Licensed Therapist – Skilled Nursing & Assisted Living

Counselor / TherapistFull-Time

Compensation

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Job Description

  • Licensed Therapist – Skilled Nursing & Assisted Living
  • Position: Licensed Therapist
  • Location: Skilled Nursing Facilities & Assisted Living Communities Phoenix and surrounding areas
  • Reports To: Clinical Leadership

Position Summary

TrustedCare Medical Group is seeking a compassionate, dependable, and experienced Licensed Therapist to provide behavioral health services to residents in skilled nursing facilities and assisted living communities. This position focuses on supporting residents' emotional and psychological well-being through individualized counseling, treatment planning, and collaboration with facility staff and healthcare providers.

The ideal candidate is patient-centered, organized, and comfortable working independently in a long-term care setting.

Key Responsibilities

Provide individual psychotherapy and behavioral health counseling to residents in skilled nursing and assisted living facilities.

  • Complete comprehensive behavioral health assessments and develop individualized treatment plans.
  • Support residents experiencing depression, anxiety, grief, adjustment difficulties, and other behavioral health concerns.
  • Maintain accurate, timely, and complete clinical documentation in the electronic medical record (EMR).
  • Collaborate with psychiatric providers, nursing staff, social workers, and facility leadership to coordinate patient care.
  • Monitor patient progress and adjust treatment plans based on individual needs.
  • Identify and appropriately respond to changes in mental health status, including safety concerns.
  • Maintain patient confidentiality and comply with HIPAA, professional standards, and applicable state and federal regulations.
  • Manage assigned patient caseloads and maintain consistent communication with the clinical team.

Provide compassionate, professional care while promoting residents' dignity, independence, and quality of life.

Required Qualifications

  • Master's degree in Social Work, Counseling, Psychology, or a related behavioral health field.
  • Active, unrestricted Arizona clinical license as an LCSW, LPC, LMFT, or other qualifying independently licensed behavioral health professional.
  • Active Arizona Fingerprint Clearance Card.
  • Current TB clearance/testing documentation meeting facility and applicable regulatory requirements.
  • Experience providing psychotherapy and behavioral health assessments.
  • Strong clinical documentation, communication, and organizational skills.
  • Ability to travel to assigned skilled nursing and assisted living facilities.
  • Ability to work independently and collaboratively with multidisciplinary healthcare teams.

Preferred Qualifications

Previous experience working in skilled nursing, assisted living, long-term care, or geriatric behavioral health settings.

  • Experience working with older adults and individuals with complex medical and behavioral health needs.
  • Familiarity with electronic medical records and facility-based care coordination.

Professional Expectations

  • Demonstrate compassion, professionalism, and respect toward patients, families, and facility staff.
  • Maintain all required licenses, certifications, fingerprint clearance, and TB documentation.
  • Complete clinical documentation within established company timelines.
  • Follow TrustedCare Medical Group policies and all applicable facility requirements.

Represent TrustedCare Medical Group professionally while maintaining strong relationships with facility partners.

About TrustedCare Medical Group

TrustedCare Medical Group is committed to providing high-quality, compassionate behavioral health services. Our team works closely with healthcare facilities to ensure patients receive accessible, individualized mental health care that supports their overall well-being and quality of life.

TrustedCare Medical Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Requirements

Requires a Master's degree in Social Work, Counseling, or Psychology and an active, unrestricted Arizona clinical license (LCSW, LPC, or LMFT). Candidates must possess an Arizona Fingerprint Clearance Card and have experience in behavioral health assessments.

Qualifications

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

Key Skills

Behavioral health assessmentGeriatric careCrisis interventionCase managementInterdisciplinary collaborationHIPAA compliancePatient counselingMental health status monitoring

Counselor Career Context

Of the 50 active Mental Health Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 54% are remote, 34% have no call, 70% require no weekends.

Mental Health Therapy pay on WeekdayDoc is up 2.3% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

Mental Health Therapy by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Listed paynot listedMental Health Therapy median $73k (middle half $63k–$83k)304 comparable listings, Oct 2026
Cost of livingArizona index 100.7US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Mental Health Therapy listings in Arizona231 active8,002 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 54% remote · 34% no call · 70% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedArizona Counselor listings: 14% state a sign-on bonus (median $5k) · 16% offer loan repayment365 active listings, Oct 2026
Mental Health Therapy pay trend+2.3% vs prior quarter—through Sep 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Oct 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

33 jobs · 30 employers
401k / retirement match
85%
CME allowance
42%
Sign-on bonus
24%
Loan repayment
12%
PSLF eligible
3%

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Work-life snapshot

median 6.0this job 1.5
Below most Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listings for work-life

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 7,926 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in Phoenix

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$405k
Typical market rent
$1,571/mo
Residents’ average commute
26 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
103.3
State income tax
Up to 2.5%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Sep 2026), Zillow market rents (Sep 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.

BEA 2024 · Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.