Adriana Smith

Adriana Smith, DNP, PMHNP-BC, currently serves as a Staff Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner at Brightside Health, a position held since April 2022. Prior experience includes working as a Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner at Cerebral from January 2021 to April 2022, and as a Registered Nurse at Ballad Health from February 2017 to February 2021, where responsibilities involved direct patient care on various psychiatric units. Additionally, Adriana served as a Research and Teaching Assistant and Adjunct Clinical Instructor at East Tennessee State University, supporting nursing students and faculty from August 2017 to August 2020. Early career experience includes a Nurse Intern role at Wellmont Health System, where foundational nursing skills were developed. Adriana earned a Doctor of Nursing in Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner and a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from East Tennessee State University.