Behavioral Health Unit
December 2021
Behavioral
Unit
Behavioral Health Unit
Swedish Edmonds Hospital
Edmonds
,
WA
United States
Sullivan, Tamara, BSN, RN-BC Unit Manager
ANJUM, SAJIDA CERT NURSE ASST
BALDEH, SAMBA B CERT NURSE ASST
CHAM, TIJAN CERT NURSE ASST
JALLOW, LAMIN CERT NURSE ASST
JIMMA, MINA W CERT NURSE ASST
SCHOENTRUP, LALEENEE S CERT NURSE ASST
SOLOMON, ADJOA K CERT NURSE ASST
ROMPA, CHRISTINE LIC PRACTL NURSE
ABOOSAIDI, SHIRINDOKHT MENTAL HEALTH SPECLST
EGEJURU, ANTHONIA I MENTAL HEALTH SPECLST
GRIFFIN, RODNEY A MENTAL HEALTH SPECLST
HORTON, FREDERICK A MENTAL HEALTH SPECLST
JOHNSON, MELINDA F MENTAL HEALTH SPECLST
RODRIGUEZ, LUCINDA MENTAL HEALTH SPECLST
WOLDTSADIK, ZERUBABEL L MENTAL HEALTH SPECLST
RIZVI, SYED Z NURSE TECH I
GOMES, MELANIE N OCCUP THERAPIST
KALER, JASLEEN K OCCUP THERAPIST
MASARIK-WILLIAMS, ELAINE T OCCUP THERAPIST
YATES, MOLLIE OCCUP THERAPIST
KENNEDY, KRYSTAL M RECREATIONAL THERAPIST
POST, CINDY L RN FELLOW
DIBBA, GAIRA RN RESIDENT
BUI, TUONG VY T STAFF REG NURSE
CHANDLER, BETHEL STAFF REG NURSE
DAMPAC, BENJAMIN V STAFF REG NURSE
EDWARDS, MICHAEL D STAFF REG NURSE
FLEMING, SHANNA M STAFF REG NURSE
GORGEY, LINETTE F STAFF REG NURSE
HARTKAMP, ANOUSCHKA STAFF REG NURSE
KAIN, TANYA I STAFF REG NURSE
MEKONNEN, EYOEL Y STAFF REG NURSE
MIN, AIERY STAFF REG NURSE
MITCHELL, JULIA K STAFF REG NURSE
QAMAR, NUSRAT STAFF REG NURSE
RAUT, DEEPA S STAFF REG NURSE
REJI, RENO S STAFF REG NURSE
RICHARD, TIMOTHY L STAFF REG NURSE
ROSE-TURDO, JENNIFER D STAFF REG NURSE
SHRESTHA, BUDDHA L STAFF REG NURSE
SMITH, SUSAN M STAFF REG NURSE
STRIBLING, LILLY E STAFF REG NURSE
WINTER-LAMPHERE, GRACE M STAFF REG NURSE
WOLFE, PATRICIA A STAFF REG NURSE
WRIGHT, EDWARD L UNIT SECRETARY
Houck, Mattias, MSW Social Work Case Mgr
Beazley, Morgan, MSW Social Work Case Mgr
Tran, Cam, MSW Social Work Case Mgr
Horner, Christine, MSW Social Work Case Mgr
Gallien, Elizabeth, MSW Social Work Case Mgr
Washington, Makyla, MSW Social Work Case Mgr
Ousley, Kat, MSW Social Work Case Mgr
Phillips, Julie, MSW Social Work Case Mgr
Rainey, Tracey, LMHC Court Evaluator
Simonds, Halie Court Coordinator
ANJUM, SAJIDA CERT NURSE ASST
BALDEH, SAMBA B CERT NURSE ASST
CHAM, TIJAN CERT NURSE ASST
JALLOW, LAMIN CERT NURSE ASST
JIMMA, MINA W CERT NURSE ASST
SCHOENTRUP, LALEENEE S CERT NURSE ASST
SOLOMON, ADJOA K CERT NURSE ASST
ROMPA, CHRISTINE LIC PRACTL NURSE
ABOOSAIDI, SHIRINDOKHT MENTAL HEALTH SPECLST
EGEJURU, ANTHONIA I MENTAL HEALTH SPECLST
GRIFFIN, RODNEY A MENTAL HEALTH SPECLST
HORTON, FREDERICK A MENTAL HEALTH SPECLST
JOHNSON, MELINDA F MENTAL HEALTH SPECLST
RODRIGUEZ, LUCINDA MENTAL HEALTH SPECLST
WOLDTSADIK, ZERUBABEL L MENTAL HEALTH SPECLST
RIZVI, SYED Z NURSE TECH I
GOMES, MELANIE N OCCUP THERAPIST
KALER, JASLEEN K OCCUP THERAPIST
MASARIK-WILLIAMS, ELAINE T OCCUP THERAPIST
YATES, MOLLIE OCCUP THERAPIST
KENNEDY, KRYSTAL M RECREATIONAL THERAPIST
POST, CINDY L RN FELLOW
