Emily Hollifield
Steger,IL
Summary
Dynamic psychiatric charge nurse with 1.5 years of experience at Riverside Medical Center, excelling in crisis intervention and multidisciplinary collaboration. Proven track record in enhancing patient safety and outcomes through effective de-escalation techniques and therapeutic communication. Committed to staff development and quality improvement in acute psychiatric settings.
Overview
2
2
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Psychiatric Charge Nurse
Riverside Medical Center, Inc.
11.2024 - Current
- Served as charge nurse overseeing unit operations and staff assignments for a 33 bed inpatient psychiatric unit.
- Provided clinical leadership and supervision to RNs, LPNs, MHTs, and support staff.
- Acted as primary clinical resource for staff during high-acuity situations and emergencies.
- Led shift huddles, made assignment for oncoming shift and communicated unit priorities, safety concerns, and patient status updates.
Psych Registered Nurse
Riverside Medical Center, Inc.
07.2024 - Current
- Administered medication and treatments to patients to observe and record responses.
- Quickly responded to situations impacting safety and security to unit, actualizing crisis prevention interventions to control and de-escalate situations.
- Led teams in driving successful patient outcomes by prioritizing standard of care and best practices.
- Provided skilled, timely and level-headed emergency response to patients.
- Advocated for and strived to protect health, safety, and rights of patient.
- Conducted therapy for mentally ill patients in group and individual settings to assist patients in achieving normalcy.
- Oversaw care of suicidal patients and acted swiftly to reduce risk of harm to themselves or others.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Olivet Nazarene University
Bourbonnais, IL05-2024
Skills
- Multidisciplinary collaboration
- Psychiatric evaluation
- Staff training and development
- Discharge planning
- De-escalation techniques
- Group therapy facilitation
- Patient assessments
- Suicide prevention
- Treatment Planning
- Crisis intervention
- Medication administration
- Clinical documentation
- Epic
Certification
- BLS
- CPR
- SECURE training
Timeline
Psychiatric Charge Nurse
Riverside Medical Center, Inc.
11.2024 - Current
Psych Registered Nurse
Riverside Medical Center, Inc.
07.2024 - Current
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Olivet Nazarene University