Therapist, Youth IOP
Listed compensation
$80K - $101K
The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed
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Job Description
What You’ll Do
This position will work primarily with youth patients with co-occurring disorders.
Responsibilities and Accountabilities
- Collaborate within an interdisciplinary treatment team
- Assess, plan, and implement psychotherapeutic services for patients of PrairieCare
- Provide a comprehensive range of therapy services to patients and families
- Provide individual and family psychotherapy, facilitate process groups
- Coordinate care with providers or other caregivers external to the treatment team upon admission and discharge, as relevant and appropriate
- Lend your therapy expertise to the treatment team and across the organization, as desired and as appropriate
Support other therapists and associate therapists as needed. Participate in case conferences and treatment team rounds
Potentially supervise Master's level family therapy, counseling, or social work associate therapists or interns (based on qualifications)
What Makes You a Great Fit
Master’s degree in social sciences. Current licensure in the State of Minnesota as a Licensed Independent Clinical Social Worker (LICSW), Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT), Licensed Professional Counselor (LPCC) or Licensed Psychologist (LP). Will consider those with junior licenses (LAMFT, LGSW, LPC) who can demonstrate readiness to sit for licensure exam within 3 months of hire.
Experience in intensive psychiatric healthcare settings preferred but not required; we provide extensive training as needed
- Stated desire to work with children, adolescents, adults (as applicable to role) and families
- Ability to maintain required malpractice insurance
- Ability to effectively, professionally, and efficiently communicate in written and verbal form
Pay range for the independently licensed position is $80,000 to $101,000 annually and for the Associate level therapist it is $30 to $33 depending on education, licensure, and experience.
We are committed to providing competitive and equitable compensation. An individual’s pay rate within the posted range is determined by several factors, including skills, experience, education, and market conditions. Additionally, we consider internal equity to ensure fairness within our organization.
Key Responsibilities
The therapist will provide individual and family psychotherapy while collaborating with an interdisciplinary team to assess and implement treatment plans for youth with co-occurring disorders. Responsibilities also include facilitating process groups and coordinating care with external providers during admission and discharge.
Requirements
Candidates must hold a Master's degree in social sciences and possess or be eligible for a Minnesota clinical license such as LICSW, LMFT, LPCC, or LP. Experience in intensive psychiatric healthcare settings is preferred, along with strong verbal and written communication skills.
Qualifications
- Education
- Master's degree (postgraduate degree)
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Therapist, Youth IOP at Newport Healthcare a 7.2 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as very good. This places the position in the top 25% in Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) — ranked against 7,479 active Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listings on WeekdayDoc.
Counselor Career Context
Of the 50 active Mental Health Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 60% are remote, 26% have no call, 70% require no weekends.
Mental Health Therapy pay on WeekdayDoc is down 2.9% vs. the prior quarter (through Oct 2026).
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Work-life score | 7.2 / 10 · top 25% in mental health therapy (counseling) | ranked against 7,479 Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listingslisting-based score, 0–10 |
| Listed pay | $80k–$101k | Mental Health Therapy median $77k (middle half $70k–$80k)10 comparable listings, Nov 2026 |
| Cost-of-living adjusted pay | ~$92k in purchasing power | Minnesota index 98.6 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Mental Health Therapy listings in Minnesota | 138 active | 7,476 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 60% remote · 26% no call · 70% no weekends50 benchmarked listings |
| Sign-on & loan repayment | not stated | Minnesota counselor listings (all specialties): 17% state a sign-on bonus (median $2k) · 30% offer loan repayment240 active listings, Nov 2026 |
| New Mental Health Therapy listings | 2,512 in the last 30 days | 1,354 the 30 days before (+86%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026 |
| Mental Health Therapy pay trend | −2.9% vs prior quarter | —through Oct 2026 |
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