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Ocklawaha, Florida

Facility-DUEL certified Nurse Practitioner

Nurse PractitionerIncludes weekendsNo callContract Physician-Supervised State

Listed compensation

$65-$75/hr

The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed

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Job Description

The Refuge, A Healing Place is seeking a compassionate and experienced Nurse Practitioner (NP)must be DUEL certified to join our interdisciplinary team. We are a residential treatment center specializing in trauma, substance use, behavioral health, and eating disorder treatment.

Position Details

  • Part-Time / PRN
  • Weekend coverage: Friday, Saturday, and Sunday (hours to be discussed)
  • Competitive pay: $65-$75/hour
  • $100 per call shift
  • Contract position
  • DEA Waiver required
  • Board Certification required
  • Work alongside a team of 3 providers in a 109-bed residential facility

Key Responsibilities

  • Conduct patient evaluations and manage treatment plans.
  • Provide medication management and ongoing clinical care.
  • Collaborate with the multidisciplinary treatment team to support patient recovery.

If you're passionate about making a difference in the lives of individuals on their healing journey, we'd love to hear from you. Join The Refuge, A Healing Place and help transform lives through compassionate, evidence-based care.

Responsibilities

Summary

  • Diagnose and treat acute, episodic or chronic illness, independently or as part of a healthcare team.
  • Participate in the formulation of patient Master Treatment Plan
  • Assess physical and psychiatric health of patient and formulate measures to meet patient needs.

Chart clinical observation (direct or through dictation), evaluations and treatment of patient in required time according to facility guidelines.

Communicate with physicians and other staff as necessary to provide quality care for patient within appropriate guidelines.

Encourage family involvement in patient care. Respond to identified patient and family educational needs.

Support and follow legal requirements, hospital policy and procedures, medical staff bylaws and regulatory requirements.

  • Provide services that are in accordance with the state guidelines for Nurse Practitioners.
  • Provide on-call responsibilities on scheduled basis directed by medical staff.

May focus on health promotion and disease prevention. May order, perform or interpret diagnostic tests such as lab work and x-rays. May prescribe medication.

Demonstrate a positive, empathetic and professional attitude towards customers always. When patient needs are not met, acknowledge and work to resolve complaints. Recognize that patient safety is a top priority.

Qualifications

Qualifications

  • Master's in Nursing, Nurse Practitioner program required.
  • Clinical experience working with the patient population of the facility; ability to demonstrate knowledge of concepts of limit setting, therapeutic boundaries, crisis management, therapeutic treatment, environment and patient care required.
  • Minimum of 1 year experience as a Practicing Nurse Practitioner preferred.

Licenses/Certifications

  • Board Certified Nurse Practitioner required.
  • Licensed to practice in the state in which the facility operates.
  • DEA license.

Acadia Healthcare

Acadia is a leading provider of behavioral healthcare services across the United States.

Headquartered in Franklin, Tennessee, Acadia Healthcare operates a network of 250 behavioral healthcare facilities with approximately 11,000 beds in 39 states and Puerto Rico. With more than 23,000 employees serving approximately 70,000 patients daily.

We provide psychiatric and chemical dependency services to our patients in a variety of settings, including inpatient psychiatric hospitals, specialty treatment facilities, residential treatment centers, outpatient clinics and therapeutic school-based programs.

We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all applicants for employment regardless of an individual’s characteristics protected by applicable state, federal and local laws.

AHPR

Qualifications

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

Key Skills

Patient evaluationTrauma treatmentSubstance use treatmentDiagnostic testingTreatment planningPsychiatric health assessmentDocumentationInterdisciplinary collaboration

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Facility-DUEL certified Nurse Practitioner at Acadia Healthcare a 6.4 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the Above average in Nurse Practitioner roles — ranked against 14,250 active Nurse Practitioner roles listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no on-call duties.

Psychiatry — Nurse Practitioner Career Context

Of the 50 active Psychiatry listings this role was benchmarked against, 18% are remote, 60% have no call, 70% require no weekends.

Psychiatry pay on WeekdayDoc is up 1.8% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

The cost-of-living index for Florida is 103.4 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$146k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $141k in an average-cost state. 58.1% of Florida clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Location & Logistics

Florida has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states. At the posted ~$146k midpoint, that is roughly $6k–$10k a year versus a typical 4–7% state rate.

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401k / retirement match
88%
Sign-on bonus
62%
CME allowance
50%
Relocation assistance
12%
Loan repayment
9%

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Work-life snapshot

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

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 2,209 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • No call
  • Includes weekends

Living in Ocklawaha

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$247k
Median resident rent
$1,542/mo
Residents’ average commute
34 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
95.2
State income tax
None
Sources & methodology

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

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

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

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About Acadia Healthcare

Mental Health Care
Ocklawaha, FL
51-200 employees

Benefits & Perks

Competitive pay: $65-$75/hour
$100 per call shift