Registered Nurse Manager
Resume:
Janet L. Sims, BSN, RN-BC
**** ********* *****, ***** **** TX 75104
Ph: 972-***-****
TX License: 772921
PROFILE
Mental health expertise, through experience, education and certification;
practice evidenced based nursing with a cost effective, and quality
improvement focus; committed to patient centered care, advocating for
clients, collaboratively working with an inter-disciplinary team approach;
motivator, educator, and change agent.
EXPERIENCE
Registered Nurse, Case Management-VA Medical Center, Dallas, TX
2010-present
Case Management at the Homeless Domiciliary (Hdom) unit at the VA,
servicing homeless and unemployed Veterans, with inter-disciplinary team
approach; Collaborate with VA, and community, housing and psycho-social
programs to meet the needs of Veterans with mental health diagnosis,
substance use disorder and/or other related psycho-social needs; Suicide
Prevention Coordinator, group/class leader, program development, and
provide administrative coverage in absence of Hdom Chief.
Registered Nurse, Staff Nurse-Texas Health Presbyterian, Dallas TX 2009-
2010
Staff Nurse working 12-hour night shift on behavioral health unit.
Admissions, discharges, treatment plan development, medication
administration and monitoring, milieu therapy, documentation focused on
treatment objectives, worked collaboratively with patient, and treatment
team to achieve treatment goals. Left for day employment(no weekends)to
pursue higher education
Registered Nurse, Behavioral Health Educator- University Physicians
Hospital, Tucson, AZ 2008-2009
Behavioral Health Educator for 72 bed psychiatric service. First person
in this position. Created and developed educational training programs for
Mental Health Techs, R.N./L.P.N's. Presented/organized Mental Health
Orientation. Developed first RN Grad. Externship program for Behavioral
Health Services at UPH. Private hospital- position eliminated 2/9/09
due to budget cuts and downsizing; moved to Texas
Registered Nurse, Charge Nurse- University of Michigan Hospital, Ann Arbor
MI 2006-2008
Charge Nurse/ staff nurse Child/Adolescent Mental Health unit primarily
night shift. Admissions, supervision of subordinate staff, chart /
medication review, documentation, attending treatment team for patients.
Clientele included eating disorders. Returned to Tucson after mother's
death.
Interim Nurse Manager- (Horizon Health) University Physicians Hospital,
Tucson, AZ 2005-2006
Nurse Manager for 72-bed psych consisting of 4 units. Managed 2 units
approximately 60 employees. Responsible for scheduling, presentation of in-
services, monthly staff meetings, develop unit orientation for new hires,
assure adherence to policies and procedures, interviews, disciplinary
procedures, terminations, treatment team member, and other related
management duties. Hospital offered full time position declined due to
mother's terminal illness- returned to Michigan to provide palliative care.
Travel Nurse, Behavioral Health- Albuquerque, NM; Bakersfield, CA; Tucson,
AZ 2004-2006
13-20 week assignments included: Nurse Supervisor (nights) psych emergency;
Nurse Supervisor; Interim Nurse Manager; Utilization Review; staff
education/training; hiring; management of disciplinary issues; geriatric,
adult and child psych units.
Registered Nurse-Promoted to Clinical Nurse Manager- Huron Valley Center,
Ypsilanti, MI 1994-2004
Nurse Manager at free-standing 8 unit (144 bed) acute mental health
facility servicing Adult Convicted Felons; hired as staff nurse, after 2
years, promoted to Nurse Manager; served on policy/procedure committee;
infection control committee; helped establish and develop admissions unit
assigned Nurse Manager of this unit; staff education/development; developed
charting system that was implemented throughout hospital by nursing
department. Facility closed in 2005-deferred retirement; became travel
nurse.
EDUCATION
Mental Health Board Certified-March 2012; ACLS, BLS; CPI; Current student
in online BSN to MSN program.
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