Garett Rumsey, PMH NP
What is your name and job title? Garett Rumsey, PMH NP
What is your educational background? I graduated from South Fremont High School, earned a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from BYU-Idaho, and received a Master of Science in Nursing from Herzing University.
What is your professional background? I worked as a concrete construction foreman and as a psychiatric technician in an inpatient behavioral health unit. I then worked as an ER nurse at Madison Memorial Hospital.
Where are you originally from? I was born and raised in the potato fields of eastern Idaho and want to give back to the community that helped raise and care for me.
What do you enjoy doing outside of work? I enjoy fly fishing on the Henry’s Fork and taking care of my innumerable houseplants. You will always find me in the forest or near water with my wife and kids.
Share why you chose to work in the medical field: I care about people and see a need to support those who need hope in their lives. I love connecting with people and being part of their journey to become their best selves.
If you could share one piece of advice with patients, what would you offer? A brisk daily walk with a good song smooths out the majority of life’s problems.
Education & Training
Herzing University, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
- Master of Science in Nursing, Major- Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner
Brigham Young University-Idaho, Rexburg, Idaho
- Bachelor of Science in Nursing
- Basic Life Support (BLS), American Heart Association
- Nonviolent Crisis Intervention, Crisis Prevention Institute
- Mental Health First Aid, Madison Cares
This health center receives HHS funding and has Federal Public Health Service deemed status with respect to certain health or health-related claims, including medical malpractice claims, for itself and for its covered individuals.