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JOB OBJECTIVE

Dedicated, compassionate PMHNP seeking employment at outpatient adolescent behavioral health clinic

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EDUCATION

Doctorate of Nursing Practice: Nursing, Psychiatric              

               Colorado University – Denver, CO Anschutz Medical Campus

               Aug 2023 – May 2028

Masters of Science: Nursing, Psychiatric

               Colorado University – Denver, CO Anschutz Medical Campus

               Aug 2023 – Dec 2026

Bachelor of Science: Nursing Accelerated BSN

              Allen College – Waterloo, IA

             Aug 2015 – Jan 2017

Pre-Nursing sciences, CNA course

              Kirkwood Community College – Cedar Rapids, IA            

              May 2014 – May 2015

Bachelor of Arts: Psychology, Minor: Global Cultures

              University of Wisconsin – Madison, WI

               Sept 2009 – May 2014

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SIGNIFICANT CLINICAL EXPERIENCES

Department of Psychiatry - UC Health via CU Anschutz

Denver, CO Fall 2025 // Sept – Dec 2025 

• 90 clinical hours intermixed between the outpatient psychiatry clinic, the women’s behavioral health clinic, the CDU2 (psychiatric ER), and CeDAR (Center for Dependency, Addiction and Rehabilitation)

Additional clinical  location: TBD, Psychiatric specialty area

• 135 clinical hours                    

• Spring 2026 // Jan – May 2026

• Location and description will reside here

Additional clinical location: TBD, Psychiatric specialty area

• 135 clinical hours            

• Summer 2026 // May – Aug 2026

• Location and description will reside here

Additional clinical location: TBD, Psychiatric specialty area

• 270 clinical hours                

• Fall 2026 // Aug – Dec 2026

• Location and description will reside here

Additional clinical location: TBD, Psychiatric specialty area

• 45 clinical hours                          

• Spring 2027 // Jan – May 2027

• Location and description will reside here

Additional clinical location: TBD, Psychiatric specialty area, DNP Project I

• 180 clinical hours                      

• Summer 2027 // May – Aug 2027

• Location and description will reside here

Additional clinical location: TBD, Psychiatric specialty area, DNP Project II

• 135 clinical hours                                

• Fall 2027 // Aug – Dec 2027

• Location and description will reside here

Additional clinical location: TBD, Psychiatric specialty area, DNP Project III

• 180 clinical hours                          

• Spring 2028 // Jan – May 2028

• Location and description will reside here

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PROFESSIONAL WORK EXPERIENCE

Charge Nurse at Denver Health – 4M Adolescent Behavioral Health Unit

Denver, CO

April 2024 – present

• Review potential admission packets to see if presenting patients meet admission criteria

• Communicate with transfer center, other hospitals, residents on call, and floor staff

• Make executive decisions for the betterment of patients mental health on unit

• Lead behaviorally acute situations with goal to prevent violence against patients and staff

• Attend monthly charge nurse meetings with management and administration team

• Brainstorm creative solutions to redirect patients that may become aggressive in order to make restraints the last resort in patient care environment

• Communicate frequently and effectively with patient family members

• Care for adolescent patients with substance use disorders, many of which are in the initial acute stages of withdrawal

• Plan and assign staffing for current and next shift, send out alerts to secure more staff when needed

• Advocate for patient needs in terms of culturally competent care, patient safety, and safe medication administration

Relief House Supervisor at TMCA – Behavioral Health & Wellness Center      

Aurora, CO              

Jan 2023 – April 2025

• Act as relief nursing supervisor weekly to monthly as needed

• Supervise 120 bed behavioral health hospital on night shift,  ~20 staff per shift

• Respond to all behavioral and medical codes, supporting staff and patients

• Round on all 4 units several times per shift and assist staff accordingly

• Update daily and nightly staffing needs according to census and matrix requirements

• Attend bimonthly house supervisor meetings with administration + leadership team

• Escalate disciplinary and staffing needs up chain of command as needed

• Collaborate with admissions team and physicians regarding patient placement and care

CNC (Clinical Nurse Coordinator) at TMCA – Behavioral Health & Wellness Center          

Aurora, CO                            

Dec 2020 – April 2025

Unit: Women’s Behavioral Health + Adolescent Behavioral Health

• Leadership role, acting charge nurse each shift: multiple admissions, discharges

• Prioritize and delegate tasks to appropriate staff members

• Lead and assist in combative code situations as they arise

• Maintain patient and staff safety by de-escalating patients

• Advocate and mediate on behalf of patients and staff members

• Work closely with management to optimize patient care via patient surveys, chart audits

