Laura Peterson
Richmond,TX
Summary
Hardworking and passionate job seeker with strong organizational skills eager to secure entry-level Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner position. Ready to help team achieve company goals. Skilled in working under pressure and adapting to new situations and challenges to best enhance the organizational brand.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
Work History
Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner
Deer Oaks Mental Health Associates
Katy, TX
04.2024 - 02.2025
- Perform initial and follow-up psychiatric assessments to geriatric patients at Long Term Care facilities
- Safely initiate or adjust different psychotropic medications for geriatric patients
- Diligently monitor for Adverse Drug Reactions to psychotropic medications due to advanced age and possible interactions with other medications.
- Facilitate the implementation of Medicare compliant gradual dose reduction strategies for psychotropic medications
- Discuss patients treatment plan with family members and other members of staff that are involved in patients care
- Attend and participate in Monthly Gradual Dose Reduction meetings with multidisciplinary members of staff at the facilities
Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner
Medical Behavioral Hospital of Clearlake
16850 Buccaneer Ln, Houston, TX 77058
04.2023 - Current
- Over one year of experience treating acute psychiatric patients at a neuropsychiatric hospital.
- Perform psychiatric evaluations, medication evaluation and monitoring, and psychiatric treatment
- Collaborate with overseeing Psychiatrist about the treatment plan and medication management of psychiatric patients
- Perform consultations with medical team to manage and stabilize medical problems
- Provide consultation to various mental health staff regarding patient diagnosis and treatment
- Perform daily assessments and create treatment plans for 15 to 25 patients on various mental health units and review and adjust their psychotropic medications
- Participate in Interdisciplinary Treatment Conference to evaluate patient treatment progress and address patient or family concerns
- Prescribe psychotropic medications, and manage and evaluate medication regimens
- Manage and facilitate care of over 50 plus psychiatric patients during monthly on-call weekend and holiday rotations
- Encourage family involvement in inpatient care and respond to identified patient and family educational needs
Staff Nurse
Houston Methodist Sugarland
Sugarland, TX
08.2022 - Current
- Deliver age-appropriate medical care for adult, adolescent and geriatric ICU patients
- Explain health care issues and ramifications to patients and families to promote informed medical care choices.
- Develop and implemented patient care plans based on physicians' instructions and generally accepted nursing practices.
- Oversaw various aspects of telemetry by administering PA catheters and arterials, vasoactive drugs, titration, thrombolytic therapy, dysrhythmia interpretation and chest tubes
- Provided 1 to 1 nursing care to patients admitted for suicidal ideations, or suicidal items
- Conduct safety assessment of the patients and patients environment to ensure patients is not able to cause danger to self or others
- Assess patient for current thoughts of suicidal ideations, depression, anxiety and other mental health issues that played factor in their suicidal attempt or ideations
- Assess and rate severity of mental health conditions by using assessment tools such as PHQ-9 and GAD-7
- Educate patients about psychiatric medications such as common side effects, therapeutic actions, and importance of compliance with taking the medications
- Develop and implement appropriate plan of care for patients with mental health disorders
- Follow up with social worker about patients discharge planning
Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner
CTRL Care Behavioral Health
Princeton, NJ
09.2022 - 03.2023
- Performed outpatient psychiatric evaluations and medication management for adolescents and adults with various mental health disorders
- Collaborated with the overseeing Mental Health Nurse Practitioner about patient treatment plan and progress
- Performed follow-up monthly assessments of psychiatric patients and address any medication or treatment concerns
- Maintained appropriate EMR records in accordance to the companies guidelines
- Provided patient and family education to increase each patient's awareness of mental illness and treatment plan/issues
Staff RN, TSICU
Penn Presbyterian Medical Center
Philadelphia, PA
03.2015 - 07.2022
- Effectively prioritized assignments, executing care based on each patient's relative condition and delegating tasks to available personnel deliver safe and efficient care.
- Worked within interdisciplinary health care team to develop, implement and make adjustments to patient care plans, individualizing strategies and methods to improve health and meet recovery goals
- Trained new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures and safety protocols.
- Conferred with physicians to discuss diagnoses and devise well-coordinated treatment approaches.
- Teamed on trauma and emergency interventions involving serious head injuries, gunshot wounds and thoracic trauma.
- Assessed physical, psychological, physiologic and cognitive status of patients.
- Implemented medication and IV administration, catheter insertion and airway management
- Coordinated with physicians to perform bedside procedures such as intravenous injections, vascular line insertions and bronchoscopies.
- Provided care to patients admitted with mental health disorder such as suicide attempt, alcohol withdrawal, overdose, lithium toxicity, heroin overdose, etc.
- Treated patients admitted with trauma related suicide attempts such as overdose, asphyxiation, and fall from elevation
- Created and implemented appropriate plan of care for patients admitted with mental health disorders
- Conduct alcohol use assessment on every patient admitted to the unit using the CAGE assessment tool
- Assessed patients who tested positive for substance abuse using CIWA and COWS assessment tools to monitor patients for withdrawal symptoms
- Collaborated with ICU team, social worker, and psych to establish patients goals of care
Education
Master of Science - Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner
Rowan University
Glassboro, NJ08.2022
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
New Brunswick, NJ01.2013
Bachelor of Arts - Public Relations
Rowan College At Gloucester County
Mullica Hill, NJ05.2008
Skills
- ACLS & BLS Certified
- Over one year experience as a PMHNP Student Intern
- Psychiatric Evaluation
- Group Activities
- Adverse Drug Interactions
- Mental Health Support
- Therapeutic Activities
- Interpersonal Communication Skills
- Medication Side Effect Knowledge
- Electronic Charting
- Mental and Physical Assessments
- Psychotropic Drug Administration
- Medical Histories and Vital Statistics
- Intramuscular Injections
- Mental and Physical Assessments
- Psychotropic Drug Administration
- Medical Histories and Vital Statistics
- Intramuscular Injections
Additional Information
Professional Experiences
Student Intern-CTRL Behavioral Health, Princeton, NJ
- Performed detailed psychological assessment for more than 20 clients with mental health disorders
- Completed psychiatric evaluations, medication management and group therapy to adults and adolescents
- Managed care of patients with psychiatric disorders such as schizophrenia, Major Depressive Disorder, depression, bipolar, adult ADHD, and substance abuse who were treated with various medication
- Participated in patient care conferences to plan daily actives for group and individual therapy
- Documented patient assessment and appropriate treatment plan in EMR software such as BestNotes, and Kipu
- Developed psychiatric treatment plans based on clients psychiatric diagnosis and the individual needs of clients
Student Intern-Acina Behavioral Health Solutions, LLC, Haddonheights, NJ
- Provided weekly telemedicine psychotherapy to patients with various psychiatric disorders such as depression, anxiety and depression
- Assisted with formulating diagnosis and treatment plans for clients with disorders such as depression, anxiety, bipolar, substance abuse, etc.
- Implemented different therapy interventions to help clients cope with mental health disorders
- Suggested treatment plans based on patients response to medication and treatment outcome
- Educated clients about the importance of compliance with treatment interventions
- Conducted initial and follow-up intake assessment
Timeline
Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner
Deer Oaks Mental Health Associates
04.2024 - 02.2025
Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner
Medical Behavioral Hospital of Clearlake
04.2023 - Current
Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner
CTRL Care Behavioral Health
09.2022 - 03.2023
Staff Nurse
Houston Methodist Sugarland
08.2022 - Current
Staff RN, TSICU
Penn Presbyterian Medical Center
03.2015 - 07.2022
Master of Science - Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner
Rowan University
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Bachelor of Arts - Public Relations
Rowan College At Gloucester County