Gianna Owens

• Provide exemplary customer service to patients, visitors, and co-workers.
• Provide convenient, friendly patient care to all who come through our door seeking health related services.
• Assess patients' mental and physical status based on the presenting symptoms and complaints.
• Collaborate with interdisciplinary team members; including other providers, nurses, front desk staff, x-ray, and other support staff.
• Diagnose psychiatric disorders and mental health conditions.
• Provide supportive therapy to individuals or family members for those with chronic mental health conditions.
• Document patients' medical and psychological histories, mental status exams, diagnoses, treatment plans, prescriptions, or outcomes.
• Educate patients and family members about mental health, medications, and treatment plans.
• Monitor patients' medication usage and results.
• Administer and monitor prescribed prescriptions for psychotropic medications as allowed by laws and regulations.

• Manage patient admissions, evaluations, and discharges across a 22-bed geri-psychiatric unit and a 6-bed adult unit.
• Conduct psychiatric evaluations to assess mental health status, cognitive function, and behavioral concerns, diagnosing and differentiating disorders in adult and geriatric populations.
• Develop individualized, evidence-based treatment plans incorporating psychotherapy, psychopharmacology, behavioral interventions, and holistic care approaches.
• Prescribe and manage psychotropic medications, monitoring for side effects, interactions, and treatment efficacy while providing psychotherapy, counseling, and crisis intervention.
• Collaborate with the treatment team to adjust goals, objectives, and interventions based on changes in the patient's status.
• Promoted family involvement in treatment planning by providing education on mental health conditions and available resources.
• Utilized de-escalation techniques effectively to manage crisis situations while maintaining a safe environment for all involved parties.

Remote Open access, Crisis Stabilization and Detoxification Unit PRN at various locations in Tennessee.

• Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams to develop and implement individualized care plans.
• New patient evaluations and medication initiation.
• Follow up and medication reviews, renewals and changes.
• Order lab work as appropriate.

• Implement the College's philosophy, curriculum, program outcomes, and course objectives through clinical teaching, and service to the College, community, health system and profession.
• Assume responsibility for all autonomous aspects of individual teaching loads.
• Evaluate and provide documented feedback to student on level of performance based on course objectives.
• Available for remediation of students as required or needed.
• Develop and post written clinical assignments consistent with student's knowledge base, skill competency and individual learning needs.
• Correct and return homework, quizzes, tests, lab assignments, clinical paperwork and other written work on Canvas
• Teach didactic course content under supervision of course coordinator.

• Conduct initial and ongoing bio-psychosocial assessments, contributing to the nursing plan of care in accordance with accepted nursing practice standards.
• Provide direct nursing care in acute adult and geropsychiatric inpatient units, following the nursing plan of care.
• Evaluate the patient's response to interventions and revise the plan as needed.
• Collaborate with the treatment team to adjust goals, objectives, and interventions based on changes in the patient's status.

• Promoted to Clinical Director for Smithville 2020 | Served as acting Clinical Director for McMinnville 2022 Currently remain employed PRN
• Manage the overall operation of nursing services and patient care, including quality assurance, patient care, safety risk management, and facility maintenance.
• Performed as a full-time urgent/primary care provider covering multiple clinics across Tennessee.
• Conducted comprehensive assessments and evaluations for diverse patient populations.
• Credited with managing high patient volumes in Covid waves.
• Voted as one of the mentors of the year.
• Mentored junior staff, fostering a culture of continuous learning and professional growth.
• Performed comprehensive physical examinations and documented patient histories to gather information and identify health issues.
• Ordered and interpreted diagnostic tests to develop and implement treatment plans.
• Provided medical services and care to patients with chronic and acute conditions.

• Perform comprehensive in-home health assessments for high-risk, complex patients including medical history review, review of systems, medication reconciliation, and physical exams.
• Identify diagnoses to be used in care management and active medical management in the furtherance of treatment
• Deliver specialized care in-home integrating primary care and behavioral health services with a focus on social determinants of health for FIDE and DSNP populations.
• Collaborated with multidisciplinary teams to optimize patient care strategies and outcomes.

