Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP/APRN) | IL
Listed compensation
$60-$90/hr
The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed
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Job Description
Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP/APRN) | Schaumburg, Illinois
About the Organization
Resilience Behavioral Health is a client-centered behavioral health treatment organization located in Willowbrook, Illinois, serving individuals across the greater Chicago area and beyond.
Their programs span Crisis Stabilization, Residential Inpatient, Partial Hospitalization (PHP), Intensive Outpatient (IOP), Evening IOP, and standard Outpatient levels of care, with a strong foundation in dual-diagnosis treatment that addresses mental health and substance use conditions together.
Their therapeutic approach draws on a wide range of evidence-based and holistic modalities including CBT, DBT, EMDR, motivational interviewing, yoga therapy, art therapy, music therapy, experiential therapy, and medication management.
Resilience is deeply committed to serving diverse populations, including veterans, members of the LGBTQ+ community, healthcare workers, first responders, college students, and executives and professionals.
The Opportunity
Greater Illinois Behavioral Health is seeking a Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP/APRN) to join their Illinois treatment team, supporting clients at their Schaumburg location. This is a contract (1099) opportunity for a clinician with strong communication skills who is comfortable working within a structured, onsite treatment setting.
What You'll Do
- Provide psychiatric evaluations and medication management to clients
- Collaborate with the clinical and interdisciplinary team to support integrated treatment
Maintain Accurate and Timely Clinical Documentation
Communicate effectively with clients, families, and the treatment team throughout the course of care
Requirements
Active, unrestricted Illinois RN and APRN license (required). Illinois is not part of the Nurse Licensure Compact, so an Illinois-issued APRN credential is required regardless of licensure held in other states
- Board certification as a Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP-BC) through ANCC
- Master's degree from an accredited PMHNP program
- 1-2 years of relevant clinical experience
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
Benefits
- Schedule and Compensation
- Schedule: Onsite, day shifts
- Employment Type: Contract (1099)
- Compensation: $60.00 - $90.00 per hour
Key Responsibilities
The Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner will conduct psychiatric evaluations and manage client medications. They will also collaborate with an interdisciplinary team to provide integrated care and maintain accurate clinical documentation.
Qualifications
- Education
- Master's degree (postgraduate degree)
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
Psychiatry — Nurse Practitioner Career Context
Of the 50 active Psychiatry listings this role was benchmarked against, 32% are remote, 54% have no call, 58% require no weekends.
Psychiatry pay on WeekdayDoc is up 2.3% vs. the prior quarter (through Oct 2026).
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Listed pay | $125k–$187k | Psychiatry NP median $153k (middle half $137k–$166k)11 comparable listings, Nov 2026 |
| Cost-of-living adjusted pay | ~$156k in purchasing power | Illinois index 100.0 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Psychiatry NP listings in Illinois | 62 active | 2,075 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 32% remote · 54% no call · 58% no weekends50 benchmarked listings |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | not stated | Illinois nurse practitioner listings (all specialties): 24% state a sign-on bonus (median $10k) · 19% offer loan repayment493 active listings, Nov 2026 |
| Psychiatry NP hiring demand | #14 of 19 specialties | postings stay open a median 34 daysWeekdayDoc Hiring Index, October 2026 · 884 postings, 1,094 closed |
| New Psychiatry NP listings | 840 in the last 30 days | 948 the 30 days before (−11%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Psychiatry NP pay trend | +2.3% vs prior quarter | —through Oct 2026 |
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