Work:
Fee-for-Service
CANS Specialist
Northern Children Services
Mobile Therapist-STS Consultant
Mercy Philadelphia Hospital - Philadelphia, PA
Addiction & Mental Health Counselor
Community Education Center - Philadelphia, PA
Senior Counselor
Gaudenzia, Inc - West Chester, PA
Drug and Alcohol Counselor
Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Incorporated
Member
Alpha Phi Sigma
Member
Education:
Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Indiana, PA
B.A.
West Chester University
BSN
Indiana University of Pennsylvania - Indiana, PA
M.A. in Counseling
Skills:
Clinical Experience (Completed 600 clinical hours at the following facilities) PSYCHIATRIC, Wilmington Hospital, Wilmington, DE: Aided patients who suffered from mental illnesses such as depression and bipolar, adjustment, anxiety, and cognitive disorders. Interacted one-on-one, developing a rapport, providing medication education, and ensuring patients' safety. MEDICAL/SURGICAL, Paoli Hospital, Paoli, PA: Assisted on a telemetry unit, helping patients with ADLs, performing assessments, working with patients who were infected with MRSA and VRE, transporting patients to testing, distributing medications, and educating patients on their medications and conditions. PEDIATRIC, Nemours/Alfred I. DuPont Hospital for Children, Wilmington, DE: Assisted with children with a variety of unique genetic disorders, particularly MRCP (mental retardation cerebral palsy). MATERNITY/LABOR AND DELIVERY/NICU, The Chester County Hospital, West Chester, PA: Witnessed a Cesarean section, performed assessments on newborns and post-partum mothers, and observed premature infants and drug-addicted infants in the NICU. GERIATRIC, Barclay Friends, West Chester, PA: Worked primarily on a floor for patients with dementia-type conditions and in need of constant reorientation to time, place, and people. Helped residents with ADLs and distributed medication under the guidance of the clinical instructor. . CRITICAL CARE/ICU, The Chester County Hospital, West Chester, PA: Observed critically ill patients being treated for sepsis, MIs, suicide attempts, COPD, DKA (diabetic ketoacidosis), and heart failure. Witnessed use of ventilator systems and intubation/extubation.