Psychiatry

Our trusted Psychiatric Nurse Practitioners work with your interdisciplinary team to develop tailored treatment plans to maximize patient health while focusing on unique mental health needs of living in a skilled nursing environment.

Our NPs will provide your interdisciplinary team with dependable expert knowledge and guidance on mental health disorders through their complex understanding and ability to evaluate, diagnose and treat patient mood behaviors, conditions and disorders. Vitae NPs will ensure patients, families and physicians are continuously updated throughout the patients stay with any psychiatric concerns or changes in a timely manner.

Vitae’s Psychiatric NP Program:

Evaluates, diagnoses and provides treatment for psychiatric conditions such as ADHD, anxiety, depression and substance abuse
Recommends and provides psychotropic medication management tailored to each patient’s specific needs
Collaborates with VHS Psychotherapist for comprehensive behavioral health oversight
Provides support services, communication, diagnosis and treatment overviews to patients and their families
Helps improve patient quality of life and adjustment into a SNF setting through compassionate care and empathy
Complete integration into your interdisciplinary team with participation in behavioral health and care plan meetings