• Supervised undergraduate nursing students during psychiatric clinical rotations.
• Guided students through hands-on clinical experiences, fostering critical thinking and decision-making skills.
• Evaluated student performance through assessments and constructive feedback to enhance learning outcomes.

• Public Health RN PRN while awaiting licensure in Tennessee | Hired as Nurse Practitioner in April 2008
• Rendered nursing care to adults and children, including physical and gynecological exams, diagnosis, treatment, and referral to accomplish positive patient outcomes. Majority of care provided within WIC (Women Infants and Children) program.
• Led community health initiatives focused on preventive care and education for diverse populations.
• Provided medical services and care to patients with chronic and acute conditions.
• Collaborated with local agencies, as well as mental health, substance abuse services, and faith communities to ensure quality medical care and support in underserved rural areas.
• Obtained a permanent narcotic drop box for the community in coordination with the local police department.
• Engaged with the local prevention coalition to organize a conference on prescription abuse.

• Delivered health education to staff and clients within an alternative-to-incarceration drug treatment program.
• Developed educational materials for patient outreach initiatives to enhance wellness awareness.
• Coordinated health programs ensuring compliance with organizational policies and regulatory standards.

• Transitioned from Practitioner Student in the HIV/AIDS clinic to a full-time role providing primary care and crisis intervention for women at an NYC Homeless Services assessment shelter. At first full time and then transitioning to PRN until relocating to Tennessee.
• Conducted comprehensive patient assessments to develop and implement individualized care plans.
• Collaborated with multidisciplinary teams to ensure coordinated and efficient patient care delivery.

• Promoted to Clinical Director in 2005
• Left this role due to impending move to Tennessee.
• Provided primary care utilizing complementary alternative medicine in Manhattan main clinic as well as in a 250-bed transitional women’s shelter in Brooklyn.
• Responsibilities at the shelter included history, physicals, gynecological care, diagnosis/treatment and crisis intervention of decompensated medical or psychiatric patients.
• Conducted comprehensive patient assessments to develop individualized care plans.
• Advocated for policy changes addressing healthcare access and quality improvement initiatives within the organization.
• Provider for 9/11 grant program providing medical and alternative care modalities with multidisciplinary team to first responders from NYC Fire Departments, Police and EMS

• Managed psychiatric and medical care for 80 homeless MICA (Mentally Ill Chemical Abusers) individuals.
• Supervised physicians, social workers, substance abuse counselors, and nursing staff.
• Oversaw medical and psychiatric crises, clinic operations, and scheduling.
• Led clinic start-up, including staffing, clinical supply procurement, clinic operations and development of Policy and Procedure manual in accordance with Office of Mental Health 300 Series standards.
• In 2002, I was selected by the Department of Psychiatry to investigate and audit the medication room of Seaport Manor in Brooklyn, a highly publicized adult home for the mentally ill. Assigned to implement a corrective action plan, which led to establishing and staffing the medication room and developing Policy and Procedure for the administration of medications.
• Interfaced with a variety of agencies including the New York State Department of Health and the New York State Office of Mental Health.
• Implemented quality improvement initiatives to streamline nursing workflows and increase efficiency.

• Carried out Charge duties and provided nursing care to a group of 14 patients per shift The floor also functioned as a scattered bed unit for psychiatry, addiction, and medical-surgical step-down, allowing me to gain experience managing acute psychiatric decompensation, withdrawal, and medical crises within a multidisciplinary healthcare team.
• Delivered comprehensive patient care, ensuring safety and comfort throughout treatment processes.
• Administered medications and monitored patient responses to enhance recovery outcomes.

• Internship at Smithers Alcoholism Treatment Center in NYC. Led relapse prevention groups for individuals recovering from substance abuse.
• Managed client documentation, treatment plans, intake, and discharge summaries.
• Coordinated urine toxicology and records maintenance for insurance recertification.
• Facilitated referrals for psychiatric and medical needs. Provided brief interventions and collaborated on care planning.
• Internship culminated with guiding a team of nursing students in conducting a presentation to the Dean and Faculty of Long Island University in which we addressed substance abuse in students of the health professions.