Psychiatric Nurse RN BSN

Location:

Jasper, AL, 35501

Posted:

August 08, 2021

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SUSAN MERRILL

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Jasper, AL ****4

Phone: 205-***-****

Email: ************@*****.***

QUALIFICATIONS

Dedicated RN with a 30 year track record providing quality, patient-centered care in the hospital and home setting. Diversely experienced with comprehensive background in Critical Care, PACU, Trauma and Burn, Oncology, Research, Immunological Deficiencies as well as including HIV, as well as Psychiatric Nursing experience.

• Polished capacity to multitask: manage numerous, often competing priorities while fostering the provision of superior patient care.

• Widely recognized by peers and supervisors as an excellent care provider and patient advocate.

• Established reputation for developing and maintaining excellent interpersonal relationships with peers, patients and their families. WORK EXPERIENCE

Brookwood Baptist Hospital May 2006 - 2012

Psychiatric Nurse Birmingham, AL

Clinical Coordinator October 2012 - 2015

Department of Psychiatry Birmingham, AL

Staff Psychiatric Nurse October 2015 - present

Birmingham, AL

UAB Hospital Dec. 2004 – Nov. 2005

Staff RN, PACU Birmingham, AL

Provided preoperative and postoperative care for the adult and pediatric patient undergoing surgical interventions including Cardiovascular, Neurological, Orthopedic, Postpartum, Gynecological, ENT, Plastics, Renal Transplant and other general surgical procedures. Accredo Therapuetics 2001 – 2005

Home Infusion Nurse Birmingham, AL

Provided intravenous gammoglobin infusions at home to patients suffering from common variable immunodeficiency and other various neurological disorders. Responsibilities included establishing and maintaining venous access, drug preparation and administration, monitor and document patients' response to treatment, managing any adverse drug reactions promptly and prudently, developed and maintained appropriate treatment plans, provide patient and family education on disease process, catheter care ad treatment plan.

UAB Hospital Feb. 2002 – Dec. 2004

Charge RN Geriatric Psych Birmingham, AL

Provided care for geriatric patients on a 20 bed unit that suffered from chronic mental illnesses such as schizophrenia, bipolar disorders, dementia as well as Alzheimer's disease. Responsibilities included working closely with interdisciplinary team to develop appropriate and individualized treatment plans. I also functioned in an administrative capacity creating and maintaining staff schedules for PM shifts. Did evaluations and disciplinary actions of other employees on PM shifts. Served as a preceptor for new nursing graduates and new employees.

UAB Hospital Feb. 1993 – Feb. 2002

Staff RN, General Clinical Research Center Birmingham, AL Worked in management and daily operations of the outpatient clinical area. Implemented a Phase I and Phase II of clinical drug trials specifically chemotherapeutic agents for the oncology patients. Monitored and assessed patients' response to treatment, managing acute adverse drug reactions, collecting and storing serological samples and data collection and documentation. Other responsibilities included patient scheduling and patient and family education. Served as an active member of the quality assurance team. UAB Hospital 1991 – 1993

Research Nurse Coordinator: HIV Outpatient Clinic Birmingham, AL Managed Phase II Clinical Trials for early studies on antiviral therapies, treatments for Cryptococcal meningitis, Pneumocystic pneumonia and disseminated histoplasmosis. Responsible for recruitment and screening of appropriate candidates, monitoring their responses, reporting and managing any adverse event promptly, maintaining and recording accurate data on all subjects. Worked closely with MD's developing clinical trial protocols. Gained experience in writing IRB protocols.

Parkway Medical Center 1990 – 1991

Charge RN, ICU Decatur, AL

Provided care for the critically ill medical and surgical patients on a 12 bed unit. Supervised the employees of my shift

Monitored telemetry for other cardiac beds not on ICU. Responded to all cardiac and respiratory codes within the hospital. Hartselle Medical Center 1990- 1991

Staff RN Hartselle, AL

Provided care for patients on a 10 bed unit.

Monitored telemetry for cardiac beds not on ICU.

Responded to all cardiac and respiratory codes within the hospital. Montclair Baptist Medical Center 1989 – 1990

Staff RN, Surgical Intensive Care Unit Birmingham, AL Supplied care for critically ill surgical patients on an 18 bed unit. Active member of the quality assurance team.

Assisted charge nurses with scheduling duties.

UAB Hospital 1986 – 1990

Charge RN, Trauma and Burn Unit Birmingham, AL

Provided care for trauma and burn patients on a 24 bed unit with 4 step down beds for the less stable patients coming from the ICU or ER.

Supervised other employees on my shifts, assisted Nurse Manager with scheduling of staff, active member of quality assurance team.

Cross trained to work as a member of the Burn Dressing team. Education

Bachelor of Science in Nursing, BSN (1986)

The University of Alabama at Birmingham

Licenses

Registered Nurse(RN) State of Alabama Active Status Certifications

Healthy Interventions Current

Basic Cardiac Life Support(BCLS) Current