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Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner

1/6/2026

The Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner will diagnose and prescribe medications for patients with psychiatric-mental health problems, as well as provide emergency psychiatric services. They will also work independently with the medical team and ensure effective communication for quality patient care.

Working Hours

40 hours/week

Company Size

501-1,000 employees

Language

English

Visa Sponsorship

No

About The Company
Elite DNA Behavioral Health, Florida’s leading mental health provider, delivers compassionate care to children, adolescents, and adults facing a variety of mental health challenges. This September, we’re proud to expand our services beyond Florida with the opening of our first location in Virginia. With almost 40 locations across both states, we are committed to making high-quality mental health care accessible. We provide psychiatric evaluations, mental health therapy, medication management, and care coordination, offering comprehensive services under one roof. Our team also delivers specialized support including trauma therapy, LGBTQIA+ mental health services, children’s mental health care, group therapy, couples and family counseling, and services for veterans. Additional care includes TMS therapy for depression, Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA), occupational therapy, and speech and language therapy. We accept most insurance, including Medicare and Medicaid. Our unique interdisciplinary model allows our clinicians to evaluate each situation in its entirety, leading to more effective treatment and long-term success. Life’s challenges don’t define you; they help shape your growth. At Elite DNA, we’re here to support and guide you through every step. Together, we can build stronger skills, healthier relationships, and a more hopeful future. Your mental health is in our DNA.
About the Role

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 Sarasota, Florida 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
  • 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.

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: 

  •  Outpatient


Work Location: 

  • In person


Job Type: 

Full-time


Job setting:

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


Certified Nurse Practitioner (Required) 


Key Skills
Psychiatric CareMedication ManagementPatient AssessmentEmergency ServicesInterdisciplinary CollaborationHealthcare EducationCompassionProblem SolvingCommunicationComputer SkillsClinical PrivilegesMental Health UnderstandingRecord KeepingConsultationTherapeutic TestsPatient History
Categories
HealthcareSocial Services
Benefits
401(k) Matching3 Weeks PTO/1st Yr.7 Paid HolidaysMental Health DaysHealth InsuranceDental InsuranceVision InsuranceCME's/Elite DNA University
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