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Chloe Houston
Belfast
Summary
Practiced Community Mental Health Nurse with five years of experience applying diverse methods and procedures for patient assessment, monitoring and treatment. Focused on improving well-being of clients, offering support and resources to overcome challenges. Skilled in case management, developmental teaching and program evaluations within secure, voluntary and community settings. Also skilled at multitasking and prioritizing patient needs and daily assignments. Offering expertise with mental health specialty.
Overview
9
years of professional experience
3
years of post-secondary education
1
Language
Work History
Belfast Health and Social Care TrustBelfast, BFS
Community Psychiatric Nurse
03.2021 - Current
Job overview
- Delivered customized care to patients, maintaining focus on individual goals and daily achievements.
- Collaborated with multidisciplinary treatment team to revise goals, objectives and interventions based on patient status and needs.
- Modified care plans to expedite progress, integrating new services and support from community and provider networks.
- Rendered holistic care to adolescents, promoting diverse physical and mental health programs.
- Facilitated physical health care monitoring clinics for those living in the community with a diagnosis of a serious mental illness
- Observed and documented patient factors such as diets, physical activity levels and behaviours to understand conditions and effectively modify treatment plans.
- Supervised staff and delegated nursing interventions and activities accordingly
- Carried out holistic, comprehensive and person centred assessment to ensure appropriate nursing interventions were delivered.
Belfast Health and Social Care TrustBelfast, Antrim
Staff Nurse
10.2018 - 03.2021
Job overview
- Updated patient charts with data such as medications to keep records current and support accurate treatments.
- Precepted student nurses and oriented newly qualified nurses, providing guidance and mentorship when teaching on policies, procedures, and evidence based practice.
- Monitored patients' conditions and reported changes in physical presentation, appearance, and behavior to discuss treatment with physicians.
- Assessed physical, psychological, physiologic, and cognitive status of patients.
- Educated patients, families and caregivers on diagnosis and prognosis, treatment options, and management and lifestyle options.
- Collaborated with physicians, pharmacists and therapists to deliver quality, evidence-based care.
- Recorded details regarding therapies to keep patient charts updated.
BalmoralBelfast, Antrim
Health Care Assistant
01.2017 - 10.2018
Job overview
- Assisted with patient hygiene, physical comfort, eating, and drinking, and mobility while observing and reporting specific changes.
- Supported nursing staff with care of incontinent patients and promotion of continence care.
- Maintained clean environment with due consideration to health and safety issues and infection control policy.
- Delivered high standard of holistic care to patients to promote equality and dignity.
- Lifted patients using appropriate equipment in accordance with moving and handling policy.
- Observed patient skin conditions and reported findings to registered nurse.
- Participated in cleaning and maintenance of medical equipment to assist in department function and regulation compliance.
- Communicated effectively with patients and families to provide information about care and treatment.
Staff NursingBelfast, Antrim
Health Care Assistant
07.2014 - 01.2017
Job overview
- Delivered high standard of holistic care to patients to promote equality and dignity.
- Assisted with patient hygiene, physical comfort, eating, and drinking, and mobility while observing and reporting specific changes.
- Maintained clean environment with due consideration to health and safety issues and infection control policy.
- Supported nursing staff with care of incontinent patients and promotion of continence care.
- Lifted patients using appropriate equipment in accordance with moving and handling policy.
- Observed patient skin conditions and reported findings to registered nurse.
- Participated in cleaning and maintenance of medical equipment to assist in department function and regulation compliance.
- Communicated effectively with patients and families to provide information about care and treatment.
- Assisted with taking vital signs and documenting blood pressure and temperature for proper tracking.
- Adhered to patient special diets and provided supplementary drinks under nursing staff supervision.
Education
Queens University Belfast, Belfast
Bachelor of Science from Mental Health Nursing
09.2015 - 10.2018
Skills
Strong clinical judgment
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Community Psychiatric Nurse
Belfast Health and Social Care Trust
03.2021 - Current
Staff Nurse
Belfast Health and Social Care Trust
10.2018 - 03.2021
Health Care Assistant
Balmoral
01.2017 - 10.2018
Queens University Belfast
Bachelor of Science from Mental Health Nursing
09.2015 - 10.2018
Health Care Assistant
Staff Nursing
07.2014 - 01.2017
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