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RHA Health Services
Lenoir, North Carolina

Mental Health Therapist / Crisis Center

CounselorNo callNo weekendsFull-Time

Listed compensation

Starting at $28 /hr

The week · per this posting · weekdays assumedWeekdays only

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Posted 55m ago · Verified live

Job Description

We Are Hiring For

Mental Health Therapist / Crisis Center

Type

Credentialed

If you are a positive and personable individual looking for a satisfying and fun opportunity to make a real difference in the lives of people with intellectual, developmental disabilities, and people facing mental health, and substance use challenges, join our team at RHA Health Services!

Behavioral Health Urgent Care Setting- Behavioral Health Therapist Needed.

If you are a positive and personable individual looking for a satisfying and challenging opportunity to make a real difference in the lives of people facing mental health and substance use challenges, join our team at RHA Health Services!

This position is a member of an interdisciplinary team that provides crisis assessment and referrals for individuals with behavioral health diagnosis or substance use disorders.

Behavioral Health Urgent Care

Offering crisis stabilization and emergency care for people experiencing a mental health or substance use/addiction crisis and services for individuals who desire immediate access to assessment, treatment and support for behavioral health needs.

Schedule: 3 - 12 hour shifts (Day Shift)

Pay Rate: Depending on experience and licensure.

  • Licensed Clinical Professional Starting at $28/hour
  • No on call expectation!
  • No productivity requirement!
  • Supportive and positive work environment
  • Shift Diff for nights and weekends

RHA Behavioral Health Services is in need of dedicated and compassionate Mental Health Therapist to join our interdisciplinary healthcare team, to provide services at our Behavioral Health Urgent Care center. In this dynamic role you will provide assessments, care and treatments for clients while adhering to RHA's standards of care.

Additionally, you will work with a team providing a high level of patient care. If you’re looking for an opportunity to truly make a difference in the lives of the people that you serve then consider RHA Behavioral Health Services where we put people first!

Job Responsibilities

As a Mental Health Therapist you will be responsible for providing direct patient care to individuals with psychiatric disorders and substance use disorders in the crisis center; ensuring the safety and well being of each patient; and supporting the maintenance of the therapeutic environment.

  • Additional responsibilities of the Mental Health Therapist include:
  • Triage
  • Complete crisis assessment
  • Provide clinical recommendations and case management
  • Demonstrate de-escalation skills and solution focused approach
  • IVC First evaluations

Education, Licensure, and Experience required for the position include:

Preferred Experience

  • LCSW, LCMHC, LMFT, LCAS, or relevant associate level license
  • Valid driver’s license and automotive insurance required
  • Crisis experience required

Pre-employment Screening

Complete Criminal Background

Name checked in the registries. (OIG exclusions database, Child Abuse Registry, and Offenders Against Individuals with Developmental Disabilities)

Drug Testing

  • Education verification and other credentialing based on position requirements.
  • Proof of employment history or references (if required)

Positions that require driving Proof of driver's license, driver's insurance, and vehicle, IF required for providing transportation for individuals.

About RHA

At RHA Health Services, we help individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities, mental health and/or substance use needs live their best lives. Our mission is to provide a safe and healthy environment while creating opportunities for personal outcomes.

For over 30 years, the people we serve and support have remained at the very center of everything we do. RHA currently provides services in North Carolina, Georgia, Pennsylvania, and Tennessee.

Growth Horizons and Salisbury Behavioral Health are now a part of RHA Health Services.

If you are ready to make a difference in the lives of people we serve and support apply to join the team today.

Pre-employment Screening

Complete Criminal Background

Name checked in the registries. (OIG exclusions database, Child Abuse Registry, and Offenders Against Individuals with Developmental Disabilities)

Drug Testing

  • Education verification and other credentialing based on position requirements.
  • Proof of employment history or references (if required)

Positions that require driving Proof of driver's license, driver's insurance, and vehicle, IF required for providing transportation for individuals.

We Offer the Following Benefits to Employees

  • Payactiv: early access to the money you’ve earned from hours you’ve already worked, before payday!
  • Employee perks and discount program: to help you save money!
  • Paid Time Off (full-time employees only)
  • Health/Insurance (full-time employees only)
  • 401(k) retirement savings program
  • Wellbeing Programs: Physical, Emotional and Financial
  • Chronic Disease management programs for hypertension and diabetes (for qualifying employees)
  • Training: Free CPR, first aid, and job-specific training opportunities

*contract/contingent workers and interns do not qualify for any of the above benefits

EEO Statement RHA is an equal opportunity employer. In addition, we provide reasonable accommodation to qualified employees who have protected disabilities to the extent required by applicable laws, regulations, and ordinances. If you are an individual with a disability and need a reasonable accommodation to participate in the application process, please contact our solutions center.

About RHA

At RHA Health Services, we help individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities, mental health and/or substance use needs live their best lives. Our mission is to provide a safe and healthy environment while creating opportunities for personal outcomes.

For over 30 years, the people we serve and support have remained at the very center of everything we do. RHA currently provides services in North Carolina, Georgia, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, and New Jersey.

If you are ready to make a difference in the lives of people we serve and support apply to join the team today.

Key Responsibilities

The Mental Health Therapist provides direct patient care, crisis assessments, and clinical recommendations within a behavioral health urgent care setting. They are responsible for ensuring patient safety and maintaining a therapeutic environment while working as part of an interdisciplinary team.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a relevant clinical license such as LCSW, LCMHC, LMFT, or LCAS. Previous experience in crisis intervention is required, along with a valid driver's license and automotive insurance.

Qualifications

Experience
2+ years of experience

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Mental Health Therapist / Crisis Center at RHA Health Services a 6.3 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 8,002 active Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no on-call duties, no weekend requirements.

Counselor Career Context

Of the 50 active Mental Health Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 50% are remote, 40% have no call, 68% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for North Carolina is 94.3 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$58k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $62k in an average-cost state. 59.2% of North Carolina clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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401k / retirement match
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Sign-on bonus
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CME allowance
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Loan repayment
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Relocation assistance
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Work-life snapshot

median 6.0this job 6.3
Better work-life than 60% of Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 8,002 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • No call
  • No weekends
  • On-site

Living in Lenoir

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$251k
Typical market rent
$1,329/mo
Residents’ average commute
25 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
88.5
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.

BEA 2024 · Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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

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About RHA Health Services

Individual and Family Services
Asheville
1,001-5,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Paid Time Off (full-time)
Health Insurance (full-time)
401(k) retirement savings program
Payactiv early pay access
Employee perks and discount program
Wellbeing Programs
Chronic Disease management programs
Free CPR and first aid training