Mental Health Nurse Practitioner

Veronica Weatherspoon MSN, ARNP, FNP-C, PMHNP-BC

Katy, TX 77449

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EDUCATION

University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio Texas Tech University Lubbock, Texas Post Masters Psych Mental Health 04/2018 Bachelor of Science in Nursing 12/2009 University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio University of Houston, Houston, Texas Master of Science in Nursing 08/2013 Bachelor of Arts in Management 08/2006 LICENSURE & CERTIFICATIONS

PMHNP-BC: Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Board Certified, ANCC FNP-C: Family Nurse Practitioner Board Certified, AANP Active State Licensure: TX, NM, AZ, GA, CA, FL, LA, DC, MA, MD, MT, NV, WA, RI, VA, OR, CT, NY, MO, AL, DE, WI, NH DEA Current & Active

DEA X Waiver Suboxone

SAMHSA Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration Waiver WORK EXPERIENCE

Burnet County Jail, Burnet, Texas 10/2024-Present

Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner

• Independently assess, diagnose, and treat psychiatric disorders.

• Conduct thorough mental health evaluations to identify and diagnose a range of psychiatric disorders.

• Proficiency in prescribing and managing psychotropic medications, including knowledge of drug interactions, side effects and contraindications.

• Managing psychiatric medications, treatment planning, providing psychotherapy and collaborating with a multidisciplinary team.

• Respond to psychiatric emergencies and provide crisis stabilization and support inmates in distress.

• Strong communication and interpersonal skills to provide education regarding mental health diagnosis and medications.

• Document psychiatric encounters, maintain accurate patient records, progress noted, treatment plans and medication administration records.

• Expert in the unique challenges and complexities of providing healthcare within a correctional setting, including security protocols, ethical considerations, adapting to changing circumstances and limited resources. Solid Foundation Psychiatry, Seattle, Washington 04/2021-Present Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner

• Provide daily psychiatric evaluations, suicide evaluations, bipolar, schizophrenia, anxiety, and depression evaluations, medication management, discharge planning, and treatment planning.

• Led a team of nurses, nursing assistants, social workers and therapists as the team leader of inpatient psychiatric facilities.

• Managed patient outcomes, treatment planning, staffing schedules and care provided by nursing staff.

• Provide comprehensive medical and psychiatric assessments, crisis intervention, treatment plan development, implementation of a plan of care, and evaluation of the effectiveness of interventions with revisions as necessary.

American Mobile, Pomona, California 01/2021-04/2021 Family Nurse practitioner

• Provided education to adult patients on the importance of receiving the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine.

• Administered Pfizer vaccine to adult patients and monitored their outcomes.

• Supervised a team of nurses administering vaccines to adult patients. California Medical Facility Prison CDCR, Vacaville, California 03/2020-12/2020 Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner

• Provide comprehensive medical and psychiatric assessments, crisis intervention, plan development, implementation of plan of care and evaluation of effectiveness of interventions with revisions as necessary.

• Provide psychiatric emergency medical assistance, acute care treatment, chronic mental health care treatment and on-call psychiatric evaluations and interventions.

• Provided high quality mental healthcare in an all-male prison.

• Led treatment team meetings and supervised the overall care of male inmates. Northeast Washington Alliance Counseling Service, Colville, Washington 09/2019-03/2020 Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner

• Provided inpatient and outpatient psychiatric mental healthcare to adult patients.

• Performed initial and follow up mental health evaluation.

• Led team meetings, managed patient care and supervised nurses in the inpatient setting. Spokane County Jail, Spokane, Washington 02/2019-09/2019 Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner

• Conduct comprehensive psychiatric mental health examinations, initial assessments, and follow up exams, diagnose, and treat adult patients.

• Explain medication and treatment plans.

• Initiate crisis care procedures when necessary to a population of male and female incarcerated patients.

• Supervised the care provided by nurse to male inmates. RiverCrest Hospital, San Angelo, Texas 11/2018-02/2019 Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner

• Provided mental healthcare services to adult and pediatric population in the inpatient setting.

• Participated in treatment team meetings and case management. Harris County Jail, Houston, Texas 10/2016-10/2018 Family Nurse Practitioner

• Acute care and chronic disease management, primary care, psych/mental health, behavioral health medication management, well woman’s exams, weight loss, health, and wellness at various medical clinics.

• Evaluate, diagnose, and treat a variety of mental illnesses such as Schizophrenia, Bipolar Disorder, Depression, Anxiety, Personality Disorder and Substance Abuse. Supportive Therapy services provided with each session.

• Managed patient care and procedures performed by staff nurses to male inmates. Dynamic Medical, Dallas, Texas

Family Nurse Practitioner 10/201*-**-****

• Acute care and chronic disease management, primary care, psych/mental health, behavioral health medication management, well woman’s exams, weight loss, health, and wellness at various medical clinics.

• Participate in hiring and training of multiple nurse practitioners on electronic documentation and on various aspects of daily clinical practices.

• Supervised a team of nurses and nursing assistants, managed staff schedules and led team meetings.

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