Chioma Okpala
Melton,VIC
Summary
A compassionate Mental Health Clinician with cumulative experience in providing therapeutic care and psychiatric evaluation. Strengths include crisis intervention, individual and group psychotherapy, along with case management skills. Contributions made to previous work environments involve implementing effective treatment plans for patients suffering from severe mental disorders, which has improved patient outcomes.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
Work History
Mental health Clinicians
Southern NSW Local Health District
Goulburn, Australia
02.2024 - Current
- Triage, intake and assessment
- To provide evidence-based clinical case management, assessment, and psychological interventions to clients in the community with mental illness.
- To work collaboratively with a multidisciplinary team to provide comprehensive, therapeutic mental health services to clients.
- Conduct biopsychosocial assessments and case formulations
- Provide evidence-based focused psychological and behavioural interventions
- Perform functional assessments
- Facilitate mental health service linkage and navigation, including care coordination
RN mental health
Southern NSW Local Health District
Goulburn, Australia
01.2024 - 02.2024
- Restores and promotes patient's health by completing the nursing process.
- Collaborates with physicians and multidisciplinary team members.
- Provides physical and psychological support to patients, friends, and families.
- Identifies patient care requirements by establishing personal rapport with patients and their families.
- Establishes a compassionate environment by providing emotional, psychological, and spiritual support to patients, friends, and families.
- Assures quality of care by adhering to therapeutic standards; measuring health outcomes against patient care goals and hospital or regulatory standards.
- Resolves patient problems and needs by utilizing multidisciplinary team strategies.
- Maintains safe and clean working environment by complying with procedures, rules, and regulations.
- Protects patients and employees by adhering to infection-control policies and protocols; medication administration and storage procedures; and controlled substance regulations.
- Documents patient care services by charting in patient and department records.
- Maintains continuity among nursing teams by documenting and communicating actions, irregularities, and continuing needs.
- Maintains patient confidence and protects operations by keeping information confidential.
- Ensures operation of equipment by completing preventive maintenance requirements; calling for repairs; and evaluating new equipment and techniques.
- Maintains nursing supplies inventory by checking stock to determine inventory level.
- Maintains professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops and participating in professional societies.
- Maintains a cooperative relationship among health care teams by communicating information and participating in team problem-solving methods.
- Contributes to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed.
Registered Mental Health Nurse
Cygnet Healthcare
Taunton, United Kingdom
03.2021 - 08.2023
- Provided treatment, therapy, clinical support, continuing care, residential support and rehabilitation services.
- Conducted comprehensive and specific mental health assessments.
- Reported and evaluated interventions and health care services.
- Administered, supervised, and monitored medications prescribed and initiates appropriate interventions.
- Maintained records of treatment and progress.
- Assessed and managed clients' cases with acute and long-term moderate to severe mental illness.
- Assisted in the provision of liaison, consultation, and education with other agencies.
- Ensured correct administration of medication, including injections, and monitored results of treatment.
- Implemented 'de-escalation' techniques to help people manage their emotions and behavior.
- Participated in group and one-to-one therapy sessions, both individually and with other health professionals.
- Helped in developing patients' social skills.
- Assist in developing appropriate treatment and rehabilitation plans for dually diagnosed patients.
Registered Mental Health Nurse
Federal Neuropsychiatric Hospital Kware
Sokoto, Nigeria
10.2019 - 03.2021
- Worked as part of a multi-disciplinary team working with vulnerable people with varying degrees of mental illness and substance-alcohol dependency.
- Formulated and evaluated care plans for each patient Completed records and reports as well as all other general administrative duties.
- Medication ordered and administered to patients.
- Charge nurse duties of the ward, ensuring patient and staff safety by implementing Health & Safety Procedures.
- Assisted with LPN pilot program Chart audits Recorded client information on special flow sheets, accurately indicating suicidal precautions, and restraints.
- Monitored client census by using the Daily Movement Report and recording admissions, discharges, doctor appointments and site visit data.
- Developed and implemented treatment plans and modified them when needed.
- Directed family-centred, strengths-based, culturally competent and individualised intakes and assessments.
Registered General Nurse
MARYAM ABACHA WOMEN & CHILDREN HOSPITAL
Sokoto, Nigeria
01.2014 - 01.2017
- Assessing patients and gaining their trust.
- Planning and delivering patients' care.
- Monitoring patients' progress.
- Taking samples, pulses, temperatures and blood pressures.
- Monitoring and administering medication.
- Writing records.
- Supervising junior staff.
- Organising workloads.
- Providing emotional support to patients and relatives.
- Tutoring student nurses.
Education
Masters in Nursing - Mental Health
University of Newcastle
Australia01.2024
BSc (Hon) - Nursing
University of Delhi
India01.2019
Registered Mental Health Nurse Program -
School of Psychiatric Nursing
Sokoto, Nigeria01.2016
Registered Nurse Certificate -
School of Nursing and Midwifery
Sokoto, Nigeria01.2013
Senior Secondary School Certificate -
Alheri Secondary School
Sokoto, Nigeria01.2009
Skills
- Health promotion
- Leadership
- Collaborating with other professionals
- Teamwork
- Self-Harm Prevention Techniques
- Build coping skills
- Goal setting
- Risk management
- Triage and assessment
- Case management
- Community mental health
- Mental health education
- Family-centered care
- Problem solving
- Effective communication
- Emotional intelligence
- Adaptability in crisis
- Self-care promotion
- Therapeutic intervention
- Assertiveness training
- Suicide risk assessment
- Crisis management
- Clinical documentation
- Trauma-informed care
- CPR/AED
References
To be provided upon request.
A H P R A Registration No
NMW0002657581
Resume Verification Date
02/23/2022
Timeline
Mental health Clinicians
Southern NSW Local Health District
02.2024 - Current
RN mental health
Southern NSW Local Health District
01.2024 - 02.2024
Registered Mental Health Nurse
Cygnet Healthcare
03.2021 - 08.2023
Registered Mental Health Nurse
Federal Neuropsychiatric Hospital Kware
10.2019 - 03.2021
Registered General Nurse
MARYAM ABACHA WOMEN & CHILDREN HOSPITAL
01.2014 - 01.2017
Masters in Nursing - Mental Health
University of Newcastle
BSc (Hon) - Nursing
University of Delhi
Registered Mental Health Nurse Program -
School of Psychiatric Nursing
Registered Nurse Certificate -
School of Nursing and Midwifery
Senior Secondary School Certificate -
Alheri Secondary School