Ashlee Amparan
Fort Lauderdale,Florida
Summary
Board-certified psychiatrist with over five years of postgraduate clinical experience in high-acuity inpatient psychiatric settings. Expertise in managing justice-involved youth from juvenile detention facilities and adults facing severe mental illness. Skilled in suicide precaution management, conducting involuntary evaluations (Baker Act), crisis stabilization, and responding to behavioral emergencies. Actively pursuing locum tenens opportunities in correctional psychiatry to leverage skills and contribute to the mental health of underserved populations.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Fellow
University of Miami / Jackson Health System
Miami, FL
07.2024 - Current
- Provide psychiatric evaluation and medication management in inpatient and emergency settings, including locked units
- Assess and stabilize justice-involved youth admitted from juvenile detention facilities
- Conduct suicide and violence risk assessments; manage patients on suicide precautions and close observation
- Initiate and manage involuntary psychiatric evaluations and treatment
- Participate in behavioral crisis response, including appropriate use of restraint and seclusion
- Assisted in patient care coordination, improving overall workflow efficiency.
- Collaborated with multidisciplinary teams to enhance treatment protocols and patient outcomes.
- Assessed students' progress and provided feedback to enhance learning.
Board Certified Adult Psychiatrist
Total Mental Wellness
Fort Lauderdale, FL
09.2023 - Current
- Conduct outpatient psychiatric evaluations and ongoing medication management
- Treat mood, anxiety, trauma-related, and substance use disorders
- Implement evidence-based practices into daily work routine, enhancing overall effectiveness of clinical decision-making and patient outcomes.
- Utilize telemedicine services for remote consultations, expanding access to healthcare for rural patients.
- Educate patients on health management, preventative care, and lifestyle modifications for improved outcomes.
Psychiatry Resident Physician
HCA East Florida Division–Woodmont Hospital
Tamarac, FL
07.2021 - 06.2024
- Evaluated and treated adults in locked inpatient psychiatric units
- Managed high-acuity patients with schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, severe depression, and substance withdrawal
- Conducted and managed involuntary holds (Baker Act)
- Led crisis stabilization efforts and managed patients on suicide precautions
- Implemented restraint and seclusion protocols in accordance with regulatory standards
- Participated in case conferences, contributing insights for improved patient care strategies.
- Mentored junior residents on clinical procedures and ethical considerations in mental health care.
- Educated patients and their families about mental health conditions, promoting understanding and self-management techniques.
Education
D.O. - Osteopathic Medicine
Burrell College of Osteopathic Medicine
Las Cruces05-2021
Bachelor of Science - Health Sciences
California Baptist University
Riverside08-2015
Skills
- Suicide & Violence Risk Assessment
- Suicide Precautions
- Baker Act Evaluations
- Locked/Secure Unit Psychiatry
- Restraint & Seclusion Protocols
- Severe Mental Illness (SMI)
- Substance Use Disorders
- Acute Psychiatric Stabilization
- Trauma-Informed Care
- Mental health evaluation
- Psychopharmacology Management
- Justice-Involved Populations
- EMR: Cerner, Epic, Meditech
Certification
- Florida Medical License (Active)
- DEA Registered
- Board Certified – Adult Psychiatry
- Board Eligible – Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
Timeline
Child & Adolescent Psychiatry Fellow
University of Miami / Jackson Health System
07.2024 - Current
Board Certified Adult Psychiatrist
Total Mental Wellness
09.2023 - Current
Psychiatry Resident Physician
HCA East Florida Division–Woodmont Hospital
07.2021 - 06.2024
D.O. - Osteopathic Medicine
Burrell College of Osteopathic Medicine
Bachelor of Science - Health Sciences
California Baptist University