Nelly Kangethe PMHNP-BC, DNP
Bel Air,MD
Summary
Board Certified Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner with strong clinical record of working with individuals, families, groups, and communities, assessing and treating their mental health needs. Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner offering years of experience providing medical and psychiatric care. Over 20 years of experience providing quality care focused on disease prevention and health promotion.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner
Post Acute Physician Partners
05.2022 - Current
- Independent Contractor for Oak Crest Senior Living,
- Manage over 200 geriatric clients with psychiatric issues,
- Furnish client-centered treatments by referring to Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders and listening to clients' symptoms and concerns.
- Monitor clients and conducted physical assessments to detect harmful and unusual behaviors, reporting observations to assigned physician.
- Provide direct quality care to patients by monitoring, recording and evaluating psychiatric conditions.
- Utilize multi-modal diagnostic tools to diagnose and treat patients with memory difficulties and dementia.
Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner
Centered Counseling Services
10.2019 - Current
- Manage care of over 15 patients per 8 hour day,
- Maintain 95% show rate for returning clients
- Using Case Management Model, increased company adherence to treatment by 90%
- Perform client assessments to monitor expected response to medications, altering treatment plans as needed.
- Furnish client-centered treatments by referring to Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders and listening to clients' symptoms and concerns.
- Provide direct quality care to patients by monitoring, recording and evaluating psychiatric conditions.
- Perform initial psychiatric evaluations and establish plan of treatment
Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner
Life Bridge Health
06.2019 - Current
- Provide direct quality care to patients in the emergency room by monitoring, recording and evaluating psychiatric conditions.
- Manage a 20 bed inpatient psychiatric unit assessing, medicating and stabilizing patients with psychiatric issues
- Conduct consults for the inpatient patients offering prompt and accurate diagnosis and treatment plans
- Provide compassionate, appropriate patient care that is effective for the promotion of health, prevention of illness, treatment of disease and care at the end of life.
- Collaborate with medical and other professionals to provide appropriate input and effectively formulate and implement treatment plans for patients.
Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner
Aspire Wellness Center
02.2018 - 03.2023
- Explained details of mental illness and medication administered to patients' families.
- Educated patients on importance of healthy lifestyle, nutrition and mood relaxation techniques.
- Increased compliance to treatment for over 150 patients
- Provided direct quality care to patients by monitoring, recording and evaluating psychiatric conditions.
- Coordinated with medical and paramedical professionals to provide appropriate input and effectively formulate and implement treatment plans for patients.
- Responded to numerous volatile situations and violent outbreaks to restore safety and security of patients and staff.
Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner
Windrush Behavioral Health
05.2019 - 05.2022
- Manage one long-term care facilities with over 200 geriatric patients,
- Perform assessments of over 30 patients per day to ensure expected response to medications, altering treatment plans as needed,
- Decreased rate of psychotropic use by 20% over 3 months period,
- Explain details of mental illness and medication administered to patients' families,
- Establish patient's healthy lifestyle, nutrition and mood relaxation techniques,
- Explain coping methods useful to relieve depression and anxiety, including meditation and yoga,
- Provide direct quality care to patients by monitoring, recording and evaluating psychiatric conditions.
Emergency Department Registered Nurse Case Manager
The Johns Hopkins Hospital
03.2015 - 03.2019
- Performed initial client assessment and completed care plan according to health care needs,
- Managed case load of over 30 patients in emergency room
Utilization Review Nurse
Recruitment Specialists, Inc
01.2011 - 01.2016
- Managed over 40 patients case load
- Performed admission reviews based for medical necessity based on Interqual criteria.
- Performed prior authorization review of services requiring notification.
- Evaluated medical guidelines and benefit coverage to determine appropriateness of services.
- Obtained authorizations from multiple insurance carriers for various levels of care.
- Documented patient information obtained from interviews concerning symptoms, medications and prior treatment.
- Collaborated with medical care teams on evaluation of care plan outcomes, implementing or adjusting interventions accordingly.
Clinical Nurse II
St. Agnes Hospital
01.2008 - 01.2012
- Completed care for patients with cancer in 20 bed unit,
- Managed 8 clinical nurses work performance
Education
Master of Science - Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner
Drexel University
Philadelphia, PA05.2017
Doctor of Nursing Practice - Nursing
Regis University
Denver, CO04.2012
Master of Science - Nursing
Regis University
Denver, CO12.2007
Bachelors of Science - Nursing
Coppin State University
Baltimore, MD05.2003
Associates - Applied Sciences in Nursing
Essex Community College
Baltimore, MD05.1999
Skills
- Dementia Knowledge
- Medical Records Management
- Oncology
- Medication Administration
- Case Management
- HIPAA Compliance
- Staff Management
- Patient Care
Certification
- ANCC Board Certified Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (Across the Lifespan) - 2017015718
- CPR Certified through American Heart Association
- Registered Nurse Maryland; License - R146760
- Registered Nurse in Pennsylvania; License - RN670297
Publications:
- Impact of case management program on immigrants' access to care and health status.
Volunteer Experience:
- Immigration Outreach Service Center - Program Coordinator, Advisor and Facilitator
- House of Ruth - complete intake assessments and educator on women domestic violence
- Innovation Technologies And Research Campus - CEO and Director of Health and Wellness - lead all medical missions in the US and Africa
- Volunteer as a clinical preceptor for Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner Students from different Nurse Practitioner Programs in the US
Additional Information
- Mary Mahoney Honors Award from Coppin State University
- Service Learning Award from Regis University
- Over 5 years of Service Award from Pickersgill Retirement Community
Timeline
Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner
Post Acute Physician Partners
05.2022 - Current
Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner
Centered Counseling Services
10.2019 - Current
Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner
Life Bridge Health
06.2019 - Current
Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner
Windrush Behavioral Health
05.2019 - 05.2022
Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner
Aspire Wellness Center
02.2018 - 03.2023
Emergency Department Registered Nurse Case Manager
The Johns Hopkins Hospital
03.2015 - 03.2019
Utilization Review Nurse
Recruitment Specialists, Inc
01.2011 - 01.2016
Clinical Nurse II
St. Agnes Hospital
01.2008 - 01.2012
Master of Science - Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner
Drexel University
Doctor of Nursing Practice - Nursing
Regis University
Master of Science - Nursing
Regis University
Bachelors of Science - Nursing
Coppin State University
Associates - Applied Sciences in Nursing
Essex Community College
- ANCC Board Certified Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (Across the Lifespan) - 2017015718
- CPR Certified through American Heart Association
- Registered Nurse Maryland; License - R146760
- Registered Nurse in Pennsylvania; License - RN670297
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