Sara Weelborg

• Responsible for clinical care and supervisory aspects of an in-person mental health intensive outpatient program treating adults with mood disorders and PTSD
• Perform intake assessments, dialectical behavior skills groups, cognitive behavioral psychotherapy, and medication management
• Conduct quality assurance/improvement activities, data collection and performance measurement, and ensure program adheres to accreditation standards set forth by the Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities

Provide psychiatric medication management and psychotherapy in solo private practice, psychiatric consultation for the Squaxin Island Health Clinic, and medication management and medical director services for the Northwest Indian Treatment Center

Provide psychiatric consultation to a primary care team in an integrated care setting.

Provided administrative and clinical leadership to a US Navy medical detachment of 40 members. Conducted periodic health assessments as part of members' deployment readiness evaluations. As mental health nursing specialty leader for the entire Navy Reserve Component, helped to coordinate mental health nurses' pre-deployment preparation activities.

Highest rank attained: Commander

Provided telemedicine services (psychotropic medication management) to five community mental health clinics in rural Oklahoma. Worked closely with a team consisting of behavioral health specialists, case managers, mental health therapists, and psychologists.

Provided psychotropic medication consultation at long-term care facilities in Western Washington. Collaborated with medical, nursing and social services staff to evaluate, review, and manage psychotropic medication treatment for geriatric long-term care residents.

Provided psychotropic medication management for a full panel of outpatient clients. Collaborated with registered nurses, mental health therapists, psychologists, and psychiatrists.

Collaborated with research psychologists to develop technology platforms for the Department of Defense (mobile telehealth units, smartphone applications). Conducted literature reviews and offered an advanced practice nursing perspective on various projects. Participated in research study investigating effectiveness of "Caring Letters" on military suicide prevention.

Supervised 8 professional (psychologists and psychiatrists) and 12 paraprofessional (psychiatric technicians and Navy corpsmen) active duty and civilian mental health staff members in a busy outpatient clinic. Wrote and delivered performance evaluations, conducted department meetings, and provided briefings to Command executive leadership. Provided advanced practice nursing care to beneficiaries as an ARNP.

Active Duty US Navy Nurse Corps Officer. Staff nurse and charge nurse at National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda MD (cardiac step-down and telemetry); Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, DC (inpatient pediatrics); USNS Comfort (Operation Baltic Challenge); Naval Hospital Great Lakes in Great Lakes, IL (inpatient and outpatient psychiatry); Naval Hospital Bremerton in Bremerton, WA (outpatient psychiatry); US Naval Expeditionary Medical Facility Kuwait in Camp Buehring, Kuwait (Operation Iraqi Freedom- outpatient psychiatry).