Mental Health Nurse Practitioner
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Nikki R. Wilson **** Carriage Pass Place, Louisville, KY 40299
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Professional Profile
Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner--Lifespan
Over 19 years of experience in healthcare and 13 years of experience in mental health care in various clinical settings guided development of expertise in working with diverse client populations encompassing all areas of the life-span.
Cultivated professional desire to specialize in working with and advocating for individuals of all ages who are diagnosed with mental illness.
Highly skilled at performing differential diagnosis of physical health, mental health, and comorbid conditions.
Developed excellent abilities to manage, prioritize, multi-task, and provide exceptional patient care in demanding fast-paced environments.
Committed to the promotion of wellness through client empowerment and facilitation of illness self-management to improve quality of life through a holistic approach to illness rehabilitation.
Proficient in collaboration with multidisciplinary healthcare teams.
Specialized skills include:
• Assessment • Case Management
• Diagnosis • Consultation Liaison
• Psychopharmacology • Patient and Family Education
• Medication Management • Clinical Supervision
• Psychotherapy • Evidence-based Practice
• Laboratory Interpretation • Clinical Outcomes Measurement
Education
University Of Kentucky • Lexington, Kentucky 05/2008
Masters of Science, Nursing
Murray State University • Murray, Kentucky 05/2005
Bachelor of Science, Nursing
Licenses
Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner,Lifespan • American Nurses Credentialing Center• 2008
Advanced Practice Registered Nurse ● Kentucky Board of Nursing ● 2008
Registered Nurse Licensure • Kentucky Board of Nursing • 2005
Advanced Practice Registered Nurse ● Missouri Board of Nursing ● 2020
Experience
Omni Community Health, Louisville, KY
Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner 2019-to present
Caring for patients of all ages in an outpatient community mental health setting providing primarily psychiatric assessment and medication management services. Also provide some psychotherapy and case management services due to the limitations of availability of these services within the agency and community.
Assisting in development of medical policies for new outpatient clinic.
Interviewing and training new staff for psychiatric clinic
Providing quality care for patients in mental health setting.
Collaborating with therapists and crisis team for optimum patient care.
Centerstone, Louisville, KY 2017-2019
Family Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner
Provided psychotropic medication management for adult and child population in various settings on outpatient basis.
Care for patients in both urban and rural areas
Collaborate with therapy and case management services to provide comprehensive mental health care
Work autonomously seeing all ages.
Pennyroyal Mental Health Center, Hopkinsville, KY 2017 - 2017
Family Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner
Cared for all ages providing medication management for patients with mental health concerns using telepsychiatry.
Collaborated with case managers and therapists in the care of adults and children with severe, persistent mental illness.
Provided care for children age 5 and older.
IPC of Tennessee/Team Health 2017 - 2017
Family Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner
Provided medication management for geriatric population in the nursing home setting using telehealth.
Care was provided in collaboration with social work and nursing staff within assigned facility.
Managed use of psychotropic medications within facility and provide data of psychotropic use to administrative entities for evaluation.
Emerald Therapy Center/ Compass Counseling, Paducah, KY 2015 - 2017
Family Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner
Provided care for all ages of clientele in a private practice setting providing primarily medication management for psychiatric conditions.
Provided psychiatric consultation and medication management in clients as young as 4.
Cared for a variety of psychiatric illnesses and provided supportive therapy in addition to medication services.
Collaborated with multiple therapists with a variety of therapy specialties in a holistic therapeutic environment that was centered on client wellness.
Veterans Affairs Community Based Outpatient Clinic 2015 - 2016
Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner
Utilized assessment, diagnosis, medication management and supportive psychotherapy for care of American Veterans in an outpatient psychiatric setting.
Coordinated care between primary care and therapy providers to ensure quality and comprehensive care for Veterans.
Collaborated with case management services to meet environmental needs of Veterans.
Mercy Medical Associates, Paducah, KY 2012 - 2015
Lourdes Hospital Behavioral Health Unit Nurse Practitioner
Provided psychiatric assessment and management of care in acute inpatient psychiatric setting for patients 18 years of age and older.
