Sajini G Varkey

Experienced RN/ BSN skilled in patient care, critical thinking, and communication with Mental Health /Med-Surg knowledge to support patient recovery and manage complex conditions. Strong understanding of healthcare protocols and compassionate care delivery. Expertise in Mental Health, Med-Surg and Labor & Delivery/OB-GYN. DAISY award winner , recognized for outstanding efforts in patient care. Focusing on pursuing RNC in Mental Health and MSN.

• CPR, 02/2026
• PMDB, 08/2025

• Doris Miller VA Medical Center, Waco, TX, 76711, Registered Nurse - Mental Health (in-patient), 05/21/23, Present, Independently provides patient-centered and recovery-oriented care, milieu management, and maintains self-awareness while caring for patients living with MH conditions., Facilitate shift reports, and leading educations and medication teachings; use therapeutic communication techniques, practice de-escalation techniques, and utilize recovery-oriented language., Actively participates in MH interdisciplinary treatment team when working day tours, MH Environment of Care rounds, leading the team for psychiatric emergencies, reports and assists in resolving safety concerns, documents nursing assessments, nursing plan of care, patient safety observations, and environmental safety rounds according to unit policy., Maintains professional boundaries to protect patient vulnerabilities and act in the best interest of the patient., Giving assignments and guidance to LVN’s and nursing assistants., Assisting in nursing education, competencies and quality improvement activities., Provides peers with informal constructive feedback for improvement., Provide a safe and supportive environment for the professional development of healthcare professionals., Contributes professional nursing perspective in discussions with the MH interdisciplinary team., Supports colleagues through MH knowledge sharing to provide safe, quality nursing care., Shares MH educational findings, experiences, and ideas with peers., Questions clinical practices for the purpose of providing evidence-based care., When takes staff RN role, the following duties are performed such as admission assessment and re-assessments using CPRS system., Medication admission using BCMA systems., Developing and updating care plan., Charts audits, charge nurse duties, Preceptor and mentor for new RN’s, educating staff and patients.
• Wm. Jennings Bryan Dorn VA Medical Center, Columbia, SC, Registered Nurse - Mental Health (in-patient), 04/2015, 05/15/23, Admission assessment and re-assessments using CPRS system., Medication administration using VCMA system., Developing and updating care-plan., Charts audits, charge nurse duties, Preceptor and mentor for new RN’s., Educating staff and patients as needed.
• Palmetto Health Richland, Columbia, SC, Registered Nurse - Behavioral Care, 09/2010, 04/2015, Involved in roles such as medication administration, documentation, developing care-plan and updating, patient assessment, admission process, shift charge nurse duties such as staff and patient assignment, delegate tasks to fellow-employees, preceptor/mentor for newly hired employees, patient education, and patient transfer and discharge.
• Palmetto Health Richland, Columbia, SC, Registered Nurse - OB-GYN / Post-Partum, 06/2007, 09/2010, Post-Partum/Post-C-Section and Gynecological nursing care, admission and discharge process, medication administration, IV infusion, blood transfusion, monitoring patients on magnesium sulfate, IV infusion and oxytocics, preceptor-mentor, shift charge nurse duties.
• Trident Medical Center, Charleston, SC, Registered Nurse - OB-GYN and Newborn Nursery, 07/2005, 06/2007, Post-Partum /Post C-Section and Newborn care, admission and discharge process, medication administration, shift charge nurse duties.
• American Health Concepts, Mesquite, TX, Registered Nurse - Home care, 05/2004, 03/2005, Involved in roles such as oral and intravenous medication administration, wound care, documentation, developing care-plan, patient assessment, and patient education.
• Sprint Medical Center, Kerala, India, Registered Nurse - Part time (Women’s Center), 06/2000, 03/2004, Involved in roles such as charge nurse of the unit, post-partum and newborn care, IV infusion, blood transfusion, medication administration, documentation, developing care-plan, patient assessment, admission process, staff and patient assignment, new employee orientation, patient education, and patient transfer and discharge.
• Presbyterian Hospital, Dallas, TX, Registered Nurse - High Risk Ante-Partum, 11/1997, 04/2000, Charge Nurse for the shift, preceptor, mentor, general nursing duties.
• Mesquite Medical Center, Dallas, TX, Registered Nurse (Labor and Delivery), 06/1991, 11/1997, Shift charge Nurse, Monitoring laboring patients, fetal monitoring, assisting MD in delivering babies, assist/circulate in OR, medication administration.
• Creedmoor Psychiatric Hospital, Queens Village, NY, LPN, 08/1990, 05/1991, Medication administration, documentation, observation of patients.
• Pushpagiri Medical College, Kerala, India, RN, 11/1986, 06/1988, Admission, discharge, medication administration, patient education, phlebotomy, venipuncture, documentation.