Godfrey Akpan DNP, PMHNP-BC

Assistant Unit Manager (2018 to Present)

• Coordinate with unit manager in Managing a 30 Inpatient bed unit. Collaborate with psychiatrists to adjust medication regimens, optimizing therapeutic effectiveness while minimizing side effects.
• Assisted in budget planning, ensuring adequate funds were allocated to maintain high-quality patient care and services.
• Developed strong therapeutic alliances with patients through active listening skills and empathic understanding of their personal experiences.
• Implemented evidence-based interventions tailored to each patient''s unique needs, promoting optimal recovery outcomes.

Adjunct House Supervisor (2019 to Present)

• Contributed to facility-wide quality improvement initiatives - Behavioral Emergency Response Team (BERT) aimed at enhancing clinical efficiency, safety, and improved patient care
• Supervise day-to-day operations to meet performance, quality and service expectations for a 80+ nursing staff.
• Coordinate and schedule staffing for optimal patient coverage while ensuring a safe and supportive environment.
• Coordinate with other departments for seamless transitions between units during patient transfers or discharges.
• Responded to numerous volatile situations and violent outbreaks to restore safety and security of patients and staff.

• Collaborated with psychiatrists to adjust medication regimens, optimizing therapeutic effectiveness while minimizing side effects.
• Oversaw care of suicidal patients and acted swiftly to reduce risk of harm to themselves or others.
• Evaluated patient histories, complaints, and current symptoms.
• Improved patient outcomes by developing and implementing individualized care plans for behavioral health patients.
• Reduced hospital readmissions by providing thorough discharge planning and follow-up support for patients transitioning to outpatient care.

• Improved patient well-being by providing compassionate and individualized care to those with mental health disorders.
• Enhanced treatment plans with medication administration, collaborating with multidisciplinary teams, including psychiatrists, registered nurses, and other team members.
• Promoted patient safety through vigilant monitoring of patient behavior or vital signs and reporting any abnormalities to the provider, charge nurse, or registered nurse.

• Arrowhead Regional Medical Center, Colton, CA
• Riverside University Health System, Riverside CA.
• Tele-Care with LifeStance Health, Poway, CA
• American Clinical Experience (ACE MD) - Psychotherapy with La Tanya A. Takla, EdD, LMFT
• KOLLI Medical Corp, Redlands, CA.