Nurse Practitioner Registered
Resume:
KAY L. NORRIS
Texarkana, Texas 75503
Email: *********@***.***
OBJECTIVE
To obtain a position as a Family Psychiatric and Mental Health Nurse Practitioner.
EDUCATION
THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI
Hattiesburg, Mississippi 2009 - 2010
Doctor of Nursing Practice – 20 Hours
THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI
Hattiesburg, Mississippi 2006 - 2009
Gulf Park Campus
Master of Science in Nursing, GPA 4.0
Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner
MENNONITE COLLEGE OF NURSING
Bloomington, Illinois 1984 - 1986
Bachelor of Science, GPA 3.33
Nursing
JOLIET JUNIOR COLLEGE
Joliet, Illinois 1982 - 1984
Pre-requisite Study, GPA 3.17
HONORS, ASSOCIATIONS, CREDENTIALING
Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing 1987
Golden Key International Honor Society 2009
American Nurses Association 2009
Arkansas Nurses Association 2011
American Nurses Credentialing Center, Family Psychiatric and
Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Certification 2009
NATIONAL PRESENTATIONS
Association for Ambulatory Behavioral Healthcare annual national conference, August 12 - 15, 1998, Washington, D.C. “Expanding PHP: Developing a Model for Comprehensive Psychosocial Rehabilitation Services”.
Association for Ambulatory Behavioral Healthcare annual national conference, August 4 - 7, 1999, Denver, Colorado. “Implementing a Model for Comprehensive Psychosocial Rehabilitation Services”.
SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS
My education and experiences have allowed me to develop skills in providing inpatient and outpatient Advanced Practice Nursing care to persons diagnosed with mental illness as well as persons diagnosed with Co-Occurring Disorders such as Substance Abuse and Developmental Disability. As a Family Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner, I have provided services that included Psychiatric Evaluation, Physical Assessment, Treatment Planning, Medication Initiation and Monitoring and referral as indicated. As an administrator I have been responsible for new program development and development of continuous quality improvement programs which included maintaining national accreditation and state licensure of organization programs. I have provided consultation services to state organizations and associations to assist them with preparing for both the Rehabilitation Accreditation Commission and Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations accreditation process. My consultation services also included assisting organizations develop and implement the State of Illinois Medicaid Rehabilitation Option program.
WORK EXPERIENCE
Vista Health Services August 2010 – Current
Texarkana, Arkansas
Position: Advanced Practice Nurse
Responsibilities:
Conduct Initial Psychiatric Evaluations and develop plan of care, including, but not limited to referral to Inpatient Psychiatric and/or Chemical Dependency Treatment, initiation/adjustment of psychiatric medications, and brief Individual Therapy, within the Pediatric to Geriatric population in the Outpatient setting. Conduct Initial Psychiatric Evaluations and/or Physical Assessments and provide medication monitoring within the Pediatric to Geriatric population in an Inpatient setting. Provide 24-hour On-Call coverage one week each month for the Inpatient setting.
Memorial Behavioral Health October 2005 - 2010
Gulfport, Mississippi
Position: Registered Nurse
Responsibilities:
Provide nursing care on the acute adult, adolescent and child psychiatric inpatient units as assigned. Nursing duties included but were not limited to conducting admission assessment, developing initial plan of care, medication administration and monitoring, and psychological support to both patients and family.
Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College September 2009 – December 2010
Perkinston, Mississippi
Position: Registered Nurse/Adjunct Faculty
Responsibilities:
Provide psychiatric clinical instruction and supervision to third level Associate Degree Nursing Students in an impatient setting at Memorial Behavioral Health.
Grand Prairie Services/Services Exchange, Inc. January 1997 - July 2005
Tinley Park, Illinois
Position: Director, Quality Management
Responsibilities:
Under the direct supervision of the Chief Executive Officer of Grand Prairie Services and Services Exchange, Inc., development and coordination of organization wide performance improvement activities, assist with the design, data collection, and analysis of performance improvement information, establish and maintain a cooperative relationship with accrediting organizations, funders and other governing bodies, provide leadership and assist the organization with maintaining compliance with applicable accreditation/licensure standards through on-going quality management activities.
Services Exchange, Inc. January 1997 - July 2005
Tinley Park, Illinois
Position: Deputy Chief Executive Officer
Responsibilities:
Under the direct supervision of the Chief Executive Officer, assist with overall administrative functions as needed and participate in development of programmatic planning and management. Responsible for the supervision of Directors in both Behavioral Health residential and outpatient programs and Developmental Disabilities residential and day training programs.
Services Exchange, Inc. April 1994 - October 1996
Chicago Heights, Illinois
Position: Director of Program Services
Responsibilities:
Responsible for the direction of the organization’s Mental Health Program which provided 24-hour supervised residential services; crisis intervention; mental health case management; partial hospitalization; and psychosocial rehabilitation services for chronically mentally ill adults in Kankakee, Eastern Will, and Southern Cook Counties. Other responsibilities included liaison to the Office of Accreditation and Licensure; Staff Development; oversight of Quality Assurance and Utilization Review; and supervision of medical services.
Services Exchange, Inc. May 1990 - April 1994
Park Forest, Illinois
Position: Quality Assurance Coordinator
Responsibilities:
Responsible for conducting the Quality Assurance and Utilization Reviews for the organization’s Developmental Disabilities and Mental Health Programs. Other responsibilities included supervising the Staff Development and Training Department; Policy and Procedure development and review; liaison to the Office of Accreditation and Licensure; and supervision of medical services.
Services Exchange, Inc. November 1987 - May 1990
Dwight, Illinois
Position: Director, Developmental Training
Responsibilities:
Responsible for the development and management of a Developmental Day Training community program for 50 developmentally disabled adults residing at Fox Developmental Center, a state operated facility for developmentally disabled adults.
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