Inpatient Therapist

CounselorIncludes weekendsNo callPart-Time

Listed compensation

$35.6-$54.93/hr

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Job Description

The Clinical Mental Health Professional utilizes clinical expertise to perform psychosocial assessments, develop and implement plans of care appropriate care team, assess crisis situations to appropriately provide needed resources and or referrals for the patient, and to provide family and individual treatment as indicated.

This position works collaboratively with patients, patient's significant other, families, healthcare providers, insurers, community resources, and all other involved parties. This position provides care appropriate to the established plan of care in the assigned patient population.

Job Specifics

Application Requirements

Please upload a current resume that includes your work history and relevant licenses or certifications.

Benefits Eligible

  • FTE: Part time / 24hrs a week
  • Shift: 8:00am - 4:30pm, Friday Saturday and Sunday
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Essential Functions

Diagnoses and treats various mental, emotional, and behavioral disorders, modifying care plan(s) to reflect changes in patient status

Refers patients to other services to improve their well-being. These referrals may include community services, treatment programs, support groups, psychiatrists, or other mental health providers.

Works with the multi-disciplinary team to develop a discharge plan in order to provide further care, services, and referrals in order to ensure continuity of care.

Organizes and prioritizes daily work by assessing new, current, and discharging patient needs in area(s) of responsibility.

Performs behavioral health consultation for patients and caregivers. Conducts psychosocial assessments. Provides supportive, crisis bereavement and other behavioral health interventions as necessary.

Educates, communicates, and coordinates with multiple patient care teams and outside agencies as necessary to ensure the patient receives quality care, a timely discharge, and to identify and resolve delays and issues. Credentialing through medical staff office and peer review requirements may apply if working in the behavioral health setting.

May provide support and debriefing, in conjunction with the Employee Assistance Program, for staff members following adverse events.

Minimum Qualifications

Master’s degree in social work or related field. Education must be obtained from an accredited institution. Degree will be verified.

  • Current state licensure (as required by state) as LCSW, LMFT, CMHC/LPC/LCPC, LMFT, or Psychologist.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Computer Skills, i. e., email, word processing.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience with patients, families, and treatment teams.
  • Dual licensure with current state licensure as LAC
  • Montana Only: Current state licensure as a MHPP.

Physical Requirements

Ongoing need for employee to see and read information, labels, assess patient needs, operate monitors, identify equipment and supplies.

Frequent interactions with patient care providers, patients, and visitors that require employee to verbally communicate as well as hear and understand spoken information, alarms, needs, and issues quickly and accurately, particularly during emergency situations.

Manual dexterity of hands and fingers to manipulate complex and delicate equipment with precision and accuracy. This includes frequent computer use and typing for documenting patient care, accessing needed information, medication preparation, etc.

Expected to lift and utilize full range of movement to transfer patients. Will also bend to retrieve, lift, and carry supplies and equipment. Typically includes items of varying weights, up to and including heavy items.

Need to walk and assist with transporting/ambulating patients and obtaining and distributing supplies and equipment. This includes pushing/pulling gurneys and portable equipment, including heavy items. Often required to navigate crowded and busy rooms (full of equipment, power cords on the floor, etc.)

May be expected to stand in a stationary position for an extended period of time.

Location: Intermountain Health Alta View Hospital

Work City

Sandy

Work State

Utah

Scheduled Weekly Hours

24

The hourly range for this position is listed below. Actual hourly rate dependent upon experience.

$35.60 - $54.93

We care about your well-being – mind, body, and spirit – which is why we provide our caregivers a generous benefits package that covers a wide range of programs to foster a sustainable culture of wellness that encompasses living healthy, happy, secure, connected, and engaged.

Learn more about our comprehensive benefits package here.

By applying for a position with Intermountain, I acknowledge that I will comply with all applicable Intermountain policies and expectations.

If applying for a remote or hybrid role, this includes remote work expectations related to confidentiality, information security, work schedules, conflicts of interest, and use of company equipment.

I further acknowledge that outside employment or activities may not interfere with job responsibilities or create a conflict of interest with Intermountain.

Actual or reasonably perceived conflicts may be grounds for disqualification from consideration or, if hired, corrective action up to and including termination of employment.

Intermountain Health is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

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Key Responsibilities

Conduct psychosocial assessments, diagnose and treat mental, emotional, and behavioral disorders, and provide individual, family, crisis, and other behavioral health interventions. Coordinate care and discharge planning with patients, families, multidisciplinary teams, insurers, community resources, and outside agencies to support continuity and quality of care.

Requirements

A master's degree in social work or a related field from an accredited institution and current state licensure as an LCSW, LMFT, CMHC/LPC/LCPC, or psychologist are required. Strong written and verbal communication and computer skills are required; experience working with patients, families, and treatment teams is preferred.

Qualifications

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

Key Skills

Psychosocial AssessmentMental Health Diagnosis and TreatmentCare PlanningCrisis InterventionIndividual and Family TherapyPatient ReferralsCare CoordinationMultidisciplinary CollaborationBereavement SupportPatient and Caregiver EducationWritten Communication

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Inpatient Therapist at Intermountain Health a 6.4 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 8,033 active Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no on-call duties.

Counselor Career Context

Of the 45 active Mental Health Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 47% are remote, 13% have no call, 71% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Utah is 98.9 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$94k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $95k in an average-cost state. 58.6% of Utah clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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Work-life snapshot

median 6.1this job 6.4
Better work-life than 60% of Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 8,033 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • No call
  • Includes weekends

Living in Sandy

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$578k
Typical market rent
$1,691/mo
Residents’ average commute
23 min
State income tax
Up to 4.8%
Sources & methodology

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

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

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