Psychiatric Registered Nurse - ADVENTIST HEALTH WHITE MEMORIAL - Los Angeles, CA
(2025-06 - 2026-05)
- Provide direct nursing care to adult and geriatric psychiatric patients in an acute inpatient behavioral health setting.
- Complete comprehensive psychiatric, medical, and suicide risk assessments upon admission and throughout hospitalization.
- Administer and monitor psychotropic medications including antipsychotics, mood stabilizers, antidepressants, and emergency IM medications.
- Utilize therapeutic communication and de-escalation techniques to manage behavioral crises and maintain a safe treatment environment.
- Collaborate with psychiatrists, social workers, case managers, and interdisciplinary team members to develop individualized treatment plans.
- Monitor patients on involuntary psychiatric holds and ensure compliance with hospital policies and regulatory requirements.
- Provide patient and family education regarding medications, treatment goals, coping strategies, and discharge planning.
Concierge Registered Nurse (Per Diem) - LEGACY HOMECARE LA - Santa Monica, CA
(2024-10)
- Deliver personalized, high-touch nursing care to 1 medically complex patients for a boutique concierge home healthcare provider in Southern California.
- Support post-surgical recovery and chronic condition management, improving patient symptoms and overall health outcomes.
- Coordinate care across a network of providers while delivering travel nursing support to one patient with a keen focus on safety and continuity of care.
Charge Registered Nurse - GATEWAYS HOSPITAL & MENTAL HEALTH CENTER - Los Angeles, CA
(2024-01 - 2025-09)
Served as Charge RN within a 100-bed psychiatric hospital providing care to adult patients with severe mental illness and co-occurring substance use disorders.
- Coordinated daily unit operations including admissions, discharges, patient assignments, and staffing adjustments.
- Supervised nursing staff and provided clinical guidance regarding medication administration, psychiatric emergencies, and patient safety.
- Responded to behavioral emergencies utilizing crisis intervention and de-escalation techniques.
- Administered and monitored psychotropic medications while assessing therapeutic response and adverse effects.
- Collaborated with psychiatrists and interdisciplinary treatment teams to promote patient stabilization and discharge readiness.
- Maintained compliance with Joint Commission, state regulatory, and facility standards.
Detox Nurse - LEGACY HEALING - Hollywood, CA
(2024-07 - 2024-09)
Supervised 10 clinical staff across a 36-bed psychiatric unit for a multi-state addiction treatment provider offering detox and residential services.
- Administered detox protocols and monitored vital signs, medications and withdrawal progression to ensure safe stabilization—achieving 80% to 90% reduction in withdrawal symptoms through effective medication management.
- Collaborated on individualized care plans to support holistic recovery and educate patients and families on recovery processes, increasing engagement and adherence to treatment plans.
Medical-Surgical Registered Nurse - CEDARS-SINAI MEDICAL CENTER - Los-Angeles, CA
(2022-08 - 2024-06)
Provided comprehensive surgical patient care for an 800-bed, nationally ranked academic medical center, ensuring safety and optimal outcomes in a high-acuity tertiary and quaternary care setting.
- Delivered specialized nursing care across oncology, bariatric, ENT, and gender-affirming procedures, ensuring safe, efficient, and recovery-focused patient management.
Program Nurse - Registered Nurse - EXODUS RECOVERY PSYCHIATRIC URGENT CARE - Los Angeles, CA
(2022-07 - 2022-10)
- Conducted psychiatric and medical assessments for individuals experiencing behavioral health crises.
- Assisted with evaluation and stabilization of patients presenting with suicidal ideation, psychosis, mania, substance intoxication, and withdrawal symptoms.
- Administered medications and monitored treatment response in psychiatric urgent care and crisis stabilization settings.
- Coordinated referrals, discharge planning, and linkage to community mental health resources.
- Collaborated with psychiatrists, therapists, social workers, and case managers to ensure continuity of care.
Licensed Vocational Nurse | COVID-19 Tester - YOH SERVICES, LLC - Los Angeles, CA
(2020-12 - 2022-02)
- Performed high-volume specimen collection (100 to 200 daily) while maintaining 100% adherence to aseptic and infection control standards for a national workforce solutions and healthcare staffing company.
- Led comprehensive COVID-19 testing workflows, reducing patient wait times by up to 1.5x through efficient mass screening operations.
- Ensured proper biohazard disposal and containment, contributing to zero safety or contamination incidents.
Mental Health Nurse - DESTINATIONS TO RECOVERY - Woodland Hills, CA
(2018-11 - 2020-03)
Conducted psychiatric and medical assessments for a private residential mental health treatment provider in Southern California offering specialized, high-end care for psychiatric and dual-diagnosis patients.
- Interpreted diagnostic and psychological testing to guide treatment planning and support evidence-based practice initiatives.
Inpatient Psychiatric Nurse - MISSION COMMUNITY HOSPITAL - Panorama City, CA
(2015-10 - 2017-01)
Performed comprehensive psychiatric and medication response assessments for 4 to 6 patients per shift for a community-based acute care hospital in Los Angeles County with 100+ beds.
- Educated patients on coping strategies (mindfulness, meditation, etc.), achieving 100% patient engagement in therapeutic interventions.
- Monitored and supported 15 high-risk patients (suicidal, aggressive) with continuous observation, contributing to fewer self-harm incidents during assigned shifts.
- Applied crisis prevention and de-escalation techniques to reduce reliance on restraints and enhance unit safety.
- Administered and monitored medications with near-zero error rate, documenting responses, vital signs, and clinical changes accurately.
Charge Licensed Vocational Nurse - TWO PALMS NURSING CENTER, INC.
Detox Nurse - PASSAGES MALIBU
Lead LVN - MALIBU DETOX, LCC.
Home Health LVN - AVEANNA HEALTHCARE
Urgent Care Nurse - VIP URGENT CARE
COVID-19 Compliance Officer - SAFE SET, LLC
