ELIZABETH M. FARRELL, DNP, BA, PMHNP-BC

*** ** **** ******, ********, OR 97215

503-***-**** ac3vdd@r.postjobfree.com

PROFILE

Knowledgeable and compassionate mental health professional with 10 years of experience in a high-intensity acute mental health environment, working effectively within an interdisciplinary healthcare team to provide optimal patient outcomes.

LICENSES & CERTIFICATIONS

Oregon State Board of Nursing licenses: RN #200743892RN, PMHNP #201709598NP-PP

Washington State Board of Nursing licenses: RN #60409434, PMHNP #AP60811870

DEA registration number: MF4614156

ANCC board certification: Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner #201-***-****

Prevention & Management of Disruptive Behavior, Level 3 training

American Heart Association, Healthcare Provider, CPR/BLS

EDUCATION

Doctor of Nursing Practice, Washington State University College of Nursing, May 2017

Summa Cum Laude, Vancouver, WA

Bachelor of Science, Nursing, Linfield Good-Samaritan School of Nursing, December 2007

Magna Cum Laude, Portland, OR

Bachelor of Arts, Classics, University of California at Berkeley, 2000

CLINICAL EXPERIENCE

WASHINGON STATE UNIVERSITY, VANCOUVER, WA

CLINICAL INTERN August 2013 to May 2017

660 PMHNP clinical hours providing psychiatric evaluations, diagnoses, medication management, and ongoing mental health treatment to individuals and groups across the lifespan under licensed supervision at various inpatient and outpatient clinical sites.

PORTLAND VA MEDICAL CENTER, PORTLAND, OR

STAFF NURSE, ACUTE PSYCHIATRY February 2008 to present

Provide direct patient care in acute 22-bed psychiatric setting, using excellent crisis-management skills.

Provide detailed nursing assessments and charting in an electronic medical record.

Serve as integral part of interdisciplinary treatment team, working directly with MDs, social workers, recreation and occupational therapists, to develop patient-centered, collaborative treatment plans.

Lead nursing staff and milieu as unit charge nurse.

Precept newly hired RNs and serve as an adjunct clinical instructor in a designated education unit for University of Portland nursing students.

Co-facilitate patient groups on psychoeducation, illness management, skills development, substance abuse and recovery.

AWARDS

First prize poster: Oregon Nursing Research and Quality Consortium 8th Annual Conference, April 2017

Quality Improvement DNP project: Assessing the Value of Bringing Hepatitis C Treatment to Rural Veterans

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