Ricky Frazer
Waynesburg,PA
Summary
Compassionate Psychiatric Registered Nurse with experience in providing high-quality mental health care to diverse patient populations. Strengths include crisis intervention, therapeutic communication, and effective collaboration with multidisciplinary teams. In previous roles, contributed to improved patient outcomes through proactive identification of treatment needs and implementation of individualized care plans.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
Work History
Psychiatric Registered Nurse / MAT Nurse
Department of Corrections
Waynesburg, PA
02.2017 - Current
- Cultivated relationships with patients, discussing ways to help improve overall health while alleviating self-harm practices.
- Monitored patients prescribed psychotropic medications to assess medications' effectiveness and side effects.
- Met patient needs by devising and coordinating highly tailored care plans for each individual.
- Consulted with psychiatrists about client medication changes, issues with medicine compliance, and efficacy of medications.
- Collaborated with treatment and service providers using an inter-professional, interdisciplinary team approach for continuity of care.
- Facilitated communication between members of the healthcare team by attending interdisciplinary meetings.
- Taught classes on topics such as hygeine medication compliance.
- Administered medications and treatments, monitoring patients for reactions and side effects.
- Monitored medication schedules for those receiving medication assisted treatments.
- Participated in weekly team meetings with other treatment professionals to review case files.
Nurse Manager
Southwest Regional Medical Center
Waynesburg, PA
02.2007 - 03.2015
- Managed performance of 25 person nursing staff, reviewing task completion, prioritization and report quality.
- Applied clinical judgment and comprehensive knowledge of facility policies to assist floor nurses with patient care decisions.
- Received and investigated complaints from families, patients and clinical staff, devising solutions to multifaceted challenges.
- Supervised nurse administration of oral, intramuscular and IV medications to patients as prescribed, monitoring responses for adverse reactions.
- Performed personnel interviewing, hiring, disciplinary actions and dismissals.
- Provided case management, milieu management and emergency intervention.
- Imparted medical, operational and patient care knowledge to junior nurses, supporting personal growth and enhancing professional development.
- Provided strong leadership and guidance to nurses.
- Mentored and coached nursing staff, listening to concerns and providing counsel.
- Established and maintained positive relationships with residents, physicians, hospital staff, patients and families.
- Collaborated with department managers to correct problems and improve services.
- Organized department in accordance with administrative guidelines to provide specified nursing services to meet legal, organizational and medical staff guidelines.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Waynesburg University
Waynesburg, PA05.1994
Skills
- Case review
- Patient education and advocacy
- Staff leadership
- Quality controls
- Schedule management
- Staff supervision
- Regulatory requirements
- Quality assurance controls
- Personnel management
- Suicide Prevention
- Substance abuse treatment
- Multidisciplinary Collaboration
- Safety Planning
- Self Motivation
- Strong Clinical Judgment
- Problem-solving abilities
- Excellent Communication
- Critical Thinking
Timeline
Psychiatric Registered Nurse / MAT Nurse
Department of Corrections
02.2017 - Current
Nurse Manager
Southwest Regional Medical Center
02.2007 - 03.2015
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Waynesburg University
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