• Oversee unit tasks and implement new organizational methods to improve efficiency

• Patient rounding to gather feedback on ways to enhance patient experience

RN at The Medical Center of Aurora (TMCA) – Behavioral Health & Wellness Center     

Aurora, CO            

Feb 2020 – April 2025

Unit: Women’s Behavioral Health

• Assess and treat adult female patients with mental health diagnoses

• Specialize in care of Post-Partum patients, including those with PP Depression and Psychosis

• Provide care to psych patients with MDD, GAD, BPD, PPD, Bipolar, PTSD, Schizophrenia

• Teach therapeutic coping skills in group sessions that will translate to outpatient care

• Administer scheduled/PRN meds for psych patients

• Provide emotional support for patients with suicidal ideation and history of trauma

• Float to other units with varied patient populations: Adolescent, Adult, Geriatric

RN at University of Iowa Stead Family Children’s Hospital               

Iowa City, IA              

May 2017 – Nov 2019

Unit Level 10 – Pediatrics: medical psychiatry, cardiology, pulmonology

• Exercised quality nursing care in critical pediatric patients: post suicide attempts, post cardiac surgeries, or lifelong illnesses like Cystic Fibrosis

• Assessed and treated patients with comorbid medical and psychiatric diagnoses 

• Provided therapeutic treatment approaches to minimize pain, trauma in the pediatric pt

• Gained interpersonal skills performing family-centered, culturally sensitive patient care

• Collaborated with interdisciplinary team of residents, MDs, OTs, social workers, child life

• Mastered therapeutic communication with patients and families

• Administered IV/IM/PO/SQ meds

• Used informatics skills to chart patient data in EPIC software system

CNA at University of Iowa Children’s Hospital             

Iowa City, IA            

Oct 2014 – April 2017

Unit 2JCP – Pediatrics: cardiology, pulmonology, neurology, orthopedics

• Learned valuable skills in patient care and critical thinking

• Used effective communication and family-centered care with patients and parents

• Treated diverse communities: rural and urban, multiracial, transgender, etc.

• Assisted with serious medical conditions such as drug overdoses, spinal fusions, seizures

• Worked on interdisciplinary patient care team to prepare for successful transition home

SN at St. Luke’s Child Protection Center               

Cedar Rapids, IA            

Sept 2016 – Dec 2016

50 hours Community Health clinical experience

• Performed physical exams on children/adolescents physically and/or sexually abused

• Observed psych interviews, participated in family debriefing

• Educated children in public schools on good vs. bad touch to prevent sexual abuse

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RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

Research Assistant in Social Psychology Research Lab

University of Wisconsin-Madison              

Jan 2013 – May 2014

Prejudice and Intergroup Relations

• Directed study participants, input data, interpreted results

• Brainstormed projects to measure implicit prejudice, methods to reduce social prejudice

• Participated in interactive large group discussions on implicit race and gender biases, how they manifest on the college campus and in larger society 

Research Assistant in Educational Psychology Research Lab              

University of Wisconsin-Madison                     Sept 2013 – May 2014

Learning, Cognition and Development

• Created novel shapes/stimuli to engage young children age 6 months – 4 years

• Gathered data on children’s cognition, memory retrieval, recognition, categorization

• Ran participants, input data, consolidated results, coded videos

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CERTIFICATES/LICENSURE

APRN, Colorado state, credential # xxxxxx, renewal _ _ _ _ _

RXN-P: Colorado state, credential # xxxxxx, renewal _ _ _ _ _

DEA Eligible

Registered Nurse, Colorado state, credential # xxxxxx, renewal Sept 2026

Basic Life Support Provider, American Heart Association, renewal April 2026

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AWARDS/HONORS

2023 Daisy Award Winner - May 2023

2022 Denver Regional Nightingale Nurse Nominee - May 2022

2022 TMCA Nurse of the year Nominee - May 2022

2021 ANCC National Magnet Conference Attendee - Nov 2021

2021 CNC of the year - May 2021

University of Wisconsin-Madison Dean’s List - Fall 2009, Fall 2013, Spring 2014

Allen College Dean’s List - Summer 2016

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LICENSES/MEMBERSHIPS

Registered Nurse License – Compact Multistate  

Dec 2016  – present 

CPI: Nonviolent Crisis Intervention certification              

March 2020 – present

CPR, BLS-certified     

Oct 2014 – present

Chair of Women’s BH Unit Practice Council    

Feb 2021 – May 2023