Nurse Practitioner Mental Health

BERNADETH OSUJI

***** ******** ****, ********, ** 90703 562-***-**** email: *********@*******.***

SUMMARY

I am seeking a Psychiatric NP privilege and am submitting my resume for your review. As a board-certified NP in the State of California. I have professional abilities that can help to achieve your objectives. I can offer cross-functional experience in Mental Health, Nursing, Needs Analysis and Assessment, Patient Advocacy, and Patient Family Relations, and am well-versed in Team Training, Care Coordination, Workflow Prioritization, and Physician Healthcare Support, among other areas.

To complement my background, please note that I attained a Doctoral Degree in Nursing from Azusa Pacific University, a Post-Doctoral Degree as a Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner from Brandman University Irvine, Post Master's Degree as a Family Nurse Practitioner from California State University, Long Beach, Nurse Educator from California State University, Dominguez Hills, a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from California State University, Dominguez Hills, and an Associate of Arts in Nursing from University Teaching Hospital in West Africa. As aforementioned, I am both an RN and APRN in the State of California.

You will find me to be a patient-focused professional who can contribute superior attention-to-detail and sharp analytical talents. In addition, I can prioritize and complete multiple nursing tasks within fast-paced, high pressure situations while streamlining overall healthcare processes to increase productivity, efficiency, and quality of services. For the sum of these reasons, I believe I will prove to be an incredible asset to your team. Please call me at 562-***-****. I look forward to hearing from you and thank you in advance for your careful consideration.

OBJECTIVES:

A highly efficient hard worker, compassionate and knowledgeable. Nurse Practitioner with experience in patient care, diagnosis, monitoring mental health illness, dispensing, and administration of medication therapy.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Exodus Recovery, Inc. Martin Luther King (12021 Wilmington Avenue, LA, CA 90059)

Job Title: Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner/ Family Nurse Practitioner.

Evaluates and determines clients’ need for medications, dispenses, and administers medications as indicated.

Furnishes medications under the supervision of a psychiatrist and follows standardizes procedures.

Monitor medication compliance and response to medication.

Participates as an active member of treatment team that reviews, discusses and determines the course of treatment for clients.

Complete documentation in an electronic health record.

Managed patients that were in an involuntary psychiatric legal hold status (5150, 5250, 30 days, temporary conservatorship, conservatorship) related to be a danger to self, danger to others or gravely disabled.

Specialty included but not limited to, intensive experience working with diverse medical surgical clients combined with psychiatric conditions, manic depression with diabetes, borderline and acute personality disorders with hypertension, dual diagnosis patients.

Experience includes crisis intervention, working with conduct disorders, substance abuse.

Formulate assessment and data collection in a continued systematic manner by focusing on physiological and cognitive status in patient quality of care.

Martin Luther King Outpatient Center. (1670 East 120th Street, LA, CA 90059) (09/15-present) 424-***-****.

Job Title: Family Nurse Practitioner

Work at medical clinic in medically underserved area as primary care provider.

Managed mostly homeless patient, patients released from jail, adult patients including men’s and women’s health.

Able to diagnose and treat 10-15 patients in 8 hours.

Coordinate with supervising physician and collaborate with multidisciplinary team in the management of patient conditions.

Los Angeles Sheriff Department - Medical Service Bureau (450 Bauchet Street. LA CA 90012) (11/2016 – present)

Job Title: Family Nurse Practitioner

Work in medical clinic, primary care service.

Assess patients, giving medical diagnosis and treatment per department protocol.

Telemedicine.

Able to diagnose and treat 20-25 inmate patients in 8 hours.

Assess, diagnose, and manage mental health problems and psychiatric disorders in the acute and long-term

Provide in-service education to clinical staff regarding psychotropic medication indication, adverse effects and proper documentation of use.

Assist facilities in maintaining compliance with regulatory agencies by explaining need for gradual dose reductions of psychotropic medication.

Los Angeles Sheriff Department - Medical Service Bureau (450 Bauchet Street. LA CA 90012) 11/2005 – 08/2015.

Job Title: Registered Nurse

Work in medical clinic, primary care service,

Assess patients, giving medical diagnosis and treatment per department protocol,

Telemedicine.

