Therapist - As Needed (PRN)

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Job Description

Make a Difference. Change Lives. Build Hope.

Join CenterPointe Hospital of Columbia as a PRN Behavioral Health Therapist and help individuals on their journey toward healing and recovery.

In this role, you'll provide compassionate therapeutic services, conduct assessments, develop treatment plans, and collaborate with a multidisciplinary team to support patients experiencing mental health and behavioral health challenges.

If you're passionate about helping others and thrive in a dynamic clinical environment, we'd love to hear from you.

What You'll Do

  • Conduct psychosocial assessments and develop treatment plans
  • Provide individual, group, and family therapy
  • Maintain accurate and timely clinical documentation
  • Collaborate with physicians, nurses, and treatment team members
  • Assist with discharge planning and aftercare coordination
  • Support a safe, therapeutic environment focused on patient recovery

What You'll Bring

  • Master's degree in Social Work, Psychology, Counseling, or a related Human Services field
  • One or more years of experience working with a behavioral health population
  • Current professional licensure or eligibility for licensure in Missouri
  • Strong clinical assessment, communication, and therapeutic intervention skills
  • Ability to work independently and as part of a multidisciplinary team
  • Commitment to providing compassionate, patient-centered care
  • Certifications Required
  • CPR Certification (training available upon hire)
  • De-escalation/Restraint Certification (provided by facility)
  • First Aid Certification, if required by facility or state regulations

Why Join CenterPointe?

  • Flexible PRN scheduling
  • Supportive and collaborative team environment
  • Opