NICOLE BRANDT
Grand Forks,ND
Summary
Organized and dependable candidate successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals. To seek and maintain a full-time position that offers professional challenges utilizing interpersonal skills, excellent time management, and problem-solving skills.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
Work History
Detox Advocate
Grand Forks Withdrawal Management Center
01.2019 - Current
- Assess clients when entering the detox facility to ensure the client meets facility criteria
- Complete admission paperwork needed admit the client to the facility.
- Upon admission the clients vitals are taken and the Clinical Institute Withdrawal Assessment (CIWA) is administered to assess the client's level of care.
- Monitor the clients every four hours for the duration of their stay, with checks on their vitals and CIWA.
- Facilitate connecting the clients to services needed by contacting appropriate entities.
- Chart the client's progress during their stay.
- Discharge the patient when appropriate or when requested by the client.
Mental Health Practitioner and Supervisor
Riverview Recovery
01.2022 - 02.2023
- Complete comprehensive assessments and make referrals for the clients treatment.
- Treatment planning for outpatient setting
- Counseling clients in an outpatient setting
- Creating and facilitating weekly groups for Relapse Prevention
- Completing paperwork required
- Creating safety plans
- Oversee the supervision of other LADC/Social Workers at four locations
- De-escalating client conflicts between Mental Health Provider and LADC.
Mental Health Provider and LADC
Meridian Behavioral Health
01.2021 - 11.2021
- Completing comprehensive assessments
- Treatment planning for inpatient setting
- Counseling the clients in an inpatient setting
- Setting up aftercare treatment for after their graduation from the program.
- Completing paperwork required
- Creating safety plans
- De-escalating client conflicts between residents.
Social Work Mental Health Counseling Intern
Meridian Behavioral Health
08.2020 - 12.2020
- Completing comprehensive assessments
- Treatment planning
- Counseling the clients
- Setting up aftercare treatment
- Completing paperwork required
- Creating safety plans
- De-escalating client conflicts between residents.
Customer Service Representative
Yorhom Medical Essentials
05.2014 - 09.2020
- Assisted patients in getting medical equipment/supplies patients need.
- Filed the equipment/supplies through the patient's insurance.
- Checked the insurance to make sure there is coverage under their plan
- Completed the intake of patient information
- Worked closely with medical staff in the various offices and clinics to get the proper documentation and prescriptions so the items would meet the criteria to be covered by insurance.
- Worked with the county social workers to get equipment needed by patients under Acumen and other state-funded programs
- Oversaw the day-to-day of our hospital store
- Keeping our inventory filled and organized
- Greeting the customers when they come into the store and addressing any customer complaints.
Patient Safety Attendant
Altru Health System
03.2019 - 09.2019
- Monitor patients who are at risk while staying in hospital to keep them safe
- Work with the staff on the floor to care for the patient's needs
- Chart the patient's safety in the facility medical records system.
- Monitored patient progress and reported changes to healthcare professionals.
Alcohol and Drug Counselor Intern
RiverView Recovery
02.2019 - 08.2019
- Completed comprehensive assessments for incoming clients to the Relapse Prevention Program
- Determined if the level of care was appropriate for the client
- Determined client's treatment plans
- Counseled individual clients on a weekly basis to work towards their individual goals for recovery
- Planned curriculum and facilitated three-hour group sessions for the relapse prevention program
- Assisted the Licensed Alcohol and Drug Counselor plan and facilitate nine hours of group each week.
Assistant Manager of Millwork
Menards
08.2010 - 05.2014
- Helped customers pick out the doors, windows, millwork, and any other items needed for a project
- Ordered custom sized windows, doors and any special order designed item
- Assisted customer complaints and fixed issues with any orders that were damaged or incorrect
- Kept track of inventory and changed it to the correct counts
- Scheduled other employees and oversaw keeping them busy and on task
- Worked with many other departments to organize what the customer needed for the complete project.
Education
Master's in Social Work - Social Work With Focus On Chemical Dependency
University of North Dakota- Graduate School
Grand Forks, ND12.2020
Bachelor of Science - Social Work / Chemical Dependency
University of North Dakota
Grand Forks, ND08.2019
Skills
- Policy Development
- Training New Employees
- Resource Management
- Document Filing
- Conflict resolution
- Multitasking
- Time management
- Attention to detail
- Team collaboration
- Problem-solving
- Public speaking
- Self-motivation
- Professionalism
- Critical thinking
- Community Advocacy
- Case Management
volunteer experience
- Valley Eldercare Nursing Home and transitional care unit
- Turtle Mountain Animal Rescue, Foster and transportation volunteer, Answer and comment on social media and incoming messages, Track the animals in the database
references
- Tiffany Rood, Supervisor of Respiratory and Storefront, Yorhom Medical Essentials, 4250 South Washington Street, Grand Forks, ND, 58201, 701-780-2211, trood@altru.org
- Steve Cook, Former Department Manager of Menards Millwork, 701-740-3200, steve.cook@dakotalandautoglass.com
- Ciara Ballard, Social Detox Project Coordinator, Grand Forks, 151 S. 4th, St. Suite 339, Grand Forks, ND, 58201, 701-787-8119, CBallard@grandforksgov.com
- Ange Bauste, Former Coworker, 701-330-6130
Timeline
Mental Health Practitioner and Supervisor
Riverview Recovery
01.2022 - 02.2023
Mental Health Provider and LADC
Meridian Behavioral Health
01.2021 - 11.2021
Social Work Mental Health Counseling Intern
Meridian Behavioral Health
08.2020 - 12.2020
Patient Safety Attendant
Altru Health System
03.2019 - 09.2019
Alcohol and Drug Counselor Intern
RiverView Recovery
02.2019 - 08.2019
Detox Advocate
Grand Forks Withdrawal Management Center
01.2019 - Current
Customer Service Representative
Yorhom Medical Essentials
05.2014 - 09.2020
Assistant Manager of Millwork
Menards
08.2010 - 05.2014
Master's in Social Work - Social Work With Focus On Chemical Dependency
University of North Dakota- Graduate School
Bachelor of Science - Social Work / Chemical Dependency
University of North Dakota
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