Mental Health Therapist or Social Worker
Listed compensation
Up to $85,000
The week · per this posting · Monday – Friday
Ask the employer about nights and shift pattern and time off.
Job Description
- Location: Alturas, CA- onsite
- Salary: Up to $85,000 based on experience and licensure
- Patient Population: Older adults, ages 65 and above
- Note: PMC can provide supervision for provisionally licensed therapists (Terms will apply)
- This is a new Senior Life Solutions program set to open in February 2027, with staff starting in January
Responsibilities
Collaborate with a small disciplinary team comprised of a psychiatric physician, RN Director, and medical office coordinator providing services to the senior population
- Use evidenced based therapeutic approaches and develop, personalize, and update treatment plans with your team
- Provide compliant documentation based on Medicare guidelines within a designated timeframe
- Our main focus is utilizing group therapy but also include:
- Individual sessions
- Family therapy (as needed)
- Assist with local community education
- Other duties as assigned
Work-Life Balance
- Monday-Friday
- No Weekends
- No On-Call
- 7 Paid Holidays Off Per Year
- PTO accrual
Competitive Benefits
- Low-cost medical, dental, and vision insurance
- Matching 401k - vested on day one
- Furthering Education Assistance
Unmatched Clinical Support
- We have online resources at your fingertips 24/7, including a group curriculum toolkit.
- We connect you with our top therapists/social workers for peer-to-peer training and support.
- Previous Senior Life Solution employees ready to train you.
About Us
Senior Life Solutions is an intensive outpatient therapy program designed to meet the unique needs of individuals, typically 65 and older, experiencing depression and/or anxiety related to life changes often associated with aging.
For more information, visit our website at psychmc.com
Requirements
Licensure: License in Social Work or Counseling as recognized by the state; may include LISW, LCSW, LPC, LMFT, LMSW, etc. – required
Work with kindness and accountability to enhance the quality of life for our patients. required
Other
Upon an applicant’s request, the Company will consider a reasonable accommodation.
Successful completion of a full background check is required for employment. At times, this may include drug testing.
Qualifications
- Education
- Professional certificate or licensure
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Mental Health Therapist or Social Worker at Psychiatric Medical Care a 7.2 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as very good. This places the position in the top 25% in Social Work — ranked against 6,456 active Social Work listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no on-call duties, no weekend requirements.
Social Worker Career Context
In California, the Social Work weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$96k (934 salary observations; 1,754 listings), vs ~$81k nationally (6,623 salary observations; 20,649 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2025-12-01 through 2026-10-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.
Of the 50 active Social Work listings this role was benchmarked against, 46% are remote, 28% have no call, 62% require no weekends.
The cost-of-living index for California is 110.7 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$85k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $77k in an average-cost state. 63.6% of California clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
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- No call
- No weekends
- On-site
Living in Alturas
- Typical 3-bedroom home value
- $203k≈ 2.4× annual pay
- Median resident rent
- $833/mo≈ 12% of gross pay
- Residents’ average commute
- 19 min
- State income tax
- Up to 13.3%
Sources & methodology
Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), U.S. Census ACS 2024 five-year.
Ratios use this listing’s gross annual pay. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.