Kyra Shishko
128 Bell Rock St., Everett,MA
Summary
Passionate, hard-working, friendly Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner with a decade of working in mental health, six years of acute medical bedside nursing experience, and a strong clinical background working with substance use disorders and Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT).
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
Work History
Registered Nurse
Massachusetts General Hospital
07.2019 - Current
- Work as a Registered Nurse on a 22-bed inpatient General Medicine unit in a large, Level 1-trauma teaching hospital.
- Manage and administer medications including IV medications, blood transfusions, narcotics, and end of life therapies.
- Work as part of a nursing team within the unit, collaborate nurse manager, charge nurse, clinical nurse educator, and other registered nurses to provide effective and timely care to every patient on unit.
- Attend in-service education opportunities to continue learning latest evidenced-based practices.
Resource Specialist- Acute Psychiatry Service
Massachusetts General Hospital
09.2013 - 01.2024
- Identified useful resources and coordinated referrals.
- Collaborated with attending physician, medical residents, and psychiatric nurse practitioners in the Acute Psychiatry Service (APS) division of the Emergency Department.
- Coordinated with area hospitals and dual diagnosis treatment facilities to locate appropriate inpatient treatment for patients in acute crisis.
Interim Case Manager/Addictions Liaison
Massachusetts General Hospital
08.2020 - 10.2020
- Worked as Registered Nurse Case Manager in Addictions Service of the Emergency Department with patients requiring assistance with medical detox
- Collaborate with Nurse Practitioner to evaluate patients requesting detox and advise provider on correct medical and psychosocial interventions
- Coordinate and assist in Discharge planning, including bed finding and detox placement.
Mental Health Counselor/Clinical Care Technician
Tufts Medical Center
03.2017 - 08.2018
- Provided direct patient care, performed routine unit safety checks, led therapeutic patient groups, together with interdisciplinary staff of psychiatrists, occupational therapists, and nurses.
- Responsible for accurate and timely documentation of patient assessments, progress notes, and observation sheets, indicating suicidal precautions, sleep flow and behavior in the milieu.
Mental Health Discharge Planner
Suffolk County House of Corrections
01.2017 - 09.2017
- Created comprehensive discharge plans for inmates due for release in collaboration with mental health team of clinicians and staff psychiatrist.
- Independently met with inmates to assess outpatient treatment needs; coordinated with the various organizations to create individual plans and aftercare appointments.
- Collaborated extensively with the Department of Mental Health.
Mental Health Specialist
McLean Hospital
01.2015 - 02.2017
- Provided direct patient care and participated in therapeutic milieu
- Developed and implemented two therapeutic patient groups: Addictive Behaviors and De-Stigmatizing Stigma
- Responsible for accurate and timely documentation of AFS flow sheets, progress notes, and observation sheets, indicating suicidal precautions, sleep flow and behavior in the milieu.
Education
Master of Science in Nursing -
Regis College
Weston, MA05.2020
Bachelor of Science in Nursing -
Regis College
Weston, MA12.2018
Bachelor of Arts -
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Madison, WI08.2012
Skills
- Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner(PMHNP-BC)- Board Certified, American Nurses Credentialing Center
- Registered Nurse (RN)- Massachusetts Board of Registration in Nursing
CERTIFICATIONS
- Basic Life Support (BLS), American Heart Association
- Code Blue: Simulated Cardiac Arrest for the Experienced Nurse, MGH Norman Knight Nursing Center for Clinical and Professional Development
- Nonviolent Crisis Intervention- Crisis Prevention Institute
SKILLS
- Professional French
- Conversational Spanish
Timeline
Interim Case Manager/Addictions Liaison
Massachusetts General Hospital
08.2020 - 10.2020
Registered Nurse
Massachusetts General Hospital
07.2019 - Current
Mental Health Counselor/Clinical Care Technician
Tufts Medical Center
03.2017 - 08.2018
Mental Health Discharge Planner
Suffolk County House of Corrections
01.2017 - 09.2017
Mental Health Specialist
McLean Hospital
01.2015 - 02.2017
Resource Specialist- Acute Psychiatry Service
Massachusetts General Hospital
09.2013 - 01.2024
Master of Science in Nursing -
Regis College
Bachelor of Science in Nursing -
Regis College
Bachelor of Arts -
University of Wisconsin-Madison
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