Okikiola Ogunbunmi

Board-certified Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP-BC) with a Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) and 13 years of clinical nursing experience. Experienced in assessing acute and chronic psychiatric presentations, medication administration and education, crisis intervention, safety planning, and patient/family education. Strong background in medical-surgical nursing, clinical leadership, interdisciplinary collaboration, quality improvement, and risk management.

Committed to evidence-based, patient-centered, trauma-informed, and holistic mental health care.

Registered Nurse – Medical-Surgical at Piedmont Fayette Hospital (2026-02 – Present)

• Assess acute and chronic psychiatric presentations in a fast-paced medical-surgical environment.
• Provide crisis intervention and implement safety planning for patients at risk for self-harm or violence.
• Educate patients and families regarding psychotropic medications, diagnoses, coping mechanisms, and health promotion.
• Provide care for patients with current or past psychiatric diagnoses alongside medical and postoperative needs.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary team members to provide safe, patient-centered care.
• Administer medications accurately and safely and complete admissions, discharges, and transfers.

Registered Nurse – Medical-Surgical / Float Pool at WellStar Cobb Hospital / Grady Memorial Hospital / WellStar Kennestone Hospital (2023-03 – 2026-02)

• Assessed psychiatric presentations among medically complex patients in medical-surgical and float-pool settings.
• Provided crisis intervention and safety planning when clinically indicated.
• Educated patients and families regarding psychotropic medications, diagnoses, coping mechanisms, and health maintenance.
• Collaborated with multidisciplinary healthcare teams to support patient safety and continuity of care.

Registered Nurse – Medical-Surgical at Piedmont Henry Hospital (2014-02 – 2016-01)

EMR: Epic | Level III trauma | 376-bed short-term acute-care hospital

• Assessed acute and chronic psychiatric presentations in a fast-paced medical-surgical setting.
• Provided care for patients with past or current psychiatric diagnoses.
• Conducted crisis intervention and implemented safety planning for patients at risk for self-harm or violence.
• Provided patient and family education regarding psychotropic medications, diagnoses, and coping mechanisms.
• Administered medications safely and accurately and supported admissions, discharges, and transfers.

RN – Medical-Surgical at Tanner Medical Center (2013-06 – 2014-02)

EMR: Meditech | Level I trauma | 201-bed short-term acute-care hospital

• Assessed psychiatric presentations among patients receiving medical-surgical care.
• Provided care for patients with past or current psychiatric diagnoses.
• Provided crisis intervention and safety planning for patients at risk for self-harm or violence.
• Educated patients and families regarding psychotropic medications, diagnoses, and coping mechanisms.

Clinical Unit Director – Medical-Surgical at Atrium Health Cabarrus (2022-02 – 2023-03)

Contract assignment | EMR: Cerner and Epic | 457-bed hospital

• Managed nursing services and supported quality patient care in a Level III trauma, short-term acute-care hospital.
• Led staff development, mentoring, quality assurance, and clinical operations.
• Applied nursing practice principles, healthcare regulations, and quality-improvement methods.
• Identified problems, researched solutions, and supported implementation while managing competing priorities.

Registered Nurse – Medical-Surgical at Piedmont Henry Hospital (2021-02 – 2021-10)

EMR: Epic | Level III trauma | 376-bed hospital

• Provided medical-surgical nursing care while managing competing clinical priorities.
• Collaborated with interdisciplinary healthcare professionals and supported patient safety and quality care.

House Supervisor – ICU Stepdown / Medical-Surgical Telemetry at Select Medical Hospital (2020-08 – 2021-02)

EMR: Epic | 112-bed facility

• Served as a clinical resource to staff, patients, and families.
• Oversaw, guided, and mentored nursing staff and monitored adherence to patient care plans.
• Collaborated with interdisciplinary teams to identify and resolve patient-specific and facility-wide needs.

Clinical Nurse Manager – Medical-Surgical / COVID-19 Units / Float Pool at Newark Beth Israel Medical Center (2020-02 – 2020-08)

EMR: Cerner | Level I trauma | 665-bed hospital

• Managed nursing services across medical-surgical, COVID-19, and float-pool assignments.
• Supported staff development, mentoring, quality assurance, and clinical operations.

Clinical Risk Specialist at Piedmont Henry Hospital (2019-04 – 2020-01)

EMR: Epic | Level III trauma | 376-bed hospital

• Investigated and evaluated clinical events and participated in root cause analyses for adverse and near-miss events.
• Analyzed trends, conducted medical research, and supported clinical policy and education initiatives.

Charge RN – Medical-Surgical at Piedmont Henry Hospital (2016-01 – 2019-04)

EMR: Epic | Level III trauma | 376-bed hospital

• Coordinated daily unit activities, admissions, discharges, delegation, and interdisciplinary communication.
• Supported physicians, nurses, patient care technicians, and other healthcare professionals in delivery of patient care.

Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) in PMHNP – Walden University (2026-08)

Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) in Nursing – University of West Georgia (2013-04)