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Nickesha Woolery

Boca Raton

Summary

Culturally-competent, skilled Registered Nurse with 15 years experience providing comprehensive care through diagnosis, planning, coordination, and evaluation of healthcare across multiple healthcare settings. Established reputation as a collaborative team player with excellent nursing judgment. Dynamic experience overseeing high-performing teams and excelling in fast-paced environments requiring keen attention to detail and unwavering professionalism.

Overview

17
17
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Registered nurse

HCA Healthcare
West Palm Beach
07.2021 - Current
  • Charge nurse, administration of medication, admission of patient, documentation of patient mental state.
  • Coordinate with families and other members of the health team.

Charge Nurse

Behavioral Unit
Fargo
01.2018 - Current
  • As charge Nurse I was in charge of 4 nurses and 3 aid on a given shift.
  • Working as a team we administered quality care to our patients.
  • I was also preceptor for new staff.

Per Diem Nurse

Boca Recovery center
Florida
11.2024 - 04.2025

Per Diem RN

Banyan Treatment Centers
Lake Worth
07.2021 - 10.2021

Registered General Nurse

Mid-Atlantic Wellness Institute
01.2014 - 01.2018

Senior Psychiatric Nurse

Jamaica
Kingston
01.2011 - 01.2014
  • Company Overview: Pivotal to building and maintaining an environment that facilitated collaboration among an interdisciplinary healthcare team.
  • Assessed patient health concerns and symptoms to develop nursing care plans.
  • Adeptly updated patient medical records.
  • Ordered, interpreted, and evaluated diagnostic test to identify and assess patient conditions.
  • Participated in rounds and actively participated in care planning.
  • Consulted with healthcare professionals to assess, plan, implement, and execute quality patient care.
  • Administered nursing care and provided holistic care by managing IV fluids.
  • Assessed skin alterations, implemented prescribed treatment, and evaluated the progress of skin and wounds.
  • Pivotal to building and maintaining an environment that facilitated collaboration among an interdisciplinary healthcare team.

Registered General Nurse

Jamaica
Kingston
01.2008 - 01.2014
  • Drive efficient, patient-centered care and supervised daily functions.
  • Precept new staff nurses to ensure understanding of ward duties, hospital protocols, routine tasks, and duties of the ward.
  • Collaborate with a dynamic team of healthcare professionals including social workers, case managers, pharmacists, occupational therapists, and dieticians to achieve the best outcome for patients.
  • Train and develop new staff to improve job knowledge.
  • Apply excellent communication skills and strong interpersonal skills to administer care to patients with Schizophrenia, Personality Disorders, Bipolar Disorder, Dual Diagnosis, Dementia, Drug-Induced Psychosis, Dementia, and Behavioral issues.
  • Counsel patients and their families on outpatient care and medication administration.
  • Utilize the SOAPIE method to accurately document notes, treatment, and progress in patient charts.
  • Gather, compile, and analyze data to identify trends and support executive decisions.
  • Tailor care specifically to each patient based on assessment and diagnosis.
  • Skillfully demonstrate sound professional judgment and managed patient-centered mental health and psychiatric care.
  • Interviewed patients to assess need.
  • Participate in psychotherapy, performed milieu therapy, and conducted group therapy sessions.
  • Assess risk of suicide, risk of injury to others, and fall assessment to implement safety measures.
  • Administer the Mental State Examination to gather insight into the behavior, appearance, mood, behavior, speech, thought processes and content, orientation, judgment, memory, illness, and perceptual disturbances of patients.
  • Promote occupational and recreational activities to complement care plans and improve the condition of patients.
  • Collect vital signs, monitored blood glucose, performed urinalysis and BHCG-Pregnancy testing, and fully assessed the physical condition of patients.
  • Oversee the restraint of aggressive, suicidal, and threatening patients.
  • Provide holistic nursing care.
  • Administer medication, dressed wounds, input/output catheters, nebulized patients, administered Oxygen, passed Nasogastric tubes and feedings collected specimens, and supervised routine care.
  • Continually recognized for serving as a consistent patient advocate while communicating compassionately and effectively with patients, families, and caregivers.
  • Leverage subject matter expertise, in-depth knowledge of theory and contemporary technical knowledge, and experience in advanced nursing practice to facilitate the application of nursing theory, principles, and skill competency among new nurses.

Charge Nurse

Jamaica
Kingston
01.2013 - 12.2013
  • Oversaw daily workflow and coordinated ward activities to ensure patient care and service standards were met.
  • Onboarded, trained, and developed a high-performing team through frequent feedback.
  • Established and ensured adequate staffing to meet the ward's emerging needs.
  • Promoted high-quality care, outcomes, and evidence-based practice as an integral member of a cross-functional healthcare team.
  • Contributed a value-added perspective during rounds and case conferences.
  • Maintained adequate floor stock to minimize downtime.

Education

Masters - Mental Health Psychiatry

Walden University
Minneapolis, MN
01.2021

B.S.N -

University of the West Indies
01.2017

Skills

  • Vital signs
  • Training & Development
  • Clinical Judgement
  • Wound Care
  • EMR systems
  • Anatomy knowledge
  • Goal of Care
  • Behavioral Health
  • Critical Impact Decision-Making
  • Workflow Optimization
  • Motivational Interviewing
  • Group Therapy
  • Medical records
  • Patient-Centered Approach
  • Data analysis skills
  • Behavior management
  • Psychiatry
  • Patient care
  • Medication Administration
  • Data collection
  • Specimen collection / processing
  • Documentation review
  • Behavioral therapy
  • Care plans
  • Case Management
  • Critical Care Experience
  • Nursing
  • Data Collection & Analysis
  • Crisis Intervention
  • Hospital experience
  • Quality Assurance
  • Addiction medicine
  • Psychiatric care
  • Electronic Medical Records
  • Hospital Experience
  • Patient Relations
  • Care Coordination
  • Psychiatric Care
  • Leadership
  • Organizational Leadership

Certification

  • PMHNP
  • CPR Certification
  • Certified Nurse Practitioner
  • BLS Certification
  • RN License

Nursing Licenses

RN, 12/31/21, ND

Personal Information

Willing To Relocate: Anywhere

Timeline

Per Diem Nurse

Boca Recovery center
11.2024 - 04.2025

Registered nurse

HCA Healthcare
07.2021 - Current

Per Diem RN

Banyan Treatment Centers
07.2021 - 10.2021

Charge Nurse

Behavioral Unit
01.2018 - Current

Registered General Nurse

Mid-Atlantic Wellness Institute
01.2014 - 01.2018

Charge Nurse

Jamaica
01.2013 - 12.2013

Senior Psychiatric Nurse

Jamaica
01.2011 - 01.2014

Registered General Nurse

Jamaica
01.2008 - 01.2014

Masters - Mental Health Psychiatry

Walden University

B.S.N -

University of the West Indies