Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Affiliations
Accomplishments
Certification
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Felicia Choyce

Dallas,TX

Summary

Skilled Telephone Triage Nurse experienced in assessing needs, making clinical decisions based on protocols and communicating with primary care team. Excellence in promoting and restoring patients' health through nursing and health education processes and resources. Fosters relationships and coordinates with clinical healthcare professionals for continuity of care.

Overview

2
2
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Registered Nurse Educator

Banyan Medical Solutions
01.2023 - Current
  • Partners in development and implementation of onboarding programs, transition residency programs, clinical academic partnership placement, continuing education deployment, safety training across the organization
  • Helps move clinical staff through changes by partnering in the adoption of new clinical practices on the unit.
  • Provide clinical coaching to staff in order to drive adoption of new tools.
  • Maintains entity documentation for clinical competency both in terms of tracking and local.
  • Regularly communicate with client group to determine needs, outcomes, and satisfaction.
  • Identifies issues and trouble shoots them as appropriate.
  • Conducted needs assessments to identify and fill staff knowledge gaps.
  • Maintained detailed records of training activities and staff progress against targets.

Mental Health Registered Nurse

Perimeter Healthcare
Arlington, TX
05.2022 - 04.2024
  • Documented observations, interventions and concerns in patient charts and electronic systems, sustaining continuum of care from admission through to discharge.
  • Created safe and supportive therapeutic milieu to promote recovery.
  • Administered medications, adhering to medication schedules and making adjustments commensurate with patients' condition and response.
  • Collaborated with treatment and service providers using interprofessional interdisciplinary team approach for continuity of care.
  • Conducted independent risk assessment for self-directed violence, analyzing risk factors, protective factors, mental status and current triggers.
  • Developed collaborative safety plan with patient and family to prepare for discharge.
  • Provided individualized patient-centered care plans that addressed the psychological and social needs of each patient.
  • Assessed, evaluated, and monitored patients' physical and mental health conditions to determine nursing care needs.
  • Conducted intake assessments to evaluate the severity of mental illness or emotional disturbances.
  • Provided crisis intervention services for suicidal ideation or violent behavior in order to de-escalate situations safely.
  • Supervised activities of daily living such as eating meals, bathing, dressing appropriately, and managing money responsibly for hospitalized psychiatric patients.
  • Collaborated with physicians, families, and other healthcare professionals to develop treatment plans for mental health disorders.

Mental Health Registered Nurse

Medical City Dallas Hospital
Dallas, TX
12.2021 - 05.2022
  • Implemented evidence-based and best practice problem-solving interventions to establish protective measures for suicide prevention and self-harm.
  • Documented observations, interventions and concerns in patient charts and electronic systems, sustaining continuum of care from admission through to discharge.
  • Created safe and supportive therapeutic milieu to promote recovery.
  • Administered medications, adhering to medication schedules and making adjustments commensurate with patients' condition and response.
  • Collaborated with treatment and service providers using interprofessional interdisciplinary team approach for continuity of care.
  • Developed collaborative safety plan with patient and family to prepare for discharge.
  • Demonstrated empathy towards clients while providing them with an environment conducive to healing.
  • Implemented evidence-based practices into clinical settings based on research findings from studies conducted within the field of mental health nursing.

Education

Master of Science - Nursing Education

Capella University
Minneapolis, MN
09-2022

MBA -

Walden University
Minneapolis, MN
11-2021

Bachelor of Science - Nursing

The University of Texas At Arlington
Arlington, TX
05-2020

Doctor of Nursing Practice/ Psych NP - Mental Health Nursing

Franklin University
Columbus, OH

Skills

  • Evidence-Based Practice
  • Performance Improvement
  • Clinical Supervision
  • Teaching strategies
  • Interpersonal Skills
  • Teamwork and Collaboration

Affiliations

  • Delta Sigma Theta, Inc.

Accomplishments

  • Golden Key
  • Sigma Theta Tau

Certification

  • California RN
  • New York RN
  • Texas Compact

Timeline

Registered Nurse Educator

Banyan Medical Solutions
01.2023 - Current

Mental Health Registered Nurse

Perimeter Healthcare
05.2022 - 04.2024

Mental Health Registered Nurse

Medical City Dallas Hospital
12.2021 - 05.2022

Master of Science - Nursing Education

Capella University

MBA -

Walden University

Bachelor of Science - Nursing

The University of Texas At Arlington

Doctor of Nursing Practice/ Psych NP - Mental Health Nursing

Franklin University
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