Brandy Richards

Experience

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  Cleveland Clinic

  Mar 2010 - Aug 2016

  ➡️ Care of cardiothoracic and vascular surgery patients post-operatively. ➡️ Competent care of complex critically ill patients—including an IABP, CRRT, SWAN, & mechanical ventilation. ➡️ Charge nurse role and responsible for frequent orientation of newly hired Registered Nurses.➡️ Active member of Shared Governance, Diabetes & Magnet Champions, & Vascular Access Resource Nurse. ➡️ Independent care of patients with heart failure, post heart catheterization, pulmonary HTN, & dysrhythmias. ➡️ Responsible for ECG & lab interpretation in order to recognize acute changes in patient’s condition. ➡️ Collaborated effectively with an interdisciplinary team of medical & healthcare professionals.

  • Registered Nurse, Hilcrest Hospital, Cardiac Surgery ICU

    Jun 2011 - Aug 2016

  • Registered Nurse, Cleveland Clinic Main Campus, Cardiac Stepdown

    Mar 2010 - Jun 2011
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  Oriana House, Inc.

  Aug 2016 - Jun 2023

  Certfied Nurse Practitioner

  ➡️ Primary care management of acute and chronic conditions in an adult-male, incarcerated population.➡️ Initiation of two Medication Assisted Treatment programs (correctional setting & outpatient) with Vivitrol.➡️ Experience in working with a collaborative team for patients with substance use disorders.➡️ Functions independently in prescribing medications, ordering and interpretation of appropriate labs, tests, and screenings, as well as disease education. ➡️ Supervision of the medical department staff and daily operations. Show less

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  Signature Health, Inc.

  Jan 2023 - now

  Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner

  ➡️ Compassionate care and management of dual-diagnosis patients with complex psychiatric and addiction needs.➡️ Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT) experience —Suboxone, Brixadi, Sublocade, & Vivitrol.➡️ Experience in rapid start of MAT medications via the MAT access program. ➡️ Daily collaboration in an interdisciplinary team—pharmacy, case management, social work, primary care, infectious disease, etc.