Highly trained Psychiatric Staff Nurse offering well-developed interpersonal, acute care treatment and relationship building skills. Promoting pleasant personality and skills helping patients stay calm and communicative.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Registered Nurse
NORTHWELL HEALTH - SOUTH OAKS HOSPITAL
02.2023 - Current
Promotes the dignity of the patient and maintains patient confidentiality
Provides for a safe, therapeutic environment that protects patient rights
Displays effective customer relations skills
Demonstrates knowledge and understanding of psychiatric disorders and their accompanying symptoms and behaviors and responds to these symptoms and behaviors in a therapeutic manner
Develops therapeutic relationships with patients
Practices the limits of this relationship, avoiding social interactions with patients and terminating the relationship at discharge
Assesses, records, and evaluates patients in a goal-oriented manner
Shares pertinent information with appropriate members of the health care team
Setting appropriate limits on patient behavior utilizing nonviolent behavioral interventions and maintaining patient rights and dignity
Administers medications in a safe manner following medication policy and procedure
Collects data pertinent to patient interview by observation, physical examination and interview
Admits, discharges and transfers patients in a timely fashion according to policy
Completes nursing assessment within time specified including nursing component of interdisciplinary treatment plan.
Certified Nurse Assistant
NEW FRANKLIN CENTER for REHABILITATION & NURSING
05.2018 - 08.2020
Followed HIPAA regulations to maintain confidentiality of sensitive medical and personal information
Measured patient vital signs, recording body temperature, blood pressure and heart rate
Monitored pain and provided comfort measures, reporting abnormalities to nursing staff
Stocked patient rooms and supply areas to meet patient care needs
Delivered direct care to patients, assisting with bathing, feeding and grooming tasks
Answered call lights to provide emergency treatment and assistance to patients
Completed daily documentation and charts regarding patient care and input reports into practice databases
Lifted and repositioned non-ambulatory patients to prevent accidents and falls
Prepared residents for meals and assisted with feeding.
Education
Bachelor of Science in Nursing -
FELICIAN UNIVERSITY
RUTHERFORD, NJ
05.2022
Skills
Proficient in MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
Well versed in delivering physical and emotional support to patients
Empathetic care
Collaborative approach
Certification
Registered Nurse – National Certification Corporation (NCC)
Basic Life Support for Health Care Providers (BLS) – American Heart Association
Infection Control and Child Abuse Certificate – New York State Education Department
Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner at South Oaks Hospital, Northwell HealthPsychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner at South Oaks Hospital, Northwell Health