Tiffany Kantor
Blair,NE
Summary
Conscientious Registered Nurse and team player seeking position within Nebraska Medical Center. Registered nurse compassionately responsive, and devoted to delivering comprehensive quality care to children, adolescents, and adults with behavioral health and substance use concerns. Dedicated professional with over 30 years of extensive psychiatric experience, advanced education and skills leading, teaching, and guiding others. I am committed to being a patient advocate, empowering, educating respecting and valuing the dignity of all. Consistently developing strong trusting therapeutic professional relationships with patients and families using natural interpersonal strengths, empathetic communication in a non judgmental and a respectful manner. I strive to convey my honest desire and collaborative efforts of the team to help ameliorate the patients and families emotional and psychological pain. I am committed to being a patient advocate. The nursing care is given is sincere, patient centered, nonjudgmental, focused on safety, and promoting stabilization. Able to set limits, redirect and de-escalate difficult patients in hi stress situations. Work well as team player. Communicates, collaborates, consults, and promotes positive work environment with others. Committed to ongoing professional skill development and education.
Overview
31
31
years of professional experience
Work History
Independent Nurse Contractor
Long term Care Group LTCG
Eden Prairie, MN
07.2019 - Current
- Completed face to face interviews involving physical demonstrations, cognitive and recall testing, complete review of medical status current and historical.
- Arranged appointment for interview with the insureds representative. Obtained necessary signatures, authorizations, and others needed to meet compliance guidelines releases needed for insured.
- Administered various tests to assess, cognitive functioning, memory and recall abilities.
- Identified challenges for the patient and families, level of assistance needed potential community resources and support. challenges to client progress through interviews with patient and caregivers.
- Assess to determine the need to for community resources for the patient and family.
Registered Nurse Psychiatric Outpatient Clinic
Charles Drew Health Center
Omaha, NE
02.2020 - 09.2022
- Coordinated and delivered quality general and procedure-specific outpatient care with special emphasis in Child, Adolescent, Adults with behavioral health issues and substance use concerns
- Assessed patient conditions, monitored behaviors and updated supervising psychiatrist with observations and concerns and advocated for patient needs
- Collaborated with school officials, and reporting agencies, outside healthcare providers, CPS, APS, and HHS.
- Provided assessments to parents, teachers, patients and results and finalized assessment given to Psychiatrist.
- Interpreted and evaluated diagnostic tests to identify and assess patient's condition.
- Observed strict safety measures, including check medication dosages before administration. Monitor for side effects and coordinate refill with attending psychiatrist refill of
- Preformed screenings, intakes assessing clinical notes and current clinical data for medical, psychiatric and substance abuse needs for children adolescents and adults.
Lincoln Correction RN Emergency Med/Psy Response
TMS
Omaha , NE
01.2018 - 04.2019
- Responded to all Inmates with safety issues or suicidal thoughts. Coordinate plan with physician, and correctional staff ensuring prisoner remains safe.
- Assessed prisoners suffering injuries through falls, stabbings or other means and stabilized each prior to transport to nearest medical facility.
- Identified issues related to mental health conditions and recommended specific therapies for patients.
- Cared for prisoners suffering from contagious illnesses or conditions, including influenza, lice and gastrointestinal bugs.
- Responded to emergency situations with speed, expertise and level-headed approaches to provide optimal care, support and life-saving interventions.
- Assessed and treated patient acute medical and acute psychiatric conditions or chronic medical or chronic psychiatric condition, and updated supervising physicians with reports, observations, and concerns .
- Prepared medical equipment and tools to aid physician during examination and treatment of patients.
- Interpreted and evaluated diagnostic tests to identify and assess patient's condition.
- Observed strict safety measures, including checking medication dosages before administration to patients.
- Conducted specified laboratory tests to help detect conditions and determine diagnosis.
Psychiatric Correctional RN
Maxim Healthcare-Tecumseh Prison
Omaha, NE
05.2017 - 02.2018
- Administered, oral, topical and intramuscular medications, treatments and therapies. Monitored, documented and reported response.
- Assessed healthcare needs, performed diagnostic tests, documented vital statistics, and health information.
- Responded quickly to codes, utilized strong assessment skills to determine necessary patient care and coordinated efficient and skilled care.
