Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner- Illinois New Champaign, IL; Chicago, IL; Clinical

Champaign, IL;
Chicago, IL;
Clinical Practice
- Remote;
Naperville, IL;
Peoria, IL;
Springfield, IL

We're looking for a PMHNP who wants to do psychiatric care differently — with kids, via telehealth, on a team that actually collaborates.

Backpack Healthcare provides mental health care for children, teens, and young adults — all online, covered by most insurance. We're clinician-led and minority-owned, and our psychiatric care doesn't live in a silo. Our PMHNPs work alongside therapists, psychiatrists, and care coordinators as one integrated team.

If you're a nurse practitioner who wants to prescribe, assess, and treat within a model built around whole-person, coordinated care — this is worth your time.

You’ll provide comprehensive psychiatric care to children, teens, and young adults via telehealth, part‑time or full‑time depending on what works for you. Afternoon, evening, and weekend availability is required — that's when kids and families can actually show up.

Day-to-day you'll:

• Conduct comprehensive psychiatric evaluations and formulate evidence‑based diagnoses
• Develop individualized treatment plans in partnership with patients and their families
• Prescribe and manage psychotropic medications, monitor effectiveness, and adjust as needed
• Provide brief interventions and psychoeducation alongside medication management
• Collaborate with therapists, psychiatrists, and care coordinators in regular case reviews
• Maintain accurate, timely documentation in our EHR
• Educate families about diagnoses, treatment options, and what to expect

• Competitive fee‑for‑service per‑session pay structure
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• 401(k) with company match
• Paid time off
• Clinical supervision and mentorship — new graduates are welcome
• A collaborative team that treats integrated care as the standard, not the exception

• PMHNP-BC board certification
• Active DEA license
• Master's or doctoral degree from an accredited PMHNP program
• Experience with or strong interest in working with youth and families
• Comfortable working independently in a telehealth environment
• Strong clinical judgment, clear communication, and genuine empathy

We've served 12,000+ kids and families since 2020. 78% of families report their child is doing better after three months. We built Backpack because the old model — long waits, disconnected providers, care that doesn't feel made for anyone — wasn't working for kids or the clinicians trying to help them.

When clinicians thrive, kids thrive. That's not a tagline. It's how we build.

Backpack Healthcare is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We celebrate diversity in age, background, identity, and experience — and we mean it.

As set forth in Backpack Healthcare’s Equal Employment Opportunity policy,we do not discriminate on the basis of any protected group status under any applicable law.