ROBERT JAMES
Keller
Summary
Well-qualified Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner with credentials for Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, and Washington State. Extensive experience in Psychiatry, acute rehabilitation, and forensics. Passionate about delivering compassionate patient care with respect to individual patient needs. Open and clear communicator with analytical problem-solving abilities and advanced clinical expertise.
Known for flexibility and adaptability in dynamic clinical environments, ensuring effective care delivery.
Professional with substantial background in psychiatric and mental health services, delivering impactful patient care. Skilled in patient assessment, diagnosis, and therapeutic interventions, with strong focus on pharmacological and non-pharmacological treatments. Collaborative team player, adaptable to changing needs, and reliable in achieving results. Known for excellent communication, empathy, and critical thinking skills.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner
Community Bridges Inc.
09.2022 - Current
- Crisis Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner
- Conducted thorough psychiatric evaluations to accurately diagnose mental health conditions and inform appropriate treatment decisions.
- Maintained comprehensive, accurate, and timely electronic health records to support ongoing assessment and treatment planning efforts.
- Utilized telehealth technologies as necessary to provide remote consultations while ensuring adequate patient monitoring during periods of distance-based care.
- Provided crisis intervention services as needed to stabilize patients experiencing acute distress or at risk for harm to self or others.
- Conducted risk assessments for potentially dangerous behaviors, implementing preventative strategies to protect patients and staff.
RN Team Lead
JPS Health Network
06.2017 - 09.2022
- Trained new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures, and safety protocols
- Provided didactic and clinical instructions to orient new nurses and potential student nurses to achieve training outcomes
- Updated patient charts with data such as medications to keep records current and support accurate treatments
- Taught patients how to improve lifestyle choices, dramatically reducing chance of symptom reoccurrence
- Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions
- Contributed substantially to successful department JCAHO accreditation by consistently operating to highest standards of care
- Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
Registered Nurse Psychiatry
JPS Health Network
07.2013 - 07.2017
- Performed patient assessments to monitor expected response to medications, altering treatment plans as needed
- Explained useful coping methods to relieve depression and anxiety
Education
MSN-PMHNP - Nurse Practitioner Psychiatry
Walden University
Minneapolis, MN05.2021
Bachelor of Nursing - Nursing Science
University of Texas Arlington
Arlington, Texas05.2018
Skills
- Preventive health
- Patient and family advocacy
- At-risk patient care
- Evaluations
- Direct Patient Care
- Precepting
- Physical assessments
- Medication Administration
- Collecting vitals
- Relationship building
- Case management
- Patient Management
- Psychiatric evaluation
- Clinical documentation
- Multidisciplinary collaboration
- Patient health education
- Psychiatric and mental health care
Certification
- Basic Life Support Certification (BLS) - American Heart Association or Red Cross.
- Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration Certification (SAMHSA) – Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration.
Languages
English
Timeline
Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner
Community Bridges Inc.
09.2022 - Current
RN Team Lead
JPS Health Network
06.2017 - 09.2022
Registered Nurse Psychiatry
JPS Health Network
07.2013 - 07.2017
Bachelor of Nursing - Nursing Science
University of Texas Arlington
MSN-PMHNP - Nurse Practitioner Psychiatry
Walden University
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