- Triaged patients, utilized strong assessment skills assessing physical and psychological condition. Identified health care needs, determined course of action, Treated, stabilized, provide emergent services until transfer to external hospital accomplished. Maintained open communication with physician and or psychiatrist for timely and urgent situations.
- Treated patients suffering from trauma, acute chest pain, respiratory failure and drug overdoses.
Child and Adult Behavior Health Case Manager
Aetna
New Albany, OH
11.2010 - 11.2015
- Coordinated support services and optimized communication between healthcare workers and behavioral health or substance abuse services for child, adolescent and adults.
- Monitored and kept meticulous records of patient treatment plans and response of patient to medication.
- Provided behavioral and substance abuse case management services for children and adults including intake, assessment, crisis intervention, transitioned clients, referrals and advocacy for obtaining information regarding treatment options and clinical status for providers based on progress or needs.
- Determined functional status, activity, acuity and self-management levels to make proper care referrals.
- Advocated for members and families to coordinate care and navigate resources within mental health system.
Registered Nurse
Telecare Recovery Center
Bellevue , NE
05.2008 - 10.2012
- 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.
- Served as lead clinician for patients with bipolar, depression, anxiety and personality disorders.
- Tracked client movement on and off unit by documenting times and destinations of clients.
- Collaborated with treatment and service providers using interprofessional interdisciplinary team approach for continuity of care.
- Conducted independent risk assessment for self-directed violence, analyzing risk factors, protective factors, mental status and current triggers.
Pre Surgical Screening Nurse
Nebraska Medical Center
Omaha, NE
02.2012 - 02.2014
- Adhered to HIPAA laws and requirements to safeguard patient confidentiality. Upheld strict patient data procedures to comply and prevent information breaches.
- Reviewed patients medical history, previous surgical procedures, gathered current medical information, health status, medications, and details. Advised physician or surgeon of potential complications or additional needs.
- Assisted with patient surgery preparation by directing on preparation medication and routine medication allowed day of the procedure. Distributed treatment and procedural information to patients. and updating record.
- Developed rapport and provided education on healthy actions, available support systems. comfort measures to decrease potential difficulties and promote recovery and with increase compliance
- Assessed signs and symptoms indicating physiologic and psychosocial issues of patient's condition. Educated and provided comfort to patients and families when concerns would arise while awaiting pending results from procedure.
- Conducted education on proper use of pre surgical preparations, Reviewed diet and acceptable nutrition, physical activity, behaviors and phone numbers to call for urgent needs
- Identify scheduling barriers and implemented appropriate solutions. Conveyed information to patients about arrival times, procedures, scheduled tests, lab work or x-rays
- Collaborated and established strong working relationships with physicians, supervisors and colleagues.
- Scheduled and confirmed patient appointments and consultations. Transmitted medical records, lab work, diagnostic results and and other correspondence by mail, e-mail, or fax, routed to appropriate staff.
Home Health Psychiatric Nurse
Angels Care Home Health
Omaha, NE
10.2010 - 01.2011
- Conducted regular re-evaluations to address changes in needs and conditions, Documented changes and revisions to care plans.
- Assisted with activities to promoting recovery and wellbeing, reducing compliance issues, encouraging independence Reviewed medications and compliance Answered patient calls and resolved issues as needed within parameters established by facility and supervisor.
- 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.
- Referred patients to specialized health resources or community agencies to furnish additional assistance.
- Addressed patient care needs, collected vitals, dressed wounds and managed catheters.
- Utilized learned nursing skills for wound care, vital sign checking and medication assistance.
Psychiatric Clinical Nurse Instructor
University of Nebraska Medical Center
Omaha, NE
08.2008 - 02.2010
- Observed and evaluated student performance in meeting course objectives and student learning outcomes through assignments.
- Committed passionately to student development through hands-on training.
- Delivered clinical support and instruction for students during rotations.
- Maintained detailed records of training activities and staff progress against targets.
- Designed personal clinical assignments consistent with student's knowledge base, competency and learning needs and knowledge gaps
Director of Psychiatric Nursing
Douglas County Community Mental Health Center
Omaha, NE
02.1993 - 03.2008
- Maintained professionalism in emergency situations, assisting staff members in Crisis Prevention Intervention Activities.
