Sarah Beattie MS, RN

• Advocated for patient needs with interdisciplinary team and implemented outlined treatment plans.
• Assessed client responses to medication regimes and reported any adverse reactions.
• Facilitated group therapy sessions for patients.
• Worked to achieve departmental goals and objectives by instituting new processes and standards for inpatient care, via the creation, management, and implementation of an acuity tool.
• Developed new and amended existing educational materials about psychiatric illnesses for use by staff, in accordance with required staff competencies.
• Worked with all two South floor staff directly to complete annual competency requirements.
• Worked to complete LPS compliance requirements for the unit.
• Developed, designed, and presented the staffing methodology required for the presentation. This ensured that staffing numbers in the unit were retained.
• Participates in committees, including the policy committee, and the UPC.
• Works with students on the unit as both a preceptor and education coordinator for clinical groups and PBRNR students. This included orienting students to the unit and ensuring students had the most optimal experience during their psychiatric rotation.

• Works as Charge nurse during tenure and currently per diem.
• Served as a preceptor for new nurses by providing orientation to unit policies and procedures, coaching on clinical skills, and mentoring on professional development issues.
• Directed unit staff and promoted quality care for diverse patients.
• Delegated tasks appropriately among staff members according to their qualifications.
• Assisted with admission and discharge planning for assigned patients.
• Advised, coached and mentored experienced and student nurses on medical issues, crisis management, and appropriate nursing interventions.
• Performed physical assessments on patients to determine level of intoxication or drug overdose.
• Responded to emergency situations with speed, expertise and level-headed approaches to provide optimal care, support and life-saving interventions.
• Monitored vital signs to ensure patient safety during detoxification process.
• Assessed patients for risk of withdrawal symptoms and provided appropriate interventions.

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• Led crisis communication efforts, mitigating negative impacts through strategic messaging and media relations.
• Analyzed communication campaign outcomes, identifying key learnings for future improvements.
• Coordinated cross-functional teams to ensure alignment in communication efforts across departments.
• Forecasted, scheduled and monitored project timelines, personnel performance, and cost efficiency.
• Analyzed data from previous projects in order to improve current initiatives.
• Worked closely with software developers and architects during application deployments to ensure smooth transition between new and legacy systems.
• Boosted data migration process by extracting, cleansing, loading, and verifying information.
• Identified potential risks associated with each project and created mitigation strategies.
• Submitted project deliverables to clients, consistently adhering to quality standards.
• Coordinated with stakeholders to ensure successful completion of projects on time and within budget.
• Built and established strong partnerships with teams, vendors and contractors.
• Facilitated regular meetings between team members in order to review progress towards milestones.
• Monitored team performance, provided feedback, managed conflicts, and ensured deadlines were met.