Nurse Practitioner Practical
Resume:
MERCY NGEUSANG
***************@*****.***
COVER LETTER
TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN
I am a DNP, MSN, APRN, PMHNP-BC, RN. I began my nursing career as a Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) since 2008, then RN, BSN, and MSN and then a doctorate in Nursing. Your company, one of the leading employers of nurse practitioners, offers great benefits to their employees. I am aware of the flexibility of scheduling, the health insurance coverage, and the professional ethics established in your employees. Also interesting is the diversity of the facilities, which help to provide endless experiences for nurse practitioners. I am currently pursuing a DNP.
It will be a great honor to be a part of this company, and I look forward to meeting with you about possible employment.
Above all, I guarantee you I am a very positive, determined, zealous, and enthusiastic person, with a willingness to learn new skills and selflessly share what I can offer. I possess a great transitional ease, always a team player, with solid leadership skills and nursing knowledge developed over the years.
Thank you so much for this opportunity to give back.
Sincerely,
MERCY NGEUSANG
MEMBER OF THE NATIONAL SOCIETY OF LEADERSHIP AND SUCCESS & ANA.
MEMBER OF THE SIGMA THETA TAU INTERNATIONAL HONOR SOCIETY OF NURSING.
RESUME
MERCY NGEUSANG
***************@*****.*** / *****@***********.***
HOME ADDRESS:
5440 Tuxbury Pond Drive, Fort Worth, TX, 76179
Currently
DNP, MSN, APRN, PMHNP-BC, RN
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner
Currently self employed at my own Practice – All-Mercy Psychiatry & Integrative Care LLC –
October 2022 - present
May 2021 – October 2022 – OHSU – Hillsboro Medical Center
May 2020 to June 2021.
Millwood Hospital, Hickory Trail Hospital and the out-patient centers
Tele health with Cenpatico Insurance using Practice Fusion
Provide care under psychiatrist supervision to child / adolescent, adult, PICU, chemical dependency, and geriatric patients.
EDUCATION
2019 – 2020 Walden University
Degree: Master’s in Nursing
2017 – 2019 University of South Alabama
2016 Towson University School of Nursing
Towson, Maryland
Degree: Bachelor of Science in Nursing
2016 Community College of Baltimore County
Catonsville, Maryland
Licensure: Associates of Science in Nursing
2008 University of the District of Columbia School of Nursing
Washington, District of Columbia
Licensure: Licensed Practical Nurse
Clinical Experience:
2018-
2020 MSN, Psych/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner: Clinical Practicum Experience
-Over 640 clinical practicum hours in psychiatric methadone clinic, chemical and
dependency inpatient unit inpatient/outpatient/IOP/PHP/emergency psych
department settings as a Registered Nurse.
- Inpatient Adult psychiatric patients rounds with Attending Physician, 340 hours
Independently assessed patients by performing daily medication management
during daily follow up's and adjusted medications accordingly.
-Identified medications and dosages used to treat common psychiatric symptoms
such as anxiety, depression, mania, agitation, attention deficit and psychosis.
-Used evidence-based treatment approaches to recommend pharmacological and
non-pharmacological interventions for patients.
-Collaborated with Attending Physician regarding complex patients
Ordered appropriate diagnostic test, followed up with lab results and placed
consults as needed.
- Completed comprehensive psychological evaluations with minimal assistance
-Participated in treatment team meetings with inter disciplinary staff
-Completed clinical rotation at the Dallas VA Medical Center and assisted Attending with caring for Veterans with PTSD
-Outpatient child and adolescent psychiatric clinic ages 6-17 Psychotherapy
-Lead group discussions with patient and their families with emphasis on chemical dependency
-Participated in cognitive and dialectical behavioral therapy
-144 psychotherapy hours in Child, Adolescent
-Trained in various modalities of individual, group, and family therapy
2015- Fundamentals of Nursing, St Agnes Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland.
2016 Concepts 1, Mercy Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland.
Obstetrical Nursing Greater Baltimore Medical Center.
Mental Health, Sheppard Pratt Health System, Baltimore, Maryland.
Concepts 2, Northwest Hospital, Johns Hopskins, Baltimore, Maryland.
Concepts 3, Union Memorial Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland.
Pediatrics, Good Samaritan Hospital, Baltimore, Maryland.
