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.
