Curriculum Vitae
Name: Suzan Robarge, RN, MSN
Office Address: 1030 Miners Rd, St. Joseph, MI 49085
E-Mail:
Telephone: 269-408-1688
Fax: 269-408-1692
Education:
June 2001 Psychiatric Mental Health Adult Nurse Practitioner
Board Certified
April 1997 Grand Valley State University, Allendale, Michigan
Master of Science Degree in Nursing/Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner
May 1982 Grand Valley State University, Allendale, Michigan
Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing
May 1997 Gobles High School, Gobles, Michigan
Professional Experience:
2002 – Present: Borgess Visiting Nurse & Hospice
Clinical Manager of Mental Health/Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner
348 North Burdick Street, Kalamazoo, MI 49007
2009 – 2012: Behavioral Care Solutions, LLS
Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner • 1721 Moon Lake Boulevard, Hoffman Estates, IL 60169
2006 – 2008: Oaklawn Hospital
Consultant / Director of Inpatient Psychiatric Unit • 200 North Madison Street,
Marshall, MI 49068
2002 – 2006: Grand Valley State University Kirkohof School of Nursing
Clinical Nursing Instructor • 1 Campus Drive, Allendale, MI 49401
(269) 895-3558
2000 – 2002: Battle Creek Health System—Fieldstone Hospital Nov. 2000 – Aug. 2002
Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner • 300 North Ave., Battle Creek, MI 49016
(269) 966-8374
2000 – 2000: Plainwell Pines Nursing Centre
Consultant/Acting Director of Nursing • 3260 East B. Ave., Plainwell,
MI 49080 • (269) 349-6649
• Assumed all Director of Nursing responsibilities.
1999 – 2000: The Laurels of Galesburg
Director of Nursing • 1080 North 35th Street, Galesburg, MI 49053 • (269) 665-7043
1999 – 1999: South Haven Healthcare Centre
Director of Nursing • 850 Phillips Street, South Haven, MI 49090
(269) 637-5147
1994 – 1997: Van Buren County Community Mental Health
Center for Crisis Stabilization (CCS)
Registered Nurse • 59078 CR 671, Paw Paw, MI 49079 • (269) 657-6038
Clinician
1996 – 1996 Van Buren County Community Mental Health Act
STEPS Program—Chronically Mentally III
Registered Nurse • Hazen Street, Paw Paw, MI 49079 • (269) 657-7702
1995 – 1996: Van Buren County Community Mental Health ACT TEAM
Mental Illness/Chemical Abuse (MI/CA)
Registered Nurse • 201 Elm Street, Paw Paw, MI 49079 • (269) 657-5598
1994 – 1999: Bronson Hospital School of Nursing
Nursing Instructor • 252 East Lovell Street, Kalamazoo, MI • (269) 341-8931
• Adjunct nursing instructor for Bronson School of Nursing.
1985 – 1987: South Miami Hospital
Cardiac Critical Care Registered Nurse • 6200 S.W. 73rd Street, Miami, FL
(305) 661-4611
1984 – 1985: Complete Care Home Health Agency
Home Health Field Registered Nurse • 9495 S.W. 72nd Street, Miami, FL
(305) 272-8200
1982 – 1984: Borgess Medical Center
8NW/Telemetry Floor Registered Nurse • 1521 Gull Road, Kalamazoo, MI
(269) 383-7000
1980 – 1982: Medical Personnel Pool
Nurse Aide • 124 East Fulton, Grand Rapids, MI • (616) 774-8511
1979 – 1981: Friendship Village Nursing Home
Nurse Aide • 1400 North Drake Road, Kalamazoo, MI • (269) 381-0560
Advanced Nursing Practice:
1995: Evergreen Manor
Clinical Nurse Specialist • Bangor, MI (269) 427-7389
• Utilized a variety of psychotherapeutic interventions and advanced communication skills while applying knowledge from nursing, psychology, social, and biological sciences in caring for adults with disruptions in their mental health.
• Applied nursing and related research findings to health promotion, risk reduction, and management of adults with disruptions in their mental health.
1996 – 1997: Lakeview Partial Hospitalization Program
Clinical Nurse Specialist • Paw Paw, MI (269) 657-1405
• Performed group, family, and individual therapy for managing acute and
chronic mental health alterations.
• Focused on diagnosis, care plan development, implementation, follow-up, and
evaluation of the mentally and medically compromised geriatric client.
• Documented measurements of nursing effectiveness in the management of geriatric
clients by stabilizing conditions and improved mental health functioning.
• Utilized nursing and related research findings in the assessment, management, and
evaluation of outcomes for geriatric clients with acute and chronic alterations in health.
Extensive Research:
Thesis Topic: An Investigation of Psychological Distress and Self Destructive Behaviors in Adult Victims of Childhood Sexual Abuse.
Organizations:
Ø Psychiatric Nurses Council of Southwest Michigan, 1995
Ø Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing, April 1996
Ø Van Buren County Mental Health Board Member, 1997
Ø West Michigan Nurse Practitioners, 2001
Ø American Nurses Association, 2001
Awards:
Ø Excellence in Caring – October 31, 2007 Dementia Consortium
Presentations:
Speaker at the Michigan Association of Homes and Services for the Aging (MASHA) Convention—April 22, 1998.
TOPIC: Rejuvenating Vitality through Nursing Home Care.