Reilly McKay

• Provides nursing care for adults 19+ grappling with significant mental healthcare needs, active substance use challenges, and housing instability.
• Conducts thorough patient assessments to identify changes in condition, promptly notifying physicians and initiating appropriate interventions when necessary.
• Collaborates with interdisciplinary teams to develop comprehensive treatment plans for complex patients with mental illness and substance use.
• Skillfully manages challenging patient situations using de-escalation techniques, crisis intervention strategies, and therapeutic communication skills.
• Administers psychotropic medications (including Opioid Agonist Therapy) as prescribed, monitoring side effects and adjusting dosages as needed under physician guidance.

• Provided primary first aid response and care of elementary students and secondary school students.
• Coordinated medical forms and managing medical-related communications with school staff, volunteers and other staff in a sensitive, confidential and professional manner
• Administered medications to students.

• Provided care in an inpatient pediatric unit supporting children up to age 19, providing intense, short-term support to resolve crises or longer-term care to facilitate comprehensive understanding of mental health or addictions challenges and determine optimal treatment plans for the youth and their caregivers in collaboration with the inpatient care team
• Administered psychotropic medications, monitoring for side effects, effectiveness, and making adjustments as necessary to optimize treatment outcomes.
• Established rapport with patients from diverse backgrounds through empathic listening and culturally sensitive communication practices.
• Educated pediatric patients and family members about medical conditions and mental health, medications, treatments and preventive measures.
• Collaborated with multidisciplinary teams to ensure comprehensive care for patients with mental health disorders.
• Provided crisis intervention services during psychiatric emergencies, ensuring patient safety through effective de-escalation techniques.