2016 July Did 15 weeks: 2 days/ week of Degree completion community practicum
Dec at Woodlawn Elementary School. Assisted the school nurse with the daily
activities and responsibilities of a school nurse, in compliance with state board
of nursing regulations.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
MSN, RN, PMHNP-BC, Medicare / Medicaid
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner
May 2020 to present:
Millwood Hospital, Hickory Trail Hospital and the out-patient centers
Tele health with Cenpatico Insurance using Practice Fusion
Provide care under psychiatrist supervision to child / adolescent, adult, PICU, chemical dependency, and geriatric patients.
October 2018 – 2020: Assistant Chief Nursing Officer at Millwood Hospital.
Assist the Chief Nursing Officer (CNO) in providing leadership to nurse employees that will enroll their support, create ownership of goals, and have them actively participate in decisions that impact the hospital.
Assist the CNO in maintaining necessary regulatory and compliance approvals and quality accreditations.
Partnering with physicians who use, or will use, the hospital.
Assisting in planning new services that generate additional sources of profitable revenue.
Creating an environment that will encourage recruiting and retention of clinical employees.
Assisting the CNO in managing costs by continually seeking data that will identify opportunities and take action to eliminate non-value costs.
Assisting the CNO in establishing standards for nursing practices and maintain authority, accountability and responsibility for nursing services.
Developing organizational patient care programs, policies and procedures that describe how nursing care is assessed, delivered and evaluated.
Assisting the CNO in developing and managing the nursing services budget and ensuring enough qualified staff to assess patient needs.
Planning and providing nursing care interventions and prevent complications, promote improvement and patient comfort and wellness.
Analyzing areas in planning, promoting and conducting organization-wide performance improvement activities.
Representing the nursing services at meetings as deemed necessary; participates with department heads in designing and providing patient care and services.
July 2017 – October 2019 (Company got sold):
Regional Nurse Practice Educator / Infection Preventionist with Genesis
Healthcare. Supports general orientation by providing safety training as per the
Welcome Program for all employees and department specific orientation for
nursing staff. Provides oversight of the nursing orientation and mentoring
program for all licensed nursing staff; Develops education programs in response
to staff needs and teaches staff current accepted patient care and center
practices; Clinically appraises nursing staff performance to identify areas for
education.
Coordinates and oversees Infection Control and Employee Health,
promoting anti-biotic stewardship, identify, trend and track infectious diseases,
making sure appropriate precautionary / isolation methods are initiated and
monitored.
Covered as Director of Nursing in the absence of one.
January 2017 – June 2017
Staff Development Coordinator with SavaSeniorCare, ensuring prompt,
efficient and quality care. Created and enacted training programs for employees
working in this organization, that aligned with company goals. Found creative and
interesting techniques to teach information and helped staff gained an enhanced
understanding of the material; adapted teaching strategies according to the
audience, knowing the best ways to reach specific groups of people; Conducted
new hire training, introducing them to the company’s policies and procedures, as
they get acquainted with the organization.
(Moved to Texas).
June 2016 – January 2017
Clinical Coach / Staff Development Manager and Infection Preventions’
Nurse. Main duties were to identify, prevent, and control outbreaks of infection in
the health care setting, while ensuring appropriate staff understanding of primary,
secondary and tertiary preventions levels & implementing antibiotic stewardship.
Ensured staff growth through desired and required trainings, especially coaching
new graduates and facilitating their transitioning to skilled nurses.
Made sure everyone is meeting their competency dateline, and creating new
competencies if needed. Provided in-services as desired and required. Ensuring
appropriate delivery and documentation of peritoneal dialysis, and monitoring
exit site diligently.
Head of the wound team, head of the review/audit team, responsible for routine
and impromptu staff education in clinical, code of conduct, and policy issues.
Assist with staffing and payroll as needed.
Also Worked in ICU (trauma and medsurge since 2015 at Sinai Hospital where I
began as a student nurse, then continued as a RN, caring for a very diverse,
unstable, and critically ill population. Following initial admission into ICU or
trauma unit will receive patient and went over notes to quickly determined the
medical issues at hand through a thorough assessment, then initiated nursing
plans according to the intensity of disease or trauma to meet their specific,
individualized requirements. Determined patient's allergies, initiated and carried
out doctors' orders, while periodically monitored vital signs, and be alert and
vigilant for any changes, no matter how subtle, including other asymptomatic
changes which were quickly reported to the nurse manager / doctor.
