Psychiatry - Nurse Practitioner
Listed compensation
$68.75-$89.37/hr
The week · per this posting · Monday – Friday
Weekend work is also flagged as required; confirm which days and how often.
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Job Description
Carle Health is seeking a Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner to join our Champaign Psychiatry team.
Opportunity Details
Practice Details Include
Join a multi-disciplinary team including psychiatrists, advanced practice providers, psychologists and master’s level therapists
Monday – Friday, 8a-5p schedule, some evening and weekend hours possible; Patient Advisory System handles after hour calls
Outpatient, adult only practice
Weekly Collaboration with Psychiatrist
- PNP will cover “moderate” range of patient cases including consults with new patients, manage medications and provide counseling service
- Referral hospital and mental health facilities nearby
- Equal Opportunity Employer/Vets/Disabled
Education Requirements
- Master's degree in Nursing
- 2 years of APP experience required
Licensure/Certification Requirements
Current Illinois registered nurse license, advanced practice nurse licensure, and psychiatric certification
Must have mental health assessment experience, positive communication skills, ability to work collaboratively with the health care team and excellent customer service skills
About Our Community
Globally connected, innovative and culturally rich, Champaign-Urbana is centrally located to Chicago, Indianapolis and St. Louis and is home to one of the world's great public research universities - the Big Ten University of Illinois. With ease of transportation, excellent schools and affordable housing options, our community features the friendliness and advantages of a smaller town while offering the dining, arts, sports, and entertainment options found in a much larger city.
About Us
Find it here. Discover the job, the career, the purpose you were meant for. At Carle Health, we're committed to fostering a workplace where every team member feels valued, respected and empowered, where passion and purpose come together to positively impact the lives of our patients and our communities.
Find it all at Carle Health. Our nearly 17,000 team members and providers work together to support patient care across central and southeastern Illinois. We’ve grown to include eight, award-winning hospitals and a multispecialty provider group with more than 1,500 doctors and advanced practice providers.
We’re developing the next generation of providers and healthcare professionals through Carle Illinois College of Medicine, the world’s first engineering-based medical school, and Methodist College.
Carle BroMenn Medical Center, Carle Foundation Hospital, Carle Health Methodist Hospital, Carle Health Proctor Hospital, Carle Health Pekin Hospital, and Carle Hoopeston Regional Health Center hold Magnet® designations, the nation’s highest honor for nursing care.
We offer opportunities in several communities throughout central Illinois with potential for growth and life-long careers at Carle Health.
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class.
Carle Health participates in E-Verify and may provide the Social Security Administration and, if necessary, the Department of Homeland Security with information from each new employee's Form I-9 to confirm work authorization. | For more information: human.resources@carle.com.
Compensation and Benefits
The compensation range for this position is $68.75 - $89.37/hour. This represents a good faith minimum and maximum range for the role at the time of posting by Carle Health.
The actual compensation offered a candidate will be dependent on a variety of factors including, but not limited to, the candidate’s experience, qualifications, location, training, licenses, shifts worked and compensation model. Carle Health offers a comprehensive benefits package for team members and providers. To learn more visit careers.carlehealth.org/benefits
Key Responsibilities
The Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner will manage a caseload of adult patients, including conducting consultations and medication management. They will work within a multi-disciplinary team to provide counseling services and collaborate weekly with a psychiatrist.
Requirements
Candidates must hold a Master's degree in Nursing and possess at least 2 years of advanced practice provider experience. Current Illinois registered nurse and advanced practice nurse licensure, along with psychiatric certification, are required.
Qualifications
- Education
- Master's degree (postgraduate degree)
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Psychiatry - Nurse Practitioner at Carle Health a 6.0 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 35% of all Psychiatry nurse practitioner listings evaluated on our platform.
Psychiatry — Nurse Practitioner Career Context
Of the 50 active Psychiatry listings this role was benchmarked against, 28% are remote, 64% have no call, 76% require no weekends.
Psychiatry pay on WeekdayDoc is up 3.7% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Listed pay | $143k–$186k | Psychiatry median $151k (middle half $148k–$156k)35 comparable listings, Oct 2026 |
| Cost-of-living adjusted pay | ~$164k in purchasing power | Illinois index 100.0 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Psychiatry listings in Illinois | 74 active | 2,208 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 28% remote · 64% no call · 76% no weekends50 benchmarked listings |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | not stated | Illinois Nurse Practitioner listings: 24% state a sign-on bonus (median $10k) · 19% offer loan repayment479 active listings, Oct 2026 |
| Psychiatry pay trend | +3.7% vs prior quarter | —through Sep 2026 |
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