Provided direct patient care in inpatient psychiatric setting including: assessment, medication management, discharge and outpatient coordination, and collaboration with appropriate medical and specialty providers.
Assisted Medical Director with milieu management.
Assist with outpatient program development and implementation.
Medication management as provider of intensive outpatient program.
Psychiatric consultation for medical floor patients in multispecialty hospital.
Opened outpatient clinic in collaboration with medical director
Pennyroyal Mental Health Center, Hopkinsville, KY 2009 to 2012
Family Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner
Provided psychiatric evaluation and continuous medication management for patients across the lifespan in an outpatient community mental health setting.
Served as medication manager for severely mentally ill clientele residing in the community.
Provided psychiatric care for children as young as 3 years of age to adults of all ages including geriatric population.
Acted as clinical preceptor for graduate level nursing students.
Provided patient and family education regarding treatment modalities, care planning, and latest evidenced-based treatments for various mental health conditions.
St. Elizabeth Medical Center, Edgewood, KY 2008 to 2009
Family Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner
Provided psychiatric evaluation and medication management to adult and geriatric populations in nursing homes, outpatient clinic, and inpatient settings.
Assisted physicians with inpatient admissions, rounds, and discharges.
Independently served as outpatient medication provider for adult and geriatric populations.
Provided psychiatric consultation and medication management for area nursing homes and personal care facilities.
Inner Pathways, Erlanger, Kentucky 2007 to 2008
Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Graduate Student
Provided comprehensive therapeutic patient management in an outpatient mental health setting for children, adolescents, and adults including assessment, medication management/prescription, psychotherapy, and outcomes evaluations.
St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas, Kentucky 2007 to 2008
Registered Nurse • Intensive Care Unit
Management of patients afflicted with critical acute illnesses including medical conditions affiliated with mental illness such as intentional overdose, delirium, and delirium tremens.
Cultivated interdisciplinary physician collaboration abilities.
Provided compassionate care, counseling, and education to patients and family
members regarding illness management, disease processes, interventions, medications,
medical equipment, and desired outcomes of interventions.
Enhanced skills of prioritization, time management, and medical knowledge.
The Ridge Behavioral Health, Lexington, Kentucky 2007 to 2007
Charge Nurse and Nursing House Supervisor
Performed as a charge nurse for an inpatient behavioral health unit for children and adolescents with mental health concerns. Additionally performed as nursing house supervisor for the facility on per diem basis. Established experience with nursing management including staffing measures, delegation, and inter-facility crisis management.
Gained proficient experience in mental health crisis stabilization, milieu management, and behavioral interventions.
Broadened knowledge base of assessment, medication administration, and milieu management.
Maintained group therapy, interpersonal therapeutic interventions, unit ordinance, and unit safety management.
University of Kentucky Chandler Medical Center, Lexington, Kentucky 2006 to 2007
Registered Nurse • Emergency Department
Served as a staff registered nurse caring for patients presenting with acute physical illness, mental illness, or trauma.
Strengthened and garnered unique knowledge of working in a level I trauma center and instructional facility.
Enhanced patient management and organizational skills in a fast-paced critical care environment.
Provided family and patient counsel and support following traumatic injuries.
Lourdes Hospital, Paducah, Kentucky 2005 to 2006
Registered Nurse • Emergency Department
Provided staff nurse care for patients with acute illnesses or injuries.
Built skills in assessment and stabilization for a diverse population of illnesses and injuries.
Obtained experience working with acute overdose and psychiatric emergencies.
Cultivated experience with prioritization, multiple patient management, and critical illness management in a fast-paced environment.
Enriched interpersonal and educational skills in interactions with patients and families.
Marshall County Hospital Long Term Care, Benton, Kentucky 2000 to 2005
Certified Nursing Assistant
Provided care for elderly and/or physically disabled patients with chronic illnesses or injuries in a long term care setting, assisting primarily with activities of daily living. Gained experience working with patients with various forms of dementia, psychosis, mood and behavioral disturbances.
Professional Memberships
American Psychiatric Nurses Association • 2008 ● Former Kentucky Chapter Treasurer
National Health Service Corps • 2010
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