Emily Rivera, LPN

Emily Rivera is a Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) and the Assistant Director of Nursing at Riverside Recovery of Tampa. In her role, she helps lead the nursing team while remaining directly involved in the day-to-day, client-centered care of adults in addiction and mental health treatment.

Emily began her career in behavioral health as a Behavioral Health Technician, an experience that inspired her to pursue nursing and confirmed her commitment to the mental health and addiction field. She completed her nursing education at Rasmussen. As she puts it, no matter your position, you become part of someone’s story and their path to getting better.

Emily is passionate about supporting both clients and staff. She values her role because it allows her to contribute on the administrative side while still stepping onto the floor to help when needed, and she finds inspiration in seeing clients and nursing staff alike succeed. A value she lives by is treating everyone with love, compassion, and respect, believing that kindness goes a long way in every interaction.

Outside of work, Emily enjoys spending time with her friends.