Mental Health Air Force
Resume:
RESUME
MELISSA C. SMITH
San Antonio, TX 78229
Phone: Cell 618-***-****
Email: adkidh@r.postjobfree.com
OBJECTIVE:
Seeking a full-time in military clinic setting as RN QUALIFICATIONS:
• US Citizen.
• Current Full Active unrestricted License in Texas as a Registered Nurse
• Current BLS certification from American Heart Association
• Previously licensed as a Practical Licensed Nurse from 1976-1985
• Master of Nursing program accredited by Commission on College Nursing Education
• 23 years’ experience in Air Force military settings as an RN working in Family Health, Internal medicine, mental health and within flight medicine settings.
• Retired military member as commissioned officer in the Air Force Nurse Corps WORK EXPERIENCE:
09/2020 - Present ADJUNCT INSTRUCTOR-MENTAL HEALTH GALEN COLLEGE FOR NURSING
SAN ANTONIO TX CAMPUS
Hours: Part-time Days/Evenings/Weekends
Primary Duties:
1. Provide virtual Theory Instruction to 8-33 ASN/VN nursing students on subjects she as nurs- ing fundamentals, and mental health, nursing. Mental Health Clinical Instructor to 8-10 BSN stu- dents per 5 week rotation. Proctor tests, assist in development of curriculum test questions. Ex- pertise using Canvas and Zoom platforms for delivery of instruction. 10/11/2020 - 2/13/2020 PROGRAM DIRECTOR PSYCHIATRIC NURSE Hours per week: 40-60 PRACTITIONER RESIDENTS
South Texas Veteran Health Care System
San Antonio TX
Primary Duties:
1. Directs/Leads/ facilitates year long residency program for newly graduated board certified Psychiatric Nurse Practitioners. Coordinate placement in various psychiatric settings within the localVeteran Healthcare setting to facilitate professional competency residents. Document progress and coordinate feedback from multiple preceptors. Facilitate weekly didactics, grand rounds and case studies of a variety of psychiatry topics. Mentor residents in their development of an evidenced based clinical process improvement and poster presentation. 06/2018 – 09/30/2020 MASTER CLINICIAN/PMHNP,
Rank: Colonel/06 633 Medical Group, Langley AFB, VA Hours per week: 40-60
Primary Duties:
1. Senior Nurse Executive for 220 military/civilian nursing staff. Leads nursing policy, ensures deployment readiness and standards of practice/delivery of care to patients in outpatient/inpa- tient settings.
2. Ensure compliance to 45 Joint Commission (JC) Provision of Care Standards/159 elements of performance (EPs) in addition to National Patient Safety Goals. a. Led seven member interdisciplinary team in self-assessment of JC standards, collaborated with 12 units, identified and fixed five of seven gaps in performance. b. Led Medical Group policy rewrite of physical restraint and suicide assessment- management policies.
c. Ensured 180 medical/nursing staff members properly trained in Crisis Prevention & Intervention including restraint procedures application and documentation. 3. Co-led patient safety tracers to identify clinical staff knowledge gaps of suicidal patients’ as- sessment and use of Columbia-Suicide Screening tool. Evaluated seven clinical settings and corrected gaps in suicide risk management.
06/2016 – 06/2018 CHIEF NURSE EXECUTIVE
Rank: Lt Colonel/05 72d Medical Group, Tinker AFB, OK Hours per week: 40-60
Primary Duties:
1. Led Air Force Medical Service culture shift to a high reliability organization with focus on pa- tient safety. Initiated safety huddles in all clinical areas. Increased patient Safety reporting by 95%, no serious safety events in more than 228 days. 2. Provided nursing oversight to 5 clinics/25 RN/LVNs and 60 Air Force/Navy 60Medical/flight medicine Technicians. Ensured safe patient practice, promoted Trusted Care/HRO principles, attended Flight Medicine team huddles and ensured medical readiness of military members. 3. Standardized Crash Cart and ACLS resuscitation procedures across nine outpatient clinics. Safeguarded integrity of the Base-Wide Public Automated Defibrillator Program by ensuring 89 certified American Heart Association basic life support instructors were available to train 214 personnel in areas with automatic defibrillators.
4. Established Health Literacy training for providers and nursing staff. a. Led nine-member multidisciplinary team in assessing gaps in care resulting from inadequate patient health literacy. Led development of healthcare provider training for 44 personnel in 3 primary clinic. Provided education on how identify barriers to health literacy, use of Teach-Back Method and encouraged provider-patient communication with the Institutes of Healthcare Improvement Askme3 tool. 07/2012 – 06/2016 MENTAL HEALTH FLIGHT COMMANDER
Rank: Lt Colonel/05 78d Medical Group, Robins AFB, GA Hours per week: 60-80
Primary Duties:
1. Directed/supervised 16 clinicians/18 mental health technicians in the delivery of Mental Health, Alcohol & Drug Program Treatment (ADAPT) and Family Advocacy Outreach services. 2. Managed disaster response teams consisting of mental health clinic personnel. Delivered 102 crisis interventions across 25 units in response to suicides and other fatalities of base person- nel.
3. Designed “first of its kind” embedded psychologist position for 23K civilian personnel working Air Force Life Cycle Management Industrial Complex. 4. Sole medication provider for clinic seeing 16K visits per year. a. Assessed, diagnosed and treated 1, 560 patients/year. Identified/referred high-risk patients to appropriate level of care in community. Applied/used evidenced based clinical practice guidelines to treat PTSD, Depression and other mental health disorders. b. Served as Medical Director of substance treatment program (ADAPT), ordered lab work, performed assessment of medical stability for referral for detoxification for average of 90 patients per month.
5. Led 3 process improvement projects. Coordinated for lean six sigma Black-Belt Support. Im- proved access to care in clinic by 23%, streamlined referrals by primary providers into new par- ent support home visits and restructured mental health approval process for deployment waivers shortening the time by 30% for troops to be deemed ready to deploy for a specific task- ing.
05/2010 – 07/2012 PMHNP STUDENT
Rank: Major/04 Uniformed Service University, Bethesda MD
Hours per week: 40
Primary Duties:
1. Number 1 of 42 military Nurse Corps officers across three military services selected for in- residence education for Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) program. 2. Completed clinical residencies at two VA medical facilities (Washington DC and Martinsburg VA hospitals). Led multiple PTSD and DBT groups. Gained inpatient psychiatry consult experi- ence and performed Telepsychiatry roles with preceptor oversight. 3. GPA 3.98, received USU Distinguished Clinical Performance Award 06/2007 – 05/2010 FLIGHT NURSE EXAMINER
Rank: Major/04 HQ Air Mobility Command, Scott AFB, IL Hours per week: 40
Primary Duties:
1. Advisor to HQ Commander on all matters concerning Aeromedical Evacuation (AE). 2. Evaluated Flight Nurse’s execution of duties on AE missions to ensure patient/flight safety. 3. Developed/Updated AF policy of Aeromedical Standards. 05/2004 – 06/2007 NURSE MANAGER, INTERNAL MEDICINE CLINIC Rank: Capt/03 3d Medical Group, Elmendorf AFB, AK
Hours per week: 40
Primary Duties:
1. Directed Medical Group New Diabetic Program. Coordinated with 4 specialty areas for a day- long education class. Trained 720 new diabetics how to manage their wellness including foot care, use of glucometer, medication management, exercise and nutrition. Decreased unneces- sary admissions 20%.
05/2000 – 05/2004 FLIGHT NURSE INSTRUCTOR/EXAMINER Rank: Capt/03 374 and 18th Aeromedical Squadrons, Yokota and Hours per week: 40 Kadena AB, Japan
Primary Duties:
1. Ensured proficiency of 36 Flight Nurses during operational and training AE missions on C-130, KC-135, and C-17 and C-141 aircraft in Pacific Theater of Operations. 2. Planned/directed inflight patient care on C-9 and other fixed-wing military aircraft. 1100 flying hrs.
05/2000 – 05/2004 CHARGE NURSE/CASE MGR INPATIENT PSYCH Rank: 2Lt/02 60 Medical Group Travis AFB, CA
Hours per week: 40
Primary Duties
1. Planned/implemented nursing treatment for patients on a 32-bed, Joint VA and Military inpa- tient mental health unit.
2. Implemented utilization review for inpatient substance treatment program using American So- ciety ofAddiction Medicine (ASAM) criteria; certified 100% of patients in appropriate treatment level of care.
NON-MILITARY NURSING EMPLOYMENT:
May 1993 to March 1997 NYL Care Health Plans/Houston TX
• Director of Case Management
• Psychiatric Case Manager (all ages)
October 1990 - March 1996 Bay Area Pediatrics, Houston, TX
• Part-Time Pediatric Clinic Nurse
November 1988 - May 1992 Baywood Psychiatric Hospital/Webster, TX
• Facility Nursing Supervisor-150 beds
• Children’s Unit Program Direction/Nurse Manager
EDUCATION:
Uniformed Services University/Bethesda MD
• Master of Nursing Science/2012; GPA 3.98
University of Texas Medical Branch Galveston,TX
• Bachelors of Nursing/1989; GPA: 4.0
AWARDS/SCHOLASTIC ACHIEVEMENT:
• 2016 Air Force Medical Command Advanced Practice Nurse of the Year
• 2012 Distinguished Clinical Performance Award
• 2000 US Air Force Flight Nurse Course; Distinguished Graduate CURRENT CERTIFICATIONS:
• American Heart Association Basic Life Support Certification 2020 to present
• 2012 to 2023 ANCC Adult Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP-BC)
• Trauma Nursing Core Course Certified 2019 to present
• Psychological First Aid Certified 2018 to present
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