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PMHNPjobs in IL. Find your fit.

We do not publish a hand-written average. Pay figures on this site are medians of the salary ranges live postings disclose, published with their sample size, so the current Illinois figure lives at pmhnphiring.com/salary-guide/illinois.

Not at first. Illinois is a Reduced Practice Authority state: PMHNPs start under a written collaborative agreement with a physician that sets out scope and prescribing. After 4,000 clinical hours and 250 hours of continuing education, they can attest to full practice authority, though Schedule II narcotics still need physician consultation and benzodiazepines need it beyond a 120-day supply.

Large hospital employers include Northwestern Memorial on the Near North Side and Rush and UI Health on the Near West Side. HRSA lists mental health shortage areas on the South Side (including Auburn Gresham, Roseland, Englewood, and Chatham) and the West Side (including Austin and Lawndale), where clinicians at approved sites can qualify for federal loan repayment. HRSA has proposed withdrawing all of these designations except Auburn Gresham, so confirm a specific address with HRSA before relying on it.