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Salt Lake City, Utah

Mental Health Therapist

Counselor / TherapistIncludes weekendsNo nightsFull-Time

Listed compensation

$35.6-$54.93/hr

The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed

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Posted 1mo ago

Job Description

The Clinical Mental Health Professional utilizes clinical expertise to perform psychosocial assessments, develop and implement plans of care appropriate care team, assess crisis situations to appropriately provide needed resources and or referrals for the patient, and to provide family and individual treatment as indicated.

This position works collaboratively with patients, patient's significant other, families, healthcare providers, insurers, community resources, and all other involved parties. This position provides care appropriate to the established plan of care in the assigned patient population.

This care is provided under the supervision of a licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor (CMHC), Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW), or Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT).

Job Specifics

  • Application Requirements: Please upload a current resume that includes your work history and relevant licenses or certifications.
  • Benefits Eligible: Yes
  • FTE: Full time
  • Shift: Days/Weekends.
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Essential Functions

Diagnoses and treats various mental, emotional, and behavioral disorders, modifying care plan(s) to reflect changes in patient status

Refers patients to other services to improve their well-being. These referrals may include community services, treatment programs, support groups, psychiatrists, or other mental health providers.

Works with the multi-disciplinary team to develop a discharge plan in order to provide further care, services, and referrals in order to ensure continuity of care.

Organizes and prioritizes daily work by assessing new, current, and discharging patient needs in area(s) of responsibility.

Performs behavioral health consultation for patients and caregivers. Conducts psychosocial assessments. Provides supportive, crisis bereavement and other behavioral health interventions as necessary.

Educates, communicates, and coordinates with multiple patient care teams and outside agencies as necessary to ensure the patient receives quality care, a timely discharge, and to identify and resolve delays and issues. Credentialing through medical staff office and peer review requirements may apply if working in the behavioral health setting.

May provide support and debriefing, in conjunction with the Employee Assistance Program, for staff members following adverse events.

Minimum Qualifications

Master’s degree in social work or related field. Education must be obtained from an accredited institution. Degree will be verified.

  • Current state licensure (as required by state) as CSW, LCSW, LMFT, CMHC/LPC/LCPC, LMFT, or Psychologist.
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Computer Skills, i. e., email, word processing.

Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience with patients, families, and treatment teams.
  • Dual licensure with current state licensure as LAC
  • Montana Only: Current state licensure as a MHPP.

Physical Requirements

Ongoing need for employee to see and read information, labels, assess patient needs, operate monitors, identify equipment and supplies.

Frequent interactions with patient care providers, patients, and visitors that require employee to verbally communicate as well as hear and understand spoken information, alarms, needs, and issues quickly and accurately, particularly during emergency situations.

Manual dexterity of hands and fingers to manipulate complex and delicate equipment with precision and accuracy. This includes frequent computer use and typing for documenting patient care, accessing needed information, medication preparation, etc.

Expected to lift and utilize full range of movement to transfer patients. Will also bend to retrieve, lift, and carry supplies and equipment. Typically includes items of varying weights, up to and including heavy items.

Need to walk and assist with transporting/ambulating patients and obtaining and distributing supplies and equipment. This includes pushing/pulling gurneys and portable equipment, including heavy items. Often required to navigate crowded and busy rooms (full of equipment, power cords on the floor, etc.)

May be expected to stand in a stationary position for an extended period of time.

Location: Intermountain Health LDS Hospital

Work City

Salt Lake City

Work State

Utah

Scheduled Weekly Hours

40

The hourly range for this position is listed below. Actual hourly rate dependent upon experience.

$35.60 - $54.93

We care about your well-being – mind, body, and spirit – which is why we provide our caregivers a generous benefits package that covers a wide range of programs to foster a sustainable culture of wellness that encompasses living healthy, happy, secure, connected, and engaged.

Learn more about our comprehensive benefits package here.

By applying for a position with Intermountain, I acknowledge that I will comply with all applicable Intermountain policies and expectations.

If applying for a remote or hybrid role, this includes remote work expectations related to confidentiality, information security, work schedules, conflicts of interest, and use of company equipment.

I further acknowledge that outside employment or activities may not interfere with job responsibilities or create a conflict of interest with Intermountain.

Actual or reasonably perceived conflicts may be grounds for disqualification from consideration or, if hired, corrective action up to and including termination of employment.

Intermountain Health is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

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Key Responsibilities

The therapist performs psychosocial assessments, develops care plans, and provides individual and family treatment for patients with mental, emotional, and behavioral disorders. They collaborate with multi-disciplinary teams to coordinate care, manage crisis situations, and facilitate effective discharge planning.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a Master's degree in social work or a related field from an accredited institution. Current state licensure as a CSW, LCSW, LMFT, CMHC/LPC/LCPC, or Psychologist is required.

Qualifications

Education
Master's degree (postgraduate degree)
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Psychosocial assessmentCrisis interventionTreatment planningBereavement supportPatient educationClinical documentationMulti-disciplinary collaborationMental health diagnosisCase managementComputer literacy

Counselor Career Context

Of the 50 active Mental Health Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 26% are remote, 32% have no call, 72% require no weekends.

Mental Health Therapy pay on WeekdayDoc is down 3.3% vs. the prior quarter (through Oct 2026).

Mental Health Therapy by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Listed pay$74k–$114kMental Health Therapy median $68k (middle half $56k–$84k)233 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Cost-of-living adjusted pay~$95k in purchasing powerUtah index 98.9 (US = 100)BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Mental Health Therapy listings in Utah80 active7,897 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 26% remote · 32% no call · 72% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedUtah Counselor listings: 8% state a sign-on bonus · 10% offer loan repayment115 active listings, Nov 2026
New Mental Health Therapy listings2,533 in the last 30 days1,455 the 30 days before (+74%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Mental Health Therapy pay trend−3.3% vs prior quarter—through Oct 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index, 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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Salary Distribution

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

22 jobs · 21 employers
401k / retirement match
86% this job
Sign-on bonus
27%
CME allowance
27%
Relocation assistance
14%
Loan repayment
5%

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Work-life snapshot

median 6.0this job 5.1
Better work-life than 40% of Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 7,891 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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Living in Salt Lake City

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$586k
Typical market rent
$1,571/mo
State income tax
Up to 4.8%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Sep 2026), Zillow market rents (Sep 2026).

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