About the clinician
Robert Benard, RN, MS, CNS, AGACNP-BC, PMHNP-BC
A board-certified psychiatric-mental health nurse practitioner providing telehealth addiction and co-occurring mental health care in Hawaii.
Robert Benard is a psychiatric-mental health nurse practitioner (PMHNP-BC). His credentials are RN, MS, CNS, AGACNP-BC, and PMHNP-BC. He is double board certified in psychiatric-mental health and adult-gerontology acute care, and also holds a separate clinical nurse specialist (CNS) credential.
His background is in addiction medicine, crisis stabilization, and critical care. He built Side Quest Recovery to offer substance use and mental health care in the same visit, with one clinician, at a pace that leaves room to listen. His model is low barrier: he meets you where you are at, and the plan is built around your goal.
Visits are offered by telehealth to patients who are physically located in Hawaii at the time of the appointment.
Licensure
- Hawaii: APRN license APRN-6288, with prescriptive authority. Care, including prescribing of non-controlled medications, is offered to patients located in Hawaii at the time of the visit.
Verify credentials. Robert Benard, NPI 1184027724. Licenses can be verified through the Hawaii Professional and Vocational Licensing Division, and board certifications through the ANCC.
Education & background
- Associate Degree in Nursing, Indiana University Northwest, 2004
- Master of Science in Nursing, University of California, San Francisco, 2014 (Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner)
- Post-master's certificate, Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner, University of California, San Francisco, 2019
- Board certification: PMHNP-BC (ANCC)
- Also certified: AGACNP-BC (ANCC); Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS)
- Hawaii APRN license APRN-6288, with prescriptive authority. Verify this license at Hawaii Professional and Vocational Licensing (search APRN-6288)
- Clinical background: addiction medicine, crisis stabilization, and critical care