Per Diem Positions in Chicago (11)
View All Jobs →APP Fellow: Acute Care Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant - Hospital Medicine, Full-time, Days
Chicago, IL
Field Nurse Practitioner - Cook County, Illinois
Chicago, Illinois
Physician Assistant or Acute Care Nurse Practitioner - Cardiac Recovery and Observation and Invasive Cardiac Post Anesthesia Care , Full-time, Days
Chicago, IL
Acute Care Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant - Cardiac Surgery / Aortic Disease, Full-time, Days
Chicago, IL
Physician Assistant or Acute Care Nurse Practitioner - COMPASS-HF, Palliative Heart Failure, Full-time, Days
Chicago, IL
Acute Care Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant - Vascular Neurology (Stroke), Full-time, Days
Chicago, IL
Acute Care Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant - Cardiac Care Stepdown Unit, Full-time, Days
Chicago, IL
Per Diem Family Medicine Physician Assistant or Nurse Practitioner (Casual Employee)
Chicago, IL
Lead APP - Acute Care Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant - Neurosurgery, Full-time, Days
Chicago, IL
Physician Assistant or Acute Care Nurse Practitioner - MICU Rapid Response Team, Full-time, NIGHTS
Chicago, IL
Per Diem Tips
- •Maintain your own malpractice insurance
- •Track hours carefully for tax purposes
- •Build relationships at multiple facilities
- •Negotiate competitive hourly rates
- •Consider 1099 vs W-2 per diem arrangements
Why Per Diem?
Set your own schedule — work as many or as few shifts as you want, when you want.
Per diem roles pay $80-$150+/hr, often 20-40% more than the hourly equivalent of full-time work.
Perfect for supplementing a full-time position or private practice while maintaining clinical variety.
Why Choose Per Diem
Per Diem Careers in Chicago
PRN & flexible schedule positions
Maximum Flexibility
Set your own schedule — work as many or as few shifts as you want, when you want.
Higher Hourly Rate
Per diem roles pay $80-$150+/hr, often 20-40% more than the hourly equivalent of full-time work.
Income Supplement
Perfect for supplementing a full-time position or private practice while maintaining clinical variety.
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Per Diem PMHNP Market in Chicago, IL
Per-diem PMHNP shifts in Chicago pay $80–$130 per hour without scheduled commitment. Most providers stack per-diem coverage with a primary employer for income smoothing. Demand for psychiatric mental health nurse practitioners in Chicago, IL reflects the area's status as a major metropolitan area within Illinois, where PMHNPs operate under reduced practice authority requiring a collaborative agreement. Chicago is not currently a federally designated mental health shortage area, but regional psychiatric demand and the local cost of living near the national average (index 108) shape PMHNP compensation in the market. Major healthcare employers in the Chicago area include Northwestern Medicine, Rush University Medical Center, and Advocate Aurora, alongside 11 active PMHNP positions listed on this page.
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, Bureau of Labor Statistics, HRSA HPSA data, AANP State Practice Environment.
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