Lisa M. Papotto

Board-Certified Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP-BC) and Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP-C) with over 15 years of behavioral health and nursing experience across inpatient psychiatry, community-based mental health services, telehealth, and primary care settings. Experienced in psychiatric assessment, diagnosis, psychopharmacology, medication management, crisis intervention, and interdisciplinary treatment planning. Dedicated to providing evidence-based, patient-centered care that promotes safety, symptom stabilization, improved functioning, and enhanced quality of life for children, adolescents, and adults.

Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner - Elwyn Children's Mobile Intervention Services - Philadelphia, PA

(2024-10)

• Conduct comprehensive psychiatric evaluations for pediatric and adolescent clients in community-based and telehealth settings.
• Formulate psychiatric diagnoses utilizing DSM-5 criteria, clinical assessment findings, caregiver reports, school information, and collateral input from treatment providers.
• Develop individualized treatment plans in collaboration with clients, families, therapists, educators, and multidisciplinary treatment teams.
• Prescribe and manage psychotropic medications while monitoring efficacy, tolerability, adherence, and patient safety.
• Conduct crisis evaluations and risk assessments to determine appropriate interventions and levels of care.
• Order and interpret laboratory tests and diagnostic studies to support safe medication initiation and ongoing monitoring.
• Educate clients and caregivers regarding diagnoses, treatment options, medication risks and benefits, symptom management, and treatment expectations.
• Coordinate care with primary care providers, schools, therapists, case managers, and community support agencies.
• Maintain accurate and timely documentation utilizing Epic, Avatar, and Meditech electronic health records.
• Collaborate regularly with supervising psychiatrists regarding complex clinical cases and treatment recommendations.

Registered Nurse, Psychiatry - Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital - Darby, PA

(2010-05 - 2024-10)

• Provided psychiatric nursing care for up to 12 patients on an acute inpatient behavioral health unit.
• Conducted comprehensive psychiatric and physical assessments, identifying changes in condition and communicating findings to psychiatrists and treatment team members.
• Administered psychotropic and medical medications through oral, intramuscular, intravenous, subcutaneous, and sublingual routes.
• Served as Charge Nurse, overseeing daily operations, coordinating staffing assignments, and facilitating patient flow.
• Collaborated with psychiatrists, therapists, social workers, and nursing staff to implement individualized treatment plans.
• Educated patients and family members regarding psychiatric diagnoses, medications, treatment plans, and discharge recommendations.
• Facilitated therapeutic community meetings and promoted patient engagement in treatment.
• Maintained detailed documentation within the Epic electronic health record.
• Served as an active member of the Psychiatric Emergency Response Team, assisting in behavioral crisis management and emergency interventions hospital wide.

Family Nurse Practitioner - Signify Health - Pennsylvania

(2025-12)

• Conduct comprehensive in-home health assessments for Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries.
• Evaluate physical, cognitive, psychosocial, and environmental factors affecting health outcomes and patient safety.
• Identify gaps in care and communicate findings and recommendations to primary care providers and care management teams.
• Perform point-of-care diagnostics including HbA1c, eGFR, uACR, FIT testing, and ambulatory ECG monitoring.
• Assess medication adherence and provide education regarding chronic disease management, treatment plans, and preventive health measures.
• Identify barriers to care and connect patients with appropriate community resources and support services.
• Collaborate with physicians and interdisciplinary healthcare professionals to promote continuity of care and improve patient outcomes.

Registered Nurse, Float - Mercy Fitzgerald Hospital - Darby, PA

(2009-05 - 2010-05)

• Provided nursing care across telemetry, medical-surgical, oncology, psychiatry, rehabilitation, and emergency department settings.
• Performed patient assessments, medication administration, wound care, phlebotomy, IV care, admissions, and discharge planning.
• Communicated changes in patient condition to physicians and interdisciplinary care teams.
• Educated patients and families regarding diagnoses, treatment plans, and recovery goals.

Registered Nurse, Medical-Surgical Unit - Bayfront Medical Center - St. Petersburg, FL

(2008-07 - 2009-03)

• Provided comprehensive nursing care to patients in an acute medical-surgical setting.
• Performed assessments, medication administration, patient education, treatment implementation, and discharge planning.
• Collaborated with multidisciplinary healthcare teams to promote positive patient outcomes.

Post-Master's Certificate - Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner - Wilkes University (2023)

Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) - Family Nurse Practitioner - Widener University (2021)

Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) - Nursing - West Chester University (2014)

Associate degree in Nursing (ADN) - Nursing - Delaware County Community College (2008)