Jaden Sutton
Lansing,MI
Summary
Registered Nurse with more than four years of progressive experience in inpatient psychiatry, crisis intervention, substance use treatment, emergency nursing, and behavioral health leadership. Recently earned a Master of Science in Nursing with a Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner specialization and completed more than 650 supervised clinical hours and 670+ patient encounters across adult, geriatric, and pediatric psychiatry. Prepared to provide evidence-based psychiatric assessment, medication management, crisis stabilization, and interdisciplinary care.
Overview
1
1
Certification
4
4
years of professional experience
Work History
Travel Registered Nurse
3B Healthcare (Assigned to Pine Rest Christian Mental Health Services)
Grand Rapids, MI
06.2026 - Current
- Provide psychiatric nursing care across adult, adolescent, pediatric, geriatric, high-acuity, and detox inpatient units.
- Complete psychiatric admissions, comprehensive assessments, suicide risk screenings, and medication administration.
- Monitor and manage behavioral crises using QBS de-escalation techniques and complete seclusion/restraint documentation.
- Perform CIWA and COWS assessments and provide nursing care for patients experiencing alcohol and opioid withdrawal.
- Recover and monitor patients following electroconvulsive therapy (ECT).
- Collaborate with psychiatrists, PMHNPs, therapists, and interdisciplinary teams to implement individualized treatment plans.
- Precept newly hired nurses and maintain documentation in Epic.
Assistant Nurse Manager
Strive Recovery
Fort Wayne, IN
03.2026 - 06.2026
- Supervised nursing operations within a 60-bed residential substance use treatment facility.
- Coordinated staffing, admissions, discharges, medication management, and daily clinical operations.
- Assisted with onboarding, education, and development of nursing staff.
- Participated in quality improvement initiatives, regulatory compliance, and interdisciplinary treatment planning.
- Collaborated with providers to support safe withdrawal management and continuity of care.
Registered Nurse
Northern Path Recovery
Fort Wayne, IN
10.2025 - 02.2026
- Delivered nursing care within a 45-bed residential substance use treatment facility.
- Managed medication administration and monitored patients during detoxification and recovery.
- Performed physical and psychiatric assessments and responded to changes in patient condition.
- Educated patients on medications, recovery, relapse prevention, and discharge planning.
- Collaborated with interdisciplinary teams to support individualized treatment plans.
Registered Nurse → Charge Nurse/House Supervisor → Nurse Educator/Infection Prevention Nurse
Maple Heights Behavioral Health
Fort Wayne, IN
01.2024 - 09.2025
- Progressively promoted from Registered Nurse to Charge Nurse/House Supervisor and Nurse Educator/Infection Prevention Nurse.
- Coordinated hospital operations, staffing, patient flow, and clinical decision-making for a 120-bed inpatient behavioral health hospital.
- Oriented approximately 45 nurses and provided clinical education and competency training to more than 125 nurses and behavioral health technicians.
- Developed and delivered educational content, coordinated new hire orientation, and managed annual competency validation.
- Led Handle With Care (HWC) training for clinical staff.
- Oversaw infection prevention activities, including surveillance, regulatory compliance, employee exposure follow-up, and quality improvement initiatives.
- Participated in policy development, incident review, Joint Commission/CMS readiness, and interdisciplinary performance improvement efforts.
Emergency Department Registered Nurse
Parkview Huntington Hospital
Huntington, IN
05.2022 - 12.2023
- Assessed and managed patients with medical, psychiatric, and traumatic emergencies in a high-volume emergency department.
- Performed rapid triage, medication administration, cardiac monitoring, wound care, and emergency interventions.
- Collaborated with emergency physicians and multidisciplinary teams to stabilize critically ill patients.
- Provided patient and family education, discharge planning, and coordination of follow-up care.
- Responded to behavioral health emergencies and psychiatric crises requiring emergency evaluation and intervention.
Education
Master of Science in Nursing - Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner
Western Governors University
Salt Lake City, UT07.2026
Bachelor of Science in Nursing -
Huntington University
Huntington, IN05.2022
Skills
- Nursing documentation
- Direct patient care
- Discharge planning
- Professional boundaries
- Verbal de-escalation
- Substance abuse awareness
Certification
- Registered Nurse – Michigan
- Registered Nurse – Indiana
- Basic Life Support (BLS)
- QBS De-escalation Certified
Timeline
Travel Registered Nurse
3B Healthcare (Assigned to Pine Rest Christian Mental Health Services)
06.2026 - Current
Assistant Nurse Manager
Strive Recovery
03.2026 - 06.2026
Registered Nurse
Northern Path Recovery
10.2025 - 02.2026
Registered Nurse → Charge Nurse/House Supervisor → Nurse Educator/Infection Prevention Nurse
Maple Heights Behavioral Health
01.2024 - 09.2025
Emergency Department Registered Nurse
Parkview Huntington Hospital
05.2022 - 12.2023
Master of Science in Nursing - Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner
Western Governors University
Bachelor of Science in Nursing -
Huntington University
Clinical Experience
Eventus Whole Health | Fort Wayne, IN & Surrounding Areas
January 2026 – February 2026
Adult & Geriatric Psychiatry | 215 Clinical Hours
- Completed 220+ supervised patient encounters.
- Performed psychiatric evaluations, medication management, and follow-up visits under PMHNP supervision.
- Assessed and managed depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, dementia, Alzheimer's disease, insomnia, delirium, and behavioral disturbances.
- Recommended psychotropic medications, including antidepressants, antipsychotics, mood stabilizers, anxiolytics, hypnotics, and cognitive enhancers.
- Collaborated with interdisciplinary teams to develop evidence-based treatment plans.
Eventus Whole Health | Fort Wayne, IN & Surrounding Areas
March 2026 – April 2026
Adult & Geriatric Psychiatry | 215 Clinical Hours
- Completed 220+ supervised patient encounters.
- Performed psychiatric evaluations, medication management, and follow-up visits under PMHNP supervision.
- Assessed and managed depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, dementia, Alzheimer's disease, insomnia, delirium, and behavioral disturbances.
- Recommended psychotropic medications, including antidepressants, antipsychotics, mood stabilizers, anxiolytics, hypnotics, and cognitive enhancers.
- Collaborated with interdisciplinary teams to develop evidence-based treatment plans.
Rounding Providers | Fort Wayne, IN & Surrounding Areas
May 2026 – June 2026
Adult, Geriatric & Pediatric Psychiatry | 220 Clinical Hours
- Completed 230+ supervised patient encounters.
- Performed psychiatric evaluations, medication management, and follow-up visits under PMHNP supervision.
- Assessed and managed depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, dementia, Alzheimer's disease, insomnia, ADHD, and behavioral disorders.
- Recommended psychotropic medications, including antidepressants, antipsychotics, mood stabilizers, anxiolytics, hypnotics, and cognitive enhancers.
- Collaborated with patients, families, and interdisciplinary teams to develop evidence-based treatment plans.