Education

Skills

Clinical Experience

OBJECTIVE:

Dedicated professional with over 12 years experience in Psychiatric-Mental Health field. Worked as psychiatric mental health nurse for over 10 years with patients of all ages, from 4 to 100 years old. This psychiatric-mental health experience allowed exposure to patients with both acute and long-term mental health problems and chemical dependence.

Demonstrated history of dependability, commitment, and punctuality; ability to efficiently learn and apply new skills; strong communication skills; and the ability to easily develop rapport with patients, families, staff, and other health care professionals. Strong ability to connect with people from various cultures and socioeconomic backgrounds. Strong analytical skills, as well as a track record for being a great team member and leader. Resourceful in completion of a project on time and effectively and efficiently. 2020-08 - 2022-05 Master of Science: Psychiatry Mental Health Nurse Practitioner. University of North Carolina At Chapel Hill - Chapel Hill, NC 2012-01 - 2012-12 Bachelor of Science: Nursing

Winston Salem State University

2022-08 - 2008-05 Associate Degree: Nursing

Durham Tech College - Durham, NC

Psychiatry and mental health

Treatment plan development

Therapeutic intervention

Patient education

Addiction treatment

John Muthiga

Psychiatric Mental Nurse Practitioner.

Address Carrollton, TX 75010

Phone 713-***-****

E-mail adzmvv@r.postjobfree.com

Work History

N4502: Community health nursing, completed 126 clinical hours at Cary Adult Day Care in Cary NC

N860: PMH Interventions across lifespan, 120 clinical hours -Central Regional Hospital in Butner NC

N864: PMH Interventions in the Context of Relationships,180 Clinical Hours- Carolina Behavioral Care in Durham NC

N868: PMH Complex psychiatric mental Health Problems across the lifespan, 240 clinical hours at Carolina Behavioral Care in Durham NC

2023-04 - Current Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Bethesda Family Practice LLC, Lewisville, Texas

Responsible for providing psychiatric services to clients in clinical settings during scheduled hours. Scope of services includes outpatient psychiatric evaluations and medication management services.

Assess, diagnose, and treat adults, adolescents, and children experiencing symptoms of behavioral health disorders.

Prescribe, recommend, or discontinue drugs and treatments to treat mental, emotional, or behavioral disorders in accordance with Collaborative Practice Agreement and state's Nurse Practice Act.

Collaborate with counselors, social workers, or other treatment team members to coordinate client care.

Responsible for timely and accurate completion of medical records, including assessment, treatment plan, progress notes, outcome measures, and billing entries. Counsel clients during appointments, as necessary. Design/participate in development of individualized treatment plans, incorporating best and leading practices into treatment interventions. Examine or order laboratory or diagnostic tests for clients to provide information on general physical condition and mental disorders.

Collaborate with guardians, relatives, and significant others on client's conditions and treatment when clinically appropriate.

Prepare and submit assessments, progress notes, reports, and summaries to entities/agencies (funders, insurance companies, etc.) as required. Return calls and emails promptly (within 24 hours of receipt or sooner if clinically necessary)

Respond to client emergencies and be accessible 24/7 to address crisis. Responsible for making independent decisions based on protocols developed utilizing national guidelines for treatment interventions.

Responsible for maintaining customer relations with all agency staff and clients. Maintain medical records and submit at least 10% of records to supervising Psychiatrist for biweekly review in accordance with Collaborative Practice Agreement. Records all services performed for accurate billing for services provided in compliance with all local, state and federal laws, as well as rules and regulations. Submits billing documents in timely fashion.

Looks for ways to improve and promote quality. Provides teaching and education to clinical staff, if requested.

Follow all procedures and protocols as per Provident policy, federal and state regulations, standard practice, and in accordance with Collaborative Practice Agreement. Actively participate in all agency and department education, training, and in-services to confirm understanding of new information or changes to established clinical policies and procedures.

2022-09 - 2023-03 Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Carolina Behavioral Care, Raleigh, NC

Prescribed, directed and administered psychotherapeutic treatments or medications to treat various mental, behavioral and emotional disorders. Analyzed and evaluated patients' data and tests and examined findings to diagnose nature and extent of mental disorders.

Gathered and maintained patient information and social and medical history obtained from relatives, patients and other professionals.

Reviewed and evaluated treatment procedures and outcomes in order to present accurate case reports.

Counseled outpatients and other patients during office visits and designed individualized care plans.

Provided psychiatric services to clients in clinical settings during scheduled hours. Scope of services includes outpatient psychiatric evaluations and medication management services.

Assessed, diagnosed, and treated adults, adolescents, and children experiencing symptoms of behavioral health disorders.

Prescribed, recommended, or discontinued drugs and treatments to treat mental, emotional, or behavioral disorders in accordance with Collaborative Practice Agreement and state's Nurse Practice Act.

