Mental Health Registered Nurse
Resume:
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Heather Allen
Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse
Practitioner
Staffordsville, Kentucky, United States, 41256
ad032v@r.postjobfree.com
Dedicated Registered Nurse for 21 years that returned to college to pursue a psychiatric mental health degree due to the need in the rural area I reside. Mental health has affected many friends and family members and the lack of available care has led to addiction, overdose, and suicide. I am very passionate about reducing the stigma of mental health care and providing quality care to the those who need it the most. Professional Experience
Registered Nurse St.Marys Medical Center August 2023 - Present Registered Nurse St. Clair Medical Center February 2023 - August 2023 Restores and promotes patient’s health by completing the nursing process. Collaborates with physicians and multidisciplinary team members. Provides physical and psychological support to patients, friends, and families. Identifies patient care requirements by establishing personal rapport with patients and their families. Establishes a compassionate environment by providing emotional, psychological, and spiritual support to patients, friends, and families. Assures quality of care by adhering to therapeutic standards; measuring health outcomes against patient care goals and hospital or regulatory standards.
Resolves patient problems and needs by utilizing multidisciplinary team strategies. Maintains safe and clean working environment by complying with procedures, rules, and regulations. Protects patients and employees by adhering to infection-control policies and protocols; medication administration and storage procedures; and controlled substance regulations.
Documents patient care services by charting in patient and department records. Maintains continuity among nursing teams by documenting and communicating actions, irregularities, and continuing needs. Maintains patient confidence and protects operations by keeping information confidential. Ensures operation of equipment by completing preventive maintenance requirements; calling for repairs; and evaluating new equipment and techniques.
Maintains nursing supplies inventory by checking stock to determine inventory level. Maintains professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops and participating in professional societies. Maintains a cooperative relationship among health care teams by communicating information and participating in team problem-solving methods.
Contributes to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed. Restores and promotes patient’s health by completing the nursing process. Collaborates with physicians and multidisciplinary team members. Provides physical and psychological support to patients, friends, and families. Identifies patient care requirements by establishing personal rapport with patients and their families. Establishes a compassionate environment by providing emotional, psychological, and spiritual support to patients, friends, and families. Assures quality of care by adhering to therapeutic standards; measuring health outcomes against patient care goals and hospital or regulatory standards.
Resolves patient problems and needs by utilizing multidisciplinary team strategies. Maintains safe and clean working environment by complying with procedures, rules, and regulations. Protects patients and employees by adhering to infection-control policies and protocols; medication administration and storage procedures; and controlled substance regulations.
Documents patient care services by charting in patient and department records. Registered Nurse- Psychiatric medical floor Hazard ARH Medical Center February 2023 - February 2023 Apply professional nursing care principles and procedures in the evaluation and treatment of psychiatric patients. Develop interpersonal therapeutic relationships with psychiatric patients. Keep accurate written charts and records of patient activities and progress. Comply with laws, rules, regulations, protocols, and procedures. Use professional judgment to ascertain and to apply appropriate intervention techniques with patients in crisis. Communicate effectively with a variety of individuals and function calmly in situations, which require a high degree of sensitivity, tact, and diplomacy RN Facility Administrator Davita July 2013 - February 2022 In addition to overseeing patient care and managing a team of employees, the FA is responsible for the complete operation of the center. Everything from ordering supplies and making sure the center is clean to completing paperwork and attending meetings. Each center must adhere to public health and safety regulations. This will include meeting with state surveyors from the Department of Health. The FA will make sure their center is clean, the water supply is up to dialysis standards and the building is safe and adheres to all necessary codes. Some administrative functions include:
Education
Masters degree of Nursing in Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner in Psychiatric mental health Northern Kentucky University, Highland Heights, KY August 2023 - October 2023 Met requirements to obtain a masters degree in Psychiatric mental health nursing Bachelor degree in Nursing in Nursing Colorado State University, Colorado Springs, CO February 2015 - February 2016 Met the requirements to obtain a bachelors degree in Nursing Associate degree in Nursing in Nursing Morehead State University, Morehead, KY August 2000 - May 2002 Met requirements to obtain a degree in Nursing
Certifications
ANCC (ANCC) November 2023
Maintains continuity among nursing teams by documenting and communicating actions, irregularities, and continuing needs. Maintains patient confidence and protects operations by keeping information confidential. Ensures operation of equipment by completing preventive maintenance requirements; calling for repairs; and evaluating new equipment and techniques.
Maintains nursing supplies inventory by checking stock to determine inventory level. Maintains professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops and participating in professional societies. Maintains a cooperative relationship among health care teams by communicating information and participating in team problem-solving methods.
Contributes to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed. Creating and following a budget
Ordering center supplies and patient medications
Receiving and inventorying supplies
Communicating with vendors
Completing administrative paperwork
Meeting monthly with the regional director
Attending quarterly meetings to discuss: patient outcomes, facility ranking, possible center issues, patient infection rate, physical inspection of the building, training and education for teammates, water quality, reuse averages, biomedical reports, safety programs, incident reports, audits and surveys
Obtained board certification from the ANCC for Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner References
Karen Bradley (former preceptor PMHNP) May 2023 - August 2023
(606) 369- 5952
Amelia Kiser (former preceptor PMHNP) August 2023 - October 2023
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