Rene Garcia

To apply my education & professional skills in a remote psychiatric setting, while contributing to the organization's overall success and delivery of patient quality care.

Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner - Advent Health

(2025-10)

• Conduct psychiatric assessments to accurately diagnose patients
• Establish evidence-based practice individualized treatment plans while implementing psychopharmacological and psychotherapeutic interventions
• Appropriately manage psychotropic medications determining efficacy and side effects management
• Collaborate effectively with providers, psychologists, social workers, and other healthcare team members to ensure coordinated care
• Provide appropriate community resources
• Educate patients and families about mental health conditions, treatment options, and strategies for managing and improving overall well-being
• Maintain accurate and timely EMR documentation

Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner/APRN fellow - Baptist Health Systems – Behavioral Health

(2023-10 - 2025-10)

Having served the role as APRN fellowship: (ANCC "accreditation with distinction") Successfully completed rotations including, Psychiatric: Inpatient ward, hospital consults, Emergency Department, Substance use/addictions medicine, PHP/IOP, Treatment Resistant Depression (Spravoto, TMS, ECT clinic), Pediatrics.

• Clinical disorders managed (assessment, diagnose, treatment) including: Mood Disorders (Depression, Bipolar Disorder)
• Anxiety, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD), Phobias, and Panic Disorders
• Neuropsychological Disorders, Dementias, Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)
• Sleep Problems/Disorders
• Eating/Feeding Disorders
• Behavioral Issues/Anger Control
• Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD)
• Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Trauma, Abuse/Neglect
• Perinatal/Postpartum Mood Disorders
• Aging/End of Life
• LGBTQIA
• Medical Concerns/Terminal Disease/Palliative Care
• Pain Management
• Suicidality/Self-Harm Psychoses/Schizophrenia
• Procedures: TMS Brain mapping and TMS treatment delivery

Quality Improvement Nurse / Nurse Practitioner - The Place Group

(2019-03 - 2023-09)

Working directly under the quality improvement director. Review health professionals medical documentation, including physicians and nurses, assuring proper healthcare guidelines are being met in patient quality care. Meeting state policy requirements such as reporting incident reports (infection, falls, illnesses) quarterly throughout the year.

Assuring, all claims sent to Medicare meet pre – claim review standards. Addressing/clarifying all errors found in a timely manner, through professional communications with physicians and nurses. Reporting any concerns to management when appropriate.

• Operations of hyperbaric chamber for patient neurocognitive benefits

LPN: Oncology, Proton – radiation therapy - Baptist Hospital South Florida

(2016-11 - 2019-02)

Assist facility oncologist from various specialties in preparation for patient consults from initial, to follow up encounters.

• Room preparation for various procedures (endoscopy, prostate)
• Assisting in post radiation (brain, neck, breast) visits
• Gathering HPI, blood draws, follow up inquiries
• Providing educational information
• Assist in post op medical procedures, as well as provide wound care

LPN: Neurosurgery & Director of Spine care - Baptist Hospital South Florida

(2016-11 - 2019-02)

Provide assistance to chief of Neurosurgery & Director of Spine care in providing patient care. Implementing nursing skills such as accurate history, provide medications & phlebotomy/PRP therapy and assist in patient treatment care plan.

• Order inventory as needed, assure regulatory compliance is being followed to state law, and local government OSHA laws
• Former float within various departments, including primary care, Sports Orthopedic Medicine and G.I.
• Address all patient medical related questions, successfully complete all administrative functions within the office
• Perform panel interviews of candidates as needed

M.S.N. - Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner - West Coast University

D.N.P. - Nurse Practitioner - University of Alabama