Behavioral Health Therapist - Rapid Response
Listed compensation
$64K - $87K
The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed
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Job Description
- Behavioral Health Therapist - Rapid Response- 3rd shift
- Location: Manchester, NH 03101
- Job Type: Full Time 3rd shift- 12am - 8am
$5000 Sign-on Bonus for All Clinical Positions
About Us
Everyone deserves to feel healthy in both body and mind. Here at The Mental Health Center, we’re committed to helping you understand mental illness and get on the road to recovery. Our programs and services aim to restore health and improve quality of life.
We believe each staff member plays an integral role in fulfilling our mission to provide the highest quality of care possible. We know our employees are the key to our success and we currently have job opportunities available so YOU too can become part of our successful, energetic, and dedicated organization!
We are also proud to be a recipient of the Bell Seal Certification for Workplace Mental Health, recognizing our commitment to creating a mentally healthy, supportive, and inclusive work environment.
Job Description
Provide psychiatric evaluation, crisis intervention, stabilization, disposition, and referral services in consultation with the on-call psychiatrist for persons in need of emergency psychiatric care appearing in our community hospital emergency departments and/or in the community through our Mobile Crisis Response team.
You will be working with a team of professionals – including first responders, healthcare providers, and community-based agencies – to stabilize a psychiatric crisis situation, avoid hospitalization and/or incarceration, and initiate immediate community-based treatment.
This is a fast-paced, dynamic position that requires flexibility, multitasking, and strong crisis management skills.
In addition, clinicians provide in-office triage, crisis intervention, stabilization, back-to-school evaluations, and referral services as appropriate for persons scheduled by evaluating clinicians in the EDs and/or referred by other providers, calling on the phone (for themselves or others) or walk-ins to our lobby as indicated by presenting psychiatric status. Shifts are flexible and include overnights and occasional assigned weekend shifts.
Requirements
Key Responsibilities:
Responsibilities consist of rapid response, face-to-face assessment, diagnostic screening, wrap-around safety planning, and interventions responsive to client goals, needs, and resources. The ability to work closely with the ED health care team, on-call psychiatrists ES Team, and referral sources is crucial to the provision of high-quality accessible services.
Experience/Requirements
- Master’s degree in psychology, social work, counseling, or related field.
- A valid driver’s license
- Automobile with liability insurance
Education: Master’s degree in psychology, social work, counseling, or related field.
Job type: Full Time
Skills and Competencies
- Commitment to teamwork
- Self-Starter, Independent
- Time management and organizational skills are a must.
- Excellent communication ability with co-workers, staff, clients, and community partners.
Benefits
- Health Insurance
- Dental coverage
- Vision Coverage
- Personal Time Off (PTO)
- Extended Illness Leave (EIL)
- 7 Paid Holidays
- 403(b) Retirement Plan
- Tuition Assistance
- Short- and Long-term Disability
- Life Insurance
- Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs) for Medical and Dependent Care
- Flexible Work Options
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Company Discounts
- Employee Recognition Events
- Competitive Salaries
*Supervision towards Clinical Licensure
*Qualifying Employer for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program and NH State Loan Repayment Program
Equal Opportunity Employer
We are an equal-opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.
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Qualifications
- Education
- Professional certificate or licensure
Counselor Career Context
Of the 50 active Mental Health Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 64% are remote, 30% have no call, 72% require no weekends.
The cost-of-living index for New Hampshire is 104.2 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$75k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $72k in an average-cost state. 60.5% of New Hampshire clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Listed pay | $64k–$87k | Mental Health Therapy median $73k (middle half $63k–$85k)277 comparable listings, Oct 2026 |
| Cost-of-living adjusted pay | ~$72k in purchasing power | New Hampshire index 104.2 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Mental Health Therapy listings in New Hampshire | 43 active | 7,904 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 64% remote · 30% no call · 72% no weekends50 benchmarked listings |
Location & Logistics
New Hampshire has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states. At the posted ~$75k midpoint, that is roughly $3k–$5k a year versus a typical 4–7% state rate.
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