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Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Certification
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Rita  Nicholson

Rita Nicholson

Wesley Chapel,FL

Summary

Psychiatric nursing professional with strong clinical expertise and proven ability to deliver impactful patient care. Skilled in comprehensive mental health assessments, therapeutic interventions, and medication management. Known for exceptional collaboration with multidisciplinary teams and adaptability to changing clinical needs. Valued for empathetic patient interactions, critical thinking, and effective communication.

Overview

2026
2026
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

APRN, PMHNP-BC

Brightside Health
07.2024 - Current
  • Company Overview: telepsychiatry
  • Providing services to AK, FL, and NE.

APRN, PMHNP-BC

ePsychiatry
12.2015 - 08.2024

Company Overview: telepsychiaty

  • Duties include treating a full range of psychiatric disorders in older children to senior adults at MatSu Health Services FQHC in Alaska

PMHNP-BC

Correct Care Solutions
05.2014 - 11.2015

Company Overview: Providing acute and chronic psychiatric care to Pasco County inmates

  • Managing crises, substance abuse/detox, and Baker Acts
  • Assisted in teaching nursing students on clinical rotations at the jail from local area colleges

PMHNP-BC

Encounter Telepsychiatry
02.2014 - 06.2014

Company Overview: telepsychiatry services to patients in rural Nebraska

  • Unable to go full time with this company and left to work full time in corrections

APRN, PMHNP, WHNP

Tanana Chiefs Conference
11.2013 - 02.2014
  • Company Overview: Offering an integrative healthcare model in five rural Family Practice clinics in Alaska
  • Working in both NP specialties, Psychiatry, and Woman's healthcare
  • Resigned over a legal scope of practice conflict regarding the forced supervision of non-licensed, non-accredited Indian Health Service Behavioral Health Aid personnel. My resignation was advised by The Alaska State Board of Nursing. More information upon request

APRN

4Every Woman (self-employed)
01.2009 - 01.2011
  • Providing women's healthcare and medical aesthetics in SW NE


APRN

Sand Hills District Health
01.2009 - 12.2009
  • Company Overview: Public Health clinic
  • Providing women's health care, family planning, and basic primary care services to an underserved population


APRN

Chase County Community Hospital
01.2008 - 01.2009
  • Company Overview: Women's Specialty Clinic
  • Providing women's healthcare including: prenatal, menopause: HRT and bio-identical hormone compounding, reproductive and sexual healthcare, IUD insertion, endometrial bx., and medical aesthetics

APRN

Home Touch a Center for Wellness
04.2004 - 08.2008
  • Company Overview: Family Practice clinic
  • Duties included a full range of women's healthcare and medical aesthetics services
  • Assisted a Family Physician with various outpatient procedures and services


General Nursing

for RN and LPN

Include: Geriatrics, Med-Surg, Labor and Delivery, ER.

Education

Postmaster in Psychiatry - Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner

University of Nebraska Medical Center
Omaha, NE

Master of Science - Women's Health Nurse Practitioner

Drexel University
Philadelphia, PA

Bachelor of Science - Healthcare Management

Bellevue University
Bellevue, NE

Associate of Science - Nursing (RN)

University of South Dakota
Vermillion, SD

Certificate - Practical Nursing (LPN)

Metropolitan Community College
Omaha, NE

Skills

  • Friendly, positive attitude
  • Teamwork and collaboration
  • Active listening, problem-solving
  • Utilizing evidenced based treatment

Certification

  • American Nurse Credentialing Center (ANCC) PMHNP-BC
  • National Certification Corporation (NCC) WHNP-BC
  • Active APRN licenses in Alaska, Florida, Nebraska
  • Two DEAs, AK and FL.
  • CAQH-Credentialed in most major insurance carriers
  • BLS

The American Health Council,

Awarded Best Nurses in America.

Timeline

APRN, PMHNP-BC

Brightside Health
07.2024 - Current

APRN, PMHNP-BC

ePsychiatry
12.2015 - 08.2024

PMHNP-BC

Correct Care Solutions
05.2014 - 11.2015

PMHNP-BC

Encounter Telepsychiatry
02.2014 - 06.2014

APRN, PMHNP, WHNP

Tanana Chiefs Conference
11.2013 - 02.2014

APRN

4Every Woman (self-employed)
01.2009 - 01.2011

APRN

Sand Hills District Health
01.2009 - 12.2009

APRN

Chase County Community Hospital
01.2008 - 01.2009

APRN

Home Touch a Center for Wellness
04.2004 - 08.2008
  • American Nurse Credentialing Center (ANCC) PMHNP-BC
  • National Certification Corporation (NCC) WHNP-BC
  • Active APRN licenses in Alaska, Florida, Nebraska
  • Two DEAs, AK and FL.
  • CAQH-Credentialed in most major insurance carriers
  • BLS

General Nursing

for RN and LPN

Postmaster in Psychiatry - Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner

University of Nebraska Medical Center

Master of Science - Women's Health Nurse Practitioner

Drexel University

Bachelor of Science - Healthcare Management

Bellevue University

Associate of Science - Nursing (RN)

University of South Dakota

Certificate - Practical Nursing (LPN)

Metropolitan Community College
Rita Nicholson