Jasmine Baker

Experience

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  Cedars Cardiovascular

  May 2000 - Mar 2004

  Office Support Staff

  Performed a variety of tasks progressing from medical records to scheduling appointments, billing and auditing medical records.

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  Good Samaritan Society

  Jun 2011 - Dec 2012

  RN

  Certified Nursing Assistant, progressed to RN, at Good Samaritan Society- Performing basic medical procedures, performing primary patient care, frequent assessments, medication administration, wound care, and exceptional time management.- Completing regular competency training in LTC, infection control, etc.- Managing care for up to 36 patients per shift. Float position working various halls, included experience in long-term care, rehabilitation services and dementia secured unit.

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  Teen Outreach Pregnancy Services

  Jun 2012 - Jun 2014

  RN / Case Manager / CCCE

  -Providing support and education for pregnant and parenting teens and their babies through pregnancy, birth and the first year postpartum-Teaching child birth education classes to pregnant teens and their families-Goal setting and resource referrals for pregnant and parenting teens-Facilitating parenting classes-Providing home and hospital visits-Breastfeeding instruction and support-Developing community connections; including presentations and outreach events

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  Nurse Family Partnership

  Apr 2014 - Jun 2015

  RN, Public Health Nurse

  Providing in home services such as basic assessments and health education to first time mothers from pregnancy, through birth and throughout the first two years postpartum t/o Yavapai County.- Supporting first time low-income mothers during pregnancy, childbirth and the first two years postpartum via in- home visitation. Assisting families to attain maintain health and attain economic independence. Providing physical assessments and referrals as needed.- Working with minimal supervision, independently recruiting clients and maintaining schedule and caseload, offering nursing support, education and advice via telephone as needed- Utilizing motivational interviewing as a method to promote goals and life change, completing EPDS depression screening and associated nursing interventions, offering breastfeeding assistance, individualized case management, coordinating community resources, providing referrals and completing ASQ3 development assessments.- Developing goals, providing physical couplet assessments, and completing education based on identified client needs.- Submitting monthly reports to the grantee board and writing brief success synopses’ - Connecting families and available resources to facilitate housing, employment, education and medical care Show less

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  Copper State Content

  May 2015 - now

  Freelance Writer for Healthcare Content with specialization in Behavioral Health topics

  Healthcare website content production with an emphasis on behavioral health. Experience content editing, SEO optimization, ghost writing, policy and procedure development, blog content creation, formal research writing, and professional proficiency and yearly staffing reviews.

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  U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

  Aug 2015 - now

  Assisting Managing Mental Health Department -providing direct supervision for approximately 40 RNs, LPNs, and CNAs-staffing redesign to ensure adequate coverage while maintaining current staffing numbers-collaborating extensively with mental health specialists such as Psychiatry, Psychology, Social Workers, and Licensed Independent Counselors to develop and maintain programming and operations for a 120 bed facility-educating staff and Veterans-developing enhanced communication methods across department-streamlining processes to reduce clinical workload-implementing evidence based practice protocols on clinical units -ensuring safe and effective mental health treatment for Veterans Show less Assistant Nurse Manager and Nurse Manager in Community Care Department-implementing new contract between TriWest and national VA at the local level -managing department with approx. 20 clinical staff-developing streamlined training and updated clinical processes-implementing quality control and peer review program-providing standardized training for all clinical staff-initiating telework for clinical staff department wide -tracking productivity, altering processes to decrease clinical workload-developing efficient communication avenues between RNs, providers, and specialists across entire facility Show less Providing healthcare services to recovering Veterans residing in the Domiciliary. - Caring for Veteran’s medical needs in the mental health setting, completing PRN assessments for a variety of needs ranging from emergent to routine, providing and attaining care for identified needs on off-hours with minimal staff and supervision- Functioning as charge nurse during weekend, evening and holiday hours, coordinating a team including RNs, LPNs, SSAs and CWT employees. Collaborating with other departments to ensure priority of care including pharmacy, ED, and various members of the mental health team such as treatment coordinators and social workers - Coordinating Healthy Habits classes on weekends, including scheduling nurses, collaborating with management on dates and location, research, and teaching classes specific to the needs of Veterans - Clinical duties such as basic medication administration, RN assessments, contacting providers for orders, admissions, encounters, submitting refill requests, documentation, etc.- Duties specific to mental health such as teaching deep breathing and relaxation techniques, aromatherapy treatment, anxiety intervention, de-escalation and mediation, and motivational interviewing to promote healthy lifestyle habits Show less

  • Assistant Nurse Manager in Mental Health

    Dec 2021 - now

  • Assistant Nurse Manager and Nurse Manager

    Oct 2019 - Dec 2021

  • Mental Health RN

    Aug 2015 - Oct 2019