Rosemary Fister, DNP, PMHNP
Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner
My specialties:
- Psychiatry
A referral may be needed for this provider.
Professional interests:
- Addiction care
- Psychopharmacology
- Harm Reduction
- Street medicine and health care for the homeless
- Public health
Practice philosophy: Meeting people where they're at, free of judgment, and appreciating the context shaping health experiences.
What are you passionate about and why? I am passionate about providing the best care possible and expanding access to good care.
If you weren't a health care provider, what would you be? Librarian - I like helping people be curious and find information in a free and welcoming space.
Why did you become a provider? When did you know this was the career for you? I became a Psych NP because there weren't enough providers to meet the needs in my community. Before I was an NP, I did street outreach with people experiencing homelessness and people who use drugs.
What is something you have learned from your patients? Most of us are doing the best we can most of the time with the resources and information we have. I can help with accessing more resources and information.
What is one of the challenges of this career you enjoy? And why? You can't make a psychiatric diagnosis with a lab test and you can't "cure" a problem by taking a medicine. This work is about building relationships, growing insight, and actual healing.
What is your personal health goal? I'm trying to go swimming as much as possible.
Credentials
- DNP
- PMHNP
Board-certified specialties
- Psychiatry
Educational institutions
- University of Minnesota
Current licenses and certifications
- PMHNP
Years of experience
- 7
Hospital affiliations
- Mercy Hospital – Unity Campus
- Mercy Hospital
- Abbott Northwestern Hospital
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Major health plans we participate in
- Allina Health | Aetna
- Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota
- HealthPartners
- Medica
- PreferredOne
- SelectCare/LaborCare
- UCare
- UnitedHealthcare
Other health plans we participate in
- Medicaid/Medicare
- Aetna
- America's PPO
- First Health/Coventry
- CIGNA
- Humana
- Hennepin Health (formerly Metropolitan Health Plan)
- PrimeWest
- South Country Health Alliance
- United Behavioral Health
- Wisconsin Physician Services (WPS)