Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner

CHAVONDA BRIGGS, MSN, APRN, PMHNP-BC

Plano, Texas 75074 318-***-**** adwr8f@r.postjobfree.com

Professional Summary

Compassionate Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner dedicated to evidence-based practice and providing culturally competent care to diverse populations while building long-term therapeutic relationships with patients and staff. Demonstrates the ability to diagnose and treat mental health conditions, manage competing priorities, and work autonomously and in collaboration with other healthcare providers while teaching patients how to manage their behavioral health condition with consideration of the patient's needs and beliefs.

Skills

• Advanced assessment skills and strong clinical judgment as a Nurse Practitioner

• Strong interviewing skills and clinical judgment to determine if the psychiatric disorder has a physiological or emotional basis

• Skilled in the assessment of risk factors for mental illness and extensive knowledge of wellness evaluations

• Provide psychiatric evaluations and medication management for a full spectrum of disorders for children, adolescents, adults, and geriatric populations

• Educate patients' families about mental illness, treatment, and prevention

• Specialty areas include depression, anxiety disorders, mood disorders, post-traumatic stress disorder, and psychosis

• Individualized care with patience, warmth, understanding, and helpful explanations that facilitate understanding and cooperation

• Computer proficiencies in M.S. Word, MS Excel, Outlook, and EMR documentation Certifications

• American Nurses Credentialing Center, PMHNP-BC, issued 03/2023, current

• American Heart Association, BLS, and ACLS, both current PMHNP Clinical Practicums

• Screen patients for physical illness and analyze explanations for psychiatric illness, such as developmental issues, family dysfunction, genetics, neurological trauma, and social or cultural problems for children and adults

• Provide primary mental health, psychiatric evaluations, diagnosis, and medication management

• Include differential diagnosis for mental health problems and psychiatric disorders for children, adolescents, adults, and geriatric populations,

• Educated and versed in community health psychiatry, EMDR, motivational interviewing, psychotherapy, and genetic testing, to diagnose and treat anxiety, depression, OCD, schizophrenia, bipolar, PTSD, and personality disorders, in addition to providing social support, brief therapy, counseling for patients in crisis

• Develop an age-appropriate treatment plan for mental health problems and psychiatric disorders based on biopsychosocial theories, evidence-based standards of care, and practice guidelines.

• Explain the risks and benefits of medications to the patient and their family

• Identify the role of PMHNP in risk-mitigation strategies in the areas of opiate use and substance abuse clients

• Provide patient-centered care recognizing cultural diversity and the patient or designee as a full partner in decision-making and work to establish a relationship with the patient characterized by mutual respect, empathy, and collaboration

CHAVONDA BRIGGS, MSN, APRN, PMHNP-BC 2

Professional Experience

Registered Nurse / Charge Nurse

United States Army - Bossier City, Louisiana, 01/2010 to 12/2022

• Triage and perform evidence-based nursing care and medical aid to combat causalities during low and high-intensity conflicts in a wartime environment and contingencies activities at an overseas military installation and combat zones

• Provide mental health counseling, crisis intervention, and wellness prevention coaching to soldiers and staff related to anxiety, depression, chronic illness and pain, eating disorders, grief and loss, panic attacks, phobias, dissociative disorders, performance anxiety, and PTSD

• Consult with team members of the interdisciplinary healthcare team to ensure continuity of competent and quality healthcare

• Provide medical training to ready soldiers and civilians for deployment in support of combat and humanitarian relief efforts to distribute food, water, and other medications as needed on medical missions

• Develop and implement strategic initiatives to advance standards of care excellence, improve workflow processes, and positively impact patient outcomes for the Army Medical Department and The U.S. Army Medical Command

• Collaborate with other professional disciplines to ensure effective and efficient patient care delivery for military members and their families on domestic bases

• Assess the need for orders for diagnostic testing, obtain orders, and analyze results alongside the clinical status of the patient with concise communication to the physician

• Completed the Army Reserve Medical Command Equal Opportunity Leader's Course Registered Nurse / Medical-Surgical Telemetry

Krucial Staffing – Brownsville, Texas, 09/2020 to 05/2022

• Provide quality care to acutely ill patients through the implementation of evidence-based nursing assessment, nursing diagnosis, interventions, and ongoing evaluation

• Collaborate with the clinical team in the development and execution of the plan of care and achievement of goals

• Identify acute declines in patient status and utilize critical thinking skills to manage emergencies effectively

• Educate patients/families about medications, disease conditions, and health maintenance Registered Nurse / Travel

Dameron Hospital – Stockton, California, 09/2018 to 07/2020

• Utilize evidence-based nursing treatment plans to ensure positive outcomes under the supervision of cardiologists and cardiovascular surgeons treating patients post-heart bypass, pacemaker, and angioplasty surgery

• Maintain a collaborative relationship and open communication between physicians, team members, patients, and patient's families

• Demonstrate critical thinking with the ability to remain calm and act swiftly in emergent situations

• Provide education regarding the patient’s condition, as well as medication regimens to avoid hospital readmission

Registered Nurse / Telemetry Unit

Methodist Dallas Medical Center – Dallas, Texas, 08/2016 to 08/2018

• Same skills and responsibilities as described in the previous medical-surgical position CHAVONDA BRIGGS, MSN, APRN, PMHNP-BC 3

Registered Nurse

Haven Behavioral Hospital – Frisco, Texas, 07/2014 to 07/2016

• Advocates for evidence-based practice care standards and supports the adoption of evidence- based practices and innovations in the care of behavioral health patients

• Ensure safe medication administration, monitor side effects of psychotropic drugs, and refer information to physicians as necessary

• Complete nursing assessments and develop treatment plans for patients with behavioral disorders, psychiatric diagnoses, and cognitive deficits

• Provide compassionate and holistic nursing care to individuals struggling with substance abuse and addiction

• Perform comprehensive patient assessments and milieu management to provide safe and therapeutic care for clients

• Assist the physicians in developing and implementing individualized treatment plans to ensure patient care goals are met

• Provide education and emotional support to the patient and their families struggling with addiction, which includes organizing and facilitating support groups Education

Post Master’s Certificate, 08/2022

Walden University - Minneapolis Minnesota

• Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Specialty

• GPA 3.89

Master of Science in Nursing Informatics, 10/2018

American Sentinel College of Nursing & Health Sciences – Waterbury, Connecticut Bachelor of Science, 08/2009

Grambling State University – Grambling, Louisiana

Licensure

• Advanced Practice Registered Nurse, State of Texas, issued 04/2023, current

• Registered Nurse - Texas and California, both issued 12/2010, current Affiliations

• American Nurses Association

• American Psychiatric Nurse Association

• Texas Women Veterans Professional Network

Interests

• I enjoy research on mental health, holistic wellness, modification of diet, and therapy modalities.

• My outside interest include working out, enjoying nature, giving back to my community in nonprofit work, shopping, reading, and trying out new cooking recipes

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