Mental Health Therapist

6 days ago
United States$65k–70kFull TimeMental Health Therapy
✓ No Call✓ No Weekends

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Job Description

About the Role

Join Samaritan Daytop Village as a Mental Health Therapist in United States. Overview Mental Health Therapist Healthcare staff can work anywhere…. The BEST work with US!

Key Responsibilities

  • What You Will Do Works with patients and their families to determine goals for treatment.
  • Solicits family information, observations and concerns.
  • Interviews, observes and develops treatment plans for patients.
  • Implements, goals, policies and activities designed to meet program objectives Conducts individual and group therapy sessions for patients with mental illness, emotional and substance abuse problems.

Requirements

  • Limited Permit with ability to obtain within 90 days of hire and licensure within one year of hire or MHC
  • Limited Permit with ability to obtain within 90 days of hire for designated programs/divisions. Master’s Degree in Social Work or Mental Health Counseling. At least One

Benefits & Compensation

  • Salary range: $65,000 to $70,000 annually.

Work Schedule

  • Full-time position.
  • No explicit call, weekend, or night shift information provided.

Apply to join Samaritan Daytop Village as a Mental Health Therapist.

Key Skills

Mental health counselingSubstance abuse treatmentCrisis interventionTreatment planningCase managementIndividual therapyGroup therapyPatient assessmentClinical documentationEHR proficiencyMicrosoft Office SuiteReferral coordinationMultidisciplinary collaborationConfidentiality
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Position Insights

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Mental Health Therapist at Samaritan Daytop Village a 6.0 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 35% of all Mental Health Therapy psychologist listings evaluated on our platform. Contributing factors include no on-call duties, no weekend requirements.

This score reflects a generally positive work environment with some areas for improvement. Clinicians should evaluate scheduling and workload expectations carefully.

Mental Health Therapy — Psychologist Career Context

This Mental Health Therapy position at Samaritan Daytop Village is open to psychologist candidates.

Psychologists are seeing unprecedented demand driven by the mental health crisis, with telehealth dramatically expanding access and enabling fully remote practice.

Compensation Analysis

Samaritan Daytop Village lists compensation for this psychologist position at $65k to $70k annually.

Location & Logistics

This position is based in United States.

Why This Position Stands Out

  • No on-call requirements — clinicians are completely off-duty after hours
  • No weekend shifts — preserving personal and family time
  • Transparent compensation ($65k–$70k)

Skills, Responsibilities & Benefits

Key skills and qualifications: Mental health counseling, Substance abuse treatment, Crisis intervention, Treatment planning, Case management, Individual therapy, Group therapy, Patient assessment. Candidates with experience in these areas may be especially well-suited for this Mental Health Therapy role.

Core responsibilities: The Mental Health Therapist provides counseling and casework services to individuals with mental health and substance abuse issues. Responsibilities include conducting assessments, developing treatment plans, and facilitating individual and group therapy sessions.

About WeekdayDoc

WeekdayDoc is the only healthcare job board that scores every position for burnout risk and work-life balance. Every listing includes a proprietary burnout score, transparent salary data when available, and lifestyle filters for no-call, no-weekends, and remote positions. Browse more Mental Health Therapy psychologist jobs on WeekdayDoc to compare work-life balance scores and compensation across employers.

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About Samaritan Daytop Village

Non-profit Organizations
Briarwood, New York
2-5
6.0

Work-Life Balance Score

Top 50%

Protective Factors (2)

No on-call (β=6.95; p<0.001 for ↓ exhaustion)

No weekends (57% ↓ work-life conflict)

Interpretation: Position shows moderate burnout protection with 2 validated protective factors.

Job Details

Employment Type

Full Time

Posted

6d ago