About Me
About Me
Brandy L. Cooks-Thomas
Dually Certified Psychiatric Mental Health and Family Nurse Practitioner
Enthusiastic, talented, and compassionate Nurse Practitioner backed by four years of advanced practice experience and a firm commitment to evidence based, comprehensive care for individuals across the lifespan with a broad range of psychiatric and physical health conditions. Results driven clinician with a proven ability to independently and collaboratively deliver comprehensive care promoting positive health outcomes utilizing the most modern approaches to medical practice. Influential and innovative leader commended for the ability to identify and capitalize on opportunities to consistently increase access to cost effective quality medical services. Highly motivated professional eager to build upon prior experiences to champion a dynamic Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner role to meet the mental health needs of diverse patient populations in our community.
Areas of Training and Experience Include:
Psychiatric & Behavioral Healthcare
Psychiatric Assessment & Evaluation
Addiction Medicine Experience
Family Practice & Primary Care
Comprehensive Health Assessments
Electronic Medical Records Platforms
Patient Education, Safety & Advocacy
Telehealth Care Experience
Med. Prescribing & Management
Education
Education & Credentials
Post-Masters Certificate: Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner
2018
Southeastern University, Hammond, LA
2015
Master of Science in Nursing: Family Nurse Practitioner
Emory University, Atlanta, GA
2014
Accelerated Bachelor of Science in Nursing (Cum Laude)
Emory University, Atlanta, GA
HRSA NurseCorp Scholarship Recipient & Dean’s Leadership Scholar Award Recipient
Master of Science in Early Childhood Education
Pace University, New York City, NY
Bachelor of Arts in Human Biology: Brain and Behavior
Brown University, Providence, RI
License No. AP08681
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Louisiana State Board of Nursing, Advanced Practice Registered Nurse
License No. RN149468
Louisiana State Board of Nursing, Registered Nurse
License No. 899743
Mississippi State Board of Nursing, RN Compact
License No. RN243016
Georgia State Board of Nursing, Registered Nurse
Licenses, APRN 1019032
Texas State Board of Nursing, Advanced Practice Registered Nurse & Registered Nurse
Prescriptive Authority No. PA02500 LA 36895 TX
United States Drug Enforcement Administration, DEA No. MC3885552 LA MC6964755 TX
MAT DEA No. XC3885552 DW/100
CDS No. CDS.048058-APN
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Experience
Personal Experience:
BasePoint Psychiatry and Wellness & BasePoint Academy Forney, TX
08/2021- present
Independently elicit detailed medical history, perform psychiatric assessments and evaluations for up to 13 patients per day to accurately establish differential and working diagnoses for a broad range of mental health and psychiatric conditions in private practice. Identify and capitalize on the psychological, developmental, cognitive, and personal strengths of each patient to empower individuals to effectively manage their conditions promoting peak maintained levels of health and quality of life. Prescribe medications and nonpharmaceutical interventions to optimize patient outcomes. Offer education, resources, and support to patients/families to foster a strong understanding of diagnosed conditions, treatment regimens, coping strategies, and healthy lifestyle choices to encourage care plan compliance and long-lasting positive results. Worked in the outpatient setting with all ages and worked in the intensive outpatient and partial hospitalization for young adults and teens.
Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner
Cooks Health Enterprise, PLLC Vicksburg, MS
04/2019-present
Established LLC specifically focused on providing telemedicine and in person medication management for therapy and counseling offices who wanted to offer medication management for their patients. Established contracts with Bruce Professional Counseling which has offices in New Orleans, Baton Rouge, Clinton and Vidalia. As a one-stop shop, provided EMR, completed pre-authorization forms, utilized prescription monitoring program and drug screening independently and through Millenium and Aegus.
Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner/ OWNER
Dr. Sabri Sheikha Private Practice,
Rockwall, Texas
01/2021-08/21
Independently elicit detailed medical history, perform psychiatric assessments and evaluations for up to 25 patients per day to accurately establish differential and working diagnoses for a broad range of mental health and psychiatric conditions in private practice. Identify and capitalize on the psychological, developmental, cognitive, and personal strengths of each patient to empower individuals to effectively manage their conditions promoting peak maintained levels of health and quality of life. Prescribe medications and nonpharmaceutical interventions to optimize patient outcomes. Offer education, resources, and support to patients/families to foster a strong understanding of diagnosed conditions, treatment regimens, coping strategies, and healthy lifestyle choices to encourage care plan compliance and long-lasting positive results.
Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner
DELHI HOSPITAL: RURAL HEALTH CLINIC/COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER, Delhi, LA
2016 – 2021
Independently elicit detailed medical history, perform psychiatric assessments and evaluations for up to 16 patients per day to accurately establish differential and working diagnoses for a broad range of mental health and psychiatric conditions. Identify and capitalize on the psychological, developmental, cognitive, and personal strengths of each patient to empower individuals to effectively manage their conditions promoting peak maintained levels of health and quality of life. Prescribe medications and nonpharmaceutical interventions to optimize patient outcomes. Offer education, resources, and support to patients/families to foster a strong understanding of diagnosed conditions, treatment regimens, coping strategies, and healthy lifestyle choices to encourage care plan compliance and long lasting positive results.
Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner
Family Nurse Practitioner
2016-2020
Assess, diagnose, prescribe and manage care for 10 to 15 patients across the lifespan, per day, with a broad range of acute injuries, illnesses, or chronic condition exacerbations. Order and interpret diagnostic labs and images to investigate patient’s chief complaint and to formulate differential and working diagnoses. Generate individualized care plans to optimize patient outcomes; seamlessly facilitate referrals for higher level, specialize care, when needed, to further improve patient results. Educate patients and their family members on healthcare diagnosis, plan of care, and strategies to prevent injuries, illness, or infection. Chart all evaluations, prescribed and administered treatments, and patient progress to the EMR platform to effectively manage continuity of care.
Chronic Care Management Coordinator
2016 – 2018
Played a pivotal role in launching a new telehealth/hotline based program aimed at elderly patients with multiple chronic conditions increasing their ability to access timely, quality care in a prompt manner.
Glenwood Regional Medical Centre, West Monroe, LA
2017
Provided influential leadership for a team of registered nurses on a 20 bed telemetry unit ensuring timely, attentive care for patients across the lifespan with varying medical needs in alignment with the mission, vision, and values of the organization. Evaluated unit census, delegated staffing assignments, and cultivated a safe environment while maximizing productivity and maintaining complete patient satisfaction. Simultaneously managed the care of 5 of my own assigned patients by utilizing the full scope of the nursing process to assess, plan, implement, and evaluate care utilizing diverse therapeutic modalities. Closely observed all response to are ensuring comfort, safety, and treatment efficacy. Maintained and secured accurate clinical documentation in each patient’s electronic health record in compliance with local, state, and federal mandated practices.
Telemetry Registered Nurse & Charge Nurse
Brandy L. Cooks-Thomas
Additional experience as Coach/Tutor with Emory School of Nursing: Building Nursing’s Diverse Leaders Program, Research Assistant/Recruiter: FREE Heart and Novel Study with Emory School of Nursing, Founding Sixth Grade Reading Teacher, Fifth Grade English Language Arts Teacher and Literacy Chair with KIPP Vision Academy Charter School, Fifth Grade Reading Teaching with Harlem Village Academy Leadership Charter School, and Third/Fourth Grade Teacher and Grade Leader with P.S. 005 Elementary School/Teach for America/Americorp.
Professional Affilations
Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing
American Association of Nurse Practitioners
American Society of Addiction Medicine
American Nurses Association
Community Involvement
Friends of Refugee: Embrace Birth Support
St. Luke’s Roosevelt Hospital, Sexual Abuse and Domestic Violence Advocate
Migrant Farm Worker’s Health Clinic
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