Mental Health Nurse
Resume:
Ashley Barnes
New York, New York 10026
Languages: English- native speaker. Spanish-fluent
Objective:Nursing graduate from an accelerated B.S.N. program with a strong interest in pursing the career of Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner.
Excellent interpersonal skills, leadership abilities, bilingual and focused work ethic.
EDUCATION
Concordia College New York, Bronxville, New York
Accelerated Bachelor of Science, Nursing, December 2015
•Deans List Recipient
•Nursing Honor Society Member
•President of Student Nursing Association
The University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia
Bachelor of Science, Psychology, December 2004
•Full academic HOPE scholarship Recipient
•Deans List Recipient
Breneau University, Gainesville, Georgia
Study Abroad- Cultural Psychology, field work, Summer 2003
•Immersive study abroad in Quetzaltenango, Guatemala
•Academic program included cultural psychology course and field work in local orphanages
Young Harris College
Associates of Fine Arts, Theatre, May 2002
•Theatre Scholarship Recipient
•Deans List Recipient
•Hope Scholarship Recipient
LICENSURE & CERTIFICATIONS
·Registered Nurse: New York State Board of Nursing
·NIHSS Stroke Certification (2020, 2021)
·Basic Life Support (BLS) certified by American Heart Association
·ACLS Certified
·S4Gift New York Donor Education Certified
CLINICAL EXPERIENCE
MT. SINAI HOSPITAL, Staff Nurse, Neuroscience Intensive Care Unit, COVID ICU, New York, New York
April 2019-present.
•Assessed and implemented care for critically ill patients with neurological disorders with emphasis on subarachnoid hemorrhage, epilepsy, brain tumor and psychiatric illness.
•Devised healthcare goals with critical care specialists, neurologists and surgeons.
•Provided leadership to current Neuroscience ICU unit and adapted accordingly during COVID-19 crisis
•Entrusted to float to other ICU specialities such as SICU, TICU, and MICU
•COVID ICU nurse,March 2020-present
NEW YORK PRESBYTERIAN, LAWRENCE HOSPITAL, Staff Nurse, Medical- Surgical Days, Bronxville, New York
May 2016- Present
•Applied safe and quality nursing practice in a fast paced acute care setting and the management of 6 patients
•Entrusted as charge nurse and providing strong leadership for the entire unit
•Leader/ Champion of “Self-Care for Healthcare Workers”- A new program launched at NYP/ Lawrence Hospital in which, by using creativity and education, healthcare workers of the entire hospital are encouraged and made aware of self-care and mental health wellness
•Displayed leadership as charge nurse, preceptor and mentor
INSTITUTE OF BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH, The University of Georgia, Athens, Ga. 2002-2004
•Conducted research for the head of the Institute of Behavioral Research
•Thoroughly investigated researchers social-support model and applied knowledge to structure accurate data conclusions
•Worked directly with married couples to gather data for head investigator’s hypothesis.
•Interacted daily with research partner to coordinate surveys and research tasks
PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS AND VOLUNTEER WORK
MAYAN MEDICAL AID, Nurse Intern, Santa Cruz, Guatemala
June 2015-August 2015
·Applied and studied medical Spanish in a clinical setting
·Entrusted to calculate medication administration daily
·Assessed and evaluated each patient without assistance while following up with the M.D. on site
·Applied assessment skills of each patient and monitoring vitals without the use of modern technology
•NYC Medical Reserve Corps-Volunteer, mental health
•Student Nursing Association-President
•Nursing Honor Society, Sigma Theta Tau
•Student Mentor
•Public Health Awareness Board, Concordia College NY
•NAHN Westchester-Volunteer
•Athens Health Network-Volunteer
•Certified Yoga Teacher
NON-CLINICAL WORK EXPERIENCE
Ashley K Barnes Photography- Lead Photographer
Bespoke English- Buenos Aires, Argentina- English Teacher
Concordia Language Villages- Sao Paulo, Brazil- English Teacher
Story Productions- Chicago, Il- Production Assistant
Claire Simon Casting- Chicago, Il- Casting intern
Institute of Behavioral Research- University of Georgia, Athens, GA- Research Assistant
Cultural Research/ Study Abroad- Quetzaltenango, Guatemala- Intern
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