- Enforced administrative policies and regulatory guidelines for credentialing body.
- Assessed competency of clinical staff to promote quality, continuity and safety. and Evaluated staff performance and prepared accurate reports detailing findings.
- Implemented changes needed to correct deficiencies found during government inspections.
- Set and monitored achievement goals for nursing department consistent with established philosophy and standards of practice.
- Conducted recruitment and retention activities to develop highly skilled nursing team.
- Monitored bed and facilities use in the Crisis Center, Psychiatric Intensive Care, Acute Inpatient Unit, Partial Hospitalization, and the Psychiatric Outpatient Program. to ensure optimal use of resources
- Maintained awareness of government regulations, governing bodies, community organizations, health insurance changes and financing options.
- Managed Staffing Coordinator monitored work schedules in accordance with contract terms, budget mandates and accreditation standards for nursing coverage each units/departments level of acuity, workload, space and equipment availability into consideration.
- Established solid relations with leadership and staff by attending board meetings and coordinating interdepartmental information exchanges.
- Maintained communication and transparency with governing boards, department heads and medical staff.
- Administered fiscal operations for accounting, budget planning, authorizing expenditures and coordinating reporting.
- Collaborated with multi-disciplinary staff to improve overall patient care and Crisis Prevention Intervention response times.
- Communicated with patients with compassion while keeping medical information private.
- Implemented and directed clinical services and operations to deliver competent, quality care.
Public Health Registered Nurse
Douglas County Health Department
Omaha, NE
08.1998 - 03.2000
- Assessed clients' eligibility for federal and state benefits programs. Educated on community health resources, centers, and churches.
- Planned and coordinated patient and family teaching and health education. provided brochures, fact sheets,
- Performed assessments for each individual case to determine best fit for materials and services and documented in client records in centralized database for progress tracking.
- Offered information and answered questions from public while advising on protective safeguards.
- Promoted healthy habits and practices in outreach materials and presentations.
Psychiatric Registered Nurse
Douglas County Community Mental Health Center
Omaha, NE
03.1997 - 02.1998
- Recorded comprehensive patient histories and coordinated treatment plans with multi-disciplinary team members.
- Handled vital sign monitoring, medication administration and patient behavior assessments.
- Administered medications, adhering to schedules and making adjustments commensurate with patients' condition and response. Collaborated with prescribing professionals to get necessary medications. Monitored and documented patients response to prescribed psychotropic medications to assess effectiveness and side effects.
- Met patient needs by devising and coordinating highly tailored care plans for each individual.
- Discussed non-medical techniques such as yoga and meditation to help patients alleviate depression and anxiety.
- Managed 6-8 patients and care plans in Acute mental health Unit.
- Conducted independent risk assessment for self-directed violence, analyzing risk factors, protective factors, mental status and current triggers. Developed collaborative safety plan with patient and family to prepare for discharge.
- Created safe and supportive therapeutic milieu to promote recovery. When behaviors on the unit became concerning an evaluation of the events reviewed by staff.
- Documented observations, interventions and concerns in patient charts sustaining continuum of care from admission through to discharge.
Geriatric Psych Nurse
Douglas County Health Center
Omaha, NE
05.1995 - 03.1997
- Handled vital sign monitoring, medication administration and patient behavior assessments.
- Administered, and documented medication adhering to schedules and making adjustments commensurate with patients' condition and response. Monitored patients prescribed psychotropic medications to assess medications' effectiveness and side effects.
- Created safe and supportive therapeutic milieu to promote recovery.
- Tracked client movement on and off unit by documenting times and destinations of clients.
- Managed 45 patients and care plans in Long Term Care Geriatric Psychiatric Unit within the Douglas County Health Center.
Long Term Care Registered Nurse
Douglas County Hospital
Omaha, NE
02.1992 - 05.1995
- Administered medication to patients according to strict schedules.
- Collaborated with other professionals to assess client needs.
- Advocated for clients to resolve medical or personal crises.
- Modified treatment plans to accommodate changes in clients' health or progress.
- Referred family to appropriate community resources to obtain support for mental or physical illness.
- Monitored and evaluated client progress compared to measurable treatment and care plan goals.
