James A. Piccirilli, BSN, RN

*** ******** ***** ***************, ** 22902 703-***-**** ad1c87@r.postjobfree.com

Charge / Staff/Crisis Therapeutic/ Long Term Care Nurse

Patient-focused and team-oriented Registered Nurse with exceptional qualifications to support diversity and wellness within various public and private healthcare settings. Readily build rapport with patients, families, and other healthcare professionals. Skilled at managing competing priorities with ease while fostering the delivery of quality patient care. Proficient at multi-tasking and prioritizing patient care while remaining calm and focused during critical situations. Use excellent interpersonal skills to perform effectively within interdisciplinary teams.

Areas of Strength

Unit/Nurse/Operations Leadership Hospital and Psychiatric Settings

Supervision/Training/Mentoring Coordinate/Facilitate Patient Care

Patient Care Plan Implementation Patient/Family Communications

Complex Problem-Solving Skills Delegation/Managing Resources

Medical Symptoms/Treatments Comprehensive Nursing Abilities

Medical Systems and Technology Performance Reviews/Coaching

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Wellness Nurse, Sunrise at the Colonnades, Charlottesville, VA April 2023 – current

Functions in partnership with the Wellness team in an Assisted Living and REM setting. Practice entails health status assessments in nutrition, exercise and providing education to promote health. Coordinates and maintains accurate patient records.

Charge Nurse, Albemarle Health and Rehab, Charlottesville, VA Nov. 2022 – March 2023

Managed a thirty-bed long term unit. Responsible for people diagnosed with dementia, Alzheimer’s, and people on hospice care. Assessed physical and mental status changes. G -tube feedings, wound care and diabetic monitoring.

COVID-19 Tester, Tinkbird Agency for Next Molecular Lab, Richmond, VA Nov. 2021 – June 2022

Team Leader for Diagnostic PCR testing for elementary and high school students in the Charlottesville public school system.

Regional Therapeutic Nurse, Easterseals, UCP, Charlottesville, VA Oct. 2020 – Oct. 2021

Supervised people with IDD in the REACH program’s Crisis Therapeutic Home (CTH). Provided COVID-19 education, N-95 employee mask fitting, infection control, medication education, admission evaluations and on-going mental and medical assessments.

Charge Nurse, Virginia University Medical Center, Charlottesville, VA July 2013 – April 2019

Managed twenty-five bed behavioral Unit. The role included using therapeutic communication, assessing for psychiatric symptoms as well as being preceptor, fall risk unit committee representative. Developed and facilitated mental health group “Using Humor to Cope” enhancing the awareness on how appropriate humor influences positive physical and mental health outcomes.

Charge Nurse / Staff Nurse, INOVA, Mount Vernon Hospital, Alexandria, VA July 2008 – June 2013

Thirty bed in-psychiatric unit. Demonstrated a high degree of initiative, problem solving and critical thinking skills. Promoted a therapeutic environment for patients and ensured unit safety. Delegation of assignments. Served on the Peer Council Review Committee.

Residential Nurse, Family Residence Essential Enterprises, Bethpage, NY May 2006 – June 2008

Worked as a member of interdisciplinary team with individuals with intellectual disabilities and traumatic brain injuries. G – tube feedings, nutritional education, diabetic monitoring, medication administration.

Charge Nurse, State of Maryland, Springfield Hospital, Sykesville, MD April 2001 – June 2006

Accountable for providing care for psychiatric patients in a chronic care setting. On-going psychiatric assessments for mental health changes and extrapyramidal symptoms. Therapeutic communication, active listening, delegation, maintained a healing environment.

EDUCATION

Bachelor of Science in Nursing (2013)

Magna Cum Laude

Walden University, Minneapolis, MN

Associate of Applied Science in nursing (1999)

Suffolk County Community College, Selden, NY

Associate of Applied Arts (1997)

Suffolk County Community College, Selden, NY

CURRENT LICENSURE AND CERTIFICATION

* Registered Nurse, The Common Wealth of Virginia

* American Heart Association (BLS)

COMPUTER SKILLS

EPIC, Welligent, Credible, Relias, Ascentis, Patient Point Click, Word

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