Nurse Psych Mental Health

Nurse Psych Mental Health- ALBUQUERQUE

As a Mental Health NP in the Navy, you’ll provide high-quality nursing care, doing everything a typical Critical Care nurse would do in a variety of settings:

Military treatment facilities (in the U.S. and overseas)

Austere environments (i.e. deployments, humanitarian aid missions)

Onboard ships (aircraft carriers, hospital ships)

Nursing in an austere environment could mean taking part in humanitarian relief efforts, such as administering infant vaccinations in developing countries, or providing emergency care to victims of a natural disaster. Navy Nurses collaborate with physicians, surgeons, cardiologists and fellow nurses as colleagues and equals. Navy Nursing provides opportunities to develop leadership skills that will set you apart. Active Duty Navy Nurses may serve at any one of more than 250 Navy and medical facilities around the globe, from Hawaii to Japan, Germany to Guam, and Washington, D.C., to Washington state. As a Navy Nurse, you could work at one of the highly acclaimed National Naval Medical Centers in Bethesda, Md.; Portsmouth, Va.; and San Diego, Calif. Or you could provide medical support aboard one of two dedicated hospital ships: the USNS Comfort and USNS Mercy. More opportunities are available stateside and abroad – aboard a surface ship, working closely with a nearby aircraft squadron, or even with the Fleet Marine Force.

ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS:

Citizenship: Must be a US citizen

AGE: Must commission before 42nd birthday

EDUCATION: Must be a graduate of a school of nursing accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE) or the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN). Must have a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or above to apply. Must have completed the second year of the baccalaureate degree in nursing program and have more than 6 months of academic work remaining before graduation. NPs must have been awarded a Master’s degree from a graduate educational program approved by the Council on accreditation of Nurse Educational Programs and have passed the certifications examination from a professional specialty organization.

WORK Experience: Minimum of three months’ work experience as a mental health NP and be engaged in nursing practice.

LICENSE: Must possess a current, unrestricted license, in good standing, to practice as a registered professional nurse from a State, territory or commonwealth of the United States or the District of Columbia, awarded upon successful completion of the National Council Licensure Examination (NCLEX). NPs must obtain and maintain certification by a nationally recognized professional Organization.

Please email: stephen.ross@navy.mil