Charlotte Ronan
Pittsburgh
Summary
Dynamic Registered Nurse with extensive experience at Pittsburgh Mercy Behavioral Health, skilled in case management and patient education. Proven ability to enhance treatment adherence through effective medication administration and active listening. Committed to promoting community integration and advocating for patient needs, ensuring optimal health outcomes in diverse settings.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
Work History
Registered Nurse
Pittsburgh Mercy Behavioral Health
Pittsburgh
02.2024 - Current
- Delivered case management services and facilitated referrals for additional support.
- Counseled patients on medication side effects and recommended lifestyle modifications.
- Administered long-acting injectables to enhance treatment adherence.
- Participated in weekly clinical meetings to evaluate patient progress.
- Provided psychiatric rehabilitation emphasizing housekeeping, grooming, and budgeting skills.
- Promoted community integration initiatives to improve overall patient outcomes.
- Facilitated harm reduction strategies for at-risk individuals.
- Coordinated care with external providers to ensure comprehensive support.
Registered Nurse
Monmouth Medical Center Behavioral Health
09.2022 - 01.2024
- Experience on Short Term Care Facility with involuntary adults
- Experience on Children's Crisis Intervention Services
- Charge nurse experience.
- Meet with social workers, adjunct therapists, psychiatrists, and patients in the treatment team to assess patient barriers and goals for discharge.
- Administered medications and treatment to patients and monitored responses
- Managed care from admission to discharge.
- Collected blood, urine, and other laboratory specimens and prepared for lab testing.
- Conducted ongoing monitoring and evaluations of behaviors and conditions, and updated clinical supervisors with current information.
- Quickly responded to situations impacting safety and security to unit, actualizing crisis prevention interventions to control and de-escalate situations.
- Used first-hand knowledge and clinical expertise to advocate for patients under care and enacted prescribed treatment strategies.
- Delegation of tasks to unlicensed assistive personnel.
Patient Care Technician
Western Psychiatric Hospital, UPMC
01.2021 - 06.2022
- Experience on Comprehensive Recovery Services
- Complete observation status on all patients
- Complete belongings search
- Use deescalation techniques during mental health crises
- Collaborate with staff to maintain safe environment for patients
- Obtained patient vital signs and reported results to staff nurse or physician, noting changes from prior measurements..
- Facilitated personal hygiene management, feeding and ambulation.
Care Attendant/Telesitter
UPMC Presbyterian Hospital
01.2019 - 12.2020
- Maintained patient safety via constant 1:1 observation
- Provided assistance in daily living activities by dressing, grooming, bathing, and toileting patients.
- Turned and positioned bedbound patients to prevent bedsores and maintain comfort levels.
- Entertained, conversed, and read aloud to keep patients mentally alert.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, PA04.2022
Skills
- Monitoring
- Medication Administration
- Phlebotomy
- Evaluation
- Instructing
- Care Plan Development
- Medical Consultation
- Administering Immunizations
- Intakes and Discharges
- Judgment and Decision-Making
- Patient Education
- Epic Systems
- Cerner Systems
- Case management
- Effective communication
- Active listening
- Community integration
Accomplishments
- Achieved Professional Development Advancement Program Level 1 by reading and reviewing EBP journal article with accuracy and efficiency.
Timeline
Registered Nurse
Pittsburgh Mercy Behavioral Health
02.2024 - Current
Registered Nurse
Monmouth Medical Center Behavioral Health
09.2022 - 01.2024
Patient Care Technician
Western Psychiatric Hospital, UPMC
01.2021 - 06.2022
Care Attendant/Telesitter
UPMC Presbyterian Hospital
01.2019 - 12.2020
Bachelor of Science - Nursing
University of Pittsburgh
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