Shannon Ritzert

Critical care and psychiatric registered nurse with 11+ years of progressive clinical experience across intensive care, emergency, psychiatric emergency and crisis stabilization, acute dialysis, correctional health, and clinical education. PMHNP candidate at Purdue University Global (expected November 2026, 4.0 GPA), with graduate clinical training concentrated in adult, pediatric, and adolescent psychiatric assessment, diagnosis, and treatment planning. U.S.

Army combat veteran and Purple Heart recipient with a career focus on psychiatric mental health care for veterans and pediatric trauma survivors; actively pursuing employment with the VA, including the VA PMHNP residency program.

Registered Nurse, MRP Float Pool at Roper St. Francis Healthcare (2025-01 – Present)

• Rotate across PCU, MedSurg, Acute Dialysis, Peritoneal Dialysis, and Telemetry units

Registered Nurse, Float Pool (PRN) at HCA Healthcare (Trident / Summerville) (2025-01 – Present)

• Float to PCU, MedSurg, Telemetry, Acute Dialysis, and ED Psych / EMPATH units
• Perform psychiatric triage, suicide and homicide risk assessment, and safety planning for patients in acute behavioral health crisis

Utilization Review Nurse Specialist (Remote) at Zenova (2023-11 – 2025)

• Conducted medical necessity and psychosocial chart reviews for correctional behavioral health populations
• Built a CIWA/COWS dosing-window tracker to prevent missed withdrawal medication doses

Clinical Nurse Leader, ED / Psychiatric ED (Nights) at Medical University of South Carolina (2018-12 – 2019-08)

• Supervised direct care of a 12-bed adult psychiatric ED pod and an 8-bed pediatric psychiatric ED pod
• Contributed to unit policies, documentation standards, and emergency transfer coordination

Acute Dialysis RN II, Renal Clinical Educator, Correctional Nurse, Dialysis Clinic Coordinator, ICU/CRRT, Emergency Room, Home Health at Multiple Healthcare Organizations (2015 – 2025)

Additional Clinical Experience across multiple roles and organizations

Adjunct Nursing Faculty at ECPI University (2020-01 – 2026-06)

• Provided classroom, laboratory, and clinical instruction; evaluated student clinical competencies against program objectives

MSN in Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP) – Purdue University Global (2026-11)

BSN – Washington Adventist University (2014-12)

AA in General Studies – Pikes Peak Community College (2013)