PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

Qualified and experienced psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner with over 8 years of experience effectively treating the underserved homeless population with a wide range of conditions, such as PTSD, major depressive disorder, generalized anxiety, schizophrenia spectrum, Bipolar affective disorders, with specialization in substance use disorders. Experienced in crisis intervention, behavioral management, and medication management. Provide holistic, trauma informed, patient centered care approach through active listening, motivational interviewing, and therapeutic communication.

PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS

Assessing, diagnosing, and treating a wide variety of mental illnesses, including dual diagnoses

Strong cultural competency

Effective communication skills-motivational interviewing, therapeutic communication, active listening skills, and understanding non-verbal communication

Provide emotional support to patient and family members.

Provide individualized patient centered care.

Evidence based crisis intervention-effective, tried and true methods of verbal de-escalation techniques.

EMR-EPIC

Tech Savvy-Advanced skills in MS word, excel, powerpoint, social media, and social media analytics

WORK HISTORY

Stanford Medicine 2022-present

UCSF 2020-2022

Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital 2014-present

Pathways to Wellness 2020-2021

El Hogar Community Service 2018-2019

EDUCATION

Doctor of Nursing Practice December 2021

University of California, San Francisco

Master’s of Science, Nurse Practitioner June 2018

University of California, San Francisco

Bachelor’s of Arts, Psychology June 2007

California State University, East Baby

Bachelor’s of Science, Nursing June 2007

California State University, East Baby

LICENSURE/CERTIFICATIONS

NP License

Furnishing License

DEA License

ANCC Board Certified

RN License

NPI

BLS certified (CPR & AED)

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

California Nurse Practitioner Association

American Psychiatric Nurses Association

National Alliance of Mental Illness

Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training

RESEARCH STUDIES:

Effect of mental health training on law enforcement use of force

Effect of opiate use disorder and resistant depression in adult males

Suicide in American Indian/Alaska Native adolescents

Improving methadone patient retention at ZSFGH’s opiate treatment outpatient program

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