46YXP Adult Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner

Core Skills

• Clinical assessment and diagnosis of mental health conditions
• Treatment planning and care coordination
• Psychotherapy and counseling techniques
• Medication management and psychopharmacology
• Crisis intervention and suicide risk assessment
• Trauma-informed care
• Documentation and electronic health record (EHR) usage
• Interdisciplinary team collaboration
• Patient education and advocacy
• Confidentiality and HIPAA-aligned practices

Civilian Career Paths

• Nursing
• Behavioral Health
• Public Health

Training & Development

What the Work Involves

• Maintain complete and detailed records of patients' health care plans and prognoses.
• Develop treatment plans, based on scientific rationale, standards of care, and professional practice guidelines.
• Provide patients with information needed to promote health, reduce risk factors, or prevent disease or disability.
• Analyze and interpret patients' histories, symptoms, physical findings, or diagnostic information to develop appropriate diagnoses.
• Diagnose or treat complex, unstable, comorbid, episodic, or emergency conditions in collaboration with other health care providers as necessary.

Typical preparation for these civilian roles: graduate-level education or extensive experience.