Charmon Bates
Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP-BC), MSN, RN
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About
Board-certified Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner with more than 20 years of nursing and care-management experience.
Background combines advanced psychiatric training, inpatient behavioral health experience, clinical leadership, and a strong commitment to providing compassionate, evidence-based mental health care. Skilled in psychiatric assessments, psychopharmacology, crisis intervention, and delivering culturally responsive, recovery-oriented care across the lifespan.
Experience
Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse and Charge Nurse - Locked inpatient psychiatric setting
Care for patients experiencing acute and chronic mental health conditions in a locked inpatient psychiatric setting.
- Complete psychiatric and safety assessments
- Identify changes in mental status
- Monitor therapeutic responses and adverse effects of psychotropic medications
- Coordinate interdisciplinary treatment
- Provide patient and family education
- Oversee unit operations during assigned shifts
Primary Care RN Care Manager
- Chronic disease management
- Triage
- Medication reconciliation
- Care coordination
- Discharge follow-up
- Remote patient monitoring
- Interdisciplinary communication
Education
MSN - Psychiatric-Mental Health Nursing
