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Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Certification
Service Learning
Licensure And Certification
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Ivan Aryee

Homer Glen,United States

Summary

Highly trained psychiatric staff nurse with terrific people skills, a friendly demeanor, and strong talents in caring for individuals, offering well developed interpersonal, acute care treatment, and relationship-building skills. An effective leader who consistently finds ways to improve healthcare quality. A nursing professional that offers proven clinical knowledge, natural interpersonal strengths, and technical abilities. Knowledgeable about EMR charting, medication administration, and interdisciplinary collaboration focused on optimizing patient care and support. Quality-focused and efficiency-driven leader.

Overview

6
6
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Utilization Review Nurse

Advocate Aurora Healthcare
09.2021 - Current
  • Conduct 30 utilization reviews daily using MCG/Indicia guidelines and EPIC EMR
  • Reviewing clinical information for admissions, concurrent, surgical, and expected length of stay (Inpatient hospitalization)
  • Determine appropriate service/ level of care for patient and coordinate with physicians and case managers to ensure appropriate care is being provided
  • Reviewing inpatient, outpatient, and observation cases for nine hospitals (All advocate health care facilities) simultaneously
  • EMR chart auditing, Billing and Coding
  • Coordinating with major insurance agencies (BCBS, AETNA, CIGNA, WORKES COMP, HUMANA, MEDICARE, AND MEDICAID) for physician peer to peers, appealing insurance decisions, and notifications
  • Improved patient care quality by conducting thorough utilization reviews and making recommendations for optimal treatment plans.

Behavioral Health RN

Ascension St Joseph Hospital
04.2022 - 05.2023
  • Identify, assess, and monitor patients' health conditions
  • Updated patient charts with data such as medications to keep records current and support accurate treatments
  • Evaluated healthcare needs, goals for treatment, and available resources of each patient and connected to optimal providers and care
  • Supported clients in developing self-awareness and insight by facilitating psychoeducational on mental health conditions and recovery strategies
  • Initial patient assessment and chart review upon admission
  • Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions
  • Administered medications via oral, IV, and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.

Charge RN, Behavioral Health

Silver Oaks Behavioral Hospital
06.2021 - 03.2022
  • Experience working with, adolescents, geriatric, adult women, and men population
  • Managing daily patient census of at least 24 patients per shift
  • Initial patient assessment and chart review upon admission
  • Medication education and administration
  • Provision of clinical and non-clinical coping mechanism to individual stressors and triggers
  • Collaborating with physicians, therapists, and social workers to help improve outcome of patients stay
  • Serve as part of crisis team
  • CPI certified
  • Fostered a culture of professional development among staff by encouraging participation in educational opportunities and providing constructive feedback during performance evaluations
  • Administered medications and treatment to patients and monitored responses while working with healthcare teams to adjust care plans.

Charge RN, Patient Command Center - Health System Command

Center RN Advocate Aurora Healthcare
01.2020 - 09.2021
  • Coordinate fast, safe, and efficient patient care within and between various medical facilities
  • Patient EMR review, collaboration with ED nurses and physicians to determine patient level of care and service needs
  • ER and admission trend analysis
  • Patient flow management for 9 Advocate Aurora hospitals (Illinois Masonic medical center, Good Samaritan hospital, South suburban hospital, Trinity hospital, Sherman hospital, Christ Medical center, Lutheran General hospital Condell Medical Center and Good Shepherd hospital)
  • Conveyed treatment options, diagnosis information and home care techniques to patients and caregivers to continue care consistency
  • Managed crisis situations effectively, ensuring safety of patients and staff members at all times.

Critical Decision Unit & Emergency Nursing- Charge Nurse Advocate

Christ Medical Center
01.2018 - 01.2020
  • Charge nurse
  • Patient assessment and Medication administration
  • Assessment and monitoring of patient condition, EKG's and laboratory values
  • BLS, ACSL, NIH stroke scale
  • Quickly responded to situations impacting safety and security to unit, actualizing crisis prevention interventions to control and de-escalate situations
  • Continually updated clinical knowledge by attending conferences, seminars or webinars related to Charge Nursing competencies.

Education

Master of Science - Nuring- PMHNP

Lewis University
Romeoville, IL
05.2024

Bachelor of Science Nursing -

Resurrection University
08.2017

Associate of Applied Science Biological And Physical Sciences -

Olive Harvey College
Chicago, Chicago
12.2014

Bachelor of Science Biological And Physical Sciences -

Chicago State University
Chicago, United States
05.2014

Skills

  • Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
  • Medication Management
  • Utilization review
  • Treatment Planning
  • Psychiatric evaluation
  • Inpatient psychiatric care
  • Clinical assessment
  • Critical Thinking
  • Flexible and Adaptable
  • Teamwork and Collaboration
  • Suicide Risk Assessment
  • Documentation And Reporting

Certification

  • PMHNP-BC - Pending boards, ANCC
  • Registered Nurse, IDFPR, 2019

Service Learning

World Gospel Outreach, Honduras, 04/2017, 05/2017, Participated in a weeklong health relief program in two communities: Mary Flakes and Cruz Roja. Provided care to patients in the following units: Family Medicine, Dental, Optical, and Pediatrics. Together the relief program saw over a thousand and seven hundred patients in all departments. Provided medications, prescription glasses, tooth cleaning and extraction, lice treatment and assisted in home construction

Licensure And Certification

  • Psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner - board certification pending
  • Registered Nurse (RN): Illinois state board of nursing and Arizona state board of nursing
  • Basic Life Support (BLS) by American Heart Association
  • EKG certified
  • EPIC certified, Tele tracking
  • CPI
  • MCG/Indicia Proficient

Timeline

Behavioral Health RN

Ascension St Joseph Hospital
04.2022 - 05.2023

Utilization Review Nurse

Advocate Aurora Healthcare
09.2021 - Current

Charge RN, Behavioral Health

Silver Oaks Behavioral Hospital
06.2021 - 03.2022

Charge RN, Patient Command Center - Health System Command

Center RN Advocate Aurora Healthcare
01.2020 - 09.2021

Critical Decision Unit & Emergency Nursing- Charge Nurse Advocate

Christ Medical Center
01.2018 - 01.2020

Master of Science - Nuring- PMHNP

Lewis University

Bachelor of Science Nursing -

Resurrection University

Associate of Applied Science Biological And Physical Sciences -

Olive Harvey College

Bachelor of Science Biological And Physical Sciences -

Chicago State University

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