Nurse Practitioner Mental Health
Resume:
David P. Sachs DNP APN
Adult Mental Health Nurse Practitioner
Doctor of Nursing Practice
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Professional Experience
Jesse Brown VA Medical Center
Adam Benjamin VA Clinic Chicago, IL
Adult Mental Health Nurse Practitioner February 2013-present
• Via Clinical Video Telehealth (CVT) and Veteran Video Connect (VVC) performs psychiatric assessments, diagnosis and medication management for the Psychiatric Assessment Clinic (PAC) and the Tele-Mental Health Clinic (TMH)
• Suboxone (Buprenorphine) certified; covers substance use veterans on Medication Assisted treatment (MAT)
• Collaborates and staffs cases with multi-disciplinary health care team such as; Psychologists, Social Workers, Pharmacists, Medical Assistants, RN’s, MD’s using current technology such as, Instant Messaging, Skype, Telehealth Systems
• Sees and assesses veterans via CVT and VVC with varying degrees of complexity that include; acute crisis, walk-in, initial referrals, follow-up, consultation, coverage for other psychiatric staff (MD, NP)
• Acute and chronic diagnosis include, but not limited to; Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Substance Use Disorders, Depression, Bipolar Disorders, Anxiety, Psychotic Disorders and other related disorders
• Performs Psychiatric assessments, medication management for post 9/11 combat veterans in person and via VA Telehealth (CVT) and Veteran Video Connect (VVC)
• Performs Emergency Room Assessment on veterans in crisis or in need of acute psychiatric evaluation
• Collaborates with multi-disciplinary team including, but not limited to; Chief of Inpatient Psychiatry, Chief of PAC, ED Physicians and nurses, Pharmacists, Social Workers
• Facilitates acute inpatient psychiatric hospitalization to those in need
• Initiates medication and facilitates admission and follow up in to the mental health system
• Evaluates referrals from Primary Care Providers and other providers in hospital Insight Psychological Centers Chicago, IL
Adult Mental Health Nurse Practitioner January 2011- April, 2011
• Provides diagnostic assessments, medication management, consultation, group therapies to dually-diagnosed patients with eating disorders(anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, obesity)
• Oversees and runs medically monitored calorie replacement program for weight loss in morbidly obese patients
• Collaborates with multi-disciplinary behavioral health care professionals for weekly staffing and treatment planning
Psychiatric Nurse Practitioners PLLC Tempe, AZ
Owner-Principal/Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner December 2008-January 2011
• Provides psychiatric consultation/evaluation for patients with psychiatric and/or substance use disorders
• Collaborates with MD and health care team; provides acute medical care to patients in need of alcohol, opiate, benzodiazepine and/or stimulant detoxification (inpatient/outpatient)
• Provides diagnosis, medication management, treatment planning and outcome evaluation Accredited Internal Medicine Phoenix, AZ
Adult Mental Health Nurse Practitioner January 2007-January 2009
• Performed psychiatric diagnosis, prescribed and managed psychotropic medication
• Collaborated and planned care with Addictions MD and multi-disciplinary care team
• Medically managed outpatients in need of detoxification
• Medically managed inpatients in need of acute detoxification CONTACT Behavioral Health Mesa, AZ
Adult Mental Health Nurse Practitioner June 2003-August 2007
• Performed psychiatric evaluations and diagnosis for outpatient behavioral health clinic
• Prescribed and managed psychotropic medications
• Collaborated with multi-disciplinary team and developed behavioral health treatment plans Crisis Preparation and Recovery Tempe, AZ
Adult Mental Health Nurse Practitioner October 2004-July 2006
• Perform emergency psychiatric ad crisis evaluations and diagnosis for hospital inpatients
• Performed psychiatric assessment, diagnosis and care-planning for nursing home residents
• Established therapeutic relationships with families, stakeholders and consumers
• Evaluated Outcomes
Licensure/Certification
SUBOXONE (Buprenorhine) prescribing certification
ANCC Board certified Adult Psychiatric and Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Illinois Advanced Practice Nurse 209.0084142
DEA license furnished upon request
Health Care Provider First Aid Certification
Professional Affiliations
ANCC
Neuroscience Education Institute
American Academy of Nurse Practitioners
American Psychiatric Nurses Association
American Nurses Association
Education
Arizona State University
Tempe, AZ
Doctor of Nursing Practice, January, 2009
Arizona State University
Tempe, AZ
Master of Science, Nursing May 2003
Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner
Northeastern University
Boston, Massachusetts
Baccalaureate Nursing, June 1995
Other Endeavors
• US Army VETERAN
• Massachusetts Army National Guard/Soldier of the year
• 5 time Boston Marathon finisher for Leukemia Society of America
• Youth Ice Hockey Coach; Men’s Ice Hockey Player
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