Stepheni Tolbert
Summary
Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner seeking a position on your tele-health psychiatric team. Provides diagnostic assessments, medication management, supportive therapy, and education to clients. Detailed-oriented team player with strong organizational skills. Friendly demeanor and strong talent in caring for individuals.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner
Serenity Behavioral Health Services
10.2022 - Current
- Serving as a PMHNP in a clinical outpatient behavioral health setting in a community-based clinic
- Perform mental health evaluations/psychiatric treatment for adults in the outpatient clinics and patients in the Crisis Stabilization Unit according to guidelines
- This includes the following: Mental Status Examinations
- Formulation of diagnoses based on the DSM 5 criteria
- Prescribing pharmacological treatment based on the standards of medical practice
- Ordering other services, including referring for appropriate psychotherapy, ordering and interpreting routine laboratory findings, and completing emergency involuntary commitment if deemed necessary
- Refer those receiving services to other community resources for general medical and specialty care and collaborate with case workers and nursing staff in referring patients for other socioeconomic needs
- Be available for immediate consultation in person, via telephone, by email, or other electronic means during business hours or when on-call to physician extenders, nursing staff, and other employees who are in direct and indirect care of the people we serve at SBHS
- Respond to medical codes and conduct them according to the standards of medical care and within expertise
- Participate in Treatment team, quarterly Medical Staff Committee, and P&T meetings; provide input, education, and training for staff
- Trained in MAT.
Registered Nurse
Dwight D. Eisenhower Army Medical Center
10.2019 - 08.2022
- Serving as an RN in a clinical inpatient setting on the Psychiatric ward
- Promote optimal wellness, participate in the management of acute and chronic mental health illness
- Perform a comprehensive behavioral health nursing assessment and history to plan, provide and direct nursing care across the continuum of care
- Develop and initiate an innovative teaching program for patients requiring special approaches
- Communicate progress and or changes to the patient and members of the treatment team
- Identify pending crisis situations and initiate de-escalation techniques and emergency measures as appropriate
- Functions as a part of a multidisciplinary team, facilitating and monitoring patient's plan for care to ensure best possible outcomes
- Assist patients to integrate healthy coping behaviors into life-style choices.
Registered Nurse
Fort Belvoir Community Hospital
11.2016 - 08.2019
- Serving as an RN in a clinical/ambulatory setting in the Co-Occurring Partial Hospitalization Clinic
- Promote optimal wellness, participate in the management of acute and chronic mental health illness
- Perform comprehensive behavioral health nursing assessment and history to plan, provide and direct nursing care
- Management and monitoring of complex medications and advocate for need of PRN medications when necessary
- Communicate progress and or changes to the patient and members of the treatment team
- Identify pending crisis situations and initiates de-escalation techniques and emergency measures as appropriate
- Functions as a part of a multidisciplinary team, facilitating and monitoring patient's plan for care to ensure best possible outcomes
- Provide interdisciplinary referrals as appropriate
- Developed and initiated nursing educational groups for patient's using different approaches
- Assist patients to integrate healthy coping behaviors into life-style choices.
Registered Nurse
Northtide LLC
12.2015 - 10.2016
- Serving as an RN in a clinical/ambulatory setting in the Family Medicine Clinic
- Promote optimal wellness, participate in the management of acute illness, and assist the patient to manage the effects of chronic disease and disability both physical and mental
- Use evidence-based information across a variety of outpatient and inpatient healthcare settings to achieve and ensure patient safety and quality of care while improving patient outcomes
- Works well as part of a multidisciplinary team to assess, plan, implement, coordinate, evaluate and monitoring patients for both medical and behavioral health care options and services
- Perform comprehensive behavioral health and medical assessments as appropriate for determination of the need for a higher level of care and services
- Knowledge base and experience with patients dealing with substance abuse/addiction, mood disorders, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and personality disorders
- Providing care management and referral management services.
