Nurse Practitioner Psychiatric
Resume:
Sharon Lawrence Harper PMHNP
Cell: 310-***-****
Playa Vista, Ca 90044
Email: ************@***.***
OBJECTIVE: To obtain a position as a Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner
STRENGTHS: • Mastery in psychiatric evaluation and assessment and psychotropic medication management
• Assisted with program development and coordination of federally funded community-based treatment program for substance-addicted pregnant women. Responsibilities included identifying goals, objectives and evaluation tools to measure process and outcome expectations.
• Screened, evaluated, and referred persons in psychiatric crises.
• Assisted with definition and identification of therapeutic psychiatric milieu.
• Designed and created a county-wide support group for grieving parents.
• Coordinated and developed state-funded program to provide school-based family therapy services
• Developed academic curriculum and taught adult students.
• Provided psychotherapy to individuals, families, and groups
• Psychiatric Advance Practice Nurse – 25 years experience
• Registered Nurse – 40 years experience
ADDITIONAL TRAINING:
1992 Community Justice Institute, Mays Landing, NJ
Community Mediation Training
EDUCATION:
2001.Columbia University, NYC, Advanced Physical Assessment, and Advanced Pathophysiology
1995 Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ
Post graduate coursework – Effective College Teaching
1990 Columbia University, New York, NY
MSN - Psychiatric Nursing (Children and Adolescents)
1982 University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA
BSN
1975 Community College of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA
ASN
CERTIFICATIONS:
ANCC Certification as a Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner
·
·LICENSE:
·CALIFORNIA NURSE PRACTITIONER #9500033
·CALIFORNIA NURSE PRACTITIONER FURNISHING #9500033
EMPLOYMENT:
3/ 22, 2014 -6/ 2016 VA LONG BEACH, CALIFORNIA
Psychiatric evaluations, medications management, and assessments of adults with comorbid disorders, in a Veteran’s Administration Hospital. Primary areas of assessment: PTSD, depression, anxiety, substance abuse.
1/01/2014 - 4/01/2014 Staff Care Inc, Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner, Locum Tenens Position
2011-2013 Addiction Recovery Services, Inc.
Intake evaluations for methadone clinic, including physical assessment,
substance abuse assessments, and methadone orders.
2008-2014 Maryville, Inc.
Psychiatric evaluations, medications management, and assessments of adults with comorbid disorders
2007 - 2014 John Brooks Recovery Center
Psychiatric evaluations, medications, and assessments of adults with comorbid disorders
2005-2008 South Jersey Behavioral Health
Psychiatric evaluations, medications, assessment of children, adults, and patients with comorbid disorders.
1999 – 2014 Sharon L. Harper RN PMHNP
Private Practice
Psychotherapy, psychiatric evaluation, medications assessment and evaluation
10/99 – May 2003 AtlantiCare Behavioral Health
Advance Practice Nurse with prescriptive privileges
5/97 – 9/99 Marvin Gardens Psychiatric Group, Linwood, NJ
Advance Practice Nurse / Clinical Nurse Specialist
9/95 – 2000 Mental Health Association of Atlantic County
Consultant / Clinical Supervision
1/93 – 9/99 Gloucester County College, Deptford, NJ
Adjunct Faculty
3/92 – 5/92 Atlantic Community College, Mays Landing, NJ
Adjunct Faculty (temporary position)
8/91 – 1/93 Philadelphia Child Guidance Clinic, Philadelphia, PA
Nurse Clinician II – per diem
3/91 – 5/92 Atlantic Mental Health, Inc., Atlantic City, NJ
Project Coordinator North Star Project
School-Based Services Family Therapist (state funded one-year demonstration project).
5.90 – 2/93 Interpsych Associates, Linwood, NJ
Individual, Group and Family Therapist
8/89 – present Atlantic City Medical Center, Pomona, NJ
Per Diem Staff Nurse, Department of Psychiatry
9/90 – 3/91 Southern N.J. Perinatal Cooperative, Pennsauken, NJ
Nurse Educator/Counselor – Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Prevention Project
7/88 – 5/89 Columbia University, New York, NY
Graduate Teaching Assistant
3/84 – 8/89 Cape Counseling Services, Cape May Court House, NJ
Agency Nurse, Certified Screener, Clinic Coordinator
11/83 – 3/84 Atlantic City Medical Center, Atlantic City, NJ
Psycho-Social Nurse Screener
1/83 – 11/83 Holy Redeemer VNA, Swainton, NJ
Visiting Nurse
1/82 – 1/83 Wildwood Public Schools, Wildwood, NJ
School Nurse
3/76 – 9/80 Einstein Medical Center, Philadelphia, PA
ICU Charge Nurse
CLINICAL COLLABORATION
2014-2016 SEAN BUCKLEY MD, LONG BEACH CA VA
2011-2014 BARRY GLASSER MD, JOHN BROOKS RECOVERY CTR, NJ
2007-2014 NORMAN CHAZIN MD, PRIVATE PRACTICE, LINWOOD NJ
2005 - 2007 Charles Meusberger, MD, Private Practice, Absecon NJ
10/2003 – 6/2005 Srisai Gowda, MD – Private Practice, Northfields, NJ
6/2003 – 9/04 James Varrell, MD – Collaborative MD
11/99 – 2003 Arturo Gomez, M.D, Atlanticare Behavioral Health
1997 – 1999 Norman Chazin, M.D.
Marvin Gardens Psychiatric Group
Individual Therapy/Pharmacotherapy
1990 – 1993 Gary Glass, M.D.
Interpsych, Inc.
Individual Therapy
1989 – 1993 Maureen Duffy, M.S.N., R.N.C.S.
Interpsych, Inc.
Individual and Family Therapy
WORKSHOPS AND PRESENTATIONS:
April 1991 Women’s Health Conference – Stockton State College, Pomona, NJ
Presenter – Living with an Alcoholic
July 1991 Southern New Jersey Perinatal Cooperative – Atlantic City, NJ
Presenter – Cultural Relevance in Practice
July 1991 Minority Health Conference – Atlantic City, NJ
Presenter – Substance Addiction in Pregnancy
April 1993 Community Health Awareness Day – Atlantic City, NJ
Chairperson/ Coordinator
November 1994 Pharmacology Update – Alliance for the Mentally Ill
Presenter – Pleasantville, NJ
PROFESSIONAL • American Nurses Association
ORGANIZATIONS: • American Psychiatric Nurses Association
• New Jersey State Nurses Association
• National Association for Perinatal Addictions, Research & Education, Past Member
SPECIAL
INTERESTS:
·PTSD
·Affective Disorders
·Psychopharmocology
·Substance Abuse Disorders
References Available Upon Request.
Contact this candidate