Inpatient Psychiatric Unit Charge Nurse (Contract) at Community Care (2025-09 – 2026-01)
Oversaw 24-bed inpatient psychiatric unit operations, supervising up to 10 nursing and support staff per shift.
- Served as shift Charge Nurse for a high-acuity inpatient psychiatric unit, managing adult and adolescent populations
- Oversaw daily unit operations, including staffing assignments, bed management, and patient flow coordination
- Supervised and supported RNs, LPNs, and mental health technicians to ensure safe, therapeutic care delivery
- Conducted comprehensive psychiatric and medical assessments upon admission and throughout hospitalization
- Managed crisis situations, including behavioral escalations, suicide precautions, and emergency medication administration
- Coordinated interdisciplinary treatment planning with psychiatry, social work, case management, and therapy services
- Ensured compliance with safety protocols, restraint/seclusion policies, and regulatory standards
- Administered and monitored psychotropic medications, evaluating for therapeutic response and adverse effects
- Maintained accurate documentation in accordance with state, federal, and facility guidelines
- Provided patient and family education regarding diagnosis, medication management, and discharge planning
- Facilitated de-escalation techniques and trauma-informed care interventions
- Collaborated with leadership to improve patient safety outcomes and workflow efficiency
Outpatient Dialysis RN at Fresenius (2025-06 – 2025-09)
Performed hemodialysis and vascular access monitoring.
- Hemodialysis (HD)
- Peritoneal Dialysis (PD)
Charge RN – Correctional Health at Wexford (2024-10-01 – 2025-03-05)
- Intake screenings, chronic care management, and emergency response
- Ensured NCCHC/CDC compliance
- Supervised staff and coordinated inmate healthcare
Transplant and Trauma ICU RN at UMC–LCMC Health (2024-08 – Present)
- Manage post-op kidney/liver transplant recipients
- Immunosuppressive therapy and complex medication management
- Interdisciplinary collaboration with transplant teams
- Deliver life-saving care in a Level I Trauma Center
- Coordinate emergency interventions and rapid responses
- Train and mentor new trauma nurses
- Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy (CRRT) management
- Anticoagulation monitoring (Heparin/Citrate)
- Electrolyte and acid-base management: Manage mechanically ventilated patients, including ARDS, post-operative transplant recipients, and neurocritical cases
- Titrate vasoactive infusions, including norepinephrine (Levophed), vasopressin, and epinephrine for hemodynamic stabilization
- Monitor and interpret arterial lines and central venous pressure (CVP) waveforms
- Manage invasive monitoring devices, including ICP monitors and external ventricular drains (EVD)
Neurocritical Care RN at UMC–LCMC Health (2024-05 – 2024-08)
- Manage high acuity neurocritical patients, including ischemic/hemorrhagic strokes, status epilepticus, and post-craniotomy cases
