Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner - Elwyn Children's Mobile Intervention Services - Philadelphia, PA
(2024-10)
- Conduct comprehensive psychiatric evaluations for pediatric and adolescent clients in community-based and telehealth settings.
- Formulate psychiatric diagnoses utilizing DSM-5 criteria, clinical assessment findings, caregiver reports, school information, and collateral input from treatment providers.
- Develop individualized treatment plans in collaboration with clients, families, therapists, educators, and multidisciplinary treatment teams.
- Prescribe and manage psychotropic medications while monitoring efficacy, tolerability, adherence, and patient safety.
- Conduct crisis evaluations and risk assessments to determine appropriate interventions and levels of care.
- Order and interpret laboratory tests and diagnostic studies to support safe medication initiation and ongoing monitoring.
- Educate clients and caregivers regarding diagnoses, treatment options, medication risks and benefits, symptom management, and treatment expectations.
- Coordinate care with primary care providers, schools, therapists, case managers, and community support agencies.
- Maintain accurate and timely documentation utilizing Epic, Avatar, and Meditech electronic health records.
- Collaborate regularly with supervising psychiatrists regarding complex clinical cases and treatment recommendations.
Registered Nurse, Psychiatry - Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital - Darby, PA
(2010-05 - 2024-10)
- Provided psychiatric nursing care for up to 12 patients on an acute inpatient behavioral health unit.
- Conducted comprehensive psychiatric and physical assessments, identifying changes in condition and communicating findings to psychiatrists and treatment team members.
- Administered psychotropic and medical medications through oral, intramuscular, intravenous, subcutaneous, and sublingual routes.
- Served as Charge Nurse, overseeing daily operations, coordinating staffing assignments, and facilitating patient flow.
- Collaborated with psychiatrists, therapists, social workers, and nursing staff to implement individualized treatment plans.
- Educated patients and family members regarding psychiatric diagnoses, medications, treatment plans, and discharge recommendations.
- Facilitated therapeutic community meetings and promoted patient engagement in treatment.
- Maintained detailed documentation within the Epic electronic health record.
- Served as an active member of the Psychiatric Emergency Response Team, assisting in behavioral crisis management and emergency interventions hospital wide.
Family Nurse Practitioner - Signify Health - Pennsylvania
(2025-12)
- Conduct comprehensive in-home health assessments for Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries.
- Evaluate physical, cognitive, psychosocial, and environmental factors affecting health outcomes and patient safety.
- Identify gaps in care and communicate findings and recommendations to primary care providers and care management teams.
- Perform point-of-care diagnostics including HbA1c, eGFR, uACR, FIT testing, and ambulatory ECG monitoring.
- Assess medication adherence and provide education regarding chronic disease management, treatment plans, and preventive health measures.
- Identify barriers to care and connect patients with appropriate community resources and support services.
- Collaborate with physicians and interdisciplinary healthcare professionals to promote continuity of care and improve patient outcomes.
Registered Nurse, Float - Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital - Darby, PA
(2009-05 - 2010-05)
- Provided nursing care across telemetry, medical-surgical, oncology, psychiatry, rehabilitation, and emergency department settings.
- Performed patient assessments, medication administration, wound care, phlebotomy, IV care, admissions, and discharge planning.
- Communicated changes in patient condition to physicians and interdisciplinary care teams.
- Educated patients and families regarding diagnoses, treatment plans, and recovery goals.
Registered Nurse, Medical-Surgical Unit - Bayfront Medical Center - St. Petersburg, FL
(2008-07 - 2009-03)
- Provided comprehensive nursing care to patients in an acute medical-surgical setting.
- Performed assessments, medication administration, patient education, treatment implementation, and discharge planning.
- Collaborated with multidisciplinary healthcare teams to promote positive patient outcomes.
