Patient Care Nurse Practitioner

Mwandu Carol Chisanga

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Rowlett, Texas, 75088

214-***-****

OBJECTIVE:

To obtain a position as a PMHNP where I can utilize advanced nurse practitioner skills and techniques. I am an excellent care provider with good communication skills and the ability to lead and motivate healthcare teams to provide outstanding patient care. I am an experienced PMHNP with excellent patient care and leadership skills across the life span.

I hold a master’s degree in nursing with a specialty in Mental Health. I have completed a total of 648.5hours faculty supervised clinical hours which involved direct patient care at Great Hope Psychiatry. My clinical rotation and voluntary experience involved comprehensive psychiatric evaluations, psychotropic medication administration, and outcome evaluation, crisis intervention, De-escalation techniques for suicidal patients, substance withdrawal patient management; skills: DBT, CBT, SCALES, CAGES assessment skills utilization. Reducing healthcare parity and making mental healthcare accessible to all is one of my greatest goals I aspire to accomplish in my mental healthcare delivery.

EDUCATION / QUALIFICATIONS:

•Associate Degree in Nursing – Trinity Valley Community College- 2012

•Master’s in Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP) at Walden University May 2023.

Doctor in Nurse Practice (DNP) expected 2025

Diploma in Paralegal studies 2021

CERTIFICATIONS AND PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS:

Registered Nurse Licensed in Texas, New York

PMHNP Licenses in Texas and Florida

NIHSS Certificate

ACLS Certificate

CPR, BLS Certificate

ANCC-APRN-PMHNP-BC

DEA- Texas

TNA

NPI

Florida PMHNP

Texas PMHNP

New York PMHNP-pending

PROFICIENCIES:

Telemetry results and interpreting telemetry strips, report findings to physicians. Critical Care Nursing Skills.

Supportive therapy

Psych intake and prescription and diagnosis

Medication management

Addictions management

Depression

ADHD

Anxiety

Personality disorders

Bipolar

MDD

Schizoaffective

Eating disorders

Crisis intervention

Adolescent and pediatric psych care

Geriatric patients

EMR/EHR:

EPIC

Cerner

Meditech

Valant

Med host

EXPERIENCE AND TRAVEL WORK ACCOMPLISHMENTS:

CLINICAL EXPERIENCE

PMHNP-Telehealth through Alma August 2024-Current

PMHNP- Clinical and Prn Great Hope Psychiatry 2023-August 2024

Mercy Hospital Springfield MO- January 2024-June 2024

Mercy Hospital Ardmore OK- June-2023-October 2023

The University of Texas at Tyler, Tyler, TX 10/2023-5/2023 PRN

Plano Medical City, Plano, TX-PRN

Prince William Medical Center, Manassas VA-8/2016-1216

Medical Center of Southeast Texas, Port Arthur, Tx 7/2020-8/2020

Community Nursing: Office of Refugees Dallas Tx-5/ 2022

Long Term: Regency Hospital, Springdale AR 7/2017-12/2017

Select Specialty, Pensacola, FL 2/2018-6/2019

Select Specialty, Nashville, TN-August 2019

Leadership: Charge Nurse/Preceptor, Dallas Regional Medical Center, 2012-2016

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

Texas Nurses Association 2012-Current

American Nurses Association January 2014-Current

Student Nurses Association 2010-2012

Alumni, Walden University-current

REFERENCES

Available upon request

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