Niko Lin

Emergency Department Critical Care RN - Summerlin Hospital - Las Vegas, NV

(2023-12)

Provide emergency and pediatric critical care in a high-acuity emergency department, including rapid assessment, safety monitoring, stabilization, and patient/family education.
Use therapeutic communication and de-escalation techniques with anxious, distressed, medically complex, and behaviorally escalated patients and families.
Collaborate with physicians, nurse practitioners, respiratory therapists, pharmacists, and ancillary staff to coordinate urgent care plans and safe transitions of care.
Support care for pediatric and adult presentations involving respiratory distress, cardiac complaints, sepsis, trauma, neurologic concerns, psychiatric crises, and medication-related issues.

Pre-Op/PACU Relief Charge RN - Las Vegas Institute for Advanced Surgery - Las Vegas, NV

(2023-03 - 2023-12)

Prepared patients for surgery by completing assessments, reviewing medical histories, administering ordered medications and treatments, and communicating clinical concerns to the surgical/anesthesia team.
Monitored post-anesthesia recovery, managed post-operative symptoms, and educated patients/families on discharge instructions, medications, and follow-up care.
Served as relief charge nurse, coordinating daily unit workflow, supporting safe patient throughput, and orienting/precepting new hires.

Emergency Department Critical Care RN - Southern Hills Hospital - Las Vegas, NV

(2020-10 - 2023-03)

Provided emergency care across psychiatric, cardiac, respiratory, sepsis, neurologic, diabetes, fracture/dislocation, wound, gastrointestinal, and genitourinary presentations.
Assisted with critical procedures and emergent interventions including intubations, chest tubes, lumbar punctures, central lines, paracentesis, codes, transfusions, and cardioversions.
Managed high-risk medications and monitoring needs, including antiarrhythmics, vasoactive medications, vasodilators, sedatives, insulin, and heparin.
Delivered patient-centered education on diagnoses, medications, treatment plans, and discharge instructions while supporting patient safety and interdisciplinary communication.

PMHNP Student Clinician - Alliance Mental Health Specialists - Las Vegas, NV

(2024-11 - 2025-12)

Completed supervised outpatient psychiatry clinical training with exposure to major depressive disorder, generalized anxiety disorder, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, PTSD, ADHD, and substance-use concerns.
Performed psychiatric evaluations, medication management follow-ups, suicide and homicide risk assessments, psychoeducation, and individualized treatment planning under preceptor supervision.
Utilized PHQ-9, GAD-7, mood disorder screening, ADHD assessment, substance-use screening, and DSM-5 diagnostic documentation to support evidence-based care.
Applied supportive psychotherapy, CBT-informed interventions, DBT-informed skills, safety planning, crisis intervention, and therapeutic communication during patient encounters.
Collaborated with psychiatrists, therapists, primary care clinicians, and patients to support continuity of care and outpatient stabilization.

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