Terminal Discontent

Highly skilled, compassionate, career professional with more than 10 years practical experience in hospital, psychiatric primary care, de-tox and rehab environments.

Licensed

Practical nurse who is a patient and family focused individual with a strong sense of clinical judgment. Extensive background with behavioral and addictive diagnosed patients and skilled at group monitoring and procedure implementation. Able to work independently as well as part of a team. Currently enrolled in the 350 hour CASAC Training Program and teaches Trauma Yoga/Body Movement and Breathwork. #readytowork

LPN (Licensed Practical Nurse) at Seafield Inpatient (2023-06 – Present)

• LPN TRIAGE ADMISSIONS, Monitoring for Safe Detox, Dispensing Medications, Monitoring VS and Withdrawal
• Currently in training for CASAC

Member of crisis team at Brunswick Psychiatric Hospital (2014-08 – Present)

• Work with a diverse population of pre-adolescent, adolescents, adults and seniors with behavioral health and addiction diagnoses
• Member of crisis team: duties include defusing and/or de-escalating psychiatric emergencies as well as assessing patient need for crisis care
• De-tox/rehab unit monitoring safe de-tox, methadone maintenance, suboxone maintenance, dual diagnosis patients
• Group monitoring for counseling sessions
• Dispensing psychotropic medications and monitoring for effect
• Patient and family education

Staff Member at Access Hospital (2012-10 – 2013-04)

Managed care for adults with wide variety of mental illness.

• Implemented and developed patient care plans
• Monitored and educated patients in group setting and individually

Staff Member at McLeod Addictive Disease Center (2010 – 2012)

• Dispensing of methadone for addiction/pain maintenance
• Worked with a diverse population
• De-escalating patients suffering from opiate withdrawal and mental health issues
• Ensured efficacy of treatments through monitoring of treatment regimes
• Patient and family education

Member of crisis team at South Oaks Psychiatric Hospital (2007 – 2009)

• Worked with a diverse population of pre-adolescent, adolescents, adults and seniors with behavioral health and addiction diagnoses
• Member of crisis team
• De-tox/rehab unit monitoring safe de-tox, methadone maintenance, suboxone maintenance, dual diagnosis patients
• Group monitoring for counseling sessions
• Dispensing of psychotropic medications and monitoring for effects
• Patient and family education

Med/surge nurse at St. Catherine of Sienna Hospital (2006 – 2007)

• Wound care, g-tube, foley insertion and care, tracheotomy care
• Monitoring post-op patients
• Dispensing medication and monitoring of pain management
• Pre-op preparation of patients
• Monitoring lab results, patient and family education

Registered Nursing in Nursing – Excelsior College Online (2017)

Nursing – Suffolk Community College (2006 – 2007)

Nursing – Western Suffolk Boces Nursing School (2002 – 2004)