EDUCATION/HONORS

• Columbia University School of Nursing, New York, NY

  • MS, Psychiatric Nursing, 2012

  • BS, Nursing, 2010

  • Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing

• St. Lawrence University, Canton, NY

  • BS, Biology and Psychology, 2009 Magna Cum Laude

  • Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society, Psi Chi Psychology Honor Society, Tri-Beta Biology Honor Society

• Danish Institute for Study Abroad, Copenhagen, Denmark

  • Completed studies focused in child psychology, worked at Danish Grade School, and immersed in culture, 2007

LICENSES/CERTIFICATION

• NY RN License# 630223, NY NP License #401525, NJ RN License# 26NR18516400, NJ APN License#26NJ00632900, CDS License# P00698900

• ANCC Board Certified Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner, Certified CPR/BLS for the Professional Rescuer and Healthcare Provider

CLINICAL/WORK EXPERIENCE

• Drew University Health Center

  • Part-Time Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner: Works with college students attending Drew University to provide comprehensive evaluations, develop treatment plans, manage and initiate psychopharmacological interventions, and provide referrals to necessary resources. Works within team of other Family Nurse Practitioners and therapists to provide comprehensive care.

• Hudson Psychiatric Associates

  • Full-Time​ ​Psychiatric​ ​Mental​ ​Health​ ​Nurse​ ​Practitioner:​ ​Works with adult patients in private group setting. Manages caseload of patients with mood, anxiety, personality, post traumatic stress, and substance use disorders. Performs comprehensive psychiatric evaluations, develops treatment plans, initiates and manages psychopharmacologic interventions, provides supportive therapy and coping skills building techniques, carries out crisis intervention plans, and refers patients to necessary resources.

• Robert Wood Johnson-Barnabas Health Jersey City Medical Center

  • Full-Time Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner: Worked with adult patients in the Intensive Outpatient Treatment and Support Services Program and Adult Outpatient Program. Managed large caseload of complex and acute adult patients with multiple financial, familial, environmental, health, and traumatic stressors and who meet criteria for mood, thought, anxiety, personality, somatic, post traumatic stress, and substance use disorders. Performed comprehensive psychiatric evaluations, developed treatment plans, initiated and managed psychopharmacologic interventions, provided supportive therapy and coping skills building techniques, carried out crisis intervention plans, and referred patients to necessary resources. Worked within team of therapists, social workers, mental health workers, peer counselors, nurses, and physicians to carry out treatment.

• Mount Sinai Institute for Advanced Medicine Spencer Cox Center for Health

  • Full-Time Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner: Worked within an outpatient clinic serving adult patients from the community seeking care primary care in a comprehensive care setting. Managed the psychopharmacologic interventions for a large caseload of patients through bi-monthly to monthly assessment and monitoring. Provided supportive therapy and offered therapeutic interventions to assist patients in improving coping skills and wellbeing. Performed diagnostic evaluations of patients and developed treatment plans for patients within context of their medical and psychosocial needs. Worked to carry out treatment interventions for patient within team of social workers, acupuncturists, primary care providers, psychologists, and dentists. Participated in ongoing trainings to enhance knowledge of evidence-based practices for the underserved.

• Columbia University School of Nursing

  • Part-Time Nursing Instructor/Preceptor: Lead and instructed group of nursing students in the Psychiatric-Mental Health clinical rotation at Psychiatric Institute on the community, eating disorder, and psychotic disorder/substance abuse floors. Also was preceptor for individual RN and NP students in their 6 week to 3 month clinical integration and remains available to precept. Appointed Columbia University Faculty status. Assisted students in gaining insight and knowledge of psychiatric interventions, medications, diagnoses, and treatment modalities. Evaluated student progress and nursing care plans.

• New York -Presbyterian Weill Cornell Hospital, Payne Whitney Psychiatric Inpatient Unit

  • Full-Time Staff RN/Per Diem RN: Works to provide care for inpatient patients age 18 to 95 with all psychiatric diagnoses. Cares for 8 to 12 patients per shift providing ADL care, vital sign monitoring, medical interventions, pre/post ECT assessment, behavioral care plan institution, patient education, and medication administration. Collaborates with team of social workers, MDs, NPs, and occupational therapists to advocate patient needs and ensure patient’s participation in treatment plan and follow through of orders from team. Completes daily progress notes, comprehensive treatment plans, admission assessments, and discharge paperwork. At times assumed charge RN responsibilities to manage 32 patient beds and 10 to 15 staff members while maintaining own patient load. Attends workshops to better crisis prevention interventions, restraint usage, and Plane Tree model applications on inpatient units. Participated in safety improvement work group.