Caring, hardworking and US NAVY Veteran, service-oriented Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner as of 06/2023. Registered Nurse with more than 8 years of behavior health experience 3 years behavioral health supervisory/management. Well-versed in offering evidence-based, therapeutic collaborative care for patients dealing with multiple mental health conditions and disorders. Collaborative and motivational leader with expertise in behavioral health and management while providing top-notch service to various patient populations.
Conduct and administer fiscal operations, including accounting, planning budgets, authorizing expenditures, establishing rates for services, and coordinating financial reporting. Direct, supervise and evaluate work activities of behavioral Health, medical, nursing, technical, clerical, service, maintenance, and other personnel. Plan, implement and administer programs and services in a health care or medical facility, including personnel administration, training, and coordination of medical, nursing and physical. Establish work schedules and assignments, according to workload, space and equipment availability. Establish objectives and evaluative or operational criteria for units I managed. Develop or expand and implement medical programs or health services that promote research, rehabilitation, and community health.
Liaised between patients and doctors, completing comprehensive assessments and recording medical information to achieve recovery goals. Collaborated with healthcare teams to develop, implement, and modify individualized plans of care.
Guided and educated employees on behavioral health processes, protocols and filing systems.
Identified cognitive functioning, mental status, physiological condition and patient needs. Coordinated tasks and supervised five nurses and support staff.
Charge nurse assessing and admitting patients in active crisis and behavioral health diseases, medication management, interventions to manage physical and psychological symptoms. Versed in CPI, MAB, and restraints. Developed and maintained quality care systems and standards, including but not limited to, creating and improving medical protocols/guidelines.
Managed clients, providing education, treatments, venipuncture, instructed patients on infusing, IV therapy, Oncology/chemotherapy, Immunoglobulins, and antibiotics. Collaborating with multidisciplinary team to achieve best results.
Conducted patient assessments and diagnostic tests to provide physician with important patient health information used to create focused treatment plans and manage ongoing care.
Engaged patients, healthcare providers, employers, and approved parties in determination of functional abilities.
Identified patients' functional issues based on symptoms and behavior changes.
Acted as liaison for hospital staff, physicians, patients and family members.
Collected lab specimens, monitored fluid intake/output, and analyzed and interpreted lab results and cardiac rhythm strips; actioned emergency interventions to stabilize patients.
Reviewed patient treatment plans to meet and maintain JCAHO, Medicare and Medicaid requirements
Collaborated with executive leadership to develop, implement and maintain policies and procedures conforming with nursing practices and philosophies.
Counseled and educated patients and caregivers on diagnoses, chronic disease self-management, wound management and medications.
Partnered with interdisciplinary healthcare teams to formulate individualized treatment plans for military members and their families to deliver high-quality patient care and continuously evaluate and adapt nursing plan to achieve patient recovery goals. Participated in Operation Iraqi Freedom
Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification 2024ACLS -Advanced Cardiac Life SupportPALS -Pediatric Advanced Life Support Registered Nurse in the State of CA, License number 844492-PHNP-BC 2023100419