis psychiatric disorders, co-occurring medical diagnoses, differential diagnoses of children, adolescents, adults, and older adults across the lifespan through the synthesis of outcomes from physical, social, cultural, epidemiological, and diagnostic sources
PMHNP I & II: Advanced Psychiatric- Mental Health Nursing Across the Lifespan
Doris Miller Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center
08.2018 - 04.2019
- Evaluated and diagnosed children, adolescents, adults, and older adults with increasingly complex acute and chronic psychiatric disorders and co-occurring medical problems, integrating biopsychosocial theories
- Provided evidence-based and sensitive mental health care
- Utilized evidence-based psychopharmacological and nonpharmacological interventions
- Demonstrated effective individual and family psychotherapy skills
Doctor of Nursing Practice-Project
Doris Miller Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center
01.2018 - 04.2019
- Completed an evidence-based scholarly project specific to a population of interest
- Prepared dissemination products for the scholarly project
- Disseminated findings from academic projects
- Demonstrated scholarship as a DNP prepared APRN student
- Performed diagnostic imaging techniques to identify and monitor medical conditions.
Registered Nurse, Psychiatric Nurse Supervisor
Ascension Providence (DePaul Center)
01.2017 - 12.2018
- Coordinates the day to day operations of clinic/program services
- Coordinates the assignment of cases, conduct staff meeting, and provides training; schedules staff to provide clinic coverage; evaluate work performance, and assists in disciplinary proceedings
- Personally, it maintains a small caseload or handles some of the more complex cases; performs a variety of direct clinical, diagnostic, treatment, and outreach services
- Assist the behavioral health care manager with program planning, implementation, and evaluation of activities
- Participate in community outreach and public relations activities
Registered Nurse
University of Maryland Mid-Town Campus
01.2014 - 05.2018
- Develops a P.O.C
- That corresponds with the physician's orders through assessment of patient's needs, condition, environment, and consultation with other health team members at time of initial visit and updates plan of care regularly as necessary and documents this care following Agency procedures
- Maintains an ongoing responsibility for assigned caseload and it is responsible for the implementation and evaluation of the individual patient plan of care
- Provides teaching and counsels both patient and family
- Maintains a continuing knowledge of competencies related to the nursing profession by participating in formal education programs, conference, workshops, and professional organizations
- Administered medications using automated dispensing systems to ensure precise dosage and timing.
- Educated patients and families on health management and post-discharge care, improving adherence to treatment plans.
Individual, Family, and Group Psychotherapy
DePaul Center
01.2018 - 04.2018
- Provided the advanced practice psychiatric-mental health nurse prepared at the Doctor of Nursing Practice level with knowledge and clinical skills to use in conducting individual, family, and group psychotherapy for patients across the lifespan who are experiencing dysfunctional interpersonal patterns
Registered Nurse (Travel Assignment)
Acadia Hospital (Age 1 -17 )
10.2015 - 01.2016
- Conducts an individualized patient assessment, prioritizing the data collection based on the adolescent patient's immediate condition or needs within a timeframe specified by the client facility's policies, procedures, or protocols
- Conducts ongoing assessments as determined by the teenage patient's condition and, or the client facility's policies, procedures or protocols and reprioritize care accordingly
- Develops a plan of care that is personalized for the adolescent patient reflecting collaboration with other members of the healthcare team
- Performs appropriate interventions as ordered by a physician in an accurate and timely manner
- Performs therapeutic nursing interventions as established by individualized plan of care for the adolescent patient and his/her family
- Provides individualized patient/family education customized to the adolescent patient and his/her family
- Documents patient assessment findings, behavioral/psychosocial responses to nursing intervention, and progress towards problem resolution
Registered Nurse (Travel Assignment)
Spotsylvania Regional Medical Center
09.2015 - 10.2015
- Perform initial and on-going physical and psychosocial assessment according to accepted standards of nursing practice
- Assesses plans and evaluates patient care needs
- Carries out physician orders and participates in treatment team conferences to assist in planning and revising goals, objectives, and intervention appropriate to the age-related and problem needs for each patient
- Monitors, records, and communicate patient's conditions as appropriate utilizing computerized documentation systems, such as Senna, Epic, and Meditech
- Orients and mentors' new staff
- Provides behavioral health care interventions utilizing the lease restrictive interventions and instructs and educate patients and families
- Assesses and coordinates patients' discharge planning needs with members of the healthcare team
Registered Nurse Travel Assignment
Red River Hospital (Youth Ages 12-17)
02.2015 - 05.2015
- Maintained a safe residential space through regular inspections, risk assessments, and adherence to safety protocols.
- Facilitated transportation arrangements for appointments or outings, promoting social integration in the community.
- Documented residents'' progress toward goals regularly, allowing for accurate tracking of growth over time.