Resnick Neuropsychiatric Hospital at University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) Medical Center. (757 Westwood Plaza, Los Angeles, CA 90095) (7/2005 to 9/2015) 310-***-****

Job Title: Registered Nurse Medical -Surgical Unit and Psychiatry Unit

Work in adult, geriatric med/psych, child & adolescent psychiatric unit.

Assess patient in psychiatric legal hold status (5150, 5250, 50 days and conservatorship) danger to self, danger to others or gravely disabled.

Administer psychotropic medications.

Assess and treat patient with psychiatric conditions such as dementia, bipolar disorder, manic depression and dual diagnosis.

Assumes responsibility and accountability for a group of patients for a designated time frame.

Complete and document an age-appropriate admission assessment within 24 hours of admission.

Initiate a therapeutic relationship with the patient and family.

Educate patient and family regarding disease process and ongoing discharge teaching.

Incorporate the psychosocial, cultural, spiritual, educational, and psychological needs of the patient into the utilization of the nursing process.

Assist with training, orientation and various routine administrative functions.

Responsible for directing, supervising, and coordinating the care given to patients, as well as nursing personnel

Los Angeles County, University of Southern California (LAC+USC) Medical Center Los Angeles. (1200N State Street, LA, CA 90033.) (1997-2005). 323-***-****.

Job Title: Registered Nurse, Medical -Surgical Unit and Psychiatry Unit

Work in various departments throughout the county hospital, jail ward; psych ER, Internal medicine department, surgical and neurosurgery department, AIDS and communicable disease ward.

Responsible for direct patient care in different medical and surgical units.

Educate patient and family regarding disease process and ongoing discharge planning.

Incorporate the psychosocial, cultural, spiritual, educational, and psychological needs of the patient into the utilization of the nursing process.

Assist with training, orientation and various routine administrative functions.

Responsible for directing, supervising, and coordinating the care given to patients, as well as nursing personnel.

Los Angeles Metropolitan Medical Center. (2231 Western Avenue, LA, CA 90018). (2000-2010).

Job Title: Registered Nurse, Medical, Surgical, Geriatric & Psychiatric Nursing.

Provided specialized nursing and medical care in a 34-bed behavioral unit.

Managed patients that were in an involuntary psychiatric legal hold status (5150, 5250, 30 days, temporary conservatorship, conservatorship) related to be a danger to self, danger to others or gravely disabled.

Provided skilled nursing assessment of patients and family needs.

Maintained leadership position as a charge nurse on night shift.

Coordinate staffing issues and delegate responsibilities among staff members.

Problem-solved challenging situations.

Participated in staff meetings and continuing education to maintain quality of care.

Provided task that included assessment, documentation, intervention, medication administration and assisting physician with procedures.

EDUCATION:

Brandman University Irvine, California 16355 Laguna Canyon Road, Irvine, CA 92618 (2021-2021) Post-Doctoral Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner

Azusa Pacific University, Azusa California, 901 East Alosta Ave, Azusa, CA 91702 (2014 – 2017) Doctor of Nursing Practice.

California State University, Long Beach. 1200n Bellflower Street, Long beach (2011-2012) Master of Science in Nursing, Family Nurse Practitioner

California State University, Dominguez Hills. 1000 Victoria Street, Carson, CA 90747 (2006-2011): Master of Science in Nursing, Nurse Educator

California State University, Dominguez Hills. 1000 Victoria Street, Carson, CA 907**-****-****: Bachelor of Science in Nursing.

University Teaching Hospital, Nigeria, West Africa. (1989-1990) Associate Degree in Nursing Science (Midwifery)

University Teaching Hospital, Nigeria, West Africa, (1985-1988) Associate Degree in Nursing Science

CERTIFICATIONS:

Psychiatry Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Board Certified (PMHNP-BC)

American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP, FNP-C)

California Board of Registered Nursing (RN)

Public Health Nurse Certificate (PHN)

Basic Life Support (BLS)

Crisis Prevention Intervention, (CPI)

Management of Assaultive Behavior, (MAB).

TECHNOLOGICAL COMPETENCES:

Microsoft Word

Microsoft PowerPoint

Microsoft Excel

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