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KAYLA WILLIAMS

Kingsport,TN

Summary

Registered Nurse with over 14 years of emergency and behavioral health experience and leadership service. Proven ability to oversee unit operations, support nursing staff, and maintain safe, compliant therapeutic environments in high-acuity psychiatric settings.

Overview

12
12
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Registered Nurse/Back up House Supervisor

Creekside Behavioral Health
07.2024 - Current

Provide inpatient psychiatric nursing care while supporting hospital-wide operations during nightshift supervisory coverage.

  • Serve as Acting House Supervisor, providing clinical and operational oversight across inpatient behavioral health units.
  • Coordinate staffing assignments and adjust coverage based on census, acuity, and call-outs to maintain safe patient care.
  • Conduct leadership rounding to monitor patient safety, staff support needs, and therapeutic milieu stability.
  • Serve as escalation resource for behavioral emergencies, safety concerns, and complex clinical situations.
  • Oversee admissions processes, ensuring completion of assessments, physician orders, and initiation of care plans.
  • Mentor nursing staff and reinforce behavioral safety protocols, including de-escalation, restraint, and seclusion standards.
  • Support quality improvement initiatives through incident review, regulatory compliance, and documentation oversight.

Contract Emergency Room Registered Nurse

Aya Healthcare
07.2021 - Current
  • Deliver high-acuity emergency nursing care across diverse hospital systems.
  • Adapt rapidly to new clinical environments while maintaining safe patient outcomes.
  • Support patient stabilization, triage prioritization, and interdisciplinary coordination.
  • Demonstrate leadership during trauma and critical emergency situations.

Emergency Room Registered Nurse

Ballad Health System
05.2020 - 07.2024
  • Provided emergency care across multiple facilities in high-volume settings.
  • Prioritized patient care using rapid clinical assessment and critical thinking.
  • Supported departmental workflow, patient throughput, and care transitions.
  • Collaborated with multidisciplinary teams to optimize patient outcomes.

Emergency Room Practical Nurse

Ballad Health System
06.2018 - 05.2020
  • Delivered direct patient care in fast-paced emergency department environment.
  • Assisted with stabilization and monitoring of critically ill patients.
  • Participated in staff orientation and interdisciplinary care coordination.

ICU Step Down Float Pool Practical Nurse

Ballad Health System
08.2014 - 06.2019
  • Provided care for complex medical patients requiring close monitoring.
  • Collaborated with interdisciplinary teams to support individualized care plans.
  • Responded to emergent clinical changes and assisted with rapid interventions.

Education

Master of Science - Nursing

Chamberlain College of Nursing
07-2027

Bachelor of Science - Nursing

Fayetteville State University
Fayetteville, NC
05-2025

Associate of Science - Nursing

Mountain Empire Community College
05-2020

Skills

  • Behavioral Health Nursing Leadership
  • House Supervisor Operations
  • Staffing & Acuity Management
  • Crisis Intervention & De-escalation
  • Therapeutic Milieu Oversight
  • Staff Mentorship & Team Development
  • Emergency & High-Acuity Care
  • Quality Improvement & Patient Safety
  • Regulatory Compliance & Documentation
  • Interdisciplinary Collaboration

Certification

  • Handle with care, Psychological First Aid
  • Healthcare Quality & Patient Safety Certificate
  • Leadership in Healthcare Certificate
  • Crisis Prevention Intervention (CPI)
  • Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS)
  • Basic Life Support (BLS/CPR)
  • Certified Emergency Nurse (CEN)
  • Trauma Nursing Core Course (TNCC)
  • Emergency Nursing Pediatric Course (ENPC)
  • Advanced Trauma Life Support (ATLS)
  • Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE) Trained
  • NIH Stroke Scale (NIHSS)

Timeline

Registered Nurse/Back up House Supervisor

Creekside Behavioral Health
07.2024 - Current

Contract Emergency Room Registered Nurse

Aya Healthcare
07.2021 - Current

Emergency Room Registered Nurse

Ballad Health System
05.2020 - 07.2024

Emergency Room Practical Nurse

Ballad Health System
06.2018 - 05.2020

ICU Step Down Float Pool Practical Nurse

Ballad Health System
08.2014 - 06.2019

Master of Science - Nursing

Chamberlain College of Nursing

Bachelor of Science - Nursing

Fayetteville State University

Associate of Science - Nursing

Mountain Empire Community College