Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner - Greenbrook TMS - Columbia, MD
(2024-04 - 2026-08)
Providing care in centers serving treatment resistant populations, including Veterans and chronic mood disorder populations.
- Conducting psychiatric evaluations, diagnosing mental health disorders, and prescribing therapies aligned with guidelines.
- Monitoring patients during acute interventions, managing reactions, and documenting results supporting continuity of care.
- Administering and supervising Spravato esketamine and NeuroStar TMS treatments for severe major depressive disorders.
- Managing adult patients with treatment resistant psychiatric conditions requiring advanced therapeutic interventions.
- Assessing clinical response and modifying treatments to improve symptom control, stability, and long-term quality of life.
- Working with psychiatrists, nurses, and therapists to maintain safety standards and adherence to clinical protocols.
- Maintaining health records while coordinating follow up services, referrals, and discharge plans to optimize outcomes.
Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner - Mindoula Health - Columbia, MD
(2024-04)
Providing hospital-based psychiatric consultations for high-acuity patients across partnered hospital systems.
- Managing complex psychiatric presentations including suicidal ideation, severe mood disorders, and substance withdrawal.
- Collaborating with hospitalists, ED teams, and case management to support stabilization and discharge planning.
- Delivered consultation services across large hospital systems, supporting high patient volumes and complex case mixes.
- Supporting transitions of care from inpatient to community-based services, ensuring continuity and risk mitigation.
- Documenting consultations in line with hospital standards, ensuring accurate assessments and continuity of care.
- Performing suicide risk assessments and determining level of care, including inpatient admission versus outpatient stabilization.
Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner - Arundel Lodge Inc - Edgewater, MD
(2024-06 - 2025-02)
Independently managed adolescent and adult patients with anxiety, ADHD, affective disorders, and psychotic disorders.
- Provided community psychiatric services supporting patients discharged from acute care and regional trauma hospitals.
- Conducted evaluations, establishing diagnoses and developing personal plans improving symptom stability and functioning.
- Prescribed and monitored complex medication regimens, including long acting injectables and Clozaril REMS protocols.
- Monitored treatment effectiveness, adjusting pharmacologic therapies to address side effects and adherence challenges.
- Worked with therapists, case managers, and primary care providers to coordinate integrated behavioral health services.
- Educated patients and families on diagnoses, medications, and coping strategies to support participation in care decisions.
- Delivered services within a nonprofit community setting focused on reducing barriers to treatment and promoting recovery.
Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner / BrainsWay Certified Deep TMS Operator - Comprehensive Neurology Services - Frederick, MD
(2023-02 - 2024-05)
Managed neuropsychiatric cases referred from hospitals and trauma centers for outpatient neuromodulation therapies.
- Oversaw adolescents and adults with PTSD, anxiety, depression, and affective disorders through medication management.
- Monitored response to therapies, adjusting medications and neuromodulation parameters improving symptom control.
- Conducted psychiatric evaluations, formulating evidence-based treatment plans tailored to neuropsychiatric conditions.
- Maintained clinical documentation while ensuring adherence to regulatory requirements and best practice standards.
- Managed treatment-resistant cases using advanced therapies following failure of standard pharmacologic interventions.
- Collaborated with neurologists and nursing staff to coordinate integrated care for co-occurring neurological conditions.
Staff Telemetry RN / Staff Psychiatry RN - Johns Hopkins Hospital - Baltimore, MD
(2019-08 - 2022-07)
Provided care on telemetry and medical-surgical units within a high-acuity, nationally ranked academic medical center.
- Created and implemented personalized plans with multidisciplinary teams to maintain patient safety in high acuity settings.
- Recognized early signs of cardiac instability and deterioration, initiating rapid interventions to prevent adverse outcomes.
- Transitioned to inpatient and emergency psychiatry, stabilizing patients with acute mental illness and substance use disorders.
- Completed the Vizient Nurse Residency program, strengthening clinical judgment, practice, and professional development.
Travel RN - Aya Healthcare, Passport Health, Medley Healthcare
(2021-11 - 2023-02)
Senior Airman - United States Air Force - Biloxi, MS
(2014-08 - 2020-08)
Student RN Intern - NEA Baptist Hospital - Jonesboro, AR
(2018-12 - 2019-07)
Licensed Practical Nurse - Craighead County Detention Center - Jonesboro, AR
(2017-11 - 2019-01)