Ixchel Pineda

Behavioral health RN and MSN graduate with 5+ years of nursing experience, including 3.5+ years in acute inpatient psychiatric care, adolescent residential mental health, and women's services.

Experienced Lead

Nurse with strong skills in psychiatric assessment, patient screening, crisis intervention, safety assessment, clinical documentation, interdisciplinary communication, and coordination of care. Graduate-level psychiatric preparation through a PMHNP program and a systems-oriented approach to improving clinical workflows, quality, and continuity of care. Prepared to support timely, clinically appropriate behavioral health admissions and collaborate closely with physicians, intake staff, nursing, and interdisciplinary teams.

LEAD NURSE — Acute Inpatient Behavioral Health - Woodland Springs Mental Health Hospital - Conroe, TX

(2022-12)

Provide nursing leadership and clinical support in an acute inpatient psychiatric environment, promoting safe, organized, therapeutic care for patients with complex behavioral health needs.

• Support nursing assessment, clinical prioritization, safety monitoring, crisis response, and escalation of significant changes in patient condition.
• Coordinate nursing workflow, patient-care priorities, staffing needs, and communication of clinical or operational concerns to maintain continuity of care.
• Collaborate with psychiatric providers, nursing leadership, behavioral health technicians, case management, and other disciplines regarding patient status, treatment needs, safety concerns, and discharge barriers.
• Monitor documentation and treatment-related processes for accuracy, completeness, and compliance; identify recurring gaps and reinforce expectations with staff.
• Provide clinical guidance during behavioral emergencies and support staff with de-escalation, emergency response, therapeutic communication, and patient-safety practices.
• Coach and support nursing and behavioral health staff regarding clinical practice, professional communication, accountability, and documentation.

REGISTERED NURSE — Women's Services / Labor & Delivery / Mother-Baby / Nursery - HCA Houston Northwest - Houston, TX

(2022-03 - 2023-02)

Provided assessment-driven nursing care in labor and delivery, postpartum, mother-baby, and nursery settings while prioritizing competing clinical needs.

• Communicated changes in patient condition to providers and interdisciplinary teams and maintained accurate, timely clinical documentation.
• Provided patient and family education and coordinated safe transitions across maternal-child services.

REGISTERED NURSE — Adolescent Residential Mental Health - Desert Springs - Las Vegas, NV

(2021-08 - 2022-02)

Provided nursing care to adolescents in a structured residential behavioral health setting, including assessment, medication administration, safety monitoring, therapeutic communication, and patient education.

• Recognized changes in mental status and behavioral risk and communicated concerns to providers and the interdisciplinary team.
• Supported a trauma-informed, structured therapeutic environment while maintaining patient safety and professional boundaries.

Master of Science in Nursing - Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner - Walden University (2026)

Bachelor of Science in Nursing - Nursing - Nevada State University