Registered Nurse
Penrose-St Francis Hospital
08.2014 - 09.2015
- Serving as an RN in an acute Medical/Surgical 34 bed unit, specializing in stroke and respiratory patients as well as monitoring and assessing patients with PTSD, personality disorders, psychosis, mood disorders and substance abuse and addiction
- Equipped with the experience and knowledge to perform comprehensive behavioral health nursing assessment when necessary or requested
- Provided high standard of patient care within the medical surgical unit
- Ensured that all patients receive appropriate treatment and are informed of their condition and or changes as required
- Perform general nursing responsibilities, including assessments, medication administration, admission and discharges, plan of care development and patient/family education
- Monitored patient condition and update patient care plans as needed
- Maintain constant communication with patients, family and members of the health care team
- Collaborated with physicians and nursing staff as part of a multidisciplinary team to ensure plan of care aligns with patient needs.
Registered Nurse
Peak View Behavioral Health
10.2013 - 01.2015
- Served as an RN in an acute Psychiatric 92 bed facility
- Assigned to multiple units ranging from Adolescents to Geriatric patients
- Played a key role on interdisciplinary team of Psychiatrists, RN's and Therapist
- Actively participated in development and implementation of individual treatment plans for patients with broad range of mental disorders to include PTSD, personality disorders, substance abuse and addiction, psychosis and mood disorders
- Ensured that doctors' orders were effectively carried out, including testing, medical procedures, consultations and STAT orders for seclusion's, 4-point restraints and chemical restraints
- Therapeutic approach and de-escalation techniques used for day to day communication
- Comprehensive knowledge of Psychiatric diagnosis and Medical disease processes in order to provide well rounded care
- Assigned to develop and educate peers on psychiatric disorders, broadening the knowledge base of peers
- Developed a series of nursing educational classes specific to patient needs
- Performing Neurological checks on patients who have had acute head injuries and knowledge to react for changes
- Performed comprehensive behavioral health nursing assessment and history plan, provide and direct nursing care across the continuum of care
- Communicated progress and or changes to the patient, family and members of the health care team.
Registered Nurse
Scott & White Hospital
01.2013 - 07.2013
- Competently manage the care of up to six patients per shift in this 35-bed telemetry monitored nursing unit provides the opportunity to work with a wide variety of patients ranging in age from Adults to Geriatrics
- The major admitting diagnoses are: COPD, Pneumonia, Pulmonary Hypertension, CHF, PVD, Cystic Fibrosis, ESRD, PTSD, Mood disorders, substance abuse/addiction, psychosis and personality disorders.
Education
MSN - Masters of Science in Nursing
Walden University
01.2022
BSN - Bachelors of Science in Nursing
University of Mary-Hardin Baylor
01.2012
AGS - Associate in General Studies
Central Texas College
01.2009
Skills
- Medication Management
- Psychiatric evaluation
- Outpatient mental health services
- Clinical Documentation
- Multidisciplinary Collaboration
- Suicide Risk Assessment
- Patient Health Education
- Bipolar Disorder Treatment
- Patient Education
Certification
- Virginia Single State Registered Nurse / Nurse Practitioner Licensure # 0001277779
- Texas Single State Registered Nurse / Nurse Practitioner Licensure # 1088429
- Georgia Single State Registered Nurse / Nurse Practitioner Licensure # RN308971
- BLS (Basic Life Support), American Red Cross
- ANCC PMHNP-BC 2022
- MAT
- Lean Leader/LSS
- NAPPI
- PDMP
- CPI
Affiliations
- Active member of the American Nursing Association
- Georgia Nursing Association
Timeline
Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner
Serenity Behavioral Health Services
10.2022 - Current
Registered Nurse
Dwight D. Eisenhower Army Medical Center
10.2019 - 08.2022
Registered Nurse
Fort Belvoir Community Hospital
11.2016 - 08.2019
Registered Nurse
Northtide LLC
12.2015 - 10.2016
Registered Nurse
Penrose-St Francis Hospital
08.2014 - 09.2015
Registered Nurse
Peak View Behavioral Health
10.2013 - 01.2015
Registered Nurse
Scott & White Hospital
01.2013 - 07.2013
MSN - Masters of Science in Nursing
Walden University
BSN - Bachelors of Science in Nursing
University of Mary-Hardin Baylor
AGS - Associate in General Studies
Central Texas College
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