DIBBA, GAIRA RN RESIDENT
BUI, TUONG VY T STAFF REG NURSE
CHANDLER, BETHEL STAFF REG NURSE
DAMPAC, BENJAMIN V STAFF REG NURSE
EDWARDS, MICHAEL D STAFF REG NURSE
FLEMING, SHANNA M STAFF REG NURSE
GORGEY, LINETTE F STAFF REG NURSE
HARTKAMP, ANOUSCHKA STAFF REG NURSE
KAIN, TANYA I STAFF REG NURSE
MEKONNEN, EYOEL Y STAFF REG NURSE
MIN, AIERY STAFF REG NURSE
MITCHELL, JULIA K STAFF REG NURSE
QAMAR, NUSRAT STAFF REG NURSE
RAUT, DEEPA S STAFF REG NURSE
REJI, RENO S STAFF REG NURSE
RICHARD, TIMOTHY L STAFF REG NURSE
ROSE-TURDO, JENNIFER D STAFF REG NURSE
SHRESTHA, BUDDHA L STAFF REG NURSE
SMITH, SUSAN M STAFF REG NURSE
STRIBLING, LILLY E STAFF REG NURSE
WINTER-LAMPHERE, GRACE M STAFF REG NURSE
WOLFE, PATRICIA A STAFF REG NURSE
WRIGHT, EDWARD L UNIT SECRETARY
Houck, Mattias, MSW Social Work Case Mgr
Beazley, Morgan, MSW Social Work Case Mgr
Tran, Cam, MSW Social Work Case Mgr
Horner, Christine, MSW Social Work Case Mgr
Gallien, Elizabeth, MSW Social Work Case Mgr
Washington, Makyla, MSW Social Work Case Mgr
Ousley, Kat, MSW Social Work Case Mgr
Phillips, Julie, MSW Social Work Case Mgr
Rainey, Tracey, LMHC Court Evaluator
Simonds, Halie Court Coordinator
Even with the increase in violence and acuity their compassion for our patients shines.
Behavioral health nursing is the epitome of team nursing. It’s not only one RN or CNA on Swedish Edmonds Behavioral Health Unit (BHU) that makes a difference, but also the whole team. The past year and a half of the pandemic has wreaked havoc on everyone’s mental health, and it has been especially hard for those with mental illness. Our patients are sicker than they have been before and with that we have seen an increase in violence. Violence towards our patients prior to admission and violence and abuse to us while we are caring for them on our BHU. The 9W nursing staff face physical and verbal abuse and threats nearly every day they work and sometimes multiple times per day, but they continue to come to work and provide compassionate care to our patients. They do their best not to take it personally and see behind the anger and ask, “why do they act this way, what has happened to them to cause this?” Even with the increase in violence and acuity their compassion for our patients shines. I see their compassion in how they will take time to play a card game with someone who may have said horrible things to them the day prior. They will bring in specialty food in sealed packages for someone with paranoia who won’t eat or drink hospital food. I see it in how they bring in Halloween candy or enough Christmas presents for the entire unit in knowing that the patients will be confined to the unit with no family during the holidays. They advocate, problem-solve, and do care planning to find solutions and least restrictive options to keep our patients safe every day, they deserve all the recognition Swedish has to offer.