Family Nurse Practitioner

Samaritan Health and Wellness Center, Inc

Cape Coral, Florida

Posted Jun 18

Unit and setting: Outpatient
License: NP license APRN License/Autonomous License (Required)APRN License/Autonomous License
Term: Permanent

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License: APRN License/Autonomous License APRN License/Autonomous License (Required)
Certification: National Board Certification National Board Certification (Required)
Education: Master's Master's (Required)
Experience: Family medicine: 1 year Family medicine: 1 year (Required)

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Samaritan Health and Wellness Center, Inc

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Samaritan Health and Wellness Center, Inc is an ambulatory healthcare provider located in Cape Coral, Florida. The practice serves patients across the full lifespan, from newborn through elderly, addressing acute and chronic mental, physical, and spiritual health needs. The FNP…

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The Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP) functions as an independent healthcare provider who, working collaboratively within a multidisciplinary health team, including mental health counselors and other nurse practitioners, is responsible for providing comprehensive care to both well and ill patients in an outpatient setting. The FNP demonstrates a high degree of clinical expertise in working with patients, newborn through elderly, with acute and chronic mental, physical, and spiritual illnesses. Responsibilities include, but are not limited to, physical, mental, and spiritual health assessment, diagnosis, treatment, management, education, health promotion and care coordination for patients and families with acute and chronic health needs.

The FNP demonstrates an advanced level of medical/nursing clinical knowledge, communication and interdisciplinary collaboration, professionalism and systems-based practice. He/she works with administrative and clinical staff to assure safe, effective, quality patient care and to promote Samaritan Health and Wellness Center’s mission. The FNP will provide care within his/her scope of practice as outlined by applicable state law, licensing, regulations, institutional policy and practice agreements.

Samaritan Health and Wellness Center, Inc. is a Christian, non-profit ministry where the love of Jesus is the driving force for the work done by all members of the team. The successful candidate for this position has a servant's heart, and although not perfect, is a follower of our Savior, Jesus Christ.

Job Type: Full-time Pay: Up to $95,000.00 per year

Education

Master's (Required)

Experience

Family medicine: 1 year (Required)

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Certification

National Board Certification (Required)
APRN License/Autonomous License (Required)

Work Location: In person

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In Cape Coral, FL

Cape Coral, FLFrom Census ACS 2024.

Living costs about 2% above the US average

Median rent: $1,858/mo
Household income: $78,104/yr, all local households, not nurse pay

Life in Cape Coral, FL

NeighborhoodsCape Coral's residential landscape is divided into quadrants defined by its extensive canal grid. Southwest enclaves like Cape Harbour and Tarpon Point feature marina-front mid-rise condos, high-rises, and deep-water canal estates with direct Gulf access, though they sit furthest from river crossings. Inland master-planned communities like Sandoval and Coral Lakes offer gated single-family homes arranged around man-made lakes and shared clubhouses, while northern neighborhoods like Entrada supply newer gated townhomes and rental properties. The Southeast quadrant appeals to commuters who prioritize established retail, fewer flood zones, and faster access to the bridges connecting to Fort Myers.

Cape Coral's residential landscape is divided into quadrants defined by its extensive canal grid. Southwest enclaves like Cape Harbour and Tarpon Point feature marina-front mid-rise condos, high-rises, and deep-water canal estates with direct Gulf access, though they sit furthest from river crossings.

Inland master-planned communities like Sandoval and Coral Lakes offer gated single-family homes arranged around man-made lakes and shared clubhouses, while northern neighborhoods like Entrada supply newer gated townhomes and rental properties. The Southeast quadrant appeals to commuters who prioritize established retail, fewer flood zones, and faster access to the bridges connecting to Fort Myers.

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As of Sep 16, 2026Source 1: trulia.com Source 2: gulfcoastregroup.com Source 3: facebook.com

Getting aroundCommuting in Cape Coral is heavily auto-reliant, with LeeTran providing bus service only along major commercial boulevards. For nurses commuting to regional medical centers across the Caloosahatchee River in Fort Myers, daily travel centers on two tolled crossings: the Cape Coral Bridge and the Midpoint Memorial Bridge. Rush-hour bridge congestion frequently pushes drive times to between 30 and 40 minutes, especially from the far southwestern neighborhoods, whereas northern and northeastern subdivisions offer a more direct route to Interstate 75.

Commuting in Cape Coral is heavily auto-reliant, with LeeTran providing bus service only along major commercial boulevards. For nurses commuting to regional medical centers across the Caloosahatchee River in Fort Myers, daily travel centers on two tolled crossings: the Cape Coral Bridge and the Midpoint Memorial Bridge.

Rush-hour bridge congestion frequently pushes drive times to between 30 and 40 minutes, especially from the far southwestern neighborhoods, whereas northern and northeastern subdivisions offer a more direct route to Interstate 75.

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As of Sep 16, 2026Source 1: trulia.com Source 2: realestate.usnews.com

OutdoorsRecreational life revolves around the city's 400 miles of canals and more than 1,500 acres of park facilities. Four Mile Cove Ecological Preserve features a 1.2-mile boardwalk winding through 365 acres of Caloosahatchee River mangrove wetlands, while Yellow Fever Creek Preserve offers 2.5 miles of wilderness walking trails. Kayaking and fishing for snook and tarpon are accessible across city boat launches, Sirenia Vista Park serves as a winter manatee observation hub, and Rotary Park Environmental Center hosts native plant gardens, nature paths, and a butterfly house.

Recreational life revolves around the city's 400 miles of canals and more than 1,500 acres of park facilities. Four Mile Cove Ecological Preserve features a 1.2-mile boardwalk winding through 365 acres of Caloosahatchee River mangrove wetlands, while Yellow Fever Creek Preserve offers 2.5 miles of wilderness walking trails.

Kayaking and fishing for snook and tarpon are accessible across city boat launches, Sirenia Vista Park serves as a winter manatee observation hub, and Rotary Park Environmental Center hosts native plant gardens, nature paths, and a butterfly house.

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As of Sep 16, 2026Source 1: visitflorida.com Source 2: visitfortmyers.com Source 3: distinctivebeachrentals.com

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Cape Coral is a sprawling, canal-laced waterfront city defined by more than 400 miles of navigable waterways—more than any other city in the world. For relocating nurses, it offers a peaceful, residential refuge across the Caloosahatchee River from Fort Myers, pairing a boater-friendly lifestyle with quiet, master-planned neighborhoods. Housing ranges from Gulf-access yachting enclaves in Cape Harbour and Tarpon Point to gated, inland communities like Sandoval and Entrada. Commuting to regional healthcare facilities in Fort Myers requires strategic planning: hospital travel relies heavily on crossing the tolled Cape Coral Bridge or Midpoint Memorial Bridge, where peak-hour bottlenecks can stretch commutes to 40 minutes. Away from work, life centers on the outdoors, whether kayaking through the mangrove trails at Four Mile Cove Ecological Preserve, observing winter manatees at Sirenia Vista Park, or dining on fresh catches at Rumrunners and Fish Tale Grill. While Cape Coral lacks rapid transit and late-night commercial districts—often requiring trips into Fort Myers for lively nightlife—it delivers an unmatched setting for nurses seeking space, water access, and relaxed coastal living.

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