Jairon Alvarado is a Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner who provides comprehensive, evidence-based psychiatric care for adolescents and adults in Florida.

Specialties & Conditions Treated

Jairon’s nursing experience includes medical-surgical and step-down care at Baptist Hospital and Larkin Hospital, along with specialized ICU cross-training for the management of higher-acuity patients.

Adult Psychiatry

  • Comprehensive psychiatric evaluations

  • Medication management and monitoring

  • Mood disorders, including depression and bipolar-spectrum symptoms

  • Anxiety disorders and panic symptoms

  • ADHD and attention-related concerns

  • PTSD and trauma-related symptoms

  • Diagnostic clarification for complex psychiatric presentations

  • Support for patients with co-occurring medical and psychiatric needs

Child & Adolescent Psychiatry

  • ADHD and attention-related concerns

  • Anxiety and depression in adolescents

  • Mood and emotional regulation difficulties

  • Trauma-related symptoms and PTSD

  • Medication management and psychoeducation

  • Collaboration with caregivers, therapists, schools, and other providers

Complex Medical & Psychiatric Care

  • Psychiatric care informed by an extensive acute-care nursing background

  • Evaluation of psychiatric symptoms alongside medical conditions

  • Medication management with attention to medical comorbidities and treatment interactions

  • Experience caring for medically complex and high-acuity patients

  • Patient and family education regarding medications and treatment plans

  • Coordination with physicians, nursing teams, case management, and other healthcare professionals

  • Treatment planning that considers psychiatric symptoms, medical history, safety, and continuity of care

Higher-Acuity & Hospital-Based Experience

  • More than five years of registered nursing experience in acute medical settings

  • Experience in medical-surgical and high-acuity step-down care

  • ICU cross-training and advanced patient monitoring experience

  • Crisis management and de-escalation

  • Comprehensive patient assessment and recognition of changes in clinical status

  • Interdisciplinary collaboration with physicians, case management, and ancillary healthcare teams

  • Care coordination, patient education, medication administration, and discharge planning

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3x Nursing degrees earned: ADN, BSN, and MSN-PMHNP

All Ages

Serving children, adolescent, and adult populations

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Languages Spoken, English and Spanish

FL

Board-certified PMHNP and licensed Registered Nurse in Florida

ICU

ICU cross-trained with advanced monitoring experience in step-down care

Treatment Approach

Jairon takes a thorough, collaborative, and evidence-based approach to psychiatric care. He works with patients and families to understand each person’s symptoms, medical history, stressors, treatment experiences, and goals. His approach may include diagnostic evaluation, medication management, psychoeducation, therapeutic communication, safety assessment, and coordination with other members of the patient’s healthcare team.

His background in medical-surgical and high-acuity step-down care gives Jairon a particularly strong understanding of the relationship between physical health and psychiatric symptoms. Combined with his graduate psychiatric training in assessment, diagnosis, psychopharmacology, and treatment planning, this experience allows him to approach complex presentations with attention to both psychiatric and medical factors. His goal is to develop clear, individualized treatment plans that support symptom improvement, functioning, and long-term stability.

Treatment Options

  • Comprehensive psychiatric evaluations

  • Medication management

  • Psychiatric treatment for adolescents and adults

  • Treatment for mood, anxiety, ADHD, and trauma-related conditions

  • Diagnostic evaluation and treatment planning

  • Psychopharmacologic treatment

  • Psychiatric care for patients with complex medical histories

  • Coordination with families, therapists, medical providers, and interdisciplinary treatment teams

Education & Training

  • Master of Science in Nursing, Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner — Walden University

  • Bachelor of Science in Nursing — Grand Canyon University

  • Associate Degree in Nursing — University of Southernmost Florida

  • Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Clinical Practicum — Walden University

  • Board Certification — PMHNP-BC, American Nurses Credentialing Center

  • Registered Nurse — State of Florida

  • Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) Certification

  • Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification

Currently Serving

In-person psychiatric services available in the Miami, and Florida area. Telehealth availability may vary based on clinical needs, insurance and appointment type.

5901 SW 74TH ST STE 211
SOUTH MIAMI, FL 33143

What Patients Are Saying

  • Jairon took the time to listen and really understand what I was experiencing. He explained the treatment options clearly, answered all of my questions, and made me feel involved in every decision. I never felt rushed during the appointment.

    — Ingrid

  • I had been struggling with anxiety and difficulty concentrating for a long time. Jairon was very thorough and looked at the whole picture instead of focusing on just one symptom. He was professional, easy to talk to, and gave me a clear plan moving forward.

    — Mary

  • We brought our teenager in for help with mood and attention concerns, and Jairon made both us and our child feel comfortable. He communicated clearly, listened carefully to our concerns, and explained the treatment plan in a way that was easy for our family to understand.

    — Rod

Life isn’t always easy.

But getting mental health care can be.