Alma Barreto is an experienced clinical nurse seeking a position where she can help patients through mental health advocacy and care. She has over 15 years of experience in clinical nursing and psychiatric care. She is licensed as an APRN in Connecticut and has a Master's in Nursing Informatics. Her experience includes positions at Capital Region Mental Health Center, Stafford and Shifa Clinic, Greater Bridgeport Mental Health Center, Yale-St. Raphael Campus, Well Care, and Saint Joseph Hospital. She is skilled in areas such as trauma care, dialectical behavioral therapy, and medical record software. She aims to build stronger communities through exemplary patient care and interdisciplinary collaboration.

1. ALMA BARRETO
Avonwood Road, Avon, CT 06001
barretal69@yahoo.com
203.559.6525
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Highly qualified, experienced clinical and psychiatric APRN driven to build stronger communities and family
bonds through patient care, mental health wellness advocacy and exemplary care. Seeking a position that will
allow me to practice my compassion, expertise, skill and fortitude for nursing to the betterment of the patients,
community and facility.
Education and Certifications
CT APRN License – Adult and Geriatric Nursing 2016
South University, GA
Masters in Nursing Informatics 2013
Chamberlain College of Nursing, IL
Mental Health Certification 2011
American Nurse Credentialing Center
Bachelors of Nursing Science 2010
Jacksonville University, FL
Skills
o Fluent in English, Portuguese and Spanish,
written and oral
o Proficient in MS Office Suite
o Trained in trauma care
o Trained in Dialectal Behavioral Therapy
o Trained in Epic EMR Software
o Certified CPR/First Aid
o Trained Super User for WITS
o Exemplary at communicating with
professionals across all disciplines
Experience
DMHAS
Capital Region Mental Health Center
Clinical Nurse 5/2015 – Present
o Help run an efficient workplace by overseeing clinical and administrative activity.
o Promote mental health by working in conjunction with the Co-Occurring Multi-Disciplinary Treatment
Unit to serve our needy population; as well as, developing patient specific clinical assessments, and
creating objective treatment plans that encourage healing and deliver positive outcomes.
o Encourage preparedness by working as a team to assess and manage emergency situations, both in the
office and community.
o Enable interdisciplinary communication by acting as a liaison between the team, hospitals, and
community care providers.

2. ALMA BARRETO
Avonwood Road, Avon, CT 06001
barretal69@yahoo.com
203.559.6525
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o Inspire teamwork by collaborating with the team psychiatrist to ensure patient receives proper care,
including the administration of injectable psychiatric medication as prescribed.
o Create and update patient electronic health records, and furnish all required agency reports.
o Facilitate teaching by supervising and mentoring nursing students during their psychiatric rotations.
Stafford and Shifa Clinic
Clinical Internship 10/2015 – 10/2016
o Refined and strengthened core nursing skills by independently performing intake history and physical
exam for complex, acute and chronically ill adult and geriatric patients, taking age-specific needs into
account.
o Followed patient health by ordering and interpreting therapeutic tests for patients.
o Advocated good health practices by prescribing appropriate pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic
treatment modalities.
o Supported family healing by implementing interventions to encourage physiologic stability and
monitored the effectiveness of those interventions.
o Promoted education by providing educational tools to aid families in decision making.
o Encouraged interdisciplinary collaborations by making appropriate referrals when needed.
DMHAS 5/2002- 5/2007
6/2008- 5/2015
Greater Bridgeport Mental Health Center
Greater Bridgeport Community Mental Health Center (Community Hospital), Bridgeport, CT
Nurse Clinician Position
o Working as a member of the DEC Unit an ambulatory multi-disciplinary treatment team serving
primarily clients with severe mental illness.
o Maintaining responsibility for the clinical and administrative oversight of the clients served by the
clinic.
o Also providing skilled treatment to a caseload of individuals, groups, and families.
o Independently develop clinical assessments through interviews with assigned clients and their families
and/or significant others, which include consideration of developmental, social and/or cultural,
substance use, psychological, environmental and medical issues.
o Perform mental status examinations, and develop treatment plans including measurable treatment
objectives and outcomes.
o As part of the team, assess and manage crises and/or emergencies in the office and in the community.
o Facilitating the assessment of medical conditions and monitor the delivery of health care services to
team clients.
o Function as liaison between the team, hospitals, and community care providers.
o Educating clients and families about mental illness, medication, and medical health issues.
o Collaborating with a team of psychiatrist in an ongoing manner around client medication and ensure that
clients receive the required psychiatric care.
o Administering injectable psychiatric medication as prescribed for Team clients.

3. ALMA BARRETO
Avonwood Road, Avon, CT 06001
barretal69@yahoo.com
203.559.6525
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o Documenting treatment interventions in electronic clinical records used by our facility and complete
reports in accordance with standards set by the agency and accrediting bodies.
o Providing supervision to the assessment unit staff and directing team members of lower grade and/or
trainees regarding clinical work, the management of crises or emergencies, and using electronic notes to
document patient care.
o Supervising and providing education to nursing students from different colleges during their psychiatric
rotation.
Yale – St. Raphael Campus
Clinical Nurse II (Per Diem) 2/2014 – 12/2015
o Performed all assumed professional nurse responsibilities such as medication administration,
supervising the psych technicians, performing ongoing patient specific assessments and establishing
objective driven treatment plans.
o Assessed and coordinated level of care required for all patients.
o Assisted in developing cost effective care plans for high risk cases.
o Consulted with psychiatrist and/or psychologist to determine outcomes and set treatment goals.
o Maintained patient records.
o Partook in on-call rotation.
o Provided instruction and supervision to high school students working in the Nurse Assistant Training
Program.
o Formulated and implemented policies and procedures in regards to intensive case management.
Well Care, Tampa, FL
Behavioral Care Manager Position for Miami Dade County 2/2008-6/2008
o Responsible of determining medical necessity level of care required and quality of care provided.
Coordinating and managing behavioral health services rendered by network and non- network providers
to health plan members using InterQual criteria. Used clinical skills, persuasive communication and
expertise to provide access to standards of care and cost effective quality outcomes.
o Assisted in developing cost-effective care plans for high-risk, high-cost cases by working with
behavioral healthcare providers, members, and their families.
o Implemented intensive case management policies and procedures for affected members.
o Consulted with psychiatrist or psychologist for determination of utilization management decisions.
o Recorded and resolved member inquiries and complaints in accordance with company policies and
procedures.
o Maintained documentation in member file in an acceptable format to ensure accurate documentation
and reporting.
o Assisted in the collection of quality improvement and utilization improvement data as directed.
o Participated in after-hours on-call schedule as needed.

4. ALMA BARRETO
Avonwood Road, Avon, CT 06001
barretal69@yahoo.com
203.559.6525
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o Performed other duties as required.
Saint Joseph Hospital in Tampa, FL
Charge Nurse Position 6/2007- 2/2008
o Duties of charge nurse: assessed, planned, implemented, evaluated, and supervised individual patients
in an inpatient psychiatric unit according to unit policies and procedures.
o Provided supervision of non-RN personnel on the assigned unit. Delegated and supervised unit
activities. Also performed other duties as assigned
References furnished upon request.