Nurse Practitioner Mental Health

Olayiwola Raphael Ilori MBA, MSN, RN, APRN, PMHNP-BC

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Cell: 267-***-****

E-mail: *********@*****.***

SUMMARY STATEMENT

Exceptionally organized and compassionate advanced practice prepared and certified nurse practitioner with reflective listening ability and attention to detail. Successfully practiced in RN role for 17+ years out of which the last 6+ years were spent caring for patients with acute and chronic mental illness using evidence-based practice and recovery model.

WORK EXPERIENCE

Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner

Rapha Behavioral Healthcare Services May 2024 – Present

Provide outpatient psychiatric services to clients dealing with mental health conditions

Collaborate with interdisciplinary team members, including primary care doctors, psychologists, licensed social worker, and therapists, to develop, implement, or evaluate treatment plans.

Consult with psychiatrist or other professionals when usual or complex cases are encountered.

Develop and implement treatment plans.

Evaluate and distinguish between physiologically and psychologically based disorder and diagnosed appropriately

Prescribe appropriate medications for mental health issues and institute a course of treatment demonstrating knowledge of drug actions, interaction, and reactions.

Prescribe or recommend controlled medications according to existing core privileges.

Behavioral Health Nurse Practitioner

YesCare Corporation July 2022 – Feb 2024

Provision of psychiatric care and services to inmates at Philadelphia Department of Prison including initial psychiatric evaluation, positive and therapeutic milieu, educational and supportive care to inmates suffering from psychiatric disorders such as, schizophrenia, MDD, GAD, bipolar disorder, adjustment disorders, mood disorders, PTSD and other traumas, substance use disorder and other social behavioral health disorders.

Medication and symptoms management of psychiatric disorders

Continuous assessment of level of risk among inmates, initiate and coordinate proactive emergency interventions as needed to prevent any potential danger to self and others.

Collaborate with the inter-disciplinary treatment team and inmates for the development and implementation of treatment plan of care.

Utilize interventions that promote inmates’ recovery and evidence-based psychosocial programming.

Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner (PRN)

Trust Behavioral Healthcare Services May 2022 – Feb 2024

Provided psychiatric services to residents in long-term care settings – primarily skilled nursing facilities, rehabilitation centers, and assisted living residences.

Collaborate with interdisciplinary team members, including psychiatrist, psychologists, licensed social worker, and nursing staff, to develop, implement, or evaluate treatment plans.

Consult with psychiatrist or other professionals when usual or complex cases are encountered.

Develop and implement treatment plans.

Distinguish between physiologically and psychologically based disorder and diagnosed appropriately

Prescribe appropriate medications for mental health issues and institute a course of treatment demonstrating knowledge of drug actions, interaction, and reactions.

Prescribe or recommend controlled medications according to existing core privileges.

Registered Nurse (General Adult and Geriatric Psych)

Albert Einstein Medical Center May 2017 – June 2022

Perform positive and therapeutic milieu including educational and supportive care to adult and geriatric patients with psychiatric disorders including, schizophrenia, MDD, GAD, adjustment disorders, mood disorders, PTSD and other traumas, substance use disorder, co-morbid medical issues, homelessness and other social behavioral health disorders treating 30 patients daily.

Actively assess level of risk in patients and, initiate and coordinate proactive emergency interventions as needed resulting in zero occurrences of falls and suicide in 4years.

Collaborate with the inter-disciplinary treatment team and patients for the development and implementation of the plan of care.

Provide direct nursing care, medication / treatment administration, patient teaching, to wide ranging psychiatric patient population including, geriatric patients with PTSD, social behavioral health disorders, dementia, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia and co-morbid medical problems like COPD, diabetes mellitus, hypertension leading to significant reduction in patient transfer to medical units.

Utilize interventions that promote patients’ recovery and evidence-based psychosocial programming.

Charge Nurse (Med-Surg)

Mercy Philadelphia Hospital July 2012 – May 2021

Provided, and supervised direct care to 15 patients of different age group with various medical diseases including diabetes mellitus, congestive heart failure, hypertension, renal disease, cerebrovascular accident, among others with co-morbid psychiatric problems including substance use disorder /addiction, homelessness, anxiety, bipolar disorder, depression, sexual trauma and schizophrenia among others.

Provided leadership and effective communication while providing care to patients in a created positive and therapeutic milieu.

Involved in the formulation and monitoring of the implementation of patient-specific care plans.

Participated in unit and hospital wide quality improvement activities that have resulted in significant reduction in medical errors and incidences.

Collaborated with clinicians and other members of interdisciplinary care team at every stage of care continuum.

Utilized the nursing process to assess various risks and, frequently initiated and implemented emergency intervention to reduce or avoid impact of identified risk(s).

Assessed patients for progress or, lack thereof, and communicated findings to members of the health care team via detailed documentation or, verbal report for informed patient care plan.

Demonstrated leadership and effective management of complex patient situations, to the admiration of peers, colleagues, physicians, and other clinicians

Registered Nurse (Per Diem)

Friends Hospital Philadelphia Feb. 2016 – May 2017

Performed comprehensive assessments on psychiatric patients upon admission, and compiled psychiatric, and medical history for the purpose of developing and / or adjusting plan of care.

