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Elite DNA Behavioral Health
Port Charlotte, Florida

Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner

Nurse PractitionerNo weekendsFull-Time Physician-Supervised State

Compensation

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Job Description

Come grow with us! Elite DNA Behavioral Health is one of the largest providers of behavioral and mental health services in Florida – and we’re expanding quickly! We believe in providing high-quality, accessible care to our patients and a supportive environment that allows our team to grow professionally.

Full time opening for a Nurse Practitioner needed for a growing mental health agency in our Port Charlotte, FL location.

We thrive on a mutual goal of providing excellent care to our patients through our comprehensive care services and collaborative culture. Elite DNA is the pioneer of the care coordination approach to mental health, where all patients are matched with their ideal services and providers prior to receiving direct care.

Our team is at the forefront of providing leading-edge therapy services – from psychotherapy to psychiatry – to specialized programs such as psychosocial rehabilitation, EMDR, and group therapy.

Everything we do here at Elite DNA is guided by integrity and compassion for our patients and employees.

When you join the Elite DNA team, you’ll feel proud to be a part of the group that helps children, adults, and families in our communities live better lives.

Entails diagnosing, conducting, and prescribing medications for patients have psychiatric-mental health problems and those likely to have them. Also, responsible for providing emergency psychiatric services, physical and psychosocial examination of their patients.

Requirements

Must have experience working with all ages & Suboxone.

Must Have Experience Working W/ Suboxone

Responsible for providing 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

  • Take part 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, formulator and relevant regulations of the State
  • Consult with physicians on cases that are beyond the scope of qualification of PMHNP
  • Put all relevant patient data in medical records and case presentations
  • Formulate, execute and review healthcare education delivered to patients and families for diseases prevention

Ensure smooth communication with other health professionals for effective delivering of clinic service to patients

Provide consultation to the clinic’s nursing and medical staff for improvement in their work performance, which enhances overall quality service delivery of the clinic

Proficient in the English language, both in writing and speaking to be able to communicate clearly with all stakeholders, including patients, families, clinic staff and other healthcare professionals

Possess and maintain graduate professional nurse, and nurse practitioner registration in a state, which must be unrestricted, current, complete, and active

Obtain Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner or Mental Health Nurse Practitioner certification from the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC)

Possess Bachelor’s degree in Nursing followed by a master’s degree in Psychiatric or Mental Health Nursing from a state approved and accredited school for professional nursing training

Possess strong understanding of societies and their impact on mental health; ability to solve problems, monitor and examine patients

Be compassionate, sensitive, and possess strong reasoning and thinking skills

Possess strong computer skills, including working with word processing and data entering applications, as well as with medical software applications.

Benefits

  • 401(k) Matching
  • Health Insurance
  • Vision Insurance
  • Health Insurance
  • 3 Weeks PTO/1st Yr.
  • 7 Paid Holidays
  • Mental Health Days
  • CME's/Elite DNA University

Schedule: 8 hour shift

Job Type: Full-time

Salary

Up to $130,000.00 per year

Supplemental Pay Types

Quarterly bonus

Weekly Schedule

Monday to Friday

Work Setting

In-person/ Outpatient

Work Location: In person

Job Type: Full-time

Certified Nurse Practitioner (Required)

#Psych

Key Responsibilities

The Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner is responsible for diagnosing, treating, and prescribing medications for patients with psychiatric-mental health conditions. They will also conduct physical and psychosocial examinations and provide emergency psychiatric services within an interdisciplinary team.

Qualifications

Education
Master's degree (postgraduate degree)
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Psychiatric assessmentMedication managementSuboxone administrationPhysical examinationPsychosocial assessmentInterdisciplinary collaborationPatient educationElectronic medical recordsDiagnostic testingCrisis interventionTreatment planningCase managementClinical documentation

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner at Elite DNA Behavioral Health a 6.2 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the Above average in Nurse Practitioner roles — ranked against 13,527 active Nurse Practitioner roles listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements.

Psychiatry — Nurse Practitioner Career Context

Elite DNA Behavioral Health ranks #10 of 15 employers hiring Nurse Practitioner on WeekdayDoc by average advertised pay, and holds silver-tier status on the Top Employers work-life index, composite score 78/100, 27 active listings.

Of the 50 active Psychiatry listings this role was benchmarked against, 36% are remote, 56% have no call, 80% require no weekends.

Psychiatry by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Work-life score6.2 / 10 · above average in nurse practitioner rolesranked against 13,527 Nurse Practitioner roles listingslisting-based score, 0–10
Cost of livingFlorida index 103.4US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Psychiatry listings in Florida122 active2,208 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 36% remote · 56% no call · 80% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentsign-on bonusFlorida Nurse Practitioner listings: 15% state a sign-on bonus (median $10k) · 3% offer loan repayment691 active listings, Nov 2026
Psychiatry hiring demand#14 of 19 specialtiespostings stay open a median 34 days · 18% state a sign-on bonusWeekdayDoc Hiring Index, October 2026 · 884 postings, 1,094 closed
New Psychiatry listings1,327 in the last 30 days989 the 30 days before (+34%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Psychiatry pay trend+4.6% vs prior quarter—through Oct 2026
Elite DNA Behavioral Healthsilver tier, 78/100 · #10 of 15 for payTop Employers work-life index27 active listings
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index (13,527 Nurse Practitioner roles listings), Top Employers work-life index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024), WeekdayDoc Hiring Index; as of Nov 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

Location & Logistics

Florida has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states.

Top Nurse Practitioner Jobs

50 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

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12
<$135k
14
$135k-160k
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$160k-185k
5
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5
$210k+

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

36 jobs
401k / retirement match
89% this job
CME allowance
53% this job
Sign-on bonus
39% this job
Loan repayment
3%
Relocation assistance
3%

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Work-life snapshot

median 6.4this job 6.2
Better work-life than 50% of Psychiatry (NP) listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 2,190 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • No weekends
  • On-site
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About Elite DNA Behavioral Health

Mental Health Care
Fort Myers, Florida
501-1,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

401(k) matching
Health insurance
Vision insurance
3 weeks PTO first year
7 paid holidays
Mental health days
CME's/Elite DNA University
Quarterly bonus

Living in Port Charlotte

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$297k
Typical market rent
$1,741/mo
Residents’ average commute
25 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
100.5
State income tax
None
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Sep 2026), Zillow market rents (Sep 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

BEA 2024 · Punta Gorda, FL metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.