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LEAD THERAPIST (LICENSED)

CounselorFull-Time

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Job Description

Responsibilities

Mountain Youth Academy (a UHS company) is seeking a Licensed Therapist (LPC/LCSW)

Mountain Youth Academy is centrally located near Johnson City, TN, Boone, NC, and Abingdon, VA. We are a 120-bed residential treatment facility and assist in the evaluation, diagnosis and treatment of a wide range of behavioral health issues for our young adolescent patients.

Retention Bonus Available

Mountain Youth Academy is offering a $15,000.00 retention bonus for licensed therapists or those eligible for licensure in the State of Tennessee, who meet the expectations of the job description, who agree to remain continually and actively employed at a full-time status, and who successfully perform their job duties from their start date to a predetermimed payout period. A copy of the full retention bonus will be reviewed during the interview process.

Position Summary

This position is responsible for overseeing and coordinating the delivery of student continuing care and family services. This includes providing clinical support conducting interventions, conducting psychosocial assessments, developing the student’s treatment plan, conducting group, individual and family therapy.

  • Job Duties/Responsibilities: (include, but are not limited to, the following)
  • Monitors adherence to the program schedule and assists the residential team in coordinating the patients’ care, ICMPs, behavioral contracts, etc.
  • Attends and assists in treatment team meetings and clinical /residential staffing meetings.
  • Participates in group and individual supervision.
  • Maintains the EHR for patients assigned to their caseload.
  • Communicates with the dorm team(s).
  • Assists with mentoring and orienting new therapists to the facility.
  • Provides admissions personnel with ongoing admissions and discharge information.

Benefit Highlights

  • Challenging and rewarding work environment
  • Competitive Compensation & Generous Paid Time Off
  • Excellent Medical, Dental, Vision and Prescription Drug Plans
  • 401(K) with company match and discounted stock plan

SoFi Student Loan Refinancing Program

  • Career development opportunities within UHS and its 300+ Subsidiaries!
  • Attendance Incentives
  • Tuition Reimbursement
  • Free Meals

About Universal Health Services

One of the nation’s largest and most respected providers of hospital and healthcare services, Universal Health Services, Inc. (NYSE: UHS) has built an impressive record of achievement and performance, growing since its inception into a Fortune 500 corporation.

Headquarters in King of Prussia, PA, and UHS has 99,000 employees. Through its subsidiaries, UHS operates 28 acute care hospitals, 331 behavioral health facilities, 60 outpatient and other facilities in 39 U.S. States, Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and the United Kingdom.

Qualifications

Job Requirements

Master’s Degree, Social Work or in a related field required.

LPC, LCSW licensure preferred or candidates eligible to gain licensure as an LPC, LCSW, LMFT in the State of Tennessee.

Prefer two years’ experience conducting group, individual and family therapy using a variety of treatment modalities.

Must be able to communicate effectively with other health care professionals, both verbally and in writing.

EEO Statement

All UHS subsidiaries are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and teammates. UHS subsidiaries are equal opportunity employers and as such, openly support and fully commit to recruitment, selection, placement, promotion and compensation of individuals without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), genetic information, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

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At UHS and all our subsidiaries, our Human Resources departments and recruiters are here to help prospective candidates by matching skill set and experience with the best possible career path at UHS and our subsidiaries.

During the recruitment process, no recruiter or employee will request financial or personal information (e. g., Social Security Number, credit card or bank information, etc.) from you via email. Our recruiters will not email you from a public webmail client like Hotmail, Gmail, Yahoo Mail, etc.

Qualifications

Education
Master's degree (postgraduate degree)
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Treatment PlanningGroup TherapyIndividual TherapyCase ManagementElectronic Health RecordsCrisis InterventionClinical SupervisionPatient Evaluation

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates LEAD THERAPIST (LICENSED) at UHS a 7.2 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as very good. This places the position in the top 25% in Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) — ranked against 8,035 active Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listings on WeekdayDoc.

Counselor Career Context

Of the 50 active Mental Health Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 62% are remote, 38% have no call, 66% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Tennessee is 91.9 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 58.6% of Tennessee clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Location & Logistics

Tennessee has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states.

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About UHS

Hospitals and Health Care
Aiken, South Carolina
501-1,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Retention Bonus ($15,000)
Competitive Compensation
Generous Paid Time Off
Medical, Dental, Vision
401(K) with company match
Discounted stock plan
SoFi Student Loan Refinancing Program
Career development opportunities