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Nurse Manager for Behavioral Health Services

Concord Hospital, Concord, NH

2024 - Present

Responsible for daily operations for a 15 bed voluntary psychiatric inpatient unit, 6 bed psychiatric emergency area, and the ECT program.
Demonstrated ability to implement culture changes to grow the services offered through Behavioral Health Services.
Primary nurse manager for roughly 50 direct reports including Registered Nurses, Licensed Nurses Assistants, Occupational Therapists, Social Work, and Care Management
Ensure accountability of staff and manager roles regarding hospital policy and its expectations

Concord Hospital, Concord, NH

2022 - Present

Created a system-wide Behavioral Health newsletter to act as a supplement to the monthly staff meetings. This was distributed to the three Concord Hospital locations - Concord, Laconia, and Franklin New Hampshire.
I am responsible for completing regulatory audits of all restraint documentation within the Concord Hospital - Concord location.
I Act as a resource to other staff during an assigned shift and I am often responsible for training new staff members to emergency psychiatric care.
I utilize the skills of milieu management, de-escalation, and appropriate medication administration to maintain patient and staff safety in the emergency psychiatric unit.

Elliot Hospital, Manchester, NH

2021 - 2022

Demonstrated excellence in milieu management for inpatient and emergency Behavioral Health.
Excellent ability to decrease the occurrence of patient restraints and seclusion.

Exeter Hospital, Exeter, NH

2015 - 2021

I acted as a resource for the inpatient and emergency department nursing units in a 100-bed hospital.
I acted as the primary contact for hospital administration during the times that senior leadership in not in-house.
I demonstrated flexibility and sound judgement during moments of crisis.
I frequently assisted with direct patient care, hospital wide codes in multiple levels of care when necessary.

Exeter Hospital, Exeter, NH

2011 - 2015

I gained the skill of functioning as a charge nurse and resource on an assigned unit.
I provided direct patient care throughout multiple levels of care.
I demonstrated flexibility, prioritization, and sound clinical judgement.

The Edgewood Center, Portsmouth, NH

2010 - 2011

I Demonstrated the skill of managing a 13-patient assignment comprising of both long-term and skilled-nursing / rehab
I Demonstrated the ability to prioritize patient care and medication tasks.

Exeter Hospital, Exeter, NH

2009-2010

I gained the skill of basic patient care including, vital signs, patient mobility, and activities of daily living
I acquired the skill of prioritization of tasks
I provide excellent customer service to patients, visitors, and peers