Nurse Practitioner Mental Health

Temitope Obasekola, MSN, PMHNP-BC

ad6opm@r.postjobfree.com, 857-***-****

Professional summary

Board Certified Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner with a clinical rotation centered on Psychiatric assessment, diagnosis, and psychotherapy across the lifespan at Boston Medical Center. In addition, I have ten years of practical experience in in-patient Behavioral Health, and six years of in-patient Psychiatric Services including men's and women's Addictions, and Geri Psych. Six years of skilled nursing and homecare. Accomplished in advocating for patients and collaborating with treatment teams and administrators with a focus on delivering quality patient care.

Experience

Telehealth PMHNP, Ally Integrated Healthcare Feb 2024 till date.

Conduct comprehensive mental health assessments, including diagnosis and treating psychiatric disorders. Develop and implement individualized treatment plans, including medication management, utilized evidence-based practices such as Cognitive Behavior Therapy and Dialectical Behavior Therapy, Individual Therapy and lifestyle modification. Monitor treatment and patient’s progress and adjust treatment plans as needed for individual needs in compliance with regulatory standards. Collaborating with multidisciplinary teams such as primary care provider, social worker and others to provide holistic care. Educate patients and family on mental health treatment and options based on individual needs. Thereby reducing hospitalization or readmission rate as much as possible.

Contract Nurse, Rhode Island Hospital May 5, 2023, till date

Provide and follow evidence-based protocols, administer treatment, and report promptly on patients’ symptomology. Administer psychotropic medications, monitor for side effects, and adherence to medications. Minimize and remove potentially harmful and triggering environmental features. Perform redirection and or restraint and medication to highly unsafe or unsettled patients. Monitor closely patient health history and report notable alterations. Provide psychoeducation to patients and families about illness and treatment for a better overall outcome.

NP student, Boston medical center (Psychopharmacology and Psychotherapy across life span) August 2022-March 2023.

Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner student with clinical experience in prescribing medications and non-pharmacologic interventions.

Contract Nurse, Geri psych Beth Israel Hospital 2023 December- March 2023.

Responsible for providing care for senior geriatric patients with multiple comorbidities experiencing a medical and mental crisis. Provide assessment to patients recovering from medical or surgical procedures, including wound care, ostomy, pressure ulcer prevention, and pain management. I am skilled in Foley catheter insertions, removal, and straight cath. Care for patients pre/post hemodialysis. Care of patients on comfort care. Medication administration and documentation utilizing Meditech.

Recovery from Addiction Program Inpatient setting @ Taunton State Hospital- Staff Nurse August 2021.

Patient admission and assessment. Initiating treatment plans and taking safety precautions based on individual patient needs. Collaboration with medical and psych doctors with other team members to review and make necessary decisions to formulate and carry out patient care effectively. Medication administration and patient education. Audit all patient's progress notes daily, medication room, and storage room nightly Crisis intervention and de-escalation—initiation of seclusion and restraint when necessary for safety purposes.

Bridgewater State Hospital Correctional Nurse 2020 -2021

Harm reduction and medication administration technics. Acknowledgment of sections 18 and 35 for hospitalized mentally ill prisoners especially individuals with borderline personality disorder and other comorbidities who are involuntarily committed. Admission, assessment, and discharges including psychoeducation and counseling. Observation and evaluation of the patient for safety.

Whittier Street Health Centre Roxbury MA. Dec 2018 to June 2020 RN per diem

Infectious Disease Nurse/Case Manager and care coordinator.

Collaborate with medical and psych doctors and other team members to review and make necessary decisions to formulate and carry out patient care effectively. Audit all patients' progress notes daily, medication room, and storage room nightly. Crisis intervention and de-escalation. Initiation of seclusion and restraint when necessary for safety purposes.

IntelyCare- Long-term skill nursing 2020 till-date

HRI Brookline - Brookline, MA June 2018 to June 2020 RN

Care One Newton, MA June 2018 to January 2021 RN per diem

Residential Counsellor:

Mab Community Services January 2013 to May 2018

Education

Regis college, MSN 2020-2023

Salem State University, BSN 2014-2018

Olabisi Onabanjo University Nigeria, BS-Statistics 2003-2009

Credentials

Certified Nurse Practitioner CNP

MCSR

DEA

RN License State Massachusetts, BLS/AED & CPI

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