Nurse Practitioner Mental Health
Resume:
NJIDEKA JACINTHA EJINAKA, DNP, ARNP, PMHNP-BC
**** *** ********* **, ******** Ohio, 45426.
*********@*****.***
Professional Statement
An experienced, compassionate, dedicated, and skilled professional with strong work ethics who utilizes evidence-based strategies to deliver quality care to patients.
A patient-focused psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner with four years’ experience, who caters mostly to the geriatric population but can also render care to all other age groups. This provider covers various health care settings including acute, post-acute care and long-term care and continues to maintain high levels of patient satisfaction at various clinical practices.
Education
Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) - Wilmington University, Delaware - May 2021 to Aug 21st 2022.
Doctor of Nursing Practice - Brandman University, Irvine California - Jan 2020 to Oct 2020
(No degree awarded)
Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) - Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (Board Certified)
Florida International University (FIU), Miami Florida - July 26th, 2019
Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN)
Florida International University (FIU), Miami Florida - Dec 2018
Associate of Science in Nursing (RN)
Florida International University, Miami Florida - Dec 2017
Bachelor of Medicine & Surgery (M.B.B.S). (Nig.)
University of Nigeria School of Medicine, Enugu Nigeria - Nov 1998
Work Experience
Omni-Wellness Group LLC, Troy Ohio – 11/01/23 to present - psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner at an outpatient behavioral health clinic, providing both telehealth and on-site wellness to various age groups. Even though encounters are individualized, this provider builds great relationships by engaging both patients and their families. This empowerment provides options and enables patients to fully participate in their treatment plans. Major responsibilities include initial psychiatric evaluation, diagnosis, medication management, patient/family education, lab review, follow-up care and making referrals. This provider emphasizes the importance of medication compliance and continuity of care to achieve wellness and improve patient outcomes.
Registered Nurse, Long term care facility: Foundations Health Solutions (Maria Joseph Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, Dayton Ohio): 11/17/2021 to 10/31/23 & 05/2018 to 08/2018. Responsibilities include providing required care to residents, reporting new changes to provider team, medication administration, wound care, reviewing new admissions with providers, vital signs monitoring, fall prevention and risk assessment, pain assessment, skin assessment, management of Tube feeding, setting up and monitoring of TPN’s, Point Click Care (PCC) documentation.
Team Health Ohio - 04/05/21 to 10/07/21 - As a psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner, this provider made numerous weekly visits to multiple locations; role includes consults, assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of various mental illnesses. Making rounds on patients, performing a detailed psychiatric evaluation of new patients, mental status examination, diagnosis of health condition, coming up with a care-plan, medication reconciliation and management, follow-up of returning cases, Lab review, making referrals, discussion/review of patients with the attending psychiatrists, attending monthly provider conferences.
Assurance Health System LLC, Blue-Ash Ohio - 11/04/19 to 01/13/21 – lead psychiatry nurse practitioner at an acute Gero-psychiatric hospital. An inpatient psych facility with a visiting psychiatrist and an adult gerontology nurse practitioner. Duties include making daily rounds on patients, comprehensive psychiatric evaluation of new cases, mental status examination, medication adjustment, providing continuity of care, discharge summaries, weekly meetings with calls to families for updates, education of nurses, making referrals, ordering lab tests with review of results, twice weekly rounds with the attending psychiatrists, assisting with weekend calls.
Licensure/Certification
American Nurses Credentialing Center ANCC– PMHNP-BC – 09/20/2019 to 09/19/2024
also 09/20/2024 to 09/19/2029
Ohio State Board of Nursing - RN Licensure – April 2018 to 10/31/2025
Ohio State Board of Nursing - APRN Licensure - 10/29/19 to 10/31/2025
National Provider Identification (NPI): issued 2019
DEA Licensure - 08/31/2025
BLS (America Heart Association) – 01/22/2024 to 01/2026
Professional Membership
American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP)
Florida Nurses Association (FNA)
Nigerian Medical and Dental Association
Tau Sigma International – Nursing Honor Society
Awards/Honors
Florida International University (FIU); BSN Dec 2018; Summa Cum Laude
FIU Nicole Wertheim College of Nursing and Health Sciences (NWCNHS): Deans list, honor roll – 7 consecutive semesters from 2017-2019
Tau Sigma International – honorary award 2017
Research Experience
Systematic Review of Interprofessional Collaboration with Dr Deborah Sherman.
Research Practicum project at Florida International University. Jan 2019 – April 2019
Volunteer Experience
Special Minds Olympics Florida – Psychiatry Practicum – Feb 2019
Miami Dade County Suicide Prevention Walk – Sept 2018
Human Trafficking Mapping around Miami Florida; Jan – April 2018
Community Outreach; creating awareness on Human trafficking at John F Kennedy Middle School North Miami Beach, FL– March 2018
VA Medical Center, Dayton Ohio – Extern - Jul 2006 – Oct 2006
Skills
Effective Communication: I possess a good understanding of English as a language, can read body language and listen attentively in-order to meet patient needs.
Being a good team player involves sharing information appropriately with other members of the health-care group. This includes making referrals and appropriate recommendations.
Empathy: patients are human beings. Acknowledging their pain and suffering contributes to the healing process.
Problem-Solving: as a provider, I educate, share knowledge, learn, and grow on the job daily.
Creativity: providers become creative on the job as they gather experience. Providing continuity of care for Borderline patients, reassurance, providing supportive therapy.
Work Ethics: punctuality, honesty and diligence are good virtues. Tell patients the truth about their prognosis. Do not raise false hope.
Time Management: allocating appropriate time during initial evaluation and shorter duration for follow up.
Hobbies
Listening to music, reading books, travelling, cooking my native dishes, spending time with family and friends
Sample Cover Letter
5915 Old Denlinger Rd,
Trotwood, Ohio 45426.
Date
Dear Sir/Madam,
I am interested in your job vacancy and would like to introduce myself. I hold a doctorate degree in nursing practice and provide Mental health care/services to individuals and patients. I am a board certified psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner with three years’ experience.
My vast medical knowledge is further solidified by my experience as a foreign physician trained at the university of Nigeria with over 20 years’ experience.
My educational training here in the States includes a vast nursing career at Florida International University in Miami Fl, where I obtained an associate degree in nursing, followed by a bachelor's and a master's degree respectively.
My resume showcases my skills, work experience and details on my various educational qualifications.
It would be my pleasure to meet with you and your associates for an interview.
Thank you very much for your time.
Sincerely,
Njideka J. Ejinaka, DNP, ARNP, PMHNP-BC
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