Nicholas Anderson
Palm City,FL
Summary
Dynamic and compassionate healthcare professional with extensive experience in military and civilian sectors to cover extensive arrays of treatment approaches for each client. With military background comes tact, strategy implementation and devotion to the task at hand provides dedicated care to each client in the hospital setting, while also exercising themselves as a team player in any situation. Known for being adaptive, kind-hearted, reliable, and self-less when it comes to caring for their clients and with peers.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
Work History
Nurse Extern
Palm Beach Gardens Medical Center
09.2024 - 02.2025
- Assisted nursing staff in patient care activities, ensuring comfort and safety.
- Monitored vital signs and reported changes to registered nurses promptly.
- Part of a float pool of staff to assist in a variety of floors based on staffing needs, from medical-surgery to CVICU.
Behavioral Health Technician
Kempsville Center For Behavioral Health
09.2022 - 03.2023
- Assisted in implementing individualized treatment plans for child patients with behavioral health needs.
- Monitored patient behavior and reported significant changes to the clinical team or provider.
- Provided educational needs when teachers were not present during class periods on weekdays.
- Enacted any necessary de-escalation techniques during stressful times of unstable events with peers.
- Handled paper medical records for filing of behavioral actions on a day-to-day basis
Behavioral Health Technician
VetFed
01.2018 - 01.2022
- Built and maintained positive staff relationships to promote teamwork and better serve clients.
- Utilized EHR technologies to intake patients, take notes, book client follow-up appointments, and communicate with healthcare members in an outpatient setting.
- I taught sleep management courses and CBT-Anxiety focused sessions during intermittent parts of the work, with social worker guidance, for continued patient care and the promotion of evidence-based strategies for at-home and workplace self-care.
Behavioral Health Technician/ Navy Corpsman
United States Navy(Enlisted), Naval Medical Center Portsmouth
12.2013 - 12.2017
- Assisted in implementing individualized treatment plans for patients with behavioral health needs.
- Monitored patient behavior and reported significant changes to the clinical team.
- Documented patient progress and maintained accurate records in electronic health systems.
- Maintained proper rounding of clients while admitted, and documented any changes in health as appropriate.
- Therapeutic containment qualified and de-escalation skill proficient during times of risk of self-harm or harm to other clients.
- Proficient in phlebotomy skills and IV starting when needed for client health, or for routine medication level tests.
- Leadership skills were often practiced and maintained as a shift leader on the inpatient floor, and as a member of the armed services.
Education
High School Diploma -
St. Lucie West Centennial High School
Port St. Lucie, FlAssociate of Applied Science - Nursing
Indian River State College
Port Saint Lucie, FL04-2025
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Indian River State College
Ft. Pierce, FL12-2026
Skills
- Patient care
- Vital signs monitoring
- Electronic health records
- Clinical judgment
- De-escalation techniques
- Therapeutic communication
- Team collaboration
- Phlebotomy skills
- Leadership abilities
- Health documentation
- Crisis intervention
- Medication administration
- Patient education
Timeline
Nurse Extern
Palm Beach Gardens Medical Center
09.2024 - 02.2025
Behavioral Health Technician
Kempsville Center For Behavioral Health
09.2022 - 03.2023
Behavioral Health Technician
VetFed
01.2018 - 01.2022
Behavioral Health Technician/ Navy Corpsman
United States Navy(Enlisted), Naval Medical Center Portsmouth
12.2013 - 12.2017
High School Diploma -
St. Lucie West Centennial High School
Associate of Applied Science - Nursing
Indian River State College
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Indian River State College