Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant

ERC Pathlight

12 days ago

Remote - Nationwide$116K - $125KFull TimePsychiatry

✓ No Call✓ No Weekends

Practice Authority in Remote - Nationwide

Supervision Required

Requires collaborative agreement with a physician.

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Job Description

About the Role

Join ERC Pathlight as a Psychiatric NP/PA – Mental Health, $116-125K in United States.

Key Responsibilities

verbal communications. Enhances professional growth and development through participation in educational programs, receiving current literature, and attending in

service meetings, staff meetings and workshops. Attends, participates in, and contributes to in

Requirements

Willingness to travel to cover both Oak Brook and Northbrook IL sites (Primary is Oakbrook but with census you will need to be open to cover at our Northbrook location) The.

Benefits & Compensation

Salary: $116K - $125K

Work Schedule

Full-Time position.

No explicit call, weekend, or night shift information provided.

Apply to join ERC Pathlight as a Psychiatric NP/PA – Mental Health, $116-125K.

Key Skills

Psychiatric Healthcare DeliveryClinical ReasoningPatient EvaluationTreatment PlanningMedication OrderingEthical ConductInterprofessional CollaborationPatient AdvocacyDocumentationProtocol DevelopmentCommunication SkillsQuality Metrics AchievementPolicy AdherenceProfessional GrowthCommunity EducationEmergency Response

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Position Insights

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant at ERC Pathlight a 4.2 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as below average. This places the position in the average range of all Psychiatry nurse practitioner listings evaluated on our platform. Contributing factors include no on-call duties, no weekend requirements.

Candidates should carefully assess workload expectations and scheduling demands before applying.

Psychiatry — Nurse Practitioner Career Context

This Psychiatry position at ERC Pathlight is open to nurse practitioner candidates.

Nurse Practitioners are among the fastest-growing healthcare professions, with expanding scope of practice in many states and strong demand for telehealth and primary care roles.

Nationally, Psychiatry professionals earn a median annual salary of approximately $300k, with the typical range spanning $230k to $400k depending on experience, location, and practice setting.

Compensation Analysis

ERC Pathlight lists compensation for this nurse practitioner position at $116k to $125k annually.

This is approximately 60% below the national median for Psychiatry professionals, which is around $300k.

Location & Logistics

This position is based in Remote - Nationwide.

Why This Position Stands Out

No on-call requirements — clinicians are completely off-duty after hours
No weekend shifts — preserving personal and family time
Transparent compensation ($116k–$125k)

Skills, Responsibilities & Benefits

Key skills and qualifications: Psychiatric Healthcare Delivery, Clinical Reasoning, Patient Evaluation, Treatment Planning, Medication Ordering, Ethical Conduct, Interprofessional Collaboration, Patient Advocacy. Candidates with experience in these areas may be especially well-suited for this Psychiatry role.

Core responsibilities: The Psychiatric Physician Assistant delivers psychiatric healthcare to patients under physician supervision, involving patient evaluation, treatment decision-making, and medication ordering within legal limits. Responsibilities also include collaborating with healthcare professionals, maintaining ac...

Benefits package: Health Insurance, Dental, Vision, Paid Time Off, Parental Leave, Retirement Benefits, Tuition Reimbursement. A comprehensive benefits package is an important factor in evaluating total compensation beyond base salary.

About WeekdayDoc

WeekdayDoc is the only healthcare job board that scores every position for burnout risk and work-life balance. Every listing includes a proprietary burnout score, transparent salary data when available, and lifestyle filters for no-call, no-weekends, and remote positions. Browse more Psychiatry nurse practitioner jobs on WeekdayDoc to compare work-life balance scores and compensation across employers.