Welcome Our New Provider – Sheila Mendes APRN, FNP
Sheila Mendes has been engaged in Nursing in the last 34 years. Her philosophy of care is rooted in the belief that health care is not merely the management of one’s diseases but the active stewardship of the human body. She views health as a dynamic, holistic state of well-being that must be actively promoted and fiercely protected. By partnering with patients as a health champion, educator, advocate, and guide, she empowers individuals and communities to prevent illness, reclaim autonomy over their own bodies, and achieve their highest potential through transformational lifestyle utilizing evidence-based conventional medicine and integrative modalities.
Her 3 Pillars of Practice are:
1) Health stewardship by managing the present.
2) Shielding the future by illness prevention.
3) Elevating the baseline through health promotion.
Sheila is a happy wife of a retired U.S. Navy Chaplain and has 3 wonderful kids. They live in Clay County along with their dog named Anaya, and a cat named Alex. She loves serving at her church and community in many different roles. Sheila was born to seasoned educators and a sibling to brothers and sisters in healthcare, military, and education.
Recent Experience:
Family Nurse Practitioner, Primary Care/Internal Medicine Clinic
Reynaldo G. Fermo, MD, PA Internal Medicine Clinic, December 2025-July 2026
RN Clinic Staff, General Internal Medicine
Mayo Clinic-Florida, January 2025-Present
Integrative RN Clinic Staff, Integrative Medicine Clinic/General Internal Medicine
Mayo Clinic-Florida, March 2023-January 2025
Charge Nurse, Short Stay Unit (Post-Orthopedic Surgery/Hematology & Oncology Unit)
Mayo Clinic, Florida, November 2021-March 2023
Staff Nurse & Relief Charge Nurse, 7N (Pulmonology/Gastroenterology Unit)
Mayo Clinic-Florida, August 2018-November 2021
Sheila starts at Balanced Physician Care on August 5, 2026.
