Registered Nurse, Inpatient Psychiatric Unit
Jersey City Medical Center
Jersey City, NJ
10.2019 - Current
- Worked in Psychiatric Emergency Department
- Assumed position of Charge Nurse, creating patient assignments and staff assignments as well as supervision of unit.
- Collaborated with interdisciplinary healthcare personnel to meet patients' personal, physical, psychological and cognitive needs.
- Performed ongoing assessments to evaluate mental health needs, working with multidisciplinary team to develop, initiate, manage and modify individualized plans of care.
- Facilitated therapeutic communication, conflict resolution and crisis intervention by redirecting negative behaviors and helping patients regain or improve coping abilities to prevent further disability.
- Updated patient charts using Cerner with data such as medications to keep records current and support accurate treatments.
- Administered medications and treatment to patients and monitored responses while working with healthcare teams to adjust care plans.
- Observed and reported patient condition, progress and medication side effects to accurately document updates
