Gabrielle Racines

Psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner with clinical experience across child, adolescent, and adult behavioral health settings, currently providing urgent pediatric behavioral health care. Skilled in evidence-based psychiatric assessment and diagnosis, psychopharmacological management, and delivering collaborative, patient-centered care. Committed to enhancing mental health care for children and adolescents, with particular interests in eating disorders, OCD, and athlete mental health, while contributing to and learning from an interdisciplinary team.

Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner, Pediatric Behavioral Health – After Hours at Upstate University Hospital (2026-09 – Present)

• Providing after-hours psychiatric assessment, evaluation, and medication consultation for children and adolescents with acute and urgent behavioral health needs, including guidance on dosing, side effects, adverse reactions, and treatment adjustments
• Conducting risk assessments and developing safety and disposition plans in collaboration with patients and families
• Practicing in partnership with a collaborating psychiatrist and working closely with the immediate team of mental health clinicians to coordinate patient care
• Bridging psychiatric care for patients and families while establishing outpatient mental health resources and follow-up

RN, Psychiatric/Adult Inpatient Psychiatric Unit at Denver Health Medical Center (2024-01 – 2026-06)

• Provided comprehensive care for diverse patient populations experiencing acute psychiatric crisis through an integrative biopsychosocial approach
• Administered daily medications, monitoring for therapeutic and adverse effects
• Applied crisis prevention de-escalation strategies through a trauma-informed lens
• Collaborated with team members and various healthcare professionals to provide evidence-based, patient-centered, and culturally competent care

RN II, Psychiatric/Child and Adolescent Partial Hospitalization Program at Children’s Hospital of Colorado – Psychiatric Mental Health Institute (2022-03 – 2023-10)

• Providing comprehensive evidence-based care for children and adolescents with mood, anxiety, and trauma-related disorders
• Collaborating with interdisciplinary teams to implement evidence-based, patient-centered, and culturally competent care
• Supporting behavioral health specialists with programming needs and staffing
• Administer medications as indicated throughout the program day
• Providing treatment information, education, and support for families

RN – School Nurse, Lowry Elementary School at Denver Public Schools (2021-10 – 2022-01)

• On-site assessment, intervention, and wellness support for K–5 students
• Collaborating with school staff in meeting the biopsychosocial needs of students, along with effectively communicating with students’ support systems
• Medication management
• Organize and implement hearing and vision screenings
• Providing health education and resources for staff, students, and families

Adult Med/Surg PRN at UCHealth Anschutz (2021-06 – 2021-09)

Pediatric Orthopaedic Clinic at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles (2019-09 – 2021-06)

Camp RN at Camp Kesem (2019-08 – 2019-08)

Adult Ortho Med/Surg at Crouse Irving Memorial Hospital (2018-08 – 2019-02)

Adult Ortho Med/Surg at Strong Memorial Hospital (2017-03 – 2018-06)

PMHNP-Student Clinical Rotation – Adult Outpatient Behavioral Health Center at Denver Health Medical Center (2025-11 – 2026-05)

Outpatient mental health care for adults with complex and comorbid mental health conditions, conducting comprehensive psychiatric evaluations, diagnostic assessments, and psychopharmacologic management

PMHNP-Student Clinical Rotation – Child and Adolescent Outpatient Behavioral Health Center at Denver Health Medical Center (2025-11 – 2026-05)

Comprehensive psychiatric evaluations and psychopharmacologic management for child and adolescent patients with diverse psychiatric presentations, supported by interdisciplinary collaboration and family-centered care

PMHNP-Student Clinical Rotation – Outpatient Mental Health Services at Mentally Strong Parker (2025-05 – 2025-07)

Combined evidence-based CBT interventions and psychopharmacologic management across full-spectrum psychiatric conditions in children, adolescents, and adults

Master of Science in Nursing, Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner in Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner – Regis University Loretta Heights School of Nursing (2026-05)

Bachelor of Science in Nursing in Nursing – University of Rochester School of Nursing (2016-12)

Bachelor of Science in Sociology in Sociology – State University of New York at Brockport (2015-05)