Linda McFarland

Email: abpeg0@r.postjobfree.com

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City: Valdosta

State: GA

Zip: 31601

Country: USA

Phone: 229-***-****

Skill Level: Any

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Primary Skills/Experience:

Profile: Dedicated R.N. with 40 years of nursing experience in Mental health field, Mental Health emergency and Triage nursing in an Emergency Room setting. Medical-Surgical nursing care, new born ICU, nursing ICU, Pediatric ICU. Home Health Care for Rural Psychiatric Home Health Patients direct in-home care for the Chronically mentally ill for medication compliance and education to the Home bound patient. Utilization Review Nurse Providing clinical information to insurance companies to obtain appropriate length of stays for in-patient services in an acute psychiatric hospital. Worked at a Local community mental Health clinic servicing 10 county area follow-up care for post discharge patients from state and local hospital mental health care setting. Held positions as a staff nurse, Nursing manager and house supervisor. Demonstrated interpersonal, administrative, and patient/family education skills. Provided care to adolescent, adult, and geriatric patients. Professional Experience Charge Nurse/ Staff Nurse South Georgia Medical Center-Greenleaf Center, Valdosta, GA. 2009-Present Provide mental health care to adult patients to a 30 bed unit. Function as a charge nurse on all units Adult, Geriatric, Substance Abuse (Drugs and Alcohol). Post Traumatic Stress disorder to Military population. 14 Bed acute care Child/Adolescent unit. Function as a charge nurse, overseeing staff members(RNs, LPNS, and MHTS) and participate in co-facilitating groups with Therapist collaborating with Physicians in treatment team meetings. Conduct patient assessments, develop, implement, and evaluate individualized patient care plans. Provide appropriate care and achieve patient outcomes by involving and educating the patient and family. Administer medications, monitor patients response, develop discharge plans, provide health and medication, and maintain charts and documentation. Charge Nurse/House Supervisor Sonora Behavioral Health, Tucson Arizona 2004-2009 Provide direct nursing care to Acute care setting in acute care level psychiatric hospital. Performed House supervisory duties to 60 bed facility (Child/Adolescent, Adult/Geriatric, Substance abuse chemical dependence patients. Worked in admission and intake evaluating patients for appropriate admissions Functioned as Charge nurse/House Supervisor Overrseeing staff members, (RNs, LPNs, and MHTs). Charge Nurse/Emergency triage nurse in ER Setting Tucson Medical Center-PaloVerde Psychiatric Facility 1996-2009 Provided Emergency psychiatric care to patients needing emergency inpatient psychiatric care. Triage patients to appropriate hospital setting after being medically cleared in the ER. Collaborated with area hospital Psychiatrist, NP and therapist providing medical information (Labs, Medications, History and physicals and Psychiatric evaluations) to provide appropriate treatment inpatient as well as outpatient placement. Administer medications, monitor patients response, developed discharge plans, provide health and medication education, and maintain charts and documentation. Education ADN, Nursing, Edgecombe Community College, Torbora North Carolina 1989-1991 Attended Valdosta Vocational Technical School (1972-73) Now WireGrass Georgia Technical College as a License Practical Nurse Attended University of Phoenix 2004-2006 Ongoing inservices and continuing education CPI and BCL Certified 2012.

Educational Background:

High School Dipolma from Edgecombe Community College, Tarboro NC 1/2001 to 9/1991 (Nursing)

Job History / Details:

Professional Summary

Profile: Dedicated R.N. with 40 years of nursing experience in Mental health field, Mental Health emergency and Triage nursing in an Emergency Room setting. Medical-Surgical nursing care, new born ICU, nursing ICU, Pediatric ICU. Home Health Care for Rural Psychiatric Home Health Patients direct in-home care for the Chronically mentally ill for medication compliance and education to the Home bound patient. Utilization Review Nurse Providing clinical information to insurance companies to obtain appropriate length of stays for in-patient services in an acute psychiatric hospital. Worked at a Local community mental Health clinic servicing 10 county area follow-up care for post discharge patients from state and local hospital mental health care setting. Held positions as a staff nurse, Nursing manager and house supervisor. Demonstrated interpersonal, administrative, and patient/family education skills. Provided care to adolescent, adult, and geriatric patients.

Professional Experience

Charge Nurse/ Staff Nurse

South Georgia Medical Center-Greenleaf Center, Valdosta, GA. 2009-Present

Provide mental health care to adult patients to a 30 bed unit. Function as a charge nurse on all units Adult, Geriatric, Substance Abuse (Drugs and Alcohol). Post Traumatic Stress disorder to Military population. 14 Bed acute care Child/Adolescent unit. Function as a charge nurse, overseeing staff members(RNs, LPNS, and MHTS) and participate in co-facilitating groups with Therapist collaborating with Physicians in treatment team meetings.

Conduct patient assessments, develop, implement, and evaluate individualized patient care plans. Provide appropriate care and achieve patient outcomes by involving and educating the patient and family.

Administer medications, monitor patients response, develop discharge plans, provide health and medication, and maintain charts and documentation.

Charge Nurse/House Supervisor

Sonora Behavioral Health, Tucson Arizona 2004-2009

Provide direct nursing care to Acute care setting in acute care level psychiatric hospital. Performed House supervisory duties to 60 bed facility (Child/Adolescent, Adult/Geriatric, Substance abuse chemical dependence patients.

Worked in admission and intake evaluating patients for appropriate admissions

Functioned as Charge nurse/House Supervisor Overrseeing staff members, (RNs, LPNs, and MHTs).

Charge Nurse/Emergency triage nurse in ER Setting

Tucson Medical Center-PaloVerde Psychiatric Facility 1996-2009

Provided Emergency psychiatric care to patients needing emergency inpatient psychiatric care. Triage patients to appropriate hospital setting after being medically cleared in the ER. Collaborated with area hospital Psychiatrist, NP and therapist providing medical information (Labs, Medications, History and physicals and Psychiatric evaluations) to provide appropriate treatment inpatient as well as outpatient placement.

Administer medications, monitor patients response, developed discharge plans, provide health and medication education, and maintain charts and documentation.

Education

ADN, Nursing, Edgecombe Community College, Torbora North Carolina 1989-1991

Attended Valdosta Vocational Technical School (1972-73) Now WireGrass Georgia Technical College as a License Practical Nurse

Attended University of Phoenix 2004-2006

Ongoing inservices and continuing education

CPI and BCL Certified 2012.

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