Seana Creaser
Oromocto,N.B.
Summary
At present my roles include providing single session therapy and initial intake assessments once it has been determined that a client requires ongoing services. As well as a Welcome Navigator for the Access team. A triage process designed to determine the fastest and most comprehensive services available for our clients.
Overview
21
21
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Registered Psychiatric Nurse-Welcome Navigator
Horizon Health Network
08.2022 - Current
- Review all new referrals
- Collaborate with client to determine needs for services
- Risk assessment
- Collaborate with community partners
- Advocate for client needs
- Complete intake assessment and refer directly to psychiatrists if needed
- Complete electronic documentation
- Prioritize needs and book appropriate appointment to meet client needs
- Provide follow-up to referral source as needed.
Registered Psychiatric Nurse-Intake Clinician
Horizon Health Network
01.2013 - Current
- Intake clinician completing initial mental health and addictions assessments
- Establish priority of services
- Devise and implement care plan
- Referrals to community or internal resources
- Completion of electronic documentation
- Consultation with all care providers as required
- Providing on-call crisis support,
- Strong advocacy
- Brief therapy
Education Director CISM Province of NB
Horizon Health Network/Dept of Health
05.2016 - 06.2023
- Organize in collaboration the basic training and enhanced training
- Create CISM presentations
- Review applicants for eligibility
- Provide TWMFR for the training
- Assist in chairing the provincial meetings
- Working as a liaison any other government and or community agency
- Explore and share research to maintain best practices regarding CISM services
- Provide training
CISM Coordinator for the Fredericton and Surrounding Areas
Horizon Health Network/Dept of Health
05.2016 - 06.2023
- Receive requests from first responders
- Determine whether there is a need for the debriefing and arrange for peers and clinicians to attend
- As needed provide the debriefing
- Facilitate/advocate for ongoing treatment including EFAP referrals as needed
- Gather statistics from completed debriefings and assess yearly trends
- Conflict resolution during debriefings.
Registered Psychiatric Nurse-Adult Psychiatry Long Term Care
Horizon Health Network
09.2007 - 01.2013
- Provide counseling services
- Refer to community resources as needed
- Collaborate with community care providers including family physicians, rehabilitation facilities and private care givers
- Assist in transitioning clients from in-patient psychiatric stays to community
- Crisis calls and crisis walk-ins for mental health and addictions clients
- De-escalation and suicide risk assessment
Registered Psychiatric Nurse-Inpatient Services
Capital Health Services-Abbie J Lane
01.2005 - 08.2005
- Admissions
- Ongoing assessment to monitor for improvement and or decline
- In-patient care
- Discharge planning
- Liaise between care providers and clients
- Medication administration
- De-escalation of violent/aggressive clients
Registered Psychiatric Nurse-Inpatient Services
New Britain General Hospital
10.2004 - 01.2005
- Admissions
- Ongoing assessment to monitor for improvement and or decline
- In-patient daily care
- Discharge planning including referral to community partners
- Liaise between care providers and clients
- Medication administration
Registered Psychiatric Nurse-Inpatient Services
Northern Maine Medical Center
01.2004 - 01.2005
- Admissions
- Ongoing assessment to monitor for improvement and or decline
- In-patient care
- Discharge planning
- Liaise between care providers and clients
- Medication administration
Registered Psychiatric Nurse-Community Mental Health Services
Capital Health Services- NS Hospital
01.2003 - 08.2004
- Assessments of clients
- Individual counseling
- Working on a multidisciplinary team and community partners, and families
Registered Psychiatric Nurse-Inpatient Services
Capital Health Services- NS Hospital
01.2003 - 01.2004
- Preparation and reception of clients receiving ECT
- Assessment post ECT for improvement and or decline
- In-patient care
- Discharge planning
- Liaise between care providers and clients
- Medication administration
- De-escalation of violent/aggressive clients
Education
Bachelor of Science in Nursing -
Dalhousie University
Halifax, NS01.2003
Skills
- Group facilitation
- Employee training
- Conflict resolution
- Good time management skills
- Mental health assessments
- Highly organized
- Crisis management
- Crisis intervention
Certification
- ASSIST- Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training, 05/2021, Living Works
- Brain Story certification, 12/2020
- Intensive CBT Training Program, 11/2018, Center for CBT Study Sudbury
- Provincial Crisis Intervention Training for Trainers, 04/2017, NB Dept of Health
- Road to Mental Readiness Training the Trainer, 09/2016, Mental Health Commission of Canada
- Abnormal Psychology, 09/2015, Athabasca University
- Basic Exposure Therapy Workshop, 01/2015, Fredericton Addictions and Mental Health Centre
- Introduction to Counseling, 09/2014, Athabasca University
- CISM Basic training, 04/2014, NB Dept of Health
- CNA Certification in Psychiatric and Mental Health Nursing, 01/2014, Canadian Nurses Association
- Motivational Interviewing, 11/2013, Fredericton Mental Health and Addictions Centre
- BLS, 10/2023
- Cognitive Processing Therapy, 01/2024
References
Provided upon request
Timeline
Registered Psychiatric Nurse-Welcome Navigator
Horizon Health Network
08.2022 - Current
Education Director CISM Province of NB
Horizon Health Network/Dept of Health
05.2016 - 06.2023
CISM Coordinator for the Fredericton and Surrounding Areas
Horizon Health Network/Dept of Health
05.2016 - 06.2023
Registered Psychiatric Nurse-Intake Clinician
Horizon Health Network
01.2013 - Current
Registered Psychiatric Nurse-Adult Psychiatry Long Term Care
Horizon Health Network
09.2007 - 01.2013
Registered Psychiatric Nurse-Inpatient Services
Capital Health Services-Abbie J Lane
01.2005 - 08.2005
Registered Psychiatric Nurse-Inpatient Services
New Britain General Hospital
10.2004 - 01.2005
Registered Psychiatric Nurse-Inpatient Services
Northern Maine Medical Center
01.2004 - 01.2005
Registered Psychiatric Nurse-Community Mental Health Services
Capital Health Services- NS Hospital
01.2003 - 08.2004
Registered Psychiatric Nurse-Inpatient Services
Capital Health Services- NS Hospital
01.2003 - 01.2004
Bachelor of Science in Nursing -
Dalhousie University
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