- Evaluated patients suffering from both chronic conditions like arthritis or acute conditions such as injuries related to falls.
- Requested tests for patients to have taken at labs in effort to rule out specific medical conditions.
- Responded to emergency situations with speed, expertise and level-headed approaches to provide optimal care, support and life-saving interventions.
- Conducted specified laboratory tests to help detect conditions and determine diagnosis.
- Interpreted and evaluated diagnostic tests to identify and assess patient's condition.
Inpatient Psychiatric Nurse
Methodist Healthcare
Fremont , NE
03.2023 - Current
- XPERIENCERegistered Nurse, Inpatient Psychiatric Unit
Fremont, NE, NEMethodist Health Systems / Mar 2023 to Apr 2023 - Maintained thorough, accurate and confidential documentation in electronic medical records.
- Monitored patients after surgery, answered questions and provided home care strategies.
- Conducted intake assessments with patients and relatives to gather case history.
- Psychiatric nurse for an 19 bed Acute Inpatient Adult Psychiatric Secured Unit for voluntary and involuntary patients. Maintain a safe and therapeutic milieu.
- Evaluate patients, recognize and address, complications. Coordinate plan of care with other members of critical care team during daily team huddle meeting.
- Medication management, administer, track benefits and side effects, dosage, advocate for needs, educate, provide therapy and guidance along with other identified treatment modalities’s.
- Provide continued re assessment of patients condition, support system, and needed resources to increase the patients ability transition successfully
Education
Master of Science in Human Services - Counseling
Bellevue University
Bellevue, NE01.2000
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Clarkson College
Omaha, NE01.1992
CPR/AED And First Aid
The Commission For Case Management
Skills
- Compassionate and Empathetic
- Nonjudgmental, Diverse, Culturally Competent, Equitable and Inclusive Care for all
- Able to quickly establish trusting and therapeutic relationship with patients and families
- Troubleshooting, conflict resolution and crisis management
- Friendly, positive attitude towards patients, families, coworkers and all others
- Establish and maintain effective communication with other team members
- Monitor and report lab, and obtain and assess vitals
- Administering medications, assessing physical, mental health, and substance abuse issues
- Performing intakes, admissions and discharges
- HIPAA and confidentiality
- Counseling
- Clinical leadership and supervision
- Previous EMR EPIC
- PPE and First Aid/CPR
- Physician Pre authorization
- Pre Authorization, Utilization, Continued Stay Reviews and Discharge planning experience
- Holistically assessing, educating, guiding, and providing resources to increasing the patients and families ability to meet their basic human needs improve quality of life, encourage compliance, demonstrate compassion, empathy and to help ameliorate the physical and psychological pain they may be experiencing
Timeline
Inpatient Psychiatric Nurse
Methodist Healthcare
03.2023 - Current
Registered Nurse Psychiatric Outpatient Clinic
Charles Drew Health Center
02.2020 - 09.2022
Independent Nurse Contractor
Long term Care Group LTCG
07.2019 - Current
Lincoln Correction RN Emergency Med/Psy Response
TMS
01.2018 - 04.2019
Psychiatric Correctional RN
Maxim Healthcare-Tecumseh Prison
05.2017 - 02.2018
Pre Surgical Screening Nurse
Nebraska Medical Center
02.2012 - 02.2014
Child and Adult Behavior Health Case Manager
Aetna
11.2010 - 11.2015
Home Health Psychiatric Nurse
Angels Care Home Health
10.2010 - 01.2011
Psychiatric Clinical Nurse Instructor
University of Nebraska Medical Center
08.2008 - 02.2010
Registered Nurse
Telecare Recovery Center
05.2008 - 10.2012
Public Health Registered Nurse
Douglas County Health Department
08.1998 - 03.2000
Psychiatric Registered Nurse
Douglas County Community Mental Health Center
03.1997 - 02.1998
Geriatric Psych Nurse
Douglas County Health Center
05.1995 - 03.1997
Director of Psychiatric Nursing
Douglas County Community Mental Health Center
02.1993 - 03.2008
Long Term Care Registered Nurse
Douglas County Hospital
02.1992 - 05.1995
Master of Science in Human Services - Counseling
Bellevue University
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
Clarkson College
CPR/AED And First Aid
The Commission For Case Management
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