Experience

North Shore Medical Center

• United States
• Hospitals and Health Care
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Psychiatric Clinical Nurse Specialist

  • Jan 2009 - Present

  To provide, further and promote high quality, holistic, and compassionate psychiatric nursing care.; Evaluate and prescribe medication for children within outpatient clinic setting. To provide, further and promote high quality, holistic, and compassionate psychiatric nursing care.; Evaluate and prescribe medication for children within outpatient clinic setting.



Amesbury Psychological Associates

• Psychiatric Clinical Nurse Specialist

  • Jun 2009 - Jun 2010

  Evaluated and treated children within outpatient clinic setting. Evaluated and treated children within outpatient clinic setting.



Self-employed

• Psychiatric Clinical Nurse Specialist

  • Oct 2006 - Oct 2009

  Provided psychiatric services to adults, children and families in outpatient practice setting. Provided psychiatric services to adults, children and families in outpatient practice setting.



University of Massachusetts

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Adjunct Faculty

  • Sep 2008 - Dec 2008

  Provide psychiatric nursing instruction and supervision for students enrolled in generic undergraduate BSN degree program. Provided psychiatric nursing instruction and supervision for students enrolled in 15 month accelerated academic program to achieve their BSN degree. Provide psychiatric nursing instruction and supervision for students enrolled in generic undergraduate BSN degree program. Provided psychiatric nursing instruction and supervision for students enrolled in 15 month accelerated academic program to achieve their BSN degree.



MGH Institute of Health Professions

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Adjunct Faculty

  • Sep 2006 - May 2008

  Provided psychiatric nursing instruction and supervision for students enrolled in accelerated academic program to achieve their MSN/APRN degree. Taught Family Therapy course in summer of 2007. Provided psychiatric nursing instruction and supervision for students enrolled in accelerated academic program to achieve their MSN/APRN degree. Taught Family Therapy course in summer of 2007.



St. Ann's Home

• Clinical Nurse Specialist

  • Jul 2005 - Feb 2008

  Psychiatric consultation, psychiatric evaluation and psychotropic medication management for children within residential, acute residential, day treatment, and outpatient settings. Psychiatric consultation, psychiatric evaluation and psychotropic medication management for children within residential, acute residential, day treatment, and outpatient settings.



Payne Whitney Psychiatric Clinic

• Adolescent Nurse Team Leader, Senior Staff Nurse, Charge Nurse, and Advanced Practice Nurse Intern

  • Jun 2002 - Oct 2007



Northern Essex Community College

• United States
• Higher Education
• 300 - 400 Employee

• Adjunct Faculty

  • Sep 2005 - Dec 2006

  Provided psychiatric nursing instruction and supervision on general adult units for students enrolled in academic program to achieve their ADN degree. Provided psychiatric nursing instruction and supervision on general adult units for students enrolled in academic program to achieve their ADN degree.



Genesis/ Anna

• Nurse Manager and Clinical Director

  • Jul 2002 - Jul 2005

  Provided psychiatric nursing care to acutely ill children aged 4-15 within a multidisciplinary inpatient hospital program. Provided education, supervision and oversight to 45 staff members employed on same inpatient program: Created Staff Education modules and competencies. Led Staff Education groups. Provided weekly individual and group supervision to nurses and mental health counselors. Developed and Led Quality Improvement projects. Successfully prepared to maintain DMH and JCAHO accreditation.



North General Hospital

• Hospitals and Health Care
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Advanced Practice Nurse

  • Nov 2001 - Jun 2002

  Collaborated with Medical Internist to provide Advanced Practice Nursing Care to up to 15 alcohol and other drug addicted individuals. Collaborated with Medical Internist to provide Advanced Practice Nursing Care to up to 15 alcohol and other drug addicted individuals.



Mount Sinai Hospital

• Advanced Practice Nurse

  • Jun 2000 - May 2002

  Prescribed psychotropic medication management for substance abusing and mentally ill adult clients.Provided psychiatric consultation to clinical social workers and psychologists.

• Evaluation and Triage Coordinator

  • Oct 1999 - Oct 2001

  Triaged psychiatric patients to appropriate placement within the Mount Sinai Hospital System.



Private Practice

• Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner

  • Oct 1998 - May 2002

  Collaborated with Psychiatrist to provided therapeutic care and medication management for up to 10 adolescents and young adults within a private practice setting. Collaborated with Psychiatrist to provided therapeutic care and medication management for up to 10 adolescents and young adults within a private practice setting.



Psych Systems of

• Nurse Case Manager

  • Jul 1998 - Sep 1999

  Provided case management services to adolescents and adults in a partial hospitalization setting. Led psycho-educational and therapeutic groups for same patients. Provided case management services to adolescents and adults in a partial hospitalization setting. Led psycho-educational and therapeutic groups for same patients.



Health First, Inc

• Nurse Case Manager

  • Jul 1997 - Jul 1998

  Provided utilization review services, intensive case management, and crisis management for Medicaid clients. Provided utilization review services, intensive case management, and crisis management for Medicaid clients.



University of Pennsylvania

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Student

  • 1993 - 1998



NYH/Cornell Medical Center

• Staff Nurse

  • Jun 1992 - Jul 1997