- Taught clients to relate socially through use of daily routines and activities.
- Conducted one-on-one behavior management counseling for clients by teaching coping techniques and giving guidance and support.
- Utilized behavior management strategies consistently, creating an orderly environment conducive to personal growth for all residents.
- Coordinated with external agencies for necessary resources and services, ensuring seamless continuum of care for each resident throughout their stay.
- Assisted residents in setting and achieving personal goals, empowering them to take ownership of their lives and make positive changes.
- De-escalated destructive and impulsive youth behavior by assisting in finding positive alternate outlets.
- Promoted positive relationships among residents through conflict resolution techniques and team-building exercises.
- Developed strong rapport with each resident under my care based on trust, empathy, understanding thus fostering therapeutic alliances that promoted healing.
Certified Nursing Assistant
Genesis Health Care
06.2009 - 07.2014
- Provides patients' personal hygiene by giving bedpans, urinals, baths, backrubs, shampoos, and shaves; assisting with travel to the bathroom; helping with showers and baths
- Provides adjunct care by administering enemas, douches, no sterile dressings, surgical preps, ice packs, heat treatments, sitz, and therapeutic baths; applying restraints
- Provides for activities of daily living by assisting with serving meals, feeding patients as necessary; ambulating, turning, and positioning patients; providing fresh water and nourishment between meals
Certified Nursing Assistant
Active Day Care
05.2009 - 07.2011
- Assist in the care of ventilated patients
- Care for patients with PICCs, PEG tubes, EKG, and telemetry
- Assist patients with personal hygiene and ADL's
- Assist patients with mobility
- Turn patients to prevent the breakdown of skin and development of ulcers
- Assist with patients' assessment and care planning
- Assist with bingo and various games
Education
Doctor of Nursing Practice - Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner
University of The Incarnate Word
San Antonio, TX10.2019
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Grambling State University
Grambling, LA05.2013
Skills
- Therapeutic care plans
- Compassionate caregiving
- Restraint techniques
- Team collaboration
- Suicide risk assessment
- Patient relationships
- Patient monitoring
- Patient observation
- Suicide prevention
- Medication management
- Clinical documentation
- New nurse training
- Medication education
- Psychiatric assessment
- Depression treatment
- Behavioral health care
- Mental health counseling
- Psychotherapy techniques
- Forensic psychiatry
- Schizophrenia treatment
- Bipolar disorder treatment
- Eating disorder treatment
- Personality disorder treatment
- Substance abuse treatment
- Anxiety disorder treatment
- Autism spectrum disorder treatment
- Psychiatric rehabilitation
- Psychopharmacology
- Diagnostic evaluation
- Patient-centered care
- Time management
Certification
- ANCC Certified PMHNP
- TX State License
- Registered Nurse Practitioner
- CPR
- BLS
- CPI
- MOAB
Credentials
- DNP
- PMHNP
Languages
English
Full Professional
French
Limited Working
Timeline
Psychiatric Nurse (Per Diem)
Napa State Hospital
12.2022 - Current
Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner (PRN Telehealth )
Heading Health
08.2021 - Current
Forensic Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner
Eleanor Slater Hospital
07.2020 - 05.2021
Psychiatric Registered Nurse (Travel Assignment)
Vermont Psychiatric State Hospital
01.2020 - 03.2020
Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Residency
Doris Miller Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center
07.2019 - 12.2019
PMHNP III: Advanced Psychiatric- Mental Health Nursing Across the Lifespan Diagnosis and Management
Doris Miller Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center
04.2019 - 07.2019
PMHNP I & II: Advanced Psychiatric- Mental Health Nursing Across the Lifespan
Doris Miller Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center
08.2018 - 04.2019
Doctor of Nursing Practice-Project
Doris Miller Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center
01.2018 - 04.2019
Individual, Family, and Group Psychotherapy
DePaul Center
01.2018 - 04.2018
Campus RN Charge Nurse
Waco Center for Youths 13- 17
12.2017 - 01.2020
Registered Nurse, Psychiatric Nurse Supervisor
Ascension Providence (DePaul Center)
01.2017 - 12.2018
Registered Nurse (Travel Assignment)
Acadia Hospital (Age 1 -17 )
10.2015 - 01.2016
Registered Nurse (Travel Assignment)
Spotsylvania Regional Medical Center
09.2015 - 10.2015
Registered Nurse Travel Assignment
Red River Hospital (Youth Ages 12-17)
02.2015 - 05.2015
Registered Nurse
University of Maryland Mid-Town Campus
01.2014 - 05.2018
Certified Nursing Assistant
Genesis Health Care
06.2009 - 07.2014
Certified Nursing Assistant
Active Day Care
05.2009 - 07.2011
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Grambling State University
Doctor of Nursing Practice - Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner
University of The Incarnate Word
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