Advanced Practice-Psychiatry Opening in Sterling, IL

## Psychiatric NP — Med Management | Sterling, IL Northwest Illinois — 2 Hours West of Chicago ## Position Details * Full-time, permanent employed position * Setting: Outpatient behavioral health — new service line * Schedule: 4.5 days per week * No inpatient duties — no call * Collaboration via tele-psychiatry * Based in Sterling * Approximately 12–16 patients per day * 99-bed independent community hospital ## Practice Overview Seeking an experienced Psychiatric NP focused on medication management to join a growing outpatient behavioral health team: * Join a current team of 1 NP, 1 part-time telepsychiatrist, and 6 full-time LCPCs * Behavioral health NP experience preferred — willing to train the right candidate * Medication management focus with tele-psychiatry collaboration * No inpatient duties and no call — excellent work-life balance * 77 employed physicians and 75 APPs across 35 areas of medicine * Hospital, Main Clinic, and 14 additional satellite facilities throughout the service area * Comfortable work-life balance in a friendly community of approximately 26,000 residents ## Compensation & Benefits * Salary range: $120,000–$180,000 plus production-based bonus potential * Robust benefits package * Details provided upon inquiry ## Required Qualifications * Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner — licensed or eligible in Illinois * Behavioral health NP experience — preferred * Illinois license or willingness to obtain ## About the Community – Sterling, Illinois * Family-friendly community of approximately 26,000 in the heart of northwest Illinois * Laid-back lifestyle with a warm, welcoming atmosphere * Sports, Training, and Wellness Complex rivaling anything in the nation * Woodlawn Arts Academy — rich arts and cultural programming * Ideal for outdoor activities throughout the Rock River region * Excellent public and Private schools * 2 hours west of Chicago — easy access to world-class city amenities * 1 hour east of the Mississippi River — scenic natural beauty and recreation