Nurse Practitioner Mental Health

Monique M. Carrera, MSN, PMHNP-BC

Las Vegas, NV *9148

702-***-**** ad5msw@r.postjobfree.com

linkedin.com/in/monique-carrera-a96a1285 APRN: 851611 PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

• Efficiently provides compassionate care and teaching to multiple patient populations

• 5 years of experience providing patient-centered care

• Able to work in both inpatient and outpatient environments

• Provides advocacy and empowerment to patients in regards to medical decision-making

• Able to think critically and work effectively in stressful situations

• Fluent in Spanish & advanced literacy and communication in French WORK EXPERIENCE

Psychiatric Mental-Health Nurse Practitioner

Changing Minds Psychiatry- Las Vegas, NV 01/22-11/22 Axis Psychiatry 05/23- 09/23

Access Nevada Psychiatry 09/23- present

• Provide client-centered care and treatments based on evidence-based guidelines in an outpatient office setting.

• Guide clients into self-actualization and healing using brief therapy modalities.

• Effectively manage client symptoms by initiating, adjusting, and monitoring medication administration.

• Improve client's self-awareness and knowledge regarding mental health illnesses and medications by educating on the proper use, drug interactions, and adverse drug reactions of medications and the course and prognosis of mental illnesses.

Endoscopy Lab Nurse

Desert Springs Hospital Medical Center – Las Vegas, NV 04/18-05/21

• Monitor and provide care for adult patients in an OR setting

• Circulate for endoscopy, colonoscopy, ERCP, and bronchoscopy procedures

• Prepare and recover patients from both general and sedation analgesia

• Administer moderate sedation during procedures

• Anticipate and provide emergent care to patients during endoscopy procedures Preoperative and Post Anesthesia Care Unit Nurse

Specialty Surgery Center – Las Vegas, NV 09/16-01/20

• Provide detailed assessment of adult and pediatric patients after general and sedation analgesia

• Prepare patients prior to undergoing outpatient procedures with general and sedation analgesia

• Recover patients after undergoing outpatient procedures involving general and sedation analgesia

• Provide personalized patient teaching regarding perioperative care including discharge education

• Follow up with patients post-procedure to evaluate post-surgical status Emergency Department Nurse

Summerlin Hospital Medical Center – Las Vegas, NV 02/17-08/17 Northshore Emergency Department – Corpus Christi, TX 09/15-05/16

• Provide in-depth assessments and care for adult and pediatric populations in a level IV trauma center

• Perform emergent assessments and interventions including the administration of critical intravenous medications and drips

• Provide care for patients with a variety of clinical presentations including but not limited to traumas, cardiac arrests, strokes, respiratory failure, conscious sedation, shock, diabetic ketoacidosis, mental health crises, and assaults

• Provide education and teaching to ER patients and family members

• Collaborate with the interdisciplinary care team to ensure appropriate patient care and placement

• Facilitate communication between patients, family members, and physicians

• Assess and determine the need for safety interventions and legal holds in an emergent care setting

• Serve on the rapid response and code teams

EDUCATION

Master of Science in Nursing with a PMHNP option 12/21 Helen and Arthur E. Johnson Beth-El College of Nursing and Health Sciences University of Colorado Colorado Springs

Bachelor of Science in Nursing 08/15

College of Nursing and Health Sciences Texas A&M University- Corpus Christi Bachelor of Art in Communication Studies 05/12

College of Liberal Arts Texas A&M University- Corpus Christi LICENSURE, CREDENTIALING, AND CERTIFICATIONS

APRN-CNP: Nevada Board of Nursing Valid Until 11/18/2025 RN: Nevada Board of Nursing Valid Until 11/18/2025 PMHNP-BC: American Nurses Credentialing Center Valid Until 2/7/2027 Prescriber (Controlled Substance): Nevada State Board of Pharmacy/DEA Valid Until 10/31/2024

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