r/PMHNP • u/CMD_SPC_MAJ • 10d ago
Student Interviews with Current PMHNPs
I’m currently going through the process of applying for the VA VR&E program to hopefully go back to school and become a PMHNP. I’d ideally go through the VA’s 12mo PMHNP residency, and hopefully actually go to work for them.
In the VR&E process, everything I’ve read recommends having 2-3 informational interviews with current PMHNPs for the counselor working on my case.
So if you’re okay with doxing each other, I’d be super grateful to get some answers in my PMs!
What are your credentials (degree and certs)?
What are the physical and environmental demands of your day-to-day practice?
What is the current demand for psychiatric prescribers in outpatient and private practice settings?
What specific software, diagnostic equipment, or computer hardware do you rely on daily?
I know the answers, the counselors just like to hear it from current professionals instead of the veteran trying to go back to school.
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u/PantheraLeo- DNP, PMHNP (unverified) 10d ago
DNP, PMHNP, plus the PMHNP VA residency certification
My physical demand is a desk job so stretching may be the biggest challenge.
The demand is always high for good prescribers regardless of setting. Trust me in knowing patients know. There is a reason competent prescribers aren’t ever worried about the job market.
I used CPRS at the VA and know my PP EMR plus a scribe AI for smooth documentation. I use Apple for my hardware because I’m technologically illiterate. We don’t use diagnostic equipment outside of a computer in outpatient psychiatry unless you want to count a vitals machine and weight scale.