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Family Nurse Practitioner - Harvard, IL $95,000 - $145,000

Mercyhealth

Harvard, ILFull-time$85–145K/yrPosted 1mo agoStill listed today

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At a glance

Compensation
$85–145K/yr
Location
Harvard, IL
Schedule
Full-time
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

Active State APRN License, required

Job overview

Mercyhealth is seeking a full-time Family Nurse Practitioner to join its Family Medicine team in Harvard, Illinois. The employed provider will build an individual schedule and practice in partnership with a collaborating physician, operational leaders, and support staff. The opportunity includes access to EPIC EMR and multi-specialty referral sources. Pediatric experience, including newborns, is preferred.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Pediatric Care, nice to haveNewborn Care, nice to havePatient Care, requiredCommunication, requiredTeamwork, required

Qualifications

Accredited NP Program, requiredActive State APRN License, required

Benefits

Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
401(k) Match
Parental Leave
Paid Time Off
Tuition Assistance

Full job description

Mercyhealth has an exciting full‑time Nurse Practitioner opportunity to join our excellent Family Medicine team in Harvard, Illinois.

Opportunity:

  • Build your individual schedule & practice as an employed provider with the partnership of your collaborating physician, operational leaders, and support staff.

  • EPIC EMR

  • Vast multi-specialty referral sources

  • 501c3 non-for-profit

Qualifications:

  • Graduate of an accredited NP program

  • Hold an active state APRN license

  • Preferred experience with pediatrics, including newborns

  • Skilled at providing exceptional care

  • The ability to communicate clearly and work as a member of a team

Compensation and Benefits:

  • Highly competitive compensation: $95,000 - $145,000

  • Sign-on bonus!

  • CME, licensure, membership, and medical association dues reimbursed

  • Malpractice and tail insurance provided

  • Comprehensive benefits package, including health, dental, vision, etc.

  • Day-one 403(b) matching retirement program

  • Short- and long-term disability

  • Paid parental and caregiver leave

  • Strategic partnership with the provider liaisons

About Mercyhealth:

  • Regional health system with 7 hospitals, 100+ primary and specialty care centers in more than 90 communities throughout Northern Illinois and Southern Wisconsin.

  • Over 950+ partnered providers and 8,250+ professionals dedicated to compassionate, quality care.

  • With over 125 specialty and sub-specialty services, including adult critical care, neonatal intensive care, neurosurgery, heart and vascular care together with WATCHMAN and TAVR, a cancer institute, plastic and reconstructive surgery, robotic surgery, orthopedic surgery, and much more!

About the Community: Harvard, Illinois, is a historic small town in McHenry County, known for its agricultural roots and strong community spirit. Established in 1856, the town grew rapidly after the Chicago and North Western Railroad arrived, connecting Harvard to other parts of the state. Incorporated as a city in 1891, Harvard’s early economy was centered around the railroad, and the Ayer Hotel became a key gathering place, especially during the Civil War.

Today, Harvard celebrates its agricultural heritage with the annual Harvard Milk Days festival, a beloved event that honors the town’s role in milk production during World War II. The festival features a parade, carnival, and live entertainment, with Harmilda, a life-sized fiberglass cow statue, standing as a symbol of the town’s dairy history.

With its rich past and community-driven events, Harvard offers a charming glimpse into small-town life, where tradition and modern-day charm come together.

  • Cost of living: Harvard offers a very affordable cost of living, with low housing prices and a charming rural atmosphere.
  • Known for: The annual Milk Days Festival and its historical role as a dairy industry hub
  • History: Founded in 1856, Harvard was known for its dairy farming industry and continues to celebrate that heritage.
  • Learn more:
  • Harvard Milk Days Festival
  • Harvard Historical Tour

Makenzie Olsen, BSHA, CPCS® Provider Recruiter Mercyhealth 815-971-2920 [email protected]

PAY RANGE:

$85,280.00 - $144,976.00 Mercyhealth is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identify, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status.

Mercyhealth offers competitive pay and a comprehensive benefits package including:

  • Medical, Dental, Vision

  • Life & Disability Insurance

  • FSA/HSA Options

  • Generous, accruing paid time off

  • Paid Parental and caregiver leave

  • Career advancement and educational opportunities

  • Tuition and certification reimbursement

  • Certification Reimbursement

  • Well-being Programs

  • Employee Discounts

  • On-Demand Pay

  • Financial Education

  • Annual recognition/awards events

  • Partner appreciation days

  • Family entertainment/attractions discount

  • Community service/improvement opportunities

Click here for more details regarding Mercyhealth Careers Benefit Information.

At Mercyhealth, we don’t simply hire people, we empower employee-partners who are passionate about making lives better. As an integrated health system, we deliver exceptional, coordinated across seven hospitals, 85 primary and specialty clinics, and a team of over 7,500 professionals serving northern Illinois and southern Wisconsin.

Mercyhealth has been nationally recognized for our commitment to our people and culture, including:

  • #1 in the nation on AARP's Best Employers for Workers Over 50

  • One of Working Mother magazine's 100 Best Companies for Working Mothers

  • A Top 50 Company and Top 10 Nonprofit for Executive Women

How this job compares

Set against the 9,944 open Nurse Practitioner jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 10, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$85–145K/yr
  • Illinois median$110–164K/yr146 salary ranges
  • US median$110–164K/yr3,687 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $115K, is 16% below the Illinois median midpoint ($137K) — in the lowest quarter of Nurse Practitioner salary ranges in Illinois.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 293 open Nurse Practitioner jobs in Illinois and 9,944 across the US. 3% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Illinois
Experience
Nurse Practitioner postings that state a minimum ask for 2 years of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 1 to 2 years (2,878 postings).
Education
3,497 of the 9,944 open Nurse Practitioner jobs (35%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Pay, requirements and demand for Nurse Practitioner jobs

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 10, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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