Kelly Schmidt
Denver,CO
Summary
A warm, caring, and enthusiastic nurse practitioner with 7 years of experience in mental health settings. Proficient in patient care, tele-psychiatry, and mental health care in both inpatient and outpatient settings.
Overview
1
1
Certification
9
9
years of professional experience
Work History
Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner
Peak Mental Healthcare
Denver, CO
05.2026 - Current
- Conducted comprehensive psychiatric evaluations to diagnose and develop treatment plans for diverse patient populations.
- Collaborated with multidisciplinary teams to implement effective therapeutic interventions and coordinate patient care.
- Prescribed psychotropic medications while monitoring efficacy and adjusting treatment as necessary for optimal outcomes.
Psychiatric Triage Nurse, Community Mental Health
AllHealth Network
Denver, Colorado
01.2018 - 01.2024
- Triaged client questions, concerns, and needs, as well as requests from external providers regarding client care and medication treatment to best support pediatric and adult clients in using their medications safely and effectively.
- Responded to crisis calls and completed comprehensive assessments of persons whose lives are disrupted or complicated by mental illness, behavioral disturbances, substance abuse issues, or the inability to function or maintain in the community.
- Managed Clozapine program, including case management, reviewing labs, and ensuring medication compliance for any client prescribed Clozapine.
Psychiatric Nurse, Inpatient
Inova Fairfax Hospital
Fairfax, Virginia
01.2017 - 01.2018
- Maintained clinical expertise by providing direct patient care as floor and charge nurse.
- Participated in and implemented treatment planning via collaboration between patient, physicians, therapists, and social workers for optimal delivery and patient care.
- Participated in unit-based Nursing Practice Council to improve patient care utilizing evidence-based practice.
Education
Doctorate of Nursing Practice -
Arizona State University
Phoenix, Arizona01-2025
Bachelor's in Nursing - undefined
University of Delaware
Newark, Delaware01-2017
Skills
- Inpatient psychiatry
- Tele-psychiatry
- Experience with SPMI
- Crisis evaluation
- Outpatient psychiatry
Certification
- Colorado Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (Across the Lifespan) Certification
- American Nurses Credentialing Center, APN.1001038-NP
- Colorado Registered Professional Nurse
- RN.1671482
Timeline
Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner
Peak Mental Healthcare
05.2026 - Current
Psychiatric Triage Nurse, Community Mental Health
AllHealth Network
01.2018 - 01.2024
Psychiatric Nurse, Inpatient
Inova Fairfax Hospital
01.2017 - 01.2018
Bachelor's in Nursing - undefined
University of Delaware
Doctorate of Nursing Practice -
Arizona State University
STRENGTHS
- Academic Excellence
- Arizona Statue University ranked #26 in DNP programs (U.S. News World Report, 2025.) Graduated with 4.0 GPA.
- Demonstrated leadership
- Appointed as charge nurse and as covering manager in nursing roles
CLINICAL EXPERIENCE IN DNP PROGRAM
- Tangled Minds Integrative Psychiatry
- 2023 - 2023
- Parker, Colorado
- 135 hours of outpatient clinic experience with children and adults
- Lee and Me Psychiatry, LPC
- 2023 - 2025
- Denver, Colorado
- 777 hours of outpatient clinic experience with children and adults