Marisa Geary
Summary
Experienced nursing professional bringing demonstrated clinical expertise, leadership skills and technical knowledge. Proficient in updating charts, monitoring medications and working with multidisciplinary teams to optimize patient care. Quality-driven and efficient with strong interpersonal abilities.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Director of Healthcare
Mental Health Center of San Diego
San Diego
04.2023 - Current
- Led development and implementation of mental health programs to enhance patient care services.
- Managed budgeting processes, ensuring resource allocation aligns with organizational goals.
- Recruited, hired and trained all staff, providing direct supervision, ongoing staff development and continuing education to employees.
- Conducted routine facility inspections, identifying areas needing improvement and eliminating hazards posed to staff and residents for continued compliance with associated regulations.
- Developed and updated policies and procedures, maintaining compliance with guidelines relating to HIPAA, benefits administration and general liability.
- Supervised staff training initiatives, promoting professional development and best practices in care delivery.
- Mentored nursing team members, fostering professional development and enhancing clinical skills within the department.
- Built and maintained positive working relationships with physicians and staff to support seamless healthcare operations.
- Established and monitored infection control programs to provide safe, sanitary environment to prevent transmission of disease and infection.
Healthcare Supervisor
Mental Health Center of San Diego
San Diego, CA
04.2022 - Current
- Provide direct care and supervision to clients, healthcare and support staff for a Crisis Stabilization/Transitional Residential social rehabilitation facility licensed by Community Care Licensing.
- Manage and Supervise the healthcare team and support staff.
- Provide ongoing in-service training for all staff annually and for new hires.
- Create safe and supportive therapeutic milieu to promote recovery.
- Collaborated with treatment and service providers using interprofessional interdisciplinary team approach for continuity of care.
- Monitor and educate clients on medication usage, symptoms and side effects.
- Implemented evidence-based and best practice problem-solving interventions to establish protective measures for suicide prevention and self-harm.
- Responded to emergency situations with speed, expertise and level-headed approaches to provide optimal care, support and life-saving interventions.
- Assessed patient conditions, monitored behaviors and updated supervising physicians with observations and concerns.
- Maintained strict patient data procedures to comply with HIPAA laws and prevent information breaches.
Staff Nurse
Crestwood Behavioral Health
San Diego, CA
09.2020 - 02.2022
- Provide direct care to patients suffering from mental health disorders.
- Acted as client advocate, coordinating required services and resolving emergency problems in crisis situations.
- Assessed patients for risk of suicide attempts or harmful behavior toward others.
- Responded to crisis situations when severe mental health and behavioral issues arose.
- Promoted independence by assisting and supervising clients while completing daily living activities.
- Helped clients deal with substance abuse, mental illness and other concerns by delivering personalized support.
- Monitored and educated clients on medication usage, symptoms and side effects.
- Identified and addressed individual mental health challenges to support patients.
- Conducted or assisted in treatment and rehabilitation of mental health patients by performing basic assessment procedures.
- Monitored patients' well-being and reported changes or unusual behavior or physical illness to medical staff.
- Restrained violent or suicidal patients using approved verbal or physical techniques.
- Instructed new employees on protocols to use when interacting with psychiatric patients.
- Conducted intake interviews with new patients to complete forms, assess mental health condition or obtain treatment history.
- Administered oral medications following physician's prescriptions and instructions.
Licensed Vocational Nurse
Vista Balboa Crisis Center
San Diego, CA
04.2020 - 02.2022
- Provided nursing services for a Short Term Acute Residential Treatment treating patients in a mental health crisis.
- Assessed patients to determine the level of care required before and after admission and help clients learn to manage illness, provide encouragement, and counseling as needed
- Worked with registered nurses to deliver comprehensive, high-quality care to mental health patients.
- Kept EHR updated with patients' vital statistics, tracking metrics and observations about behaviors or responses.
- Interviewed patients to obtain medical history.
- Monitored and educated clients on medication usage, symptoms and side effects.
- Adhered to HIPAA confidentiality requirements by safeguarding files.
- Selected and compiled relevant information and resources for clients to support individuals in overcoming mental and emotional problems.
- Promoted independence by assisting and supervising clients while completing daily living activities.
Education
Licensed Vocational Nurse - Vocational Nursing - VN709704
Grossmont Health Occupation Center
Santee, CA01.2019
Skills
- Employee Work Scheduling
- Employee Supervision
- Decision Making
- Critical Thinking
- Training and education
- Laboratory management
- Healthcare consulting
- Staff training and development
- Facility management
Certification
- American Heart Association - BLS Instructor - Exp: 11/27
- IV Therapy and Blood Withdrawal Certification
Timeline
Director of Healthcare
Mental Health Center of San Diego
04.2023 - Current
Healthcare Supervisor
Mental Health Center of San Diego
04.2022 - Current
Staff Nurse
Crestwood Behavioral Health
09.2020 - 02.2022
Licensed Vocational Nurse
Vista Balboa Crisis Center
04.2020 - 02.2022
Licensed Vocational Nurse - Vocational Nursing - VN709704
Grossmont Health Occupation Center