Shayna Walker
Henderson,NV
Summary
Experienced Clinical Telehealth and Advanced Practice Provider Collaboration Advocate with dual board certification in Psychiatry and Family Medicine. Throughout career, served as clinical liaison between fields, leveraging expertise to bridge gap and enhance patient care. Director and effective leader who successfully led teams of up to 30 behavioral health providers and 15 support staff. Specializes in community-based psychiatry for severe mental health population, comfortable handling all aspects of clinical adult and child psychiatry as well as substance abuse treatments. Strong track record of creating and implementing tele-psychiatry programs, both before and after pandemic, to support local and underserved communities. Thrives in clinical collaborative model for advanced practice providers, also served as clinical preceptor and supervisor for primary care and behavioral health students for over 12 years.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
Work History
Clinical Psychiatrist Collaboration
Aspen Family Medical Group
2024.04 - Current
- Clinical psychiatrist providing supervision and collaboration within group of community-based primary health providers
Clinical Tele-Psychiatrist
For HIMS/HERS
2023.10 - Current
- Clinical psychiatrist providing asynchronous care to clients who have limited access to psychiatric services
- Collaboration within group of behavioral health providers ensuring 24-7 care for mild to moderate anxiety and depressive disorders.
Collaborating Physician
Collaborating Docs
2023.08 - Current
- Clinical psychiatrist providing monthly and as needed supervision to multiple Advanced Practice Providers for medical oversight throughout the U.S.
- Skilled at providing clinical expertise for providers managing all aspects of the patient lifespan including crisis management for complex patients.
Clinical Tele-Psychiatrist
Iris Telehealth
2022.08 - Current
- Clinical psychiatrist virtually supporting busy behavioral health clinic embedded within rural hospital system
- Supervision to Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner Provider for clinical oversight
- Adept at managing all common behavioral health disorders within rural area that has limited therapeutic and specialty psychiatry care access.
Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Clinical Preceptor
California State San Marcos Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Program
2018.04 - 2022.07
- Clinical supervisor for master's level nurse practitioner students at the California State San Marcos Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Program, facilitating their clinical education for final year coursework
- This partnership served to increase job recruitment of invaluable nurse practitioners within the community health center
- Long-term supervisor for 4 advanced practice providers within True Care under my direct clinical supervision.
Clinical Director of Behavioral Health Department
Truecare NCHS
2017.01 - 2022.07
- Transitioned to leadership role in 2017 overseeing the growth of behavioral health and psychiatric services using the warm hand-off primary care integration model
- Created and led many interdisciplinary meetings to increase the comfort level of primary care providers utilizing psychotropic medications
- Adept at training and providing real-life educational skills to primary care providers due to dual boarded training.
Behavioral Health Clinical Director
True Care North County Health Services
2013.08 - 2022.07
- Coordinated behavioral health services for over 75K patients in North County, San Diego and Riverside County areas
- Facilitated and administered culturally sensitive care of psychiatric patients, as well as coordinated integrative care and primary care support
- Served as departmental leader in the creation of behavioral health curriculum used for new hire and ongoing training of providers and staff.
Clinical Adult and Child Psychiatrist
Truecare NCHS
2013.08 - 2022.07
- Initially saw both family medicine and psychiatry patients, 50/50 split, managing severe mental illness in full scope psychiatric community health practice
- Provided full scope family medicine care with emphasis on mental health and wellness for adult population
- Managed chronic illnesses that are worsened in the context of untreated mental illness
- Adept at managing and addressing chronic trauma and adverse childhood experiences that impact a client's overall health.
Clinical Provider of Family Medicine for Underserved Populations
Truecare NCHS
2013.01 - 2017.01
- Clinical provider of family medicine for underserved population in federally qualified community health center, N
- County San Diego.
Telemedicine & Tele-Psychiatry Clinician
Coastal Carolina Neuropsychiatry Center
2012.07 - 2013.07
- Delivered behavioral health and primary care for residents of rural North Carolina
- Facilitated hospital admission evaluations of seriously ill child/adolescent inpatients, and outpatient comprehensive behavioral and primary care services.
Intern/Resident
University of California San Diego Medical Center
2007.06 - 2012.06
- Served in a clinical leadership role at St
- Vincent de Paul Medical Center serving a population with varied socio-economic challenges
- Coordinated a multidisciplinary team approach, attending to clients severely impaired within the serial inebriate program
- Intensive outpatient services lead to reductions in hospitalizations and improvement in patient conditions.
Education
M.D. -
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
The Bronx, NY01.2007
Bachelor of Science - Biology
The College of New Jersey
Ewing, NJ01.2003
Skills
- Multiple E.H.R Proficiencies- Epic, Intergy, Practice Partner. Tebra, Drchrono, BravadoHealth
- Full Medical License in these States: California, Texas, Nevada, Massachusetts, Utah, New Jersey, Indiana, West Virginia, Michigan, Wisconsin, Kentucky, Georgia, Kansas, Ohio, Oklahoma
- DEA: California & Texas and willing to expand to other states as needed
- Psychopharmacology knowledge
- Interpersonal Communication
- Team Collaboration
Residency Leadership Positions
- Chief Resident, UCSD Family Medicine/Psychiatry, 06/2011, 06/2012
- Senior Resident, Veteran's Affairs Hospital, 06/2011, 06/2012
- Balint Facilitator, UCSD Family Medicine Program, 09/2010, 06/2012
Contributions
- Created internal tele-psychiatry program including protocols and recruitment of program staff to properly support previously poorly supported remote clinical offices, thus improving access and assistance of behavioral health patients struggling with transportation and clinical access issues.
- Led in effort to revitalize and grow inherited behavioral health department that struggled with low staffing by increasing the numbers of clinical psychiatry providers, therapy team members, and case managers.
- Boosted team morale and engagement by establishing team building retreats and events that yielded positive feedback and improved overall staff wellness.
- Participated in the creation of medication for opioid use disorder program, including training providers, provided ongoing case management and psychiatric treatment of multiple patients.
- 2015-2016 NCHS Provider of the year
- 2018-2019 NCHS Clinical Director of the year
Timeline
Clinical Psychiatrist Collaboration
Aspen Family Medical Group
2024.04 - Current
Clinical Tele-Psychiatrist
For HIMS/HERS
2023.10 - Current
Collaborating Physician
Collaborating Docs
2023.08 - Current
Clinical Tele-Psychiatrist
Iris Telehealth
2022.08 - Current
Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Clinical Preceptor
California State San Marcos Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Program
2018.04 - 2022.07
Clinical Director of Behavioral Health Department
Truecare NCHS
2017.01 - 2022.07
Behavioral Health Clinical Director
True Care North County Health Services
2013.08 - 2022.07
Clinical Adult and Child Psychiatrist
Truecare NCHS
2013.08 - 2022.07
Clinical Provider of Family Medicine for Underserved Populations
Truecare NCHS
2013.01 - 2017.01
Telemedicine & Tele-Psychiatry Clinician
Coastal Carolina Neuropsychiatry Center
2012.07 - 2013.07
Intern/Resident
University of California San Diego Medical Center
2007.06 - 2012.06
M.D. -
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Bachelor of Science - Biology
The College of New Jersey
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