Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner

Elite DNA Behavioral Health; Kissimmee (FL); On-site; USD 117,000 - 143,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) Matching

Health Insurance

Vision Insurance

CME’s/Elite DNA University

7 Paid Holidays

Mental Health Days

Job summary

Elite DNA Behavioral Health in Kissimmee, FL is hiring a full‑time Psychiatric-Mental Health Nurse Practitioner to diagnose, treat, and prescribe for patients with mental health needs. The role emphasizes Suboxone experience and collaboration within a medical team to deliver outpatient and residential care.

The candidate will hold an ANCC PMHNP certification and a state license, lead patient histories, order tests, and ensure accurate documentation.

Qualifications

• Must have experience with all ages &Suboxone handling.
• Must hold a valid PMHNP license in the state.
• ANCC PMHNP certification required.
• Master's in Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing.
• Strong communication and teamwork skills.

Responsibilities

• Diagnose, conduct, and prescribe for patients with psychiatric‑mental health needs.
• Provide emergency psychiatric services and comprehensive exams.
• Collaborate with a medical team for outpatient and residential care.
• Take patient histories, perform physicals, and order tests.
• Prescribe medications following clinic policy and state regulations.
• Maintain accurate medical records and documentation.
• Deliver healthcare education to patients and families.

Skills

Suboxone experience

Interdisciplinary teamwork

Strong communication

Problem solving

Education

BSN

MSN in Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing

ANCC PMHNP certification

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 Kissimmee, 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.

Responsibilities and 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.
• 401(k) Matching
• Health Insurance
• Vision Insurance
• Health Insurance
• 7 Paid Holidays
• Mental Health Days
• CME’s/Elite DNA University

Schedule

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday

Job Type

• Full‑time

Compensation

• Up to $130,000.00 per year
• Quarterly bonus