Mental Health Care
Resume:
Sandra Okengwu
**** ***** **** ****, ******* NY *4228
**** ***** *** ******, ******* Falls, ON L2G 0E9
**********@*****.***
Highlights of Qualifications
• In-depth knowledge of mental illness, mental health nursing theory and community mental health resources.
• Experience completing comprehensive mental health assessments; highly developed counseling abilities.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills, including terminology pertinent to psychiatric health care; able to clearly communicate through documentation (including progress notes, written care plans, clinical and administrative summaries).
• Able to address emergency situations and implement appropriate therapeutic interventions.
• Works independently and interdependently within the inter-professional team and within institutional, ministry, legislative and nursing practice parameters.
• Exceptional planning, organizational and presentation skills
• Ability to maintain accurate documentation and records.
• Knowledge of the scope of practice for Registered Nurses and psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioners.
• Current BCLS and CPR certification.
Relevant Skills and Experience
• Care for mentally ill patients with diverse backgrounds, and mental health diagnosis and provide mental health services as required.
• Ensure the timely completion of new patient assessments, follow-up psychiatric assessments, medication management as required by state and federal regulations, accreditation standards, and sound practice.
• Review appropriate lab results as well as medical documentation from internal and external providers and manage each patient according to their individual needs.
• Prescribe medications and titrate the appropriate dosage of medications; and order, perform, and interpret diagnostic tests including the diagnosis of illness and physical conditions and performance of therapeutic and corrective measures.
• Screen patients for common psychiatric, substance use, and/or medical co-morbidities and evaluate co-existing conditions and the implications on the patients care/needs.
• Adheres to program expectations and requirements surrounding productivity, documentation timelines and standards, and overall quality of patient care.
• Works within an integrated treatment model coordinating treatment with both internal and external providers as indicated.
• Document patients mental health status, treatment, condition, diagnosis etc. using electronic medical record software such as Epic and Medent.
• Clinical assessment and critical reasoning skills to elicit and interpret information from patients and other sources to evaluate information and draw conclusions for a plan of care.
• Complete comprehensive mental health assessments through observation, engagement, examination, interview and consultation.
Other Nursing Knowledge and Experiences
• Coordinated care with other members of the health care team (such as primary care, psychiatry, social work and psychology) to provide general and psychiatric nursing care to patients in a correctional facility.
• Administered of medications and monitored side effects, provided therapeutic, emotional support, and one-on-one counseling to individuals.
• Maintained confidentiality of personal health information in accordance with the PHIPA; communicated with the patient's family, lawyer, and legal representative in accordance with the PHIPA.
• Provided health teaching, counseling, and preventative care, harm reduction programs and collaborated with patients and/or their advocates on the patient's behalf.
• Worked on a strength-based model to support vulnerable adults, some with dual diagnosis, to cope with their daily living.
• Assisted in facilitating court order transfers of mentally ill patients and carried out discharge health teachings to patients and families.
• Facilitated small group sessions with patients who have a mental illness, including health teaching, counseling, preventative care, harm reduction programs and involved in planning and facilitating mental health educational events to peers.
• Facilitated psychosocial crisis interventions with community members following traumatic events and provided supportive interactions to family members of individuals going through a crisis situation.
• Advocated for and encouraged patient participation in the plan of care and provided individual and group counseling to clients, and support to the clients’ families.
• Addressed emergency situations and implemented appropriate therapeutic interventions and planned for and provided health care treatment, including co-ordination of health care considering operational and court requirements.
• Prepared and maintained documentation: such as care plans, health care records, medication administration and nursing records.
• Completed reports/documents (Occurrence reports, administrative summaries, court letters, Accident and Injury Reports, etc.) as required.
• Established and maintained positive working relationships with other staff members and external stakeholders.
• Provided emergency care, acute care, crisis intervention, health teaching, and counseling, when required, both for patients considered medically stable and unstable.
• Used physical assessment, analytical/critical thinking and problem solving skills to provide
• Assisted in the orientation of new employees, including mentorship, coaching and training of job specific duties.
• Prepare clients for transfers and discharge and carry out appropriate documentation such as charts, records and incidents reports.
• Perform skills such as head to toe assessment, wound dressing/packing/irrigation, Catheterization, specimen collection (Swabs), health teaching, discharge, oxygen therapy, Ostomy care etc. Employment
Jan 2024 – Present Williamsville Psychiatry (Outpatient - PMHNP, New York USA) Oct 2023 – Jan 2024 Buffalo Psychiatric Center (Office of Mental Health - RN, New York USA) Jun 2023 – Oct 2023 Supplemental Health Care (Employment Agency - RN, New York USA) Feb 2023 – Dec 2023 Hopefield Healthcare Services (Outpatient - PMHNP, Tennessee USA) May 2010 – Sept 2021 William Osler Health Systems, (RN - Child and Adolescent Mental Health Dept. /Adult Mental Health Dept.)
Jul 2008 – Oct 2023 Toronto Public Health (Public Health Nurse - Vulnerable Adults and Seniors Team)
Jun 2007 – May 2008 Southlake Regional Health Center (RN - Cardiology Dept.) Education
2003-2007 York university BScN Nursing (Completed) 2017-2019 York university MScN Nursing (Completed) 2020-2022 D'Youville College Psych Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (Completed) Additional Training and Development
• Healthcare professional First Aid and CPR
• Narrative & Solution-Focused Approaches – Mental Health Program
• Non-violent Crisis Intervention Training – Crisis Prevention Institute
• Geriatrics, Inter-professional Practice and Inter-organizational Collaboration
• Health, Train the Trainer Harm Reduction, HIV/AIDS Workshop
• Customer Services and De-escalation
• Gender Based Violence Prevention Forum
• PEACE Conference: Understanding the Legal and Ethical Issues when working with older adults, Toronto ON.
• Geriatric Interprofessional Practice, and Inter-organizational Collaboration Knowledge to Practice, Richmond Hill ON
• Motivational Interviewing
• Choices and Change: Clinician Influence and Patient Action
• Home Support Exercise Program (HSEP) facilitator Training Canadian Centre for Activity and Aging, London, ON
• Diversity, Access & Equity Workshop, Toronto, ON
• Narrative Solution Focused Approach NSFA, Toronto ON
• An appreciative Inquiry
Professional Membership and Licenses
• College of Nurses of Ontario (Current)
• Member, Registered Nurses’ Association of Ontario (Current)
• Member, Ontario Nurses’ Association (Current)
• New York State Board RN (Current)
• New York State Board PMHNP (current)
• Tennessee State Board RN (Current)
• Tennessee State Board APRN-PMHNP (current)
• ANCC PMHNP Certification (current)
• National Provider Identifier (obtained)
• DEA Registration Number for Tennessee and New York (obtained)
• Medicaid and Medicaid Credentialed
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