Weight-Loss & Gut-Brain Health Specialist

(1099 Independent Contractor)

Practice: SWAG Mental Health Services

Location: 1922 Victoria Avenue, Suite A, Fort Myers, FL 33901

Compensation: 60/40 revenue split (provider retains 60%)

Model: Hybrid in-office + telehealth

Schedule: Flexible, self-managed

Start Date: Open until filled

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About SWAG Mental Health Services

SWAG Mental Health Services is an independent, holistic, nurse-practitioner-led practice in Fort Myers, Florida, built on the belief that mental health cannot be treated in isolation from the body. Our model integrates psychiatric care, nutritional and metabolic support, lifestyle interventions, and faith-aligned healing options for patients who desire it.

SWAG represents:

Sunshine · Water · Air (Breathing) · Gratitude

– the foundation of our care philosophy and patient self-tracking system.

We are expanding to include a dedicated weight-loss and gut-brain health program and are seeking a like-minded, autonomous Family Nurse Practitioner who is passionate about functional health, metabolic restoration, inflammation-based mental illness, and whole-person care.

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Position Overview

This role is ideal for an entrepreneurial FNP who wants to build and manage their own patient panel while benefiting from the infrastructure of an established private practice. You will operate independently while supported by full billing, scheduling, admin, and EHR systems.

You will provide evidence-based weight-loss care, metabolic screenings, nutrition-based clinical interventions, and management of the gut-brain axis as it relates to mental health, inflammation, trauma, stress, and cognitive function.

This role is especially suited for an NP who wants to transition out of corporate medicine and into an outcomes-driven, relationship-centered practice model.

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Responsibilities

•Conduct initial and follow-up weight-loss and metabolic health evaluations

•Order and interpret appropriate labs (metabolic, inflammatory, GI, hormones, etc.)

•Develop individualized plans integrating nutrition, functional medicine, behavioral change, and medication when appropriate

•Prescribe and manage GLP-1 therapy (experience preferred but not required)

•Educate patients on microbiome health, gut-brain interactions, and lifestyle-based psychiatric support

•Provide optional telehealth services for eligible patients

•Maintain compliant documentation within the provided EHR

•Participate in optional team case reviews and expansion-planning sessions

•Help shape and grow the weight-loss + gut-brain specialty line within the practice

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Ideal Candidate Qualifications

✅ Active, unrestricted Florida FNP license (or ability to obtain)

✅ Certification as FNP (AANP or ANCC)

✅ Comfortable operating in a 1099 independent contractor role

✅ Clinical interest or experience in one or more of the following:

•Weight-loss medicine

•GLP-1 management

•Microbiome/gut-brain science

•Functional or integrative medicine

•Metabolic syndrome, insulin resistance, PCOS, inflammation-based disorders

✅ Strong patient communication, education and continuity-care mindset

✅ Able to function autonomously without corporate oversight

✅ Growth-oriented — sees patients as humans, not quotas

Preferred but not required:

•Experience with compounding pharmacies, peptides, or cash-pay labs

•Ability to offer virtual group visits, programs, workshops, or curriculum development

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What We Provide

✔ 60/40 revenue split (you retain 60%)

✔ No billing stress — full billing & claims support included

✔ No overhead — office space, scheduling, admin & EHR provided

✔ Private furnished office with optional shared space for groups

✔ Full marketing support to build your patient panel

✔ Telehealth capability already integrated

✔ Freedom to set your own schedule and patient volume

✔ Ability to build niche services (ex: hormone + metabolic, women’s wellness, GI-focused care)

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How to Apply

Send the following in an email:

Subject line: FNP Application – Weight-Loss & Gut-Brain

•Updated résumé / CV

•Brief cover letter explaining your interest in functional/metabolic care

•2–3 professional references

•(Optional) A short paragraph describing how you would build this program if hired

•(Optional) Links to professional website, speaker bio, LinkedIn, etc.

Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis. Position remains open until filled.

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Culture Statement

SWAG Mental Health Services is an equal-opportunity practice that welcomes applicants of all backgrounds, beliefs, and identities. While our practice model allows patients to integrate faith and spirituality into their care if they choose, it is not required of patients or clinicians. We value autonomy, collaboration, transparency, and whole-person healing.