Ashley Griffin
Chatsworth
Summary
Highly trained Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner with strong interpersonal, acute care treatment, and relationship building skills. Promoting a pleasant personality and utilizing skills to help patients remain calm and communicative. Hardworking and passionate job seeker with excellent organizational skills, seeking an entry-level PMHNP-BC position. Ready to contribute to the team's efforts in achieving company goals. Dedicated and compassionate Registered Nurse (RN) with a progressive career history in direct patient care, triage, and care coordination in a fast-paced environment. Proven ability to remain calm under pressure and skillfully handle difficult patients and high-stress situations. Consistently developing strong relationships with patients and families through empathetic communication, a respectful attitude, and excellent customer service.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner
Psychiatry Treatment Center
10.2024 - Current
- Conducted thorough psychiatric evaluations to accurately diagnose mental health conditions and inform appropriate treatment decisions.
- Maintained comprehensive, accurate, and timely electronic health records to support ongoing assessment and treatment planning efforts.
- Utilized telehealth technologies as necessary to provide remote consultations while ensuring adequate patient monitoring during periods of distance-based care.
- Streamlined medication management processes by regularly reviewing prescriptions for effectiveness, potential interactions, and side effects.
- Developed strong therapeutic alliances with patients through active listening skills and empathic understanding of their personal experiences.
- Advocated for patient rights and autonomy in treatment decisions, ensuring ethical standards were upheld in all aspects of psychiatric care.
Ketamine Registered Nurse
New U Therapy Center & Family Services
05.2023 - Current
- Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
- Administered medications via oral, IV, and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
- Administered medications and treatment to patients and monitored responses while working with healthcare teams to adjust care plans.
- Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process, and management and lifestyle options.
- Advocated for patients by communicating care preferences to practitioners, verifying interventions met treatment goals and identifying insurance coverage limitations.
- Assessed patients' physical and mental status by analyzing complaints and symptoms.
- Educated patients and family members about medical conditions and mental health, medications, treatments and preventive measures.
Registered Nurse, Emergency Department
Kaiser Permanent, Los Angeles Medical Center
07.2021 - Current
- Collaborated with physicians to quickly assess patients and deliver appropriate treatment while managing rapidly changing conditions.
- Administered medications via oral, IV, and intramuscular injections and monitored responses.
- Administered medications and treatment to patients and monitored responses while working with healthcare teams to adjust care plans.
- Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, disease process, and management and lifestyle options.
- Implemented medication and IV administration, catheter insertion, and airway management.
- Trained new nurses in proper techniques, care standards, operational procedures, and safety protocols.
- Provided direct patient care, stabilized patients, and determined next course of action.
- Updated patient charts with data such as medications to keep records current and support accurate treatments.
- Evaluated healthcare needs, goals for treatment, and available resources of each patient and connected to optimal providers and care.
- Organized and managed care of patients undergoing various therapies and procedures.
- Conferred with physicians to discuss diagnoses and devise well-coordinated treatment approaches.
- Monitored patient condition by interpreting and tracking EKG readings, identifying irregular telemetry readings and updating team members on changes in stability or acuity.
- Provided exceptional care to high-acute patients needing complex care such as ventilator management, extensive wound care and rehabilitation.
- Audited charts and reviewed clinical documents to verify accuracy.
ER Traveling Registered Nurse
American Mobile Nursing
02.2018 - 05.2022
- Evaluated patient histories, complaints, and current symptoms.
- Communicated with healthcare team members to plan, implement and enhance treatment strategies.
- Educated family members and caregivers on patient care instructions.
- Filled gaps in staffing needs for hospitals and facilities across country to relieve shortage of registered nurses in ER.
- Managed care of adult and pediatric patients experiencing life-threatening problems, requiring complex assessment, high-intensity therapies and interventions.
- Provided skilled, timely and level-headed emergency response to critically-ill patients
Staff Registered Nurse, Emergency Department
St. David's South Austin Medical Center
10.2015 - 03.2018
- Assisted team in daily operations to ensure smooth workflow.
- Supported administrative tasks, enhancing office efficiency.
- Coordinated meetings for improved communication within the department.
- Managed inventory, maintaining adequate stock levels.
Education
Master of Science - Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner
Walden University
08.2023
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
West Coast University
10.2015
Associate of Science - Psychology
North Lake College
05.2013
Skills
- Ongoing Patient Evaluation
- Charting and Clinical Documentation
- Maintaining Patient Safety Standards
- Community Resource Information
- Prioritizing Patients
- Complex Problem-Solving
- Treatment Plan Modification
- Regulatory Compliance
- Emergency Response Coordination
- Nursing Process
- Nursing Assignments
- Interpreting EKGs
- Therapy and Counseling
- Psychiatric evaluation
- Outpatient mental health services
- Clinical documentation
- Medication management
Certification
- PALS - Pediatric Advanced Life Support
- ACLS-Advanced Cardiac Life Support
- BLS-Basic Life Support
- TNCC- Trauma Nurse Certification Course
- ENPC- Emergency Nurse Pediatric Course
Languages
Spanish
Professional Working
Timeline
Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner
Psychiatry Treatment Center
10.2024 - Current
Ketamine Registered Nurse
New U Therapy Center & Family Services
05.2023 - Current
Registered Nurse, Emergency Department
Kaiser Permanent, Los Angeles Medical Center
07.2021 - Current
ER Traveling Registered Nurse
American Mobile Nursing
02.2018 - 05.2022
Staff Registered Nurse, Emergency Department
St. David's South Austin Medical Center
10.2015 - 03.2018
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
West Coast University
Associate of Science - Psychology
North Lake College
Master of Science - Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner
Walden University
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