Pacific Clinics offers a wide range of attractive opportunities and career choices for nurse practitioners seeking to specialize in psychiatric nursing in community settings.

For nurse practitioners desiring to develop skills in psychiatric nursing, Pacific Clinics Training Institute offers general and CE credit courses throughout the year which deepen understanding of behavioral health and enhance professional services.

Nurse practitioners with a specialization in psychiatric nursing work under the administrative supervision of the program director and in collaboration with a psychiatrist. The nurse practitioner provides psychiatric evaluation, psychiatric medication management, and differential diagnosing; furnishes psychiatric medication, and assists in directing treatment planning within a multi-disciplinary team. Nurse practitioners may provide case management and mental health services as needed.
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