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Work History
Education
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Awards
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Paola Paquini

Los Angeles,CA

Summary

Compassionate and highly committed to developing and implementing patient care and continuity of care. Committed to promoting optimal mental health and improving quality of life for patients. 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

27
27
years of professional experience

Work History

PMHNP

BrainHealth
01.2024 - Current
  • Perform initial and follow up psychiatric evaluations
  • Provide medication management and psychotherapy
  • Managed time efficiently in order to complete all tasks within deadlines.

PMHNP

LifeStance Health
07.2023 - Current
  • Perform initial and follow up psychiatric evaluations
  • Provide medication management and brief psychotherapy
  • Increased patient satisfaction by establishing strong rapport and trust, fostering open communication.
  • Improved patient outcomes through thorough assessments and accurate diagnoses.

Public Health Nurse

People Experiencing Homelessness Covid-19 Call Center
01.2020 - 01.2024
  • Obtain medical information from hospitals, shelters, outreach teams and determine appropriate quarantine and isolation placement
  • Provide education on Covid and mental health resources to people experiencing homelessness

Public Health Nurse

Los Angeles County Department of Public Health
01.2008 - 01.2022
  • Provide health screening and assessment of health care needs for people experiencing homelessness
  • Provide expert nursing and medical knowledge when collaborating with social workers and caregivers to meet the healthcare needs of the children in foster care
  • Participate in multidisciplinary team meetings and provide health care coordination and nursing case management to assure foster children received timely and appropriate health care services

RN Case Manager

Bilingual Care Solutions
01.2003 - 01.2008
  • Work with full cases communicating directly with the account, claimant, physician, and employer to ensure claimant receives appropriate treatment and delays are avoided
  • Provide proactive and effective medical management of the healing process to expedite the injured worker’s return to work

RN Clinic Manager/Staff

Los Angeles County Public Health
01.1998 - 01.2003
  • Establish and adjust nursing schedules to distribute required nursing skills on one or more shifts to adjust workload and patients’ needs
  • Checked patients’ physical, emotional, social, and economic, circumstances and made individual decisions and referrals for the patient’s well-being; serve as the principal clinic liaison

Staff RN

Huntington Memorial Hospital
01.1998 - 12.1998
  • Provide direct patient care to hospitalized patients in a Med/Surg and acute rehabilitation unit

Education

Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner -

Purdue Global University
10.2024

Masters in Science of Nursing -

West Coast University
Los Angeles, CA
01.2021

Bachelor of Science in Nursing -

University of Phoenix
Pasadena, CA
01.2005

Associate in Science in Nursing -

Pasadena City College
Pasadena, CA
01.1997

Skills

  • Organizational Skills
  • Computer Skills
  • Bilingual in English and Spanish
  • Psychiatric assessment
  • Suicide Risk Assessment
  • Mental health counseling
  • Psychotherapy Techniques
  • Pharmacological management
  • Problem-solving abilities
  • Excellent Communication

Awards

2020, Outstanding Los Angeles County Public Health Nurse, 2nd Runner Up

Certificationsandlicensures

  • Certified, Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner, ANCC, 05/04/23, 05/03/28
  • NPI-Nurse Practitioner, 1245920669
  • DEA license, MI, 03/31/26
  • DEA license, CA, 03/31/26
  • Certified, Basic Life Support, American Heart Association, 05/01/23, current
  • PMHNP-BC Licensure, Michigan, 05/01/23, current
  • PMHNP-BC Licensure, California, 05/01/23, current
  • Licensed Registered Nurse, California, 12/31/25
  • Licensed Registered Nurse, Michigan, 05/31/25

Languages

Spanish
Native or Bilingual

Timeline

PMHNP

BrainHealth
01.2024 - Current

PMHNP

LifeStance Health
07.2023 - Current

Public Health Nurse

People Experiencing Homelessness Covid-19 Call Center
01.2020 - 01.2024

Public Health Nurse

Los Angeles County Department of Public Health
01.2008 - 01.2022

RN Case Manager

Bilingual Care Solutions
01.2003 - 01.2008

RN Clinic Manager/Staff

Los Angeles County Public Health
01.1998 - 01.2003

Staff RN

Huntington Memorial Hospital
01.1998 - 12.1998

Masters in Science of Nursing -

West Coast University

Bachelor of Science in Nursing -

University of Phoenix

Associate in Science in Nursing -

Pasadena City College

Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner -

Purdue Global University

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