Mahlet Tamrat

Psychiatric PA-C with 8+ years of experience delivering psychiatric evaluations, diagnosis, medication management, and crisis intervention in community mental health settings. Provide compassionate, evidence-based care to adolescents, adults, and older adults with schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, major depressive disorder, anxiety disorders, PTSD, OCD, personality disorders, and co-occurring substance use disorders, including patients with complex medical comorbidities and social challenges such as housing instability and food insecurity. Manage an active caseload of approximately 198 patients at 0.6 FTE through in-person and telepsychiatry services at Sound Behavioral Health's Bel-Red location.

Apply expertise in trauma-informed care, motivational interviewing, suicide risk assessment, psychopharmacology, and multidisciplinary care coordination to strengthen engagement, continuity, and treatment outcomes. Committed to lifelong learning and evidence-based psychiatric practice.

Psychiatric PA-C at F&M Health Care (2026-06 – Present)

• Conduct psychiatric assessments, establish diagnoses, manage medications, and provide behavioral health interventions in skilled nursing and long-term care facilities.
• Treat geriatric and medically complex patients with behavioral health needs.
• Partner with interdisciplinary teams to optimize psychiatric outcomes, reduce behavioral disturbances, support regulatory compliance, and improve quality of life.

Psychiatric PA-C at SOUND Behavioral Health (2019-06 – Present)

• Manage an active caseload of approximately 198 patients at 0.6 FTE, providing psychiatric care to 12–15 patients per day and completing at least one comprehensive evaluation.
• Conduct comprehensive psychiatric assessments by evaluating presenting symptoms and medical and psychiatric histories and obtaining collateral information from family members when appropriate.
• Deliver medication management and follow-up care through in-person and telepsychiatry appointments.
• Treat schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, major depressive disorder, anxiety disorders, OCD, PTSD, personality disorders, and substance use disorders.
• Perform risk assessments and partner with patients and families to develop individualized treatment goals, safety plans, and follow-up strategies.
• Educate patients about treatment expectations and psychopharmacologic options; monitor response, adherence, side effects, barriers, and medication or substance interactions.
• Order and interpret diagnostic tests to monitor health outcomes and guide clinical decisions.
• Apply trauma-informed care and motivational interviewing to strengthen treatment engagement and adherence.
• Coordinate care across the SOUND Behavioral Health system with psychiatrists, psychologists, nurses, medical assistants, social workers, peer counselors, case managers, primary care providers, and advanced practice providers.
• Maintain accurate, timely documentation of patient interactions and clinical care.

Psychiatric PA-C at Community Psychiatric Clinic (2017-02 – 2019-06)

• Conducted psychiatric evaluations, established diagnoses, and managed medications for adolescents and adults age 17 and older.
• Delivered care in outpatient behavioral health and medication-assisted substance use treatment programs.
• Developed individualized treatment plans and coordinated care with therapists, physicians, case managers, and other health care providers to support continuity of care.
• Ordered and reviewed diagnostic tests to support clinical decision-making.
• Documented clinical care in the AVATAR electronic health record.

PA-C at ProHealth Clinic (2015-10 – 2017-01)

• Diagnosed and managed acute and chronic conditions in an outpatient primary care setting.
• Counseled patients on health promotion, disease prevention, and lifestyle modifications.
• Consulted with and referred patients to specialists as needed.

Master of Science in Physician Assistant Studies – Christian Brothers University (2015)

Bachelor of Science in Biochemistry – Middle Tennessee State University (2012)