Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner

Job Overview

Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner – Elite DNA Behavioral Health, Estero, FL.

Elite DNA Behavioral Health is one of Florida’s largest providers of behavioral and mental health services. With a commitment to high‑quality, accessible care and a supportive environment for professional growth, we are expanding quickly. This full‑time opening is for a Nurse Practitioner in our Estero location, dedicated to diagnosing, treating, and prescribing medications for patients with psychiatric‑mental health concerns.

• Able to work with all ages & treat most diagnoses
• Provide outpatient and residential care to patients showing a change or decline in mental status, chronic or urgent medical conditions
• Work independently with other members of the medical team, with entitlements to specific clinical privileges approved by the clinic’s Medical Executive Board
• Participate in an interdisciplinary team that provides primary care to employees and patients
• Perform patients’ histories and physicals, risk factor assessment, ordering of therapeutic and diagnostic tests; and attend to consultations and appointments
• Prescribe medications following the clinic’s policy, formularies and relevant regulations of the State
• Consult with physicians on cases that are beyond the scope of qualification of PMHNP
• Document all relevant patient data in medical records and case presentations
• Formulate, execute and review health‑education delivered to patients and families for disease prevention
• Ensure smooth communication with other health professionals for effective delivery of clinic services to patients
• Provide consultation to the clinic’s nursing and medical staff for improvement in their work performance, enhancing overall quality of service delivery
• Proficient in English, both in writing and speaking, for clear communication with patients, families, clinic staff and other health professionals
• Maintain unrestricted, current, complete and active graduate professional nurse and nurse practitioner registration in a state
• Hold Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner or Mental Health Nurse Practitioner certification from the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC)
• Hold a Bachelor’s degree in Nursing followed by a master’s degree in Psychiatric or Mental Health Nursing from an accredited school
• Strong understanding of societal impacts on mental health; ability to solve problems, monitor and examine patients
• Compassionate, sensitive, possessing strong reasoning and thinking skills
• Strong computer skills, including word processing, data entry and medical software applications

• Graduate professional nurse and nurse practitioner registration – unrestricted, current, complete and active in a state
• ANCC Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner or Mental Health Nurse Practitioner certification
• Bachelor’s degree in Nursing and master’s in Psychiatric or Mental Health Nursing from an accredited institution
• Proficient English (written & spoken)
• Strong computer skills with medical software

• 401(k) Matching
• 3 weeks PTO (first year)
• 7 paid holidays
• Mental Health days
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Vision insurance
• CME through Elite DNA University

8‑hour shift, Monday to Friday

Full‑time

Up to $130,000 per year

• Psychiatry

• Quarterly bonus

• Monday to Friday

• In‑person
• Outpatient

In person