Provided positive, and therapeutic milieu to psychiatric patients with addiction / substance use disorder, PTSD, bipolar disorder, depression, anxiety, homelessness issues and, various types of schizophrenia, and co-morbid medical issues including diabetes mellitus, A-fib, and hypertension.

Provided patient teaching on preselected topics including coping skill, advantages of medication / treatment compliance, life-style change for healthy living, nutrition, and understanding mental illness to patient.

Took on administrative aspect of patient care by delegating duties to, and supervising members of staff on my shift in a well-documented and detailed assignment sheet as well as inspecting individual patient chart and, medication and treatment administration records, MAR / TAR, to ensure physician prescriptions are accurately transcribed.

RN Supervisor

Renaissance Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, April 2011 - July 2012

Provided leadership and administrative supervision for nursing staff in a 123 beds long-term care facility during night shift.

Provided direct supervision of nursing care team, coordinated staffing as well as providing education to nursing care team as needed.

Provided direct sub-acute and long-term nursing care to elderly population using nursing process in accordance with organization policies and procedure.

Administered disciplinary actions, established improvement goals and monitored progress towards achievement of established goals.

Participated in various quality assurance/improvement program of the facility and generated appropriate reports as required by the facility.

Provided patient/family teaching on disease and/or rehabilitative process for the achievement of maximum potential.

Registered Nurse (Part time)

Divine Healthcare Services (Home Care Agency) Jan. 2011 - Feb 2015

Provided direct nursing care to homebound patients in the comfort of their homes within the community using nursing process, agency policy and procedure in accordance with Medicare/Medicaid guidelines.

Coordinated care of homebound patients with Primary Care Physicians, other Clinicians and Home Health Aides as needed.

Navigated available resources within the community for the benefits of patients of different ages with specific needs towards ensuring achievement of maximum potential.

Registered Nurse

Albert Einstein Healthcare Network (Willow Terrace) Sept. 2009 – April 2011

Provided direct nursing care to geriatric population using nursing process.

Supervised nursing care team coordinated staffing as well as provided education to nursing care team as needed.

Collaborated with clinicians and other members of multidisciplinary care team at every stage of care continuum.

Provided mentoring and monitoring of goal achievement plans for nursing staffs.

Provided patient/family teaching on disease and/or rehabilitative process for the achievement of maximum potential.

Registered Nurse (Med-Surg)

Mercy Medical Center, Rockville Centre, New York Dec. 2007– Sept. 2009

Provided direct nursing care to patients of different ages with various diseases using nursing process in accordance with organization policy and procedure.

Involved in the formulation and monitoring of the implementation of patient-specific care plans in Med-Surg unit.

Collaborated with clinicians and other members of multidisciplinary care team at every stage of care continuum.

Participated in various Quality Improvement activities of the unit.

Provided cardiac monitoring and necessary interventions to patients on telemetry units.

Provided patient/family teaching on disease and/or rehabilitative process for the achievement of maximum potential.

Provided patient/family teaching on disease and/or rehabilitative process for the achievement of maximum potential.

EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND

Post Master’s Certificate in Psych-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Dec. 2021

Wilkes University, Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania

MSN- Nursing Leadership with MBA-Healthcare Administration, May 2018 Wilmington University, New Castle, Delaware

Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN), Sept. 2007

Rutgers University (Former University of Medicine, and Dentistry of New Jersey, UMDNJ), New Jersey.

Associate Degree in Applied Science (Management), May 2005

Camden County College, New Jersey

LICENSURE

Certified Registered Nurse Practitioner (Commonwealth of Pennsylvania)

Advanced Practice RN - Certified Nurse Practitioner (Texas)

Registered Professional Nurse, (Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and Texas)

CERTIFICATIONS

Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (Across the Lifespan),

American Nurses Credentialing Center. Feb. 2022

Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification, American Heart Association, AHA. Feb. 2024

Medical-Surgical Board Certification, American Nurses Credentialing Center. Dec. 2018

AWARDS AND HONORS

Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing (Omicron Gamma Chapter)

Sigma Beta Delta International Honor Society in Business, Management and Administration

Daisy Award

Skills

8+ years of inpatient psychiatric experience assisting individuals with acute and, chronic mental illness.

Over 15 years’ experience using electronic medical record and documentation

8+ years’ experience using evidence-based psychosocial interventions including coping mechanism and people skills to assist individuals with mental health and addiction issues, leading to significant relapse reduction and quality lifestyle

Experience in demonstration of effective leadership and communication in provision of safe and compassionate clinical care to patients in compliance with policy and procedure.

Effectively work with patients and inter-professional treatment team to develop and implement quality patient plan of care including, emphasizing and promoting effective communication and ethical practice on the unit.

Widely recognized as resolute, compassionate care giver and effective patient advocate.

16+ years working as Registered Nurse, in inpatient/outpatient settings demonstrating leadership and effective communication and administrative skills in provision of safe and compassionate clinical care to patients with psychosocial disorders like depression, substance use disorder, PTSD, bipolar disorder, PTSD, sexual trauma, adjustment disorder and co-morbid medical issues like diabetes mellitus, COPD, hypertension, among others, leading to improved quality of life.

Competencies

Mental health. Addiction & Substance Use. Effective leadership. Excellent assessment skills. Therapeutic communication. Patient education and advocacy. Effective supervision. Emotional stability. Calmness. Geri-psych. Effective communication. Cultural competency. Psychotherapy.

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