CareArc has a new mental health nurse practitioner on staff.
Tricia Dillingham has over 20 years of experience in social work and mental health fields and is starting to see patients. She earner her bachelor’s degree in social work from the University of Kansas, followed by registered nurse status from Neosho County Community College, a bachelor’s degree of science in nursing from Fort Hays State and a master’s degree as a psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner from the University of Missouri Kansas City. She holds an Advanced Practice Registered Nurse license in Kansas and is certified by the American Nurses Credentialing Center.
Before joining CareArc, Dillingham served at Bert Nash Community Mental Health Center in Lawrence, where she helped to open an inpatient psychiatric treatment and recovery center. She has also worked as a psychiatric nurse at University of Kansas Medical Center after spending time in the Peace Corps, serving in the Dominican Republic.
