ROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

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Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Registered Nurse –Mental Health

April 2013 to Present

• Responsible for rehabilitating patients to recover from their illness or to come to terms with it in order to

lead a positive life as well as assess and talk to patients about their problems and discuss the best way to

plan and deliver their care. Build relationships with patients to encourage trust, while listening to and

interpreting their needs and concerns.

• Produce care plans and risk assessments for individual patients; ensure that the legal requirements

appropriate to a particular setting or group of patients are observed; work with patients' families and

caregivers, helping to educate them and the patient about their mental health problems and promote a

'recovery' based approach to care.

• Ensure the correct administration of medication, including injections, and monitoring the results of

treatment; respond to distressed patients in a non threatening manner and attempting to understand the

source of distress; apply 'de escalation' techniques to help people manage their emotions and behavior.

• Provide evidence based individual therapy, such as cognitive behavior therapy for depression and anxiety;

encourage patients to take part in group therapy.

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Delta College of Arts & Technology Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Instructional and Clinical Instructor

June 2012 to December 2013

• LPN instructor; observed, supervised, monitored and evaluated students' and their work to determine

progress, training needs, provide feedback, and make suggestions for improvement.

• Participated in conferences, seminars, and training sessions to keep abreast of developments in the field,

and integrated relevant information into training programs. Administered oral, written, or performance tests

to measure progress and to evaluate training effectiveness.

Life Source Hospice Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Case Manager

March 2012 to September 2012

• As a Hospice Case Manager I was responsible for coordinating end of life healthcare and social services as

appropriate for patients and their families.

• Provided support and counseling for clients who were facing terminal diseases and conditions as well as

coordinating a collaborative hospice care team that included healthcare providers, at home care services,

mental health specialists and spiritual advisors.

• Provided hands on nursing care to clients, evaluate patient's physical condition and develop a care plan that

addresses any medical needs and social services.

Northridge Care Center/ Community Care Center Baker, Louisiana

Director of Nursing

May 2006 to November 2010

• 24 Hour Call

• Management and supervision of all nursing staff to maintain standards of patient care.

• Responsible for training and counseling of nursing staff, and overseeing committee meeting (weight, skin,

restraints, fall) to insure residents are receiving appropriate levels of care.

• Responsible for QA program, pharmacy consultant reports, narcotic destruction, auditing of charts, mars,

and documentation for accuracy.

Lakewood Quarters Nursing and Rehab Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Unit Manager

August 2004 to May 2005

• Responsible for direct supervision of nurses and CNA’s on the unit.

• Monitored labs, admit assessments, wound care, monthly chart and mar checks.

Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Endoscopy, Telemetry, Nuclear Medicine, & Radiology Nurse

April 1990 to July 2004

• Responsible for admitting, assessments, discharging, documentation, cardiac monitoring, communicating

with doctors and carrying out physician orders.

• Maintained 24 hour chart checks, pre op and post op.

• Performed nuclear stress test, conscious sedation, assisted with colonoscopy, peg insertion, TEE,

esophagogastroduodenoscopy and endoscopy retrograde cholangiopancreatography.

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