Stephanie Smith Fornshell DNP, PMHNP-BC, APRN, CNP

Stephanie Smith-Fornshell (She/Her/Hers) is a board certified, Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse practitioner who has interest in the whole person. She has a decade of experience as a provider in psychiatry treating individuals with mental illness, cognitive disorders, substance abuse, and dementia. Stephanie provides psychiatric assessments and prescribes medications for adults, ages 18+, and offers appointments via telehealth. She also is certified in Minnesota to certify patients in the Cannabis Program.

• Completed day-to-day duties accurately and efficiently.
• Contributed innovative ideas and solutions to enhance team performance and outcomes.
• Worked successfully with diverse group of coworkers to accomplish goals and address issues related to our products and services.

The School of Nursing seeks dynamic, innovative Clinical faculty in the Master of Science in Nursing Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP) tracks. to supervise practicum (clinical) students in the nurse practitioner specialties. The key responsibilities of the position are to teach courses in the specialty area and: Evaluate student achievement of course objectives and submit grades. Participate in the course and teacher effectiveness evaluation process. Maintain and participate in effective communication with students. Part Time/Contributing - Clinical Instructors are encouraged to participate in appropriate faculty development activities at the School or College including orientation and are invited to attend general School of Nursing faculty meetings and specialty track-specific meetings.

• Implemented innovative educational techniques that improved student comprehension and streamlined learning time.
• Led daily operations by providing laboratory instruction, student advisement and industry best practices.
• Distributed course syllabus and clarified course standards and learning objectives to enhance student understanding.
• Worked with department heads, staff and faculty to develop engaging curriculum and advance instruction for nursing programs.
• Assessed students' competencies through written assignments and examinations, ensuring alignment with course objectives.

Conducted psychiatric diagnostic assessments and managed medications for patients with substance use disorders and co-occurring mental health diagnoses in a remote capacity at an inpatient treatment facility.

• Completed day-to-day duties accurately and efficiently.
• Contributed innovative ideas and solutions to enhance team performance and outcomes.
• Worked successfully with diverse group of coworkers to accomplish goals and address issues related to our products and services.

I provided psychiatric services as an outpatient clinic. I provided patients with diagnostic assessments, medication management, geriatric nursing home rounds, medical cannabis certification. I monitored progress and documented patient health status changes to keep care team updated.

• Helped diagnose patients and deliver treatments with medication administration and specimen collection.
• Consulted with healthcare disciplines to provide comprehensive mental health support for patients.
• Developed rapport to create safe, trusting environment for patient care.
• Updated patient files with current vitals, behaviors and other data relevant to treatment planning.
• Maintained clean, safe, organized patient environment to ensure comfort and well-being.
• Assisted disabled clients to support independence and well-being.
• Maintained strong connections within caregiver community to gain continuous knowledge.