Richelle Ramirez
Richelle Ramirez is a board certified psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner and has been in healthcare practice since 2003. Richelle began her career as a registered nurse in 1995 in both inpatient and outpatient mental health settings , and has maintained her patient focus in mental health care. She accomplished a meaningful professional goal when she obtained her Doctor of Pharmacy degree in 2013. Still, her passion is caring for mental health patients. She is focused in adult mental health but can see patients as young as 16. She describes her clinical philosophy as providing evidence based treatment in a culturally sensitive manner. “I approach problems pragmatically and try my best to help my patient achieve their best outcome”. She incorporates input from other disciplines when possible if it is the best interest of the patients. Richelle take the time to listen to patient’s concern, explains diagnosis and treatment options. Additionally, she enjoys working with geriatric patients: “I am comfortable utilizing my skills and knowledge to encompass their medical comorbidities and how it may impact their mental health presentation.” Richelle is open to input from others and values communication and a good work ethic. She looks forward to collaborating with Brightside and their clients in demonstrating genuine concern for the patients’ wellbeing.