Registered Nurse
CurrentAdmission assessments using nursing process for new residents at an in house behavioral treatment center for adolescent males.First aid administration.Preparation and administration of psychotropic medications for residents. Writing thirty day narcotic order rewrites for physician signature.Taking verbal as well phone doctors' orders.Restraint monitoring.Immunization administration to all residentsParticipates in treatment team in conjunction with therapists, doctors and social workers in regards to each residents plan of treatmentSupply maintenance.Key Accomplishments:Helped refine unit policies and procedures in the areas of suicide-watch procedures, safety methods, discharge planning and documentation.Responded to numerous volatile situations and violent outbreaks, earning the respect of physicians and coworkers for calm, levelheaded and quick thinking to restore the safety and security of patients and staff.Completed training in team building, management of assaultive behaviors and psychotropic-medication administration.