Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner - Illinois
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Job Description
The Opportunity
We are seeking both part-time and full-time Psychiatric Nurse Practitioners to perform tele-psychiatric visits for clients based in Illinois.
If you enjoy working on a team with bright, ambitious advanced practice nurses and are seeking the flexibility and autonomy of private practice, this is an excellent opportunity for you. We offer a competitive 1099 compensation model and a supportive work environment that offers mentorship and training.
You can build your own schedule within our operating hours, which are 8 a. m. to 8 p. m. seven days a week. We require a minimum commitment of 16 hours per week
Benefits to Being a Lavender NP
- Flexible self-scheduling
- Paid physician collaborators
- No patient minimums
- ANCC-accredited continuing education
- Fellowship program for NPs as part of onboarding
- 3-month new grad mentorship program
- UpToDate subscription
- Paid EHR and e-Prescribe
- Leadership development program
- Teaching honorariums
What Makes Lavender Special
A caring, spirited, and experienced team. We are nurse-founded and led!
- Be part of a company that is truly making a difference in the world
- Work remotely with the full support of an expert team
- An international work environment that embraces diversity and inclusion
- Be part of a growing startup where you have the opportunity to help shape the company
- Company-sponsored In-person meetups (so far, we’ve gathered in New York and Mexico!)
- Fun and engaging company culture with regular virtual team events
- Competitive compensation
- Annual profit sharing
- Annual giving program - donation by Lavender to your chosen charity
- Book clubs and other community events
The Responsibilities
Conduct initial evaluations and collaboratively develop treatment plans with clients for medication, therapy or a combination of both. Proactively follow up with clients at minimum on a monthly basis to assess for efficacy of recommended interventions and ongoing care until treatment goals are achieved. Our clientele strongly prefer combined medication and therapy appointments, you have to be comfortable providing various modalities of talk therapy.
The Candidate
- Master of Science in Nursing (MSN)
- Active Illinois Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner License
- ANCC Board Certification
- Active Illinois DEA
- 2+ years of experience working in adult mental health
- Strong assessment skills
- Excellent communication and documentation abilities
- Ambitious, client-centric work ethic
- Must have own computer and a quiet, professional space to take tele-psychiatry appointments
Job Types: Full-time, Part-time, Contract
Weekly Schedule
- Monday to Friday
- Weekend availability
Work Setting
Remote
Experience
psychiatric nursing: 2 years (Preferred)
License/Certification
- Illinois Nurse Practitioner License (Required)
- ANCC Board Certification (Required)
- Illinois DEA Certification (Required)
For more about what it’s like to work at Lavender, see our careers page at https://www.joinlavender.com/careers.
Bring Your Whole Self to Work
Lavender believes that nurturing an environment where diversity and inclusion can thrive is critical to our success. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate on the basis of any status protected by law, including race, color, religion, sex, orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, disability, or genetic information.
If you need accommodation during the recruitment process, please reach out to people@joinlavender.com.
Key Responsibilities
Conduct initial evaluations and collaboratively develop treatment plans for medication and therapy. Provide ongoing follow-up care to assess intervention efficacy and ensure treatment goals are achieved.
Requirements
Requires a Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) and an active Illinois Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner license. Candidates must hold ANCC board certification, an Illinois DEA license, and have at least 2 years of experience in adult mental health.
Qualifications
- Education
- Master's degree (postgraduate degree)
Key Skills
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner - Illinois at Lavender a 7.2 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as very good. This places the position in the Above average in Psychiatry (NP) — ranked against 2,009 active Psychiatry (NP) listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements, remote work flexibility.
Psychiatry — Nurse Practitioner Career Context
Of the 50 active Psychiatry listings this role was benchmarked against, 54% are remote, 46% have no call, 62% require no weekends — this position is remote.
Psychiatry pay on WeekdayDoc is up 1.6% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).
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