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Erin Bowe

The Meadows Psychiatric Center
Bellefonte,PA
1
Certification
8
years of professional experience

I recently graduated in May 2026 with a Masters degree as a Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner from Wilkes University. I am board certified through the ANCC as a PMHNP (Across the Lifespan). I also have an associate’s degree in nursing from Harrisburg Area Community College and Bachelor of Science Degree in Psychology with a Business Minor from Penn State. I have gained considerable experience and have enjoyed working with individuals of all ages during my professional career. I believe that as a nurse we have a responsibility to provide patient advocacy and quality nursing care that enhances an individual’s well-being and quality of life. As a nurse practitioner we have a responsibility to help reduce mental health stigmatization and improve access to care by providing services to the most underserved populations.

Work History

Psychiatric RN

1 Year 7 Months
The Meadows Psychiatric Center | 01.2025 - Current
  • Make concise and timely clinical decisions and delegate responsibilities appropriately and fairly as a charge nurse and relief supervisor
  • Complete psychiatric admission assessments and patient discharges
  • Administer medications safely and assess for medication effectiveness
  • Work as a productive member of an interdisciplinary team to provide safe and therapeutic patient care
  • Take a lead role in de-escalation of agitated individuals using years of experience as a psychiatric nurse in a supervising role

Mental Health RN

2 Years
The Lebanon VA | 01.2023 - 01.2025
  • Make concise and timely clinical decisions and delegate responsibilities appropriately and fairly as a Lead Nurse
  • Complete admission assessments and nursing documentation thoroughly and timely
  • Work in an interdisciplinary context to determine the best plan of care for psychiatric patients
  • Administer medications, including IM injections, safely, timely, and accurately
  • Provide 1:1 therapeutic communication to psychiatric patients who at times need help to de-escalate if agitated or overwhelmed
  • Manage psychiatric crisis situations calmly using evidence-based practice and clinical experience

Psychiatric Nurse, Relief Shift Supervisor

3 Years 5 Months
The Meadows Psychiatric Center | 09.2019 - 02.2023
  • Make concise and timely management decisions and delegate responsibilities appropriately and fairly as a Charge Nurse and Supervisor
  • Administer psychiatric skilled nursing care, as well as medication administration, including IM injections and immunizations
  • Assess patients of all ages to meet their psychiatric and medical care needs, including COVID positive patients
  • Provide 1:1 therapeutic processing and build rapport with emotionally distressed individuals, as well as de-escalate agitated and aggressive patients
  • Work in an interdisciplinary context to determine the best plan of care for psychiatric patients
  • Assure adequate staffing ratios are upheld for next shift per State regulations

Unit Nurse Manager

1 Year 2 Months
The Meadows Inpatient Psychiatric Center | 05.2020 - 07.2021
  • Manage Day to Day function of Adolescent and Children's Units
  • Make concise and timely management decisions and delegate responsibilities appropriately and fairly as a UNM
  • Complete fair and thorough employee evaluations
  • Complete chart audits
  • Assess, manage, and cover staffing needs and ratios
  • Work in an interdisciplinary context to determine the best plan of care for psychiatric patients
  • Provide safe COVID care to COVID positive patients
  • Assure staff is following safe infection control practices

Program Director

7 Months
Beacon Light STAR Program | 01.2019 - 08.2019
  • Oversees daily function of 10 bed Short Term RTF for Children and Adolescents 7 years of age to 17 years of age
  • Functions as a Charge Nurse of the unit, completing nursing assessments and administering medications
  • Interviews and hires new staff, completes staffing weekly staffing schedules
  • Supervises nurses, Direct Support Professionals, and Therapists
  • Functions as a member of an Interdisciplinary Team Member to make Clinical decisions

Education

PMHNP - Psychiatric NP Program

Wilkes University | Wilkes-Barre, PA | 05-2026

Graduated May 2026

Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN)

Harrisburg Area Community College | Harrisburg, PA | 01-2011
Dean’s List

Bachelor Degree in Psychology - Business Minor

The Pennsylvania State University | University Park, PA | 01-2002

Skills

Mental health evaluation
Direct patient care
Clinical documentation
Patient assessments
Crisis intervention
De-escalation techniques
Treatment Planning
Multidisciplinary collaboration
Therapeutic communication
Trauma-informed care

Certification

American Heart Association BLS

PMHNP (Across the Lifespan) board certification through ANCC

Affiliations

American Nurses Association

Timeline

Psychiatric RN

The Meadows Psychiatric Center
01.2025 - CurrentRead More

Mental Health RN

The Lebanon VA
01.2023 - 01.2025Read More

Unit Nurse Manager

The Meadows Inpatient Psychiatric Center
05.2020 - 07.2021Read More

Psychiatric Nurse, Relief Shift Supervisor

The Meadows Psychiatric Center
09.2019 - 02.2023Read More

Program Director

Beacon Light STAR Program
01.2019 - 08.2019Read More

The Pennsylvania State University

Bachelor Degree in Psychology from Business Minor
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Harrisburg Area Community College

Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN)
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Wilkes University

PMHNP from Psychiatric NP Program
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Erin Bowe