SIMRANPREET BAL
Antelope
Summary
Psychiatric healthcare professional with strong clinical expertise and proven ability to deliver impactful patient care. Skilled in comprehensive mental health assessments, therapeutic interventions, and medication management. Known for exceptional collaboration with multidisciplinary teams and adaptability to changing clinical needs. Valued for empathetic patient interactions, critical thinking, and effective communication.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Psychiatric Registered Nurse
Sutter Center for Psychiatry
12.2022 - Current
- Performs assessment/data collection in an on-going systematic manner.
- Formulates a goal-directed plan of care that is prioritized and based on determined nursing diagnosis and patient outcomes. Implements care in a thorough, skillful, consistent, and continuous manner.
- Evaluates effectiveness of care given by health care team members. Identifies patient/family learning needs and implements appropriate measures.
- Demonstrates an awareness of and sensitivity to patient/family rights, age specific needs, cultural and ethical beliefs.
- Conduct initial psychiatric / nursing evaluations for new patients
- Assess patients daily for level of physical, emotional, and social stability
- Offer guidance throughout treatment for better goal attainment
- Monitor for change in mood or demeanor and intervene with de-escalation techniques to lead the patient back to safety and stability
Psychiatric Registered Nurse
Fremont Hospital
08.2020 - 10.2022
- Provide direct quality care to patients including daily monitoring, recording, and evaluating psychiatric medical conditions of up to 20 patients per day.
- Develop and implement treatment plans for patients with a broad range of mental health issues.
- Ensure that doctors' orders were effectively carried out, including testing, medical procedures, consultations, and stat orders.
- Administer medication drugs and injections according to recommendations by the doctor safely.
- Handle situations of patient violence by using appropriate administration of psychotropic drugs, de-escalation techniques and use of physical restraints if required.
- Document behavioral observations of 20 patients on a daily basis and report to the doctor.
Med-Psych Nurse
Sutter Health
12.2021 - 10.2022
- Performs assessment/data collection in an on-going systematic manner, focusing on physiologic, psychosocial, cultural, spiritual and cognitive status; also, nutrition, pain, patient/family education, family involvement and patient advocacy.
- Establishes priorities or patient care based on essential patient needs and available unit resources of time, personnel, equipment, and supplies.
- Documents patient care and unit activities in a timely, accurate, and concise manner.
- Demonstrates knowledge of and applies safety principles as identified within the institution. Performs efficiently in emergency patient care situations following established protocols, remaining calm, informing appropriate persons, and documenting events.
Correctional Nurse
Correctional Health Nurse
06.2021 - 12.2021
- Collaborates with primary care providers and other health care providers to ensure continuity, timeliness and appropriateness of care to inmate patients.
- Responded to numerous volatile situations and violent outbreaks to restore safety and security of patients and staff.
- Built trust with patients from various cultural backgrounds through culturally competent care practices tailored to individual needs.
- Reports reactions to treatments and medications, as well as changes in the inmates’ emotional or physical condition.
Registered Nurse
Windsor Drive Care Center
10.2019 - 12.2020
- Monitor, record, and report symptoms or changes in patients' conditions.
- Order, interpret, and evaluate diagnostic tests to identify and assess patient's condition.
- Administered medications and treatments according to established protocols and patient care plans.
- Monitored patient conditions, documenting vital signs and changes in health status for timely interventions.
- Collaborated with multidisciplinary teams to develop and implement individualized care plans for inmates.
Dental Insurance Biller
Shoker Dental Inc
01.2013 - 08.2019
- Coordinated submission of dental claims to companies and acted as advisor for the billing team
- Verified insurance eligibility for new and established patients.
- Ability to maintain a high level of professionalism under pressure.
Clinical Instructor
SVM College of Nursing
05.2011 - 05.2012
- Initiated, facilitated, and moderated classroom discussions.
- Prepared and delivered lectures to student nurses on topics such as mental health nursing, child health nursing, and obstetrics and gynecology.
- Facilitate student’s critical thinking skills through clinical experience.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
S.V. Memorial College of Nursing
Amritsar, India01.2011
Master of Science - PMHNP
Walden University
Minneapolis, MN02-2024
Certification
- Current and active license of Registered Nurse in California
- Basic Life Support
- Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support
- Pediatric Advanced Life Support
- Nonviolent Crisis Intervention Certification (CPI)
- NIH Stroke Scale
- Sufficient knowledge about EMAR, MS EXCEL, MS WORD along with decent typing speed.
Awards
- Created an interactive activity session that helped the patients open up more effectively.
- Received the appreciation of being the excellent medication nurse.
Timeline
Psychiatric Registered Nurse
Sutter Center for Psychiatry
12.2022 - Current
Med-Psych Nurse
Sutter Health
12.2021 - 10.2022
Correctional Nurse
Correctional Health Nurse
06.2021 - 12.2021
Psychiatric Registered Nurse
Fremont Hospital
08.2020 - 10.2022
Registered Nurse
Windsor Drive Care Center
10.2019 - 12.2020
Dental Insurance Biller
Shoker Dental Inc
01.2013 - 08.2019
Clinical Instructor
SVM College of Nursing
05.2011 - 05.2012
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
S.V. Memorial College of Nursing
Master of Science - PMHNP
Walden University