2013 – 2016
Charge nurse / weekend Supervisor in Levindale Hebrew Geriatric Center and Hospital. Baltimore, Maryland, in the Behavior unit. I worked closely with the treatment team to develop an individualized plan to give the patient the total care and attention they need to live a productive life.
Provided individual counseling to the patient as well as the family so that they have a better understanding of the illness; helped patients with ADLs and assisted in medication review. The patient population included but not limit to those with anxiety disorders, such as panic attacks and various phobia, Mood disorders, including bipolar disorder and depression, Substance abuse, such as drugs and alcohol, Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia.
Supervised all nursing duties on weekends in the behavior care unit. Focused on the accurate delivery of nursing care, attended codes in the building, addressed visitors’ and patients’ complaints, and ensured the smooth running of the building including staffing and weekend scheduling issues.
June 2016 - 2017
RN Supervisor at Brightview Rolling Hills, Catonsville, Maryland. (Part time)
Worked under the direct supervision of the Director of Health. Supervised the
health service staff on the appropriate running of their duties, liaison between
patients and families, decided when patients need additional medical attention,
ensured appropriate patient follow up in nursing to the medical team. Assessed
and supervised adequate care provided to residents in their home settings,
revised care plans, determined eligibility for specialized and ongoing care
2011 – 2013
Licensed Practical Nurse Lifebridge Healthcare, Levindale Hebrew Geriatric Center and Hospital. Baltimore, Maryland. (Charge Nurse) Started as floor nurse then stepped up to Charge Nurse / Unit Manager Assistant while in school. Supervised the efficient flow of responsibilities while assuring great delivery of nursing care. Worked as a floor nurse in the Behavior Health unit, working with the mentally challenged and psychotic patients. Work involving but not limited to medication administration, ensuring patients’ and staffs’ safety through exemplary nursing practices, reviewing and identifying lab results, clinically meet patients' needs, preventing falls and limiting injuries through specialized trained programs.
Above all, preserving their privacy, dignity, and promoting baseline status.
2010 – 2012
FutureCare Lochearn, Baltimore, Maryland.
Worked as a LPN, providing care to dialysis patient in a dialysis unit. Performed nursing duties, especially specialized clinical care and assessment specified for dialysis patients, protecting and ensuring the safety of fistulas and all sites for dialysis.
2008 - 2011
Licensed Practical Nurse, Genesis Healthcare, Baltimore, Maryland. Acute care setting with patients of diverse population and age, restoring optimal health and functioning under the direct supervision of a RN. Received a Wound Care Certification.
2006 - 2008
Communicare Nursing Services, Baltimore, Maryland.
Worked as a GNA, performing non-skilled care to patients in homes, long term care, and acute care settings.
Career Goals
While I continue to practice nursing in a broader spectrum, I am looking to continue my career in:
Inpatient, outpatient and tele psychiatry, nursing home, and any venue that allows me to further care for the mental health population from a provider standpoint.
• Inpatient Adult psychiatric patients rounds with Attending Physician, 340 hours
• Independently assessed patients by performing daily medication management during daily follow ups and adjusted medications accordingly.
• Identified medications and dosages used to treat common psychiatric symptoms such as anxiety, depression, mania, agitation, attention deficit and psychosis
• Used evidence-based treatment approaches to recommend pharmacological and non-pharmacological interventions for patients.
• Collaborated with Attending Physician regarding complex patients
• Ordered appropriate diagnostic test, followed up with lab results and placed consults as needed
• Completed comprehensive psychological evaluations with minimal assistance
• Participated in treatment team meetings with inter disciplinary staff
• Completed clinical rotation at the Dallas VA Medical Center and assisted Attending with caring for Veterans with PTSD
• Outpatient child and adolescent psychiatric clinic ages 6-17 Psychotherapy
• Lead group discussions with patient and their families with emphasis on chemical dependency
• Participated in cognitive and dialectical behavioral therapy
• Nearly 144 psychotherapy hours in Child, Adolescent
• Trained in various modalities of individual, group, and family therapy
Certifications
MSN
Registered Nurse, 2016
Infection Preventionist Certification
IV Certified
License Practical Nurse Since 2008
Alere Toxicology Certification
CPR, 2015 – November 2017
GNA, 2006 – 2008
Wound Care Certificate
Good at Word Processing, excellent in WordPerfect 6.0
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