R.N Nurse Practitioner

Richard Seldeen RN, BSN, MBA

*** ********* ***** § Lewisville, TX 75067 § 214-***-**** § ********@*******.***

Registered Nurse

Registered Nurse with an extensive critical care and mental health background. Currently enrolled as a Psych/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner student at the University of Texas at Arlington. Well adept at analysis/problem-solving, along with diagnostic strategies, and implementation. Driven professional with superior organization skills and in articulating complex issues with a strong ability to quickly master new concepts. Combines a team-based approach with outstanding communication and interpersonal skills. Articulate, creative, and consummate professional who consistently obtains a high level of performance through leadership and cohesive relationship building. Seeking practicum experiences at your facility that would allow me the opportunity for professional growth and development as an Advanced Nurse Practitioner student.

Professional Experience:

John Peter Smith Hospital § Fort Worth, TX Sept 2021-Present

Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner/PA Accredited Fellowship Program

Accurately diagnoses, treats, and evaluates a variety mental health disorders including depression, anxiety, schizophrenia, bipolar, and ADHD under physician supervision.

Experienced in both inpatient and outpatient clinical settings serving young adults from 18 years of age to older adults up to age 75. Effectively utilizes safe evidence based pharmacologic and non- pharmacologic treatments.

Culture and gender sensitive attitude as demonstrated by providing safe and non judemental compassionate care to patients and their families.

Leadership demonstrated by effective communication with colleagues, supervisors, meeting deadlines, and maintaining punctuality.

Technically savvy utilizing both telemedicine and EMR (EPIC) platforms to deliver quality patient care.

Perimeter Hospital § Arlington, TX July 2019-Sept 2021

Intake Staff R.N.

Assist in arranging for admission of patients, including alerting the business office staff to begin the verification of benefits, initiating calls to physicians and other related tasks as directed by the director of assessment and referral.

ReceiveS referral calls, obtain minimal demographic information, and refer the call to the appropriate source or schedule an assessment. Arrange disposition and community resources.

Establishes and maintains effective relationships with customers.

Responsible for working with pedicatric and adolescent populations. Be familiar with common diagnoses related to these population groups and utilize varied assessment interviewing skills for each population group.

Millwood Hospital § Arlington, TX May 2018-July 2019

PRN Staff R.N.

Responsibility to plan, direct/organize, coordinate and implement all nursing care services for Adults clients involuntarily committed for mental health and substance abuse treatment.

Perform physical assessments, admissions, discharges, medication administration along with patient and family education. PHP experience at Lewisville Excel center working with adolescents who have a variety of mental health disorders. Primary role includes admissions/discharges and medication administration and to support therapy staff.

Epic Home Health § Addison, TX

Home Health Care R.N. Sept 2016-Apr 2019

Responsibility to plan, direct/organize, coordinate and implement all nursing care services for a wide variety of pediatric patients including those diagnosed with Cerebral Palsy. Perform physical assessments, medication administration along with patient and family education.

Baylor Hospital § Frisco, TX

Med/Surg R.N. Jan 2015-Dec 2015

Responsibility to plan, direct/organize, coordinate and implement all nursing care services for the post surgical patients.

Management and completion of admissions, discharges, assessments, medication administration along with patient and family education.

Arjohuntleigh § Addison, IL Aug 2013 – July 2014

Clinical Nurse Consultant

Collaborate with customer and internal Diligent/Arjohuntleigh colleagues to provide strategic solutions in solving patient handling staff injuries, unique patient/resident transfer/mobility problems, and organizational process/system issues.

Direct, schedule, coordinate and implement Diligent program implementations and/or Arjohuntleigh equipment in-service training and education programs of hospital staff within assigned territory.

Analyze, monitor, and document customer performance metrics such as patient handling, repositioning, and transfer incidents, patient falls, skin tears, employee satisfaction, and/or staff turnover.

The Medical Affairs Company § Kennesaw, GA Nov 2012 - July 2013

Clinical Nurse Educator

Manages and implements training, educational support along with product awareness to targeted health care organizations and provider groups within a multistate territory.

Educates multiple provider groups on the unique benefits of Aquapheresis therapy and the services offered by Gambro UF solutions.

Collaborates with multiple team members including Medical Science Liaison’s to help identify and resolve significant educational and administrative barriers related to the implementation of Aquapheresis therapy.

Coordinates and executes strategies that help to improve corporate sale goals through relationship building, educational training, and strategic meetings/presentations with designated key opinion leaders.

AmerisourceBergen (Specialty Pharmacy) § Frisco, TX Dec 2010 – Nov 2012

Clinical Nurse Educator

Manages and coordinates care for patients with Hereditary Angioedema within a designated 26 US state geographic territory.

Educates HAE patients on the benefits of acute on demand therapy and the unique services of the Kalbitor Access program.

Collaborates with multiple team members including regional business managers to help identify and resolve significant patient issues along with connecting patients to important financial aid resources.

Coordinates and implements strategies that help to improve corporate sale goals through relationship building and positive reinforcement of patient education and use of our specialized treatment for HAE.

Centene Corporation § Dallas, TX Jul 2008 – Nov 2009

Clinical Health Coach

Telephonic health coaching to employer market consumers. Educate/monitor individuals with chronic conditions such as CAD, CHF, hypertension, and high cholesterol.

Coordinated/implemented targeted patient education on cardiac health care guidelines presented by the American Heart Association.

Scheduled monthly follow-up calls to discuss all pertinent information related to specific program goals depending on consumer need for improvement.

Barksdale Air Force Base § Shreveport, LA Sep 2005 – Dec 2007

Major – (Reservist) Medical Program Liaison

Responsible for base-wide training and implementation of General Combat First-Aid including the use of chemical warfare for 2,000 members composed of 11 different squadrons.

Coordinated and implemented 4-hour instructor training seminars for each individual squadron.

Collected monthly first aid statistics from each squadron on participation rates. Quarterly training statistics were gathered and reported to the Base Commander.

Medical Center of Arlington § Arlington, TX Jun 2004 – Mar 2008

Registered Nurse ICU/Cardiac Rehabilitation Unit

Parkland Hospital § Dallas, TX Jan 2003 – May 2004

Registered Nurse MICU/CCU

Additional Work Experience: Mental Health

Registered Nurse, Telecare (Psychiatric) Mobile Crisis Team, Dallas, TX: Oct 2000-Jan 2003

Registered Nurse, Dallas County MHMR, Dallas, TX: Jan 1994-Jan 1998

Education:

Master of Science in Nursing (Graduate Student- Family Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Program) GPA 3.71

University of Arlington TX

Bachelor of Science in Nursing- President’s Club Honors GPA 4.0

Chamberlain College of Nursing § Downers Grove, IL

Master of Business Administration in Healthcare Services

University of Dallas § Dallas, TX

Bachelor of Science in Business Management

LeTourneau University § Dallas, TX

Memberships:

North Texas Nurse Practitioners (NTNP)

Psychiatric Advanced Practice Nurses of North Texas (PAPN NTX)

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