Samuel Hotaling
Albany
Summary
Patient-focused Behavioral Health Nurse with two years of experience working directly with hospitalized psychiatric patients. Thorough, detail-oriented team player comfortable working in challenging environments, including psychiatric wards. Compassionate individual successfully reaching difficult patients with humility and honesty. Skilled in research and education, orienting new staff and teaching visiting nursing students
Overview
2
2
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Registered Nurse, Behavioral Health
Samaritan Hospital, Troy, NY
04.2023 - Current
- Conducted surveillance of patients to note behavioral changes and relayed information to charting systems.
- Completed pre-admission screenings and physical and mental health assessments for psychiatric patients.
- Partnered with social workers, counselors and doctors to develop plans of care.
- Assisted in calming patients using recognized best practice techniques with help from assistants and guards.
- Oriented and has shown strength across all inpatient psychiatric units offered (Mental Health Unit and Geropsychiatry)
- Performed emergency mental health evaluations from in the Emergency department and facilitated in admissions/transfers as needed
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Russell Sage College
Troy, NY12-2022
Skills
- Substance abuse treatment
- Multidisciplinary collaboration
- Crisis management
- De-escalation techniques
- Therapeutic communication
- Clinical documentation
- Suicide prevention
- Patient assessment
- Certified in CPR/AED
- Knowledgeable in Epic and Soarian documentation
- Proficient in Microsoft (Word, Excel, Teams)
- Implementing new policies into day-to-day practice
Certification
- Registered Nurse License (RN) - State Board of Nursing. License #: 881762
Timeline
Registered Nurse, Behavioral Health
Samaritan Hospital, Troy, NY
04.2023 - Current
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Russell Sage College
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