After 30 years of success as a mental health nurse inclusive of 19 yrs prescribing and providing leadership….
I Noticed Something
The focus on getting APRN’s to work at agencies targets money, benefits, telepsychiatry and hybrid models, and sometimes college reimbursement. While all agencies have much of this to offer, and many times all of these great opportunities, the one thing agencies consistently lack is APRN retention. APRN's are hired to “prescribe” and are often working on an island with no communication amongst each other and teams. Leadership struggles to keep them on board. With these prescribers leaving not only does cost add up, but client risks and dissatisfaction becomes a part of this unsettled environment. Leadership is under stress to resolve situations within an APRN talent war so to speak and are often left to the demise of paying high cost recruiters. This is because no one has shown leadership how to set up a thriving, organized environment that targets APRN raw talent, allows them to grow in their role, and supports prescriber's to become a team that stays! I am here to show you how to be that leader who knows what it takes to make this happen!
BUILD THE APRN TEAM THAT EVERYONE WANTS TO JOIN!
I AM HERE TO GUIDE YOU IN THIS JOURNEY
All I need is for you to make the decision that it’s time to create a different approach for your agency APRN medication team. A way to flourish, retain your APRN prescribers, and for you all to experience a cohesive, stable, and productive environment.
MANAGE RISK, REPUTATION, AND REVENUE!
And For Those Of You Who Are Saying "How can Kathy know how to fix this problem?"
Here's My Specific Experience
- 30 years of psychiatric nursing on multi-disciplined community teams including leadership positions as an RN then as an APRN. 19 of these years working as an APRN providing medication management and therapy.
- CT, RI, Oregon and Washington State, working as a telepsychiatry APRN in various environments of need including rural and city settings. Assisted with team leadership.
- 11 years experience in Telepsychiatry including building my personal Telehealth private practice.
- Legal Nurse Consultant Certified, worked writing policies for mental health agencies and teams. Provided case reviews and legal chart reviews for team APRN's and the agency.
- Expertise within RN and APRN roles developing organized team programming, monitoring client risk issues, and safety with treatment. Monitored effectiveness of treatment outcomes, provider satisfaction, productivity, and revenue outcomes.
- Consultant expertise in building team collaboration, communication and cohesive work partnerships, including with other facilities and providers.
- Consultant and leadership for team growth, earning or keeping agency funding and staffing resources.
- Specialty trained in PTSD treatment state of CT and CT VA (Veterans PTSD Clinic Team) and Crisis Response Teams, DBT trained with Marsha Linehan’s group out of the state of Washington and lead a Young Adult DBT response team.
- As an APRN team leader improved the development of a Ct Women’s state prison trauma program. Developed the team programming including nursing, therapists and correctional officers.
- 10 years in person experience working for CT Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services on the Young Adult Services team with youth that had history of severe trauma and high risk factors. Team leader for 5 yrs.