Mental Health Nursing Assistant

RUTH D. JONES, CBHT, CAC

**** ** **** *** ***. **5 Coral Springs, FL 33065 Phone: 561-***-**** Email: ***********@*****.***

EDUCATION

Palm Beach Community College Lake Worth, FL

AA Social Work (in progress)

Academy of Addiction Pompano Beach, FL

Chemical Addiction Program - Completed

Wilbur Wright College Chicago, IL

Business Administration Degree

EXPERIENCE

Recovery Coach Counselor Miami FL

02/2016 -01/2017

Holistic Recovery Center*Miami, Florida

I worked directly with the client population. I would facilitate 8-10 groups a week. I would attempt to block clients from leaving, by way of AMA. I would have sessions with a client, if they should have an urgency, that needed addressing, immediately but their therapist wasn’t available. As a Recocery Coach, I would make the therapist aware of many issues that wasn’t discussed at their 1:1 meeting.

Case Manager

02/2014- 4/2015

Palm Partner Detox*Delray Beach, Florida Delray, FL

I worked directly with the client population. These clients are new in the first stage of their journey, to recovery. If

clients have court dates, that they wouldn’t be able to appear due, to them being an in-patient, I would direct the

letter to the Judge, Lawyer or Probation Officer. This will allow them to be aware of the

reasoning behind the client not being present. There were times I would escort a client to their court dates. I also

facilitate orientation groups for the new admits.

Support Staff Supervisor Wellington, FL

6/2014 – 4/2015

Peace of Mind Counseling* Wellington, FL

Supervise staff of 10 related to client daily activities

Manage PTO and bi-weekly timesheets

Facilitate process group sessions within an IOP setting

Work collaboratively with clinical staff to ensure compliance

Certified Behavioral Health Technicians

09/2005 – 07/2009

Atlantic Shore Hospital/ Fort Lauderdale Hospital Fort Lauderdale, Florida

Work on crisis unit, directing mental health patient

Assist crisis team in chemical restraints

Documenting the location of patient at all time

Educating clients regarding their addiction, in a group setting

Jr. Counselor/ Group Facilitator

08/2011-07/20/12

Infinite Behavioral Health (Part Time) Hollywood, Florida

Facilitate process group sessions within an IOP setting

Conduct Individual Sessions signed by Psychologist

05/2010 – 12/2010

Certified Chemical Addiction Technicians

Destination Hope Recovery Program (Part- Time) Fort Lauderdale, Florida

Conduct hourly rounds and document any/all abnormal behavior

Escort clients to scheduled appointment.

Redirect client when needed, due to disturbing behavior.

10/2001 – 05/2004

Supervisors of Pharmacy Technicians

Comscript Pharmacy Boca Raton, Florida

Work directly with Pharm D in supervising of the prescription fill staff; prepare medication for delivery to facility

or self- pay clients.

10/2001 – 05/2004

Customer Relations Representative

Work collaboratively with Director of Nursing within selected facility to evaluate quality of service.

Oversee all documents related to medication orders, etc.

02/1998 – 12/1998

Production Supervisor

Tyson Foods, Inc. Sedalia, Missouri

Supervised 30 plus employees, including payroll and time-off management.

Conducted orientation and termination proceedings.

Managed and maintained employee evaluations.

Benefit Counselor

Tyson Foods, Inc. Forest, Mississippi

Implemented phone work involving employees, doctors, hospitals and insurance companies.

Interpret health benefits

Initiate, distribute insurance claims and benefit checks.

Work as liaison with doctor’s office, hospitals and insurance companies.

10/1993 – 02/1994

Nursing Assistant

Converest Nursing Home Newton, Mississippi

Performed vital signs on assigned residents per doctors’ orders

Assisted with client daily hygiene regimen

Checked non-ambulant patients hourly for output and repositioned them to prevent skin tissue breakdown.

08/1990 – 09/1993

Supervisor/Counselor

Intervention Rehabilitation Chicago, Illinois

Supervised 30-bed unit for the chemically dependent clients

Initiated individual, family, and group sessions.

Managed staff time cards and shifts to ensure coverage

Maintained internal files

12/1986 – 08/1990

Mental Health Worker

Hartgrove Hospital Chicago, Illinois

Worked on a crisis unit within Mental Health facility

Observed assigned patient interactions.

Assisted in placing patient in full leather restraints if he/she became out of control.

Completed numerous in-service courses on abnormal and child psychology.

SKILLS

MS Office (Word, Excel), General administrative skills including data entry, electronic filing and file maintenance.

IBM 3277 Display, 10-key calculators, NCR Single Pocket Machine.

REFERENCES AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST

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