BBRANDY LESLIE

Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP-BC)

Kilgore, TX 75662

admlkx@r.postjobfree.com - 903-***-****

Authorized to work in the US for any employer

WORK EXPERIENCE

PMHNP-BC

Allegiance Specialty Hospital - Kilgore, TX - May 2015 to Present Responsibilities

Provides a comprehensive assessment of patients and as appropriate their families,completes the history of the present illness and review past histories and social work evaluations. Interview patients to obtain insight into their problems. Makes referrals for further diagnostic psychological or medical testing as needed,provides individual, group, family and pharmacologic therapeutic interventions as necessary. Provides crisis intervention and referral for psychiatric hospitalizaions. Establishes treatment plans for each patient, Psych RN

GSMC home health - Longview, TX - March 2012 to July 2015 Responsibilities

Perform psychiatric assessments in the patients home and assess their response to their medications. In addition, patients receive one to one counseling.

Case Manager/Utilization Review

Allegiance Behavioral Health - Kilgore, TX - July 2011 to May 2012 Work with mentally ill patients with a wide range of mental illnesses. I work directly with the physician to develop treatment plans and goals for each patient as well as monitor drug levels of certain medications and for potential side effects and efficacy. I also communicate closely with the LMSW and nurses to facilitate discharge planning. My duties also include close relationships with families and set up follow-up care after discharge. I am also responsible for verifying insurance benefits and utilization review during admission. Charge RN

Allegiance Behavioral Health - October 2010 to July 2011 Supervise and manage a staff of about 6 employees and oversee the care of up to 22 patients. My duties include making assignments, staffing, ensuring patient safety through frequent rounding, facilitating admissions and discharges, some case management with insurance review, occasionally rounding with the psychiatrist, participating in the Treatment Team process, many clerical duties, and many other tasks. I also work one day a week at the out-patient clinic in Marshall. At the clinic, I work as the PHP RN/Case Manager and work closely with the physician and the counseling team. This job requires multi-tasking as well as delegation. Staff RN

SELECT SPECIALTY HOSPITAL OF LONGVIEW - May 2010 to October 2010 Staff RN taking care of up to six patients to provide excellent care and complete a complete shift assessment, documentation, various ordered treatments, medication administration, and collaboration with the health care team which includes physician communication

Nurse Manager

Allegiance Behavioral Health - September 2009 to May 2010 Supervise and manage employees and oversee the care of 18-22 patients. Responsibilities included: scheduling of all staff, maintaining adequate staffing, monitored quality care through chart checks, oversee treatment team meetings three times weekly, instituted a fall prevention program, discharge planning with the health care team, approved all new admissions, occasionally screened patients for admission, ensured compliance with all licensure and certifications for the staff, taught a class which focused on de-escalation of combative elderly patients, and many, many other duties. Charge RN

Good Shepard Medical Center - June 2007 to September 2009 Supervised a very busy 31-36 patient Medical-Surgical unit and a 25 bed Medical-Surgical overflow unit with about 12 staff members. As charge nurse, I delegated tasks, supervised the unit, communicated closely with physicians, completed discharges and facilitated admissions. My other responsibilities included assessing acutely ill patients for transfer to ICU, assist with code blue situations, performed various technical skills, and assisted nurses and other staff with any nursing care. Field RN

Texas Home Health - January 2007 to June 2007

Performed home visits to assess patients for admission to home health services to those who qualified. Completed OASIS Medicare admission paperwork using computerized charting as well as paper documentation. Completed recertification for all qualifying patients and discharges for patients graduating from home health. I also supervised home health aides and performed follow-up visits for all patients returning home from hospitalization.

Staff RN and Relief Charge Nurse

Good Shepherd Medical Center - June 2005 to January 2007 I performed direct patient care, completed admissions and discharges, performed physical assessments and various ordered treatments, administered medications, and communicated closely with patient's physicians. EDUCATION

Master's in Family Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner

University of South Alabama - Mobile, AL

2012 to 2014

Bachelor of Science in Nursing

University of Texas at Arlington - Arlington, TX

2009 to 2012

Associate in Nursing

Kilgore College - Kilgore, TX

August 2001 to December 2004