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Provide comprehensive psychiatric nursing care to individuals with severe mental illness within a secure forensic setting. Coordinate patient care in collaboration with psychiatrists, social workers, and interdisciplinary team members, ensuring timely interventions and compliance with legal and medical requirements. Implement crisis intervention and de-escalation strategies to maintain a therapeutic and secure environment.

Registered Nurse – Forensic Psychiatry Unit - Elgin Mental Health Center - Elgin, IL

(2024-05 - 2026-08)

• Provide comprehensive psychiatric nursing care to individuals with severe mental illness within a secure forensic setting.
• Coordinate patient care in collaboration with psychiatrists, social workers, and interdisciplinary team members, ensuring timely interventions and compliance with legal and medical requirements.
• Implement crisis intervention and de-escalation strategies to maintain a therapeutic and secure environment.
• Lead daily team meetings to discuss patient care goals, review protocols, and address clinical concerns.
• Coordinate and facilitate patient transportation outside the facility, ensuring compliance with hospital and regulatory standards.

Registered Nurse – Adult & Adolescent Behavioral Health / Float - University of Illinois Hospital - Chicago, IL

(2023-09 - 2024-05)

• Provided inpatient psychiatric nursing care to pediatric and adult patients with acute behavioral health needs.
• Floated across behavioral health and medical units and adapted to varying patient populations and unit needs.
• Performed psychiatric and safety assessments and used therapeutic communication, crisis intervention, and de-escalation techniques.
• Collaborated with the interdisciplinary team and provided medication administration, patient education, and therapeutic milieu support.

Registered Nurse – Adult Behavioral Health Unit - Saint Mary of Nazareth Hospital - Chicago, IL

(2021-10 - 2023-08)

• Developed, implemented, and evaluated comprehensive treatment plans tailored to individual patient needs.
• Utilized therapeutic communication techniques to support patients in managing emotional crises and behavioral challenges.
• Served as Charge Nurse, overseeing daily unit operations, including staff delegation, admissions, discharges, transfers, and staffing coordination.
• Mentored and precepted new nursing staff and students, promoting clinical competency and high-quality patient care.

Registered Nurse – Cardiac Telemetry and Step-Down Unit - Trinity Health - IL

(2018-12 - 2021-09)

• Employed advanced assessment skills to develop care plans and manage complex cardiac conditions.
• Monitored and interpreted telemetry for post-operative and cardiac patients.
• Provided specialized care for patients with Left Ventricular Assist Devices (LVAD), including device monitoring and troubleshooting.
• Identified and addressed patient deterioration using sound clinical judgment and timely interventions.
• Applied evidence-based practice to ensure safe and effective care delivery.
• Floated to the CVICU, gaining experience with post–open heart patients, invasive lines, and vasoactive drips.

Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) - Oak Point University (formerly Resurrection University) (2018-08)

Associate of Applied Science (AAS) - City Colleges of Chicago – Wilbur Wright College (2017-05)