Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner - PsychoGeriatric Services (PGS) - Silver Spring, MD (Practicing locally in MD)
(2026-01)
- Deliver autonomous, comprehensive on-site and telehealth psychiatric care to geriatric residents within skilled nursing and long-term care facilities.
- Conduct complex psychiatric evaluations and manage targeted psychopharmacology regimens tailored to older adults presenting with neurocognitive disorders, severe dementia, depression, and late-onset psychosis.
- Spearhead Gradual Dose Reduction (GDR) protocols to safely reduce unnecessary or high-risk medications, minimizing adverse side effects and ensuring strict alignment with CMS regulatory compliance guidelines.
- Collaborate dynamically with facility leadership teams—including Directors of Nursing (DONs), Medical Directors, and social services—to design, implement, and monitor holistic, individualized behavioral care plans.
- Provide rapid crisis intervention and behavioral management strategies to mitigate psychiatric emergencies, successfully optimizing safety and reducing acute hospital readmission rates.
Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner - Angels on the Horizon Therapeutic LLC - Fort Meade, MD
(2023-06 - 2026-05)
- Provided high-volume clinical psychiatric evaluations, medication management, and supportive psychotherapy for an outpatient caseload predominantly comprised of military Veterans (~90%).
- Managed severe, multi-faceted mental health conditions including complex PTSD, treatment-resistant depression, severe anxiety, trauma-related disorders, and substance use disorders utilizing evidence-based, trauma-informed modalities.
- Executed rigorous clinical suicide risk assessments and constructed custom safety stabilization frameworks to manage patients experiencing acute crises safely within the outpatient setting.
- Served as a clinical mentor to incoming clinicians, providing professional guidance, enhancing team clinical competencies, and ensuring strict adherence to practice standards.
- Maintained flawless electronic health record (EHR) documentation, ensuring unwavering compliance with HIPAA and VA-equivalent standards.
- Patient satisfaction consistently reflected through exemplary community feedback: g.page/r/CUlAgjZV-pifEBI/review
Registered Nurse, Cardiovascular Care Unit (CVCU) - Comanche County Memorial Hospital - Lawton, OK
(2016-03 - 2017-04)
- Delivered expert post-operative and acute cardiac recovery care for critical patients, continuously monitoring hemodynamics and implementing immediate interventions for acute clinical status changes.
- Partnered dynamically with cardiologists, critical care staff, and multidisciplinary units to manage post-CABG and post-catheterization recoveries, playing an active role in optimizing recovery pathways and reducing readmissions.
- Contributed to hospital-wide quality improvement initiatives targeting enhanced patient safety metrics and optimal cardiac clinical outcomes.
Registered Nurse, Medical-Surgical Unit - Comanche County Memorial Hospital - Lawton, OK
(2013-02 - 2015-04)
- Managed comprehensive nursing care, complex medication regimens, and treatment plans for high-acuity medical and surgical patient populations.
- Conducted focused neurological and physical assessments for acute stroke patients and safely coordinated complex multi-disciplinary discharge planning.
- Educated patients and family systems regarding post-discharge medication compliance, disease management, and essential lifestyle modifications.
PMHNP Clinical Rotation - Advent Behavioral Health - Killeen, TX
(2022-01 - 2023-01)
- Conducted diagnostic psychiatric interviews and formulated evidence-based psychopharmacologic interventions under direct physician supervision within an inpatient psychiatric environment.
- Participated actively in daily multidisciplinary treatment planning for inpatient psychiatric patients managing acute, severe, and persistent mental illness.
