Expressive Therapist-Per Diem-LOH HInsdale
Listed compensation
$25.36-$38.04/hr
The week · per this posting
Ask the employer about the work setting, weekend coverage, nights and shift pattern and time off.
Job Description
Hourly Pay Range
$25.36 - $38.04 - The hourly pay rate offered is determined by a candidate's expertise and years of experience, among other factors.
Position Highlights
- Position: Expressive Therapist
- Location: LOH Hinsdale
- Per Diem
- Hours: Days - Varies
What You Will Do
Provides quality clinical expressive therapy services to patient populations and their families/significant others
Conducts daily group assessments to identify issues for treatment focus and reports in interdisciplinary team meetings
Communicates expressive therapy treatment goals/recommendations with the interdisciplinary treatment team, and participates in treatment team meetings as assigned.
Documents therapy performed, interventions, patient’s clinical status, progress, and treatment recommendations in patient charts
What You Will Need
- Education: A Bachelor’s Degree or higher in a relevant behavioral health field
- Certification: Music Therapist- Board Certified Music Therapist (MT-BC); Art Therapist- Registered Art Therapist (ATR) or Dance Movement Therapist- Registered Dance Movement Therapist (R-DMT); CPR/BLS within 90 days, CPI within 90 days
- Experience: Minimum of two years’ experience in a behavioral health inpatient setting
Benefits (For Full Time or Part Time Positions)
Eligibility for our Annual Incentive Plan, which offers the potential to earn a certain percentage amount of your base salary based on organizational performance. (For AIP eligible positions)
- Premium pay such as shift, on call, holiday and more based on an employee’s job (For eligible positions)
- Incentive pay for select positions
- Opportunity for annual increases based on performance
- Career Pathways to Promote Professional Growth and Development
- Various Medical, Dental, Pet and Vision options
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Free Parking
- Wellness Program Savings Plan
- Health Savings Account Options
- Retirement Options with Company Match
- Paid Time Off and Holiday Pay
Community Involvement Opportunities
Endeavor Health is a fully integrated healthcare delivery system committed to providing access to quality, vibrant, community-connected care, serving an area of more than 4.2 million residents across six northeast Illinois counties.
Our more than 25,000 team members and more than 6,000 physicians aim to deliver transformative patient experiences and expert care close to home across more than 300 ambulatory locations and eight acute care hospitals – Edward (Naperville), Elmhurst, Evanston, Glenbrook (Glenview), Highland Park, Northwest Community (Arlington Heights) Skokie and Swedish (Chicago) – all recognized as Magnet hospitals for nursing excellence. For more information, visit endeavorhealth.org.
When you work for Endeavor Health, you will be part of an organization that encourages its employees to achieve career goals and maximize their professional potential.
Please explore our website to better understand how Endeavor Health delivers on its mission to “help everyone in our communities be their best”.
Endeavor Health is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities. Please refer to the main career page for more information.
At Endeavor Health, we are united by a shared commitment to working together to create a culture of connection and belonging—each of us bringing different skills and experiences as we deliver safe, seamless, and personal care. Every person, every time. We are committed to fostering an environment where all team members can be their best, learn, and pursue excellence together.
EOE: Race/Color/Sex/Sexual Orientation/ Gender Identity/Religion/National Origin/Disability/Vets, VEVRRA Federal Contractor.
Key Responsibilities
Provides quality clinical expressive therapy services to patients and their families while conducting daily group assessments. Collaborates with the interdisciplinary treatment team to document patient progress and establish treatment goals.
Requirements
Requires a Bachelor’s degree in a behavioral health field and professional certification in Music, Art, or Dance Movement therapy. Candidates must have at least two years of experience in a behavioral health inpatient setting.
Qualifications
- Education
- Professional certificate or licensure
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Certifications
Key Skills
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Expressive Therapist-Per Diem-LOH HInsdale at Endeavor Health a 6.1 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the Above average in Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) — ranked against 7,846 active Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no on-call duties.
Counselor Career Context
Endeavor Health ranks #3 of 16 employers hiring contract/1099 Counselor on WeekdayDoc by average advertised pay.
Of the 50 active Mental Health Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 46% are remote, 22% have no call, 62% require no weekends.
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Work-life score | 6.1 / 10 · above average in mental health therapy (counseling) | ranked against 7,846 Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listingslisting-based score, 0–10 |
| Listed pay | $53k–$79k | Mental Health Therapy median $80k (middle half $59k–$110k)14 comparable listings, Nov 2026 |
| Cost-of-living adjusted pay | ~$66k in purchasing power | Illinois index 100.0 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Mental Health Therapy listings in Illinois | 357 active | 7,908 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 46% remote · 22% no call · 62% no weekends50 benchmarked listings |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | not stated | Illinois Counselor listings: 14% state a sign-on bonus (median $3k) · 21% offer loan repayment580 active listings, Nov 2026 |
| New Mental Health Therapy listings | 2,573 in the last 30 days | 1,547 the 30 days before (+66%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Mental Health Therapy pay trend | −2.5% vs prior quarter | —through Oct 2026 |
| Endeavor Health | #3 of 16 for pay | Top Employers work-life index |
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