Leonard Charles Murdock JR.
MORGANTOWN,West Virginia
Summary
Accomplished in delivering superior patient care, I excel in critical thinking and compassionate service, as demonstrated during my tenure at Louis A. Johnson VAMC. Expert in emergency care and mental health nursing, I've significantly contributed to quality improvement initiatives, ensuring patient safety and promoting health education.
Overview
31
31
years of professional experience
Work History
Staff Nurse
Louis A. Johnson VAMC
08.2021 - Current
- Company Overview: This is a federal job
- Assume delegated responsibility for the care of patients on Inpatient Psychiatric Unit
- Assume delegated responsibility to oversee licensed practical nurses
- Maintain responsibility for quality patient care; demonstrate willingness to support change for improvement of patient care and unit operations
- Perform nursing admission and re-assessment and treatment procedures
- Assess patient's health and mental health status by gathering information and identify client's actual and potential problems; maintain ongoing assessment of client's status based on information gathered by interviewing and observation
- Develops a therapeutic relationship with assigned patient's to coordinate psychiatric nursing interventions
- Participates as a member of the interdisciplinary treatment team members such as Psychiatrist, Social workers, Psychologist and Nurse Practitioners etc.for the purpose of reviewing their treatment goals and objectives: this may also is in delivery of mental health services per established standards
- Organizes and conducts, as appropriate, various treatment modalities such as goal setting, individual and group education, discharge planning, etc
- Monitors patient's behavior to intervene when appropriate; monitor patient behavior for critical changes such as increased agitation, disruptive behaviors and initiates appropriate medication intervention and therapeutic containment
- Establishes and maintains the CPRS (Computerized Patient Record System) and overall treatment plan and for case management of assigned patients in the program
- Educates patient's in a variety of prevention, health promotion and maintenance interventions
- Performs other duties as assigned by Nurse Manager
- This is a federal job
Assistant Nurse Manager-Inpatient Mental Health
Louis A. Johnson VAMC
09.2019 - 08.2021
- Company Overview: This is a federal job
- When providing direct services to clients, acts as a role model of expert and ethical psychiatric/mental health nursing
- Patient populations include Veterans who present with the full range of DSM 5 mental disorders
- The Assistant Nurse Manager, Mental Health functions as part of the interdisciplinary team consisting of psychiatrists, psychologists, social workers, nurses and other health care professionals
- His/her primary duties are 80% of the following: conducts mental health screening including suicide risk assessments and assists the psychiatrist in assessing and managing side effects, medication non-compliance
- The nurse is also accountable for nursing duties such as medications, vital signs and participating in groups as assigned
- Also, the Assistant Nurse Manager assists the Nurse Manager with administrative duties (20%) that includes clinical supervision, providing input into proficiencies, coaching, staff scheduling, training and staff development
- He/she takes a leadership role in utilizing problem solving methodologies to resolve system and or process problems that impact patient care or staff performance for an inpatient psychiatric unit, implements policies and policies and monitors staff compliances
- The RN (Assistant Nurse Manager) is involved in Quality Improvement processes in addition to providing a staff development/ in-service training program for all positions (RN, LPN, NA) which covers all three shifts
- Also, the Assistant Mental Health Nurse Manager can provide coverage for the Nurse Manager during his/her absence and temporarily reports to the Associate Nurse Executive Mental Health
- This is a federal job
Staff Nurse
Louis A. Johnson VAMC
04.2018 - 09.2019
- Company Overview: This is a federal job
- Assume delegated responsibility for the care of patients on Inpatient Psychiatric Unit
- Assume delegated responsibility to oversee licensed practical nurses
- Maintain responsibility for quality patient care; demonstrate willingness to support change for improvement of patient care and unit operations
- Perform nursing admission and re-assessment and treatment procedures
- Assess patient's health and mental health status by gathering information and identify client's actual and potential problems; maintain ongoing assessment of client's status based on information gathered by interviewing and observation
- Develops a therapeutic relationship with assigned patient's to coordinate psychiatric nursing interventions
- Participates as a member of the interdisciplinary treatment team members such as Psychiatrist, Social workers, Psychologist and Nurse Practitioners etc.for the purpose of reviewing their treatment goals and objectives: this may also is in delivery of mental health services per established standards
- Organizes and conducts, as appropriate, various treatment modalities such as goal setting, individual and group education, discharge planning, etc
- Monitors patient's behavior to intervene when appropriate; monitor patient behavior for critical changes such as increased agitation, disruptive behaviors and initiates appropriate medication intervention and therapeutic containment
- Establishes and maintains the CPRS (Computerized Patient Record System) and overall treatment plan and for case management of assigned patients in the program
- Educates patient's in a variety of prevention, health promotion and maintenance interventions
- Performs other duties as assigned by Nurse Manager
- This is a federal job
Assistant Health Services Administrator
USPHS/BOP
05.2011 - 03.2018
- Oversees the daily operations of Health Services at the U
- S
- Penitentiary, Secure Female Facility, FCI and Camp, which houses over 4000 inmates
- Supervises 40 Health Services staff and contract employees
- Overseeing prevention and control of infectious conditions and interpretation of lab results
- Providing surveillance and consultations for control of infections; monitoring HIV, Hep C, outbreaks of scabies and flu like symptoms in an inmate population of over 4000 consistently developing, implementing and evaluating policies and procedure pertaining to all aspects of infection control with overseeing the IOP/ICD's
- Continually monitoring with IOP/IDC's clinical chart audits pertaining to infection control
- Monitoring all aspects of the Quality Improvement and infection control staff
Senior Staff Nurse
USPHS/BOP
03.2009 - 05.2011
- Senior Staff Nurse providing care and treatment on a 30 bed Medical/Surgical ward
- Acted as charge nurse in charge of 1 PHS staff and 4 civilian staff, making patient assignments and ensuring smooth daily operations
- Developed nursing care plans that included nursing assessments/diagnosis of inmates
Staff Nurse
USPHS/BOP
02.2008 - 03.2009
- Staff Nurse providing care and treatment to 1000 inmates
- Running pill line, independently delivering medications to 11 housing units and responding to medical emergencies
- Assessing inmates and providing care with physician's guidance
- Supply officer in charge of ordering supplies for the Medical Department with an annual budget of $100,000 per year for medical supplies
- Collateral duty of ensuring compliance of Tuberculosis program by placing and reading PPD test
- Completed 2 week required course for BOP at Glynco, GA
OR Nurse
U. S. Navy
06.2005 - 01.2008
- Provided care and support to patients before, during and after surgery in the operating room
- Responsible for maintaining a sterile environment in the operating room, monitoring the patient during surgery
- Monitored OR to prevent and control infections to patients having surgery
- Performed spore test on surgical instruments to ensure sterilization was complete
- Performed duties of the Clinical Care Coordinator, assisting with scheduling of OR patients and assigning junior officers to daily assignments
OR Nurse
U.S. Navy
03.2002 - 06.2005
- As a newly prepared Operating Room Nurse, provided care and support to patients in a 18 room in charge of Plastic Surgery services
Staff Nurse
U. S. Navy
11.1998 - 01.2002
- Provided care on Maternal/Child unit, working labor and delivery, post-partum and nursery, with 50 deliveries per month
- Developed nursing care plans that included nursing assessments/diagnosis of inmates
Staff Nurse
U. S. Navy
09.1995 - 11.1998
- In charge of Ambulatory Procedure Unit (Same day surgery), preparing patients before going into surgery and getting patients post-op, assessing and discharging
Education
Bachelor Of Science In Nursing - Nursing
University of Virginia
Charlottesville, VA05.1992
Skills
- Patient education
- Patient safety
- Direct patient care
- Medication and IV administration
- Patient care
- Wound care
- Infection control measures
- Medication administration
- Patient management
- Family education
- Critical care
- Emergency care
- Disease prevention
- Quality improvement
- Case management
- Tracheostomy care
- Surgical nursing
- Vaccine administration
- Emergency procedures
- Ethical practice
- Health promotion
- Home health care
- Intake and discharge
- Hospice care
- Maternity nursing
- Mental health nursing
- Hospice and palliative care
- Oncology nursing
- Pediatric nursing
- Nursing process
- HIPAA protocol adherence
- Vitals monitoring
- Critical thinking
- Patient care assessment
- Compassionate and caring
- Decision-making
- Blood draw and sample collection
- Patient examination
- Intravenous therapy
- CPR/AED
Accomplishments
- Supervised team of 17 staff members.
- Used Microsoft Excel to develop inventory tracking spreadsheets.
Timeline
Staff Nurse
Louis A. Johnson VAMC
08.2021 - Current
Assistant Nurse Manager-Inpatient Mental Health
Louis A. Johnson VAMC
09.2019 - 08.2021
Staff Nurse
Louis A. Johnson VAMC
04.2018 - 09.2019
Assistant Health Services Administrator
USPHS/BOP
05.2011 - 03.2018
Senior Staff Nurse
USPHS/BOP
03.2009 - 05.2011
Staff Nurse
USPHS/BOP
02.2008 - 03.2009
OR Nurse
U. S. Navy
06.2005 - 01.2008
OR Nurse
U.S. Navy
03.2002 - 06.2005
Staff Nurse
U. S. Navy
11.1998 - 01.2002
Staff Nurse
U. S. Navy
09.1995 - 11.1998
Bachelor Of Science In Nursing - Nursing
University of Virginia
Similar Profiles
Shontaya Williams, MSN, RN, AMB-BCShontaya Williams, MSN, RN, AMB-BC
Women's Health RN Care Manager at Louis Stokes Cleveland VAMC Women's Health ClinicWomen's Health RN Care Manager at Louis Stokes Cleveland VAMC Women's Health Clinic
Christopher ThomasChristopher Thomas
Certified Peer Specialist at St. Louis VAMCCertified Peer Specialist at St. Louis VAMC
Jeanelle HautalaJeanelle Hautala
Registered Nurse at Oscar G. Johnson VAMCRegistered Nurse at Oscar G. Johnson VAMC
Jasmyne WeaverJasmyne Weaver
Volleyball Team Manager at West Virginia University, Employment ServicesVolleyball Team Manager at West Virginia University, Employment Services
Olivia SeeOlivia See
Research Assistant, Biology at West Virginia University ResearchResearch Assistant, Biology at West Virginia University Research