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Rochester, Minnesota

Therapist, Youth IOP

Counselor / TherapistFull-Time

Listed compensation

$80K - $101K

The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed

Ask the employer about the work setting, call expectations, weekend coverage and time off.

Posted 3mo ago

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

Clinical Social WorkCase ManagementInterdisciplinary CollaborationCrisis InterventionTreatment PlanningGroup FacilitationClinical AssessmentPatient Care

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).

Mental Health Therapy by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Work-life score7.2 / 10 · top 25% in mental health therapy (counseling)ranked against 7,479 Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listingslisting-based score, 0–10
Listed pay$80k–$101kMental Health Therapy median $77k (middle half $70k–$80k)10 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Cost-of-living adjusted pay~$92k in purchasing powerMinnesota index 98.6 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Mental Health Therapy listings in Minnesota138 active7,476 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 60% remote · 26% no call · 70% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedMinnesota counselor listings (all specialties): 17% state a sign-on bonus (median $2k) · 30% offer loan repayment240 active listings, Nov 2026
New Mental Health Therapy listings2,512 in the last 30 days1,354 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
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index (7,479 Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listings), BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Nov 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

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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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PSLF eligible
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Work-life snapshot

median 6.0this job 7.2
Better work-life than 80% of Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 7,479 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in Rochester

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$305k≈ 3.8× annual pay
Typical market rent
$1,602/mo≈ 24% of gross pay
Residents’ average commute
17 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
90.8
State income tax
Up to 9.8%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Rochester, MN metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

Ratios use this listing’s gross annual pay. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.