Theresa Garletts
Canton,Ohio
Summary
Dedicated and well-qualified Behavioral Health RN offering proven skills in patient care, medication administration and treatment implementation. Detail-oriented, responsive and proficient in routine care and emergency response. Offering 8+ year record in field and looking for challenging, long-term position in a behavioral health setting.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Behavioral Health RN
Akron Children's Hospital
Akron, OH
03.2022 - Current
- Developed care plans complete with effective nursing measures to improve patients' mental and physical health.
- Observed strict safety measures, including checking medication dosages before administration to patients.
- Handled vital sign monitoring, medication administration and patient behavior assessments.
- Monitored patients prescribed psychotropic medications to assess medications' effectiveness and side effects.
- Recorded comprehensive patient histories and coordinated treatment plans with multi-disciplinary team members.
- Tracked client movement on and off unit by documenting times and destinations of clients.
- Helped patients and families feel comfortable during challenging and stressful situations, promoting recovery and reducing compliance issues.
Staff Nurse
Coleman Health Services
Canton, OH
12.2021 - 03.2022
- Coordinated care with physicians and other clinical staff to prepare for treatment, carry out interventions and enhance continuum of care.
- Recorded patients' medical history, vital statistics and test results in electronic medical records.
- Monitored behavioral and psychosocial responses to nursing intervention with assigned patient load.
- Administered medications to patients to decrease risk of aggression and treat symptomology.
- Documented assessments, interventions, evaluations and progress toward outcomes in patient records.
- Assessed patient conditions, monitored behaviors and updated supervising physicians with observations and concerns.
- Advocated for patient needs with interdisciplinary team and implemented outlined treatment plans.
Staff Nurse-TCU
Akron Children's Hospital
Akron, Ohio
01.2021 - 12.2021
- Care coordination for patient population, ages newborn-18 years + (post-surgical craniotomies and spinal fusions, tracheostomies/ventilators, rehab, epilepsy monitoring)
- Team collaboration with healthcare professionals
- Critical thinking in emergency situations
- Provide education to patients/families
- Asks such as basic ADL's and medication administration
- Communicated concerns regarding clients' status, care and environment to nursing supervisors, clinical care supervisors and case managers.
- Answered patient and family questions to educate on optimal treatment procedures.
- Delivered compassionate care to increase comfort and psychological, social and spiritual well-being.
Staff Nurse-OB
Aultman Hospital
Canton, Ohio
10.2019 - 10.2020
- Assessment of mother and newborn
- Education regarding Postpartum and Newborn Care
- Administration of medications and vaccinations
- Organization and implementation of care plan for mother and newborn
- Communication and collaboration with members of the healthcare team
- Documentation
- Helped patients and families feel comfortable during challenging and stressful situations, promoting recovery and reducing compliance issues.
- Monitored post-op vitals, set up PCA, fluids, reviewed post-op orders and assimilated patients to unit.
Staff Nurse
Akron Children's Hospital
Akron, Ohio
02.2016 - 10.2019
- Worked 2.5 years in Outpatient Psychiatry
- Triaged telephone calls from caregivers
- Assessed and prioritized incoming calls
- Processed refill requests for psychiatric medication
- Processed Prior Authorizations for psychiatric medications
- Educated patients/caregivers regarding medications
- Primary RN for Partial Hospitalization Program for adolescents in behavioral health
- Administration of medication to adolescents in PHP; dressed wounds
- Worked 1 year on Transitional Care Unit
- Care coordination for patient population, ages newborn-18 years + (post-surgical craniotomies and spinal fusions, tracheostomies/ventilators, rehab, epilepsy monitoring)
- Team collaboration with healthcare professionals
- Critical thinking in emergency situations
- Provide education to patients/families
- Asks such as basic ADL's and medication administration
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Kent State University
05.2015
Skills
- Medication and IV administration
- Intake and discharge
- Wound care
- IV drug therapy management
- Acute and rehabilitative care
- PPE use
- Collaboration
- Critical care
- De-escalation Techniques
- Nursing Unit Collaboration
- Emergency Medical Administration
- Verbal and Written Communication
- Suicide Prevention
- Active Listening
- Therapeutic Intervention
Certification
- CPR certified through American Heart Association
- Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification
- MARCUS Training completion
- Registered Nurse in the State of Ohio, License number 416978
Timeline
Behavioral Health RN
Akron Children's Hospital
03.2022 - Current
Staff Nurse
Coleman Health Services
12.2021 - 03.2022
Staff Nurse-TCU
Akron Children's Hospital
01.2021 - 12.2021
Staff Nurse-OB
Aultman Hospital
10.2019 - 10.2020
Staff Nurse
Akron Children's Hospital
02.2016 - 10.2019
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Kent State University
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