Masae Yasuda, RN-BC, MN

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North Hills, CA 91343

Tel/Fax; 747-***-****

Cell; 310-***-****

Email: adbko9@r.postjobfree.com

EDUCATION:

Master of Nursing in Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing, 1998

Oregon Health Sciences University, School of Nursing, Portland, Oregon

First year level of graduate study in Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing, 1996

Vanderbilt University, School of Nursing, Nashville, TN.

Bachelor of Science in Nursing, 1989

St. Luke’s College of Nursing, Tokyo, Japan

CERTIFICATION: ANCC Psychiatric Mental Health Nursing

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP:

American Psychiatric Nurses Association

Japanese Society of Eating Disorder

EMPLOYMENT

Eating Disorder Hope Japan, Los Angeles CA and Japan, Aug 2012 until current

The founder of Eating Disorder Hope Japan

- Educate Japanese MDs, RNs, LVNs, school nurses, CNAs about the nursing care of Eating Disorder

- Offer support to the Japanese clients and family members through online program, Twitter and Facebook

- Give lectures to the professionals, clients, and family members in Japan

- Supervise MDs and RNs who are taking care of clients with eating disorder

- Translated “Life without ED” “8 keys to recovery from eating disorder” “Bulimia” and “8 keys work book” into Japanese and published them

- Los Angeles Study tours twice and Hawaii study tour once for Japanese professionals, who are interested in learning the practice of eating disorder treatment here,

- Offer eating disorder support groups to the clients and family members in Japan during summer

Tarzana Treatment Center, Tarzana, CA, Nov. 2019 – Dec. 2019

Psychiatric Registered Nurse at Detox unit

Institute for Multicultural Counseling & Education Services, Los Angeles, CA Sep 2019 until Oct. 2019

Psychiatric Registered Nurse

-Work as a RN in the multidisciplinary team for severe mental ill patients in the community

UCLA NeuroPsychiatric Institute, Los Angeles, CA. June 2008 until 2016

Clinical Nurse II at Adolescent Eating Disorder / psychiatric Unit

-Utilize primary nursing care system and multidisciplinary approach

-Responsible for all of the nursing care to the assigned primary patients

-Educate patients and family members regarding the mechanism of the disease, medication and recovery, symptom management, coping skills, and communication skills.

-Utilize DBT in the daily nursing care

-Relief Charge Nurse

-Train new RNs, MHPs

-Supervise Nursing Students

UCLA NeuroPsychiatric Institute, Los Angeles, CA. May, 2002 until April 2007

Clinical Nurse II at Adolescent Eating Disorder Unit

-Utilize primary nursing care system and multi disciplinary approach

-Responsible for all of the nursing care to the assigned primary patients

-Educate patients and family members regarding the mechanism of the disease, medication and recovery, symptom management, coping skills, and communication skills etc

MEDICAL INTERPRETER, Los Angeles, CA. March 2004 until March 2005

Provide Japanese-English translation service to two liver transplant patients from Japan who underwent surgeries at Cedar Sinai Medical Center

NIPPON MEDICAL CLINIC, Los Angeles, CA. July 2001 until May 2002

Staff Nurse in a primary care setting for mainly Japanese speaking population

-Responsible for all patients’ nursing care in the primary care setting of internal medicine, surgery, pediatrics, gynecology, ENT, Orthopedics, etc

-Responsible for a variety of health education to this population in Japanese

COLLEGE OF NURSING, ART & SCIENCE, HYOGO, Hyogo, Japan, April 1999-March 2001

Clinical Instructor in Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing

- Responsible to coordinate and supervise junior’s and senior’s clinical experience in the local psychiatric hospital

-Assist teaching in the class

-Cooperate with research projects

OREGON STATE HOSPITAL -PORTLAND, Portland, OR. Jan. 1998 – Mar. 1999

Psychiatric staff nurse for adult population with serious and persistent mental illness

-Assess physical/medical nursing care needs and mental condition

-Plan and implement therapeutic psychiatric interventions and evaluate response to such interventions

-Participate in developing individualized treatment care plans with other disciplinary members

-Educate patients and their families regarding medications, daily living skills, and symptom managements

OREGON HEALTH SCIENCES UNIVERSITY, Portland, OR Dec. 1997 –Jan. 1999

Psychiatric Staff Nurse for adult population with acute psychiatric mental illness

-Primary nursing care for acute psychiatric patients

-Medication administration, and assessment of mental/physical status

-Observation and documentation of patients’ behavior and progress

-Assessment of patients performing ADLs

-Provision of guidance to the patients’ family about medications, and drug dosage

-Transcription of all medication orders on the patients’ Medication Record

OREGON HEALTH SCIENCES UNIVERSITY, Portland, Oregon, Dec. 1996-Dec.1997

Certified Nurses’ Aide at Short Stay Unit

-Assist nursing care for pre- and postoperative patients

-Maintain patients’ records and prepared charts for patients’ admission and discharge

-Use computer to input MD’s orders, check lab results, and discharge patients

ST. HILDA’S SCHOOL, Tokyo, Japan, July 1992- March 1994

School Nurse for junior-high and high school female students

-Provide first aid, organized health checks and updated every year

-Provide immunizations, organized health and dental screening, monitored students with health problems

-Provide counseling to students, teachers, and family members

ST. LUKE’S INTERNATIONAL HOSPITAL, Tokyo, Japan, April 1991-June 1992

Pediatric outpatient nurse in walk-in and specialty clinics

-Tasks included health assessment, health history, injections, blood draws, immunizations, assisting with lumber punctures, bone marrow biopsies, and health education of clients and their families

HASEGAWA HOSPITAL, Tokyo, Japan, April 1989 – March 1991

Psychiatric staff nurse on an acute locked unit for female patients

-Function in primary nursing care model, assisted patients with schizophrenia, mood disorders, personality disorders, eating disorders, anxiety disorders and dementia

-Tasks include physical/mental assessment, health history, nursing care planning, implements, and evaluation, medication administration and monitoring, therapeutic communication with patients and family members, and communicate with multi-disciplinary teams

-Responsible for arranging educational care studies for other staff members

-Train new staff nurses and nurse’s aids

EATING DISORDER STUDY TOUR:

Coordinated the Eating Disorder Study Tour twice in Los Angeles for the Japanese professionals (MD, Psychologist, RN, Dietician, Pharmacist, Occupational Therapist etc) who are currently working with clients with eating disorder, Aug. 2014, and Oct. 2015.

Hawaii Study tour Jan. 2019

TRSNSLATION SERVICE:

Work as a translator when Japanese nurses, medical professionals and nursing students come to visit UCLA and other facilities in Los Angeles

Licensure

Registered Nurse, California Board of Registered Nursing

CA#572015

Registered Nurse, Tokyo, Japan

Public Health Nurse, Tokyo, Japan,

School Nurse, Tokyo, Japan

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