Travel Psychiatric Registered Nurse Resume Example Med Call Healthcare Inc, Mental Health Services

TRAVEL PSYCHIATRIC REGISTERED NURSE

Experience

Travel Psychiatric Registered Nurse, 01/2019 to 11/2019
Med-Call Healthcare Inc, Mental Health Services – Tomah, WI

Guide complete spectrum of comprehensive patient care from admission to discharge (i.e.
Assessments, care planning, health education, and discharge) for over 11 patients per day.
Direct five patient care employees, create work schedules, and provide training to new nurses.
Methodically conduct mental health assessments to determine suicidal risk, establish nursing diagnoses, implement nursing process, and evaluate care plan for effectiveness.
Administer medications, enforce regulatory compliance, and reliably maintain safe environment for all patients, visitors, and staff.
Support, empower, and encourage patients to take advantage of support groups, social activities, and other therapeutic opportunities.
Audit charts daily and review clinical documents to verify accuracy, attainment of core measurable targets, and completion of patient health education.

Assessment & Referral - Registered Nurse, 11/2018 to 03/2019
Forest View Hospital – Grand Rapids, MI

Received up to 50 referrals per day for at-risk individuals from case managers, staff nurses, physicians and external sources, and subsequently organized inpatient and outpatient mental health services.
Performed behavioral health assessments including complex psychosocial and mental health and coordinated timely admissions in tandem with other departments.
Leveraged polished administrative expertise to process eligibility/benefits verification and authorization requests, document medical information and case histories, and record insurance details to facilitate smooth appointments and payment processing.

Assistant Director of Nursing (ADON), Registered Nurse, 08/2018 to 11/2018
Trilogy Health Services, The Oaks of Cascade – Grand Rapids, MI

Spearheaded full-scope operations at 60-bed skilled nursing facility including staffing, regulatory compliance, patient safety and satisfaction, continuous improvement, and policies and procedures.
Recruited, hired, trained, coached, directed, and coordinated 20 employees across multiple departments.
Held regular staff meetings to discuss, evaluate, and optimize current census, admissions, discharges, and residents' Medicaid applications.
Administered rigorous quality assurance program encompassing onsite evaluations, internal audits, and detailed customer surveys.
Delegated staff assignments and drove efforts to boost morale and engagement by 30%.
Partnered with senior management in executing strategic decisions relating to employee performance, compensation, process improvements, and special projects.

Resource Registered Nurse, 01/2018 to 11/2018
Pine Rest Christian Mental Health Services – Grand Rapids, MI

Delivered direct patient care to children, adolescents, young adults, adults, and older adults spanning nine inpatient units, and held critical accountability for all facets of care from assessment and planning, to implementation and thorough evaluation.
Adeptly governed clinical operations within 20-bed acute mental health inpatient unit.
Served as charge nurse when required, demonstrating proficiency in patient advocacy, team leadership, coordinating staff assignments, and seamlessly liaising among nurses, physicians, patients, families, and management to optimize clinical outcomes.
Recorded vital signs, obtained medical histories, administered medications and treatments, maintained medical records, and provided extensive patient education.
Provided skilled direct nursing care to mental health patients across eight departments.

Registered Nurse, Case Manager, 08/2015 to 09/2017
Primary Care Services – MI

Provided comprehensive case management services for 1,200 patients inclusive of health education, in- depth nursing assessments, and formulation, implementation, and evaluation of care plan.
Resourcefully partnered with suitable community agencies to provide clients with supportive services to manage chronic disease.
As charge nurse, delegated nursing assignments, devised work schedules, and provided influential leadership and mentoring to nursing team members.
Served as a liaison with a collaborative partnership approach between patients, their families, healthcare providers, hospitals, nursing homes, and home health agencies to reduce fragmentation and duplication of services.
Conducted a comprehensive assessment of the client's health and psychosocial needs, including health literacy status and deficits, and develops a case management plan collaboratively with the client and family or caregiver.
Utilized resources from patient data from VA Corporate Data Warehouse to manage the effectiveness of current treatment for Diabetes Mellitus, Hypertension, and pain management; in addition, patient data is used to determine interventions needed to effectively manage chronic illnesses.

Registered Nurse, 11/2010 to 08/2015
Battle Creek VAMC – Battle Creek, MI

Delivered total nursing care on 40-bed psychiatric unit including assessments, care plan development, implementation, and evaluation of patients.
Directed, supervised, and coordinated cohesive group of peers in role as charge nurse.
Optimized staff performance, morale, and retention by effectively mentoring new hires.
Educated patients and family members in mental health disorders, prognoses, treatments, coping skills, and available community resources.
Administered medications, closely monitored side effects, and maintained precise documentation in paper- based and electronic records.
Efficiently joined forces with healthcare team members to optimize patient education and cooperation, preventive care measures, and overall disease management.
Led ICARE committee which acknowledges and rewards staff members who exhibit core values of integrity, commitment, advocacy, respect, and excellence.

Charge Nurse / Nurse Supervisor / Nurse Educator

B EHAVIORAL HEALTH.
G ENERAL M EDICINE.
T RAINING , M ENTORING & L EADERSHIP C ASE MANAGEMENT.
MENTAL / P SYCHIATRIC HEALTH.
P ERFORMANCE M ANAGEMENT.

Work History

Charge Nurse / Nurse Supervisor / Nurse Educator,

B EHAVIORAL HEALTH.
G ENERAL M EDICINE.
T RAINING , M ENTORING & L EADERSHIP C ASE MANAGEMENT.
MENTAL / P SYCHIATRIC HEALTH.
P ERFORMANCE M ANAGEMENT.

Travel Psychiatric Registered Nurse, 01/2019 to 11/2019
Med-Call Healthcare Inc, Mental Health Services – Tomah, WI

Guide complete spectrum of comprehensive patient care from admission to discharge (i.e.
Assessments, care planning, health education, and discharge) for over 11 patients per day.
Direct five patient care employees, create work schedules, and provide training to new nurses.
Methodically conduct mental health assessments to determine suicidal risk, establish nursing diagnoses, implement nursing process, and evaluate care plan for effectiveness.
Administer medications, enforce regulatory compliance, and reliably maintain safe environment for all patients, visitors, and staff.
Support, empower, and encourage patients to take advantage of support groups, social activities, and other therapeutic opportunities.
Audit charts daily and review clinical documents to verify accuracy, attainment of core measurable targets, and completion of patient health education.

Assessment & Referral - Registered Nurse, 11/2018 to 03/2019
Forest View Hospital – Grand Rapids, MI

Received up to 50 referrals per day for at-risk individuals from case managers, staff nurses, physicians and external sources, and subsequently organized inpatient and outpatient mental health services.
Performed behavioral health assessments including complex psychosocial and mental health and coordinated timely admissions in tandem with other departments.
Leveraged polished administrative expertise to process eligibility/benefits verification and authorization requests, document medical information and case histories, and record insurance details to facilitate smooth appointments and payment processing.

Assistant Director of Nursing (ADON), Registered Nurse, 08/2018 to 11/2018
Trilogy Health Services, The Oaks of Cascade – Grand Rapids, MI

Spearheaded full-scope operations at 60-bed skilled nursing facility including staffing, regulatory compliance, patient safety and satisfaction, continuous improvement, and policies and procedures.
Recruited, hired, trained, coached, directed, and coordinated 20 employees across multiple departments.
Held regular staff meetings to discuss, evaluate, and optimize current census, admissions, discharges, and residents' Medicaid applications.
Administered rigorous quality assurance program encompassing onsite evaluations, internal audits, and detailed customer surveys.
Delegated staff assignments and drove efforts to boost morale and engagement by 30%.
Partnered with senior management in executing strategic decisions relating to employee performance, compensation, process improvements, and special projects.

Resource Registered Nurse, 01/2018 to 11/2018
Pine Rest Christian Mental Health Services – Grand Rapids, MI

Delivered direct patient care to children, adolescents, young adults, adults, and older adults spanning nine inpatient units, and held critical accountability for all facets of care from assessment and planning, to implementation and thorough evaluation.
Adeptly governed clinical operations within 20-bed acute mental health inpatient unit.
Served as charge nurse when required, demonstrating proficiency in patient advocacy, team leadership, coordinating staff assignments, and seamlessly liaising among nurses, physicians, patients, families, and management to optimize clinical outcomes.
Recorded vital signs, obtained medical histories, administered medications and treatments, maintained medical records, and provided extensive patient education.
Provided skilled direct nursing care to mental health patients across eight departments.

Registered Nurse, Case Manager, 08/2015 to 09/2017
Primary Care Services – MI

Provided comprehensive case management services for 1,200 patients inclusive of health education, in- depth nursing assessments, and formulation, implementation, and evaluation of care plan.
Resourcefully partnered with suitable community agencies to provide clients with supportive services to manage chronic disease.
As charge nurse, delegated nursing assignments, devised work schedules, and provided influential leadership and mentoring to nursing team members.
Served as a liaison with a collaborative partnership approach between patients, their families, healthcare providers, hospitals, nursing homes, and home health agencies to reduce fragmentation and duplication of services.
Conducted a comprehensive assessment of the client's health and psychosocial needs, including health literacy status and deficits, and develops a case management plan collaboratively with the client and family or caregiver.
Utilized resources from patient data from VA Corporate Data Warehouse to manage the effectiveness of current treatment for Diabetes Mellitus, Hypertension, and pain management; in addition, patient data is used to determine interventions needed to effectively manage chronic illnesses.

Registered Nurse, 11/2010 to 08/2015
Battle Creek VAMC – Battle Creek, MI

Delivered total nursing care on 40-bed psychiatric unit including assessments, care plan development, implementation, and evaluation of patients.
Directed, supervised, and coordinated cohesive group of peers in role as charge nurse.
Optimized staff performance, morale, and retention by effectively mentoring new hires.
Educated patients and family members in mental health disorders, prognoses, treatments, coping skills, and available community resources.
Administered medications, closely monitored side effects, and maintained precise documentation in paper- based and electronic records.
Efficiently joined forces with healthcare team members to optimize patient education and cooperation, preventive care measures, and overall disease management.
Led ICARE committee which acknowledges and rewards staff members who exhibit core values of integrity, commitment, advocacy, respect, and excellence.

Education

BA: PsychologyBSN, Ohio State University, Lake Michigan College, Western Michigan University - Athens, Benton Harbor, Kalamazoo, OH, MI

Summary

Caring and compassionate RN offering background in partnering with healthcare team members to drive concerted efforts and maximize safety and quality of patient care.

Proficiency in developing plans of care, evaluating treatment outcomes, maintaining medical charts, and ensuring patient confidentiality for individuals of diverse cultures, ages, and socioeconomic backgrounds.

Extensive leadership experience includes training, coaching, mentoring, direction, and motivation.

Talent for identifying operational inefficiencies and advising senior management on optimal solutions.

Consistently enforce quality assurance, efficient delivery of care, and ethical standards compliance.

Able to assess and determine organizational needs and define goals for rapid attainment.

Solid expertise in patient advocacy, preventative health care, infection control, strategic planning, operations, staffing, cost control, and coordinating all aspects of nursing care.

Extremely well-versed in patient safety, patient assessments, family relations and communication, and nursing staff development

Adept at cultivating a unified and respectful workplace climate essential to maximizing staff morale, retention, loyalty, synergy, and satisfaction.

Highlights

Administrative, Staffing
Approach, Strategic
Behavioral health, Surveys
Benefits, Tandem
C, Vital signs
Care planning
Caregiver
Case management
Charts
Continuous improvement
Client
Clients
Data Warehouse
Diabetes
Disease management
Documentation
Senior management
Health education
Home health
Insurance

Internal audits
Leadership
Team leadership
Regulatory
Ccompliance
Regulatory compliance
Meetings
Mental health
Mentoring
Nursing
Pain management
Patient advocacy
Patient care
Direct patient
Evaluation of patients
Patient safety
Payment processing
Plan development
Policies
Quality assurance

Skills

Administrative, approach, behavioral health, benefits, C, care planning, caregiver, case management, charts, continuous improvement, client, clients, Data Warehouse, Diabetes, disease management, documentation, senior management, health education, home health, insurance, internal audits, leadership, team leadership, regulatory

Ccompliance, regulatory compliance, meetings, mental health, mentoring, nursing, pain management, patient advocacy, patient care, direct patient, evaluation of patients, patient safety, payment processing, plan development, policies, quality assurance, staffing, strategic, surveys, tandem, vital signs

Resume Overview

Companies Worked For:

Med-Call Healthcare Inc, Mental Health Services
Forest View Hospital
Trilogy Health Services, The Oaks of Cascade
Pine Rest Christian Mental Health Services
Primary Care Services
Battle Creek VAMC

School Attended

BSN, Ohio State University, Lake Michigan College, Western Michigan University

Job Titles Held:

Travel Psychiatric Registered Nurse
Assessment & Referral - Registered Nurse
Assistant Director of Nursing (ADON), Registered Nurse
Resource Registered Nurse
Registered Nurse, Case Manager
Registered Nurse
Charge Nurse / Nurse Supervisor / Nurse Educator

Degrees

BA : Psychology

Travel Psychiatric Registered Nurse Resume Example

Resume Score: 80%

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