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Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP/APRN) | IL

Nurse PractitionerContract Physician-Supervised State

Listed compensation

$60-$90/hr

The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed

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Posted 1mo ago

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

Interdisciplinary collaboration

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).

Psychiatry NP by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Listed pay$125k–$187kPsychiatry NP median $153k (middle half $137k–$166k)11 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Cost-of-living adjusted pay~$156k in purchasing powerIllinois index 100.0 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Psychiatry NP listings in Illinois62 active2,075 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 32% remote · 54% no call · 58% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedIllinois 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 specialtiespostings stay open a median 34 daysWeekdayDoc Hiring Index, October 2026 · 884 postings, 1,094 closed
New Psychiatry NP listings840 in the last 30 days948 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
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024), WeekdayDoc Hiring Index; as of Nov 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

Top contract/1099 Nurse Practitioner Jobs

36 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

36 jobs · 29 employers
20
<$160k
9
$160k-195k
2
$195k-230k
3
$230k-265k
2
$265k+

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

32 jobs · 29 employers
401k / retirement match
91%
CME allowance
53%
Sign-on bonus
50%
Relocation assistance
9%
Loan repayment
6%

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Work-life snapshot

median 6.4this job 5.1
Better work-life than 40% of Psychiatry (NP) listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 2,043 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in Schaumburg

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$404k
Typical market rent
$2,125/mo
Residents’ average commute
28 min
State income tax
Up to 5%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Sep 2026), Zillow market rents (Sep 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.