Program Therapist
Listed compensation
$32.30-$42.80/hr
The week · per this posting · Monday – Friday
Ask the employer about the work setting, call expectations, nights and shift pattern and time off.
Job Description
Responsibilities
Salt Lake Behavioral Health is seeking a Full-Time Program Therapist (Social Worker/(A)CMHC) for various units.
Schedule: Full-Time, Monday-Friday
Job Description
As part of the social services team, this is a position that will complete bio-psychosocial assessments, develop treatment plans, provide individual/group therapy and assist in discharge planning. This position will work collaboratively with the treatment team, families, community resources, and other healthcare providers.
Job Essentials
Prioritize daily tasks including new admissions and discharging patients along with seeing patients on given case load.
- Participate daily in a multi-disciplinary treatment team meeting.
- Conducts psychosocial assessments, ASAM’s and health disparities form for new admissions.
- Educate, communicate and coordinate discharge plans with patient’s families and support systems.
- Provide daily individual therapy along with psycho-educational groups.
- Complete discharge planning including crisis safety plans, family meetings and discharge summaries.
- Complete documentation in a timely manner according to the given standards of the hospital.
Compensation
- Pay Range CSW/ACMHC (Exempt): $32.30-$42.80/hr
- Pay Range LCSW/CMHC (Exempt): $36.30-$46.80/hr
- Benefits of joining the Salt Lake Behavioral Health team include:
- CEU Reimbursement
- Free CEU’s
- Discounted Meals
- Employee recognition rewards
- Generous Paid Time Off
Wide Range of Medical & Non-Medical Benefits
For more information about Salt Lake behavioral Health, please visit our website saltlakebehavioralhealth.com or watch our video on why staff love to work here youtube.com
Qualifications
Education
Master's Degree from an accredited college or university, in Social Work or a clinical related mental health field required.
License: CSW, LCSW, ACMHC, CMHC, AMFT, LMFT with the state of Utah
Additional Requirements
CPR certification is required. You will need to successfully complete our current training for restraints and seclusions. This training will need to be done prior to assisting in any patient restraints or seclusions and within 90 days of employment.
EEO Statement
All UHS subsidiaries are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and teammates. UHS subsidiaries are equal opportunity employers and as such, openly support and fully commit to recruitment, selection, placement, promotion and compensation of individuals without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), genetic information, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.
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Qualifications
- Education
- Master's degree (postgraduate degree)
Key Skills
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Program Therapist at UHS 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 counselor listings evaluated on our platform. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements.
Counselor Career Context
UHS ranks #2 of 15 employers hiring Counselor on WeekdayDoc by average advertised pay.
Of the 50 active Mental Health Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 56% are remote, 28% have no call, 76% require no weekends.
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Listed pay | $67k–$97k | Mental Health Therapy median $65k (middle half $53k–$81k)257 comparable listings, Oct 2026 |
| Cost-of-living adjusted pay | ~$83k in purchasing power | Utah index 98.9 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Mental Health Therapy listings in Utah | 82 active | 7,903 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 56% remote · 28% no call · 76% no weekends50 benchmarked listings |
| UHS | #2 of 15 for pay | Top Employers work-life index |
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