Designed individualized treatment plans, incorporating best and leading practices into treatment interventions.

Examined or ordered laboratory or diagnostic tests for clients to provide information on general physical condition and mental disorders.

Collaborated with guardians, relatives, and significant others on client's conditions and treatment when clinically appropriate.

Prepared and submitted assessments, progress notes, reports, and summaries to entities/agencies (funders, insurance companies, etc.) as required. Returned calls and emails promptly (within 24 hours of receipt or sooner if clinically necessary)

Responded to client emergencies and be accessible 24/7 to address crisis. Responsible for making independent decisions based on protocols developed utilizing national guidelines for treatment interventions.

Responsible for maintaining customer relations with all agency staff and clients. Maintained medical records and submit at least 10% of records to supervising Psychiatrist for biweekly review in accordance with Collaborative Practice Agreement. Recorded all services performed for accurate billing for services provided in compliance with all local, state and federal laws, as well as rules and regulations. Submits billing documents in timely fashion.

Looked for ways to improve and promote quality. Provides teaching and education to clinical staff, if requested.

Actively participate in all agency and department education, training, and in-services to confirm understanding of new information or changes to established clinical policies and procedures.

2017-03 - 2022-09 Hospital Administrator/House Coordinator Central Regional Hospital, Butner, NC

The 370-bed facility provides in-patient psychiatric treatment to children, adolescents, and adults in North Carolina

Duties/Responsibilities:

Administratively responsible for all nursing personnel and delivery of nursing care on their assigned shift (after business hours – holidays and weekends). Monitors and evaluates quality of nursing care delivery hospital wide. Participates in direct patient care (role modeling of clinical expertise) and makes recommendations for changes in Standards of Care.

Assists charge nurses in making decisions regarding placement of patients with special needs. Specifically, in management of units and hospital-wide crisis/emergencies. Manages clinical resources through supervision of staff and rounding on all units at least once per shift to assess status of patients, condition of milieu and assisting with problem- solving.

2018-08 - 2020-08 Call Hospice RN

Transitions Life Care, Raleigh, NC

Transitions Life Care (founded as Hospice of Wake County) provides compassionate end- of-life care to people of Wake and surrounding counties Transitions Life Care promotes and improves community's quality of living and dying through advance care planning, palliative (comfort) care, hospice care, home care, private duty and bereavement services

Duties/Responsibilities include:

Provided terminally ill patients with quality care by assessing patients' medical conditions, maintaining patients' comfort during final stages of life, and providing loved ones with guidance and support.

Made visits to patients' homes to provide symptom management and to address change in status.

Planned, provided, supervised and documented safe, competent, and compassionate home health nursing care for patients per physician orders and established policies and procedures.

Certifications/Publications

2010-03 - 2017-03 RN (Charge Nurse and Staff RN)

Central Regional Hospital

The 370-bed facility provides in-patient psychiatric treatment to children, adolescents, and adults in North Carolina

Nursing duties include;

Team leader as Charge Nurse

Performed various nursing interventions such medication administration, psychiatric and medical assessment, routine admissions and discharges, performing routine blood draw, care planning, pre and post ECT assessments.

Nursing Educator during staff annual skills fair and patients Therapeutic groups. Managing pts with multiple psychiatric diseases like Bipolar, Schizophrenia, Mania, Depression, Personality disorders, personality disorders, Substance Dependence patients, Alcohol Detoxification pts and more.

Demonstrated strong organizational and time management skills while managing multiple projects

Demonstrated leadership skills in managing projects from concept to completion Developed strong communication and organizational skills through working on group projects

2008-07 - 2010-05 RN

Duke University Medical Centre Neuroscience, CNII

The Duke Neuroscience Unit offers exceptional patient care for patients with conditions affecting the brain and nervous system

Duties included:

Care planning

Hemodynamic monitoring

Neuro assessments

Neuro Care

ECK monitoring

Ketamine infusions

IV therapy, blood transfusions

IV catheter insertion and IV care

Routine admission and discharges

Certifications.

ANCC Board-Certified as Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP-BC). NPI Number and Malpractice Insurance

Texas PMHNP License

DEA Number.

Provider Basic Life Support (BLS)

Leadership Training

Non-Violent Crisis Intervention(NVCI) by Crisis Prevention Institute(CPI). Publications

Muthiga, J. G. (2022). Management of Treatment Resistant Schizophrenia: Guidelines for the Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner [Master's thesis]. Awards/Recognition

Director Commendation by Central Regional Hospital in recognition of outstanding job performance in my current position

as a Hospital Nursing Administrator in coordinating the running the hospital. Leadership and Service Award by Emmanuel Anglican Community Church in Raleigh NC.

Huduma Volunteer Award: Bestowed for outstanding volunteer service in Kenya, Africa.

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