RIDGWAY — Dickinson Center Inc. (DCI), an affiliate of Journey Health System, added Stephanie Hetrick, board-certified registered nurse practitioner (CRNP) to its outpatient clinic’s team of mental healthcare providers in Ridgway.
In her new role, she will assist individuals by providing psychiatric diagnostic evaluations, medication management, evidence-based treatment and follow-up.
As a lifelong resident of Elk County, Hetrick began her career as a registered nurse working more than 25 years in nearby hospitals and she provided home health services in Elk and Cameron counties. In 2018, Hetrick began working in the behavioral health field starting as a lead nurse for the Behavioral Health Home Plus program, then transferring to outpatient services where she worked as the nursing supervisor for all of DCI’s outpatient facilities and their long-term structured residential facility in Brookville in December 2022. During this time she gained experience seeing clients in the outpatient setting, providing medication education and collaborating with DCI providers.
Hetrick said, “I hope to provide high-quality, evidenced-based care to those in my community and I strive to embody values of compassion, empathy and integrity in every interaction.”
Hetrick obtained her Associate of Science in nursing in 1999 through the University of Pittsburgh. She earned her Bachelor of Science in nursing and Master of Science in nursing degrees from Pennsylvania Western University. She plans to further her education by obtaining her post-master’s psychiatric nurse practitioner certificate.
DCI is a 501© 3 organization that has been providing behavioral health, intellectual and developmental disabilities and children’s prevention services in rural northwestern Pennsylvania for more than 60 years.
Hetrick is currently accepting new clients at DCI’s offices in Ridgway and St. Marys. For more information, call (814) 776-2145 in Ridgway or (814) 834-9722 in St. Marys. Insurance plans currently accepted are UPMC, CCBH/Medicaid, Highmark BC/BS, Cigna and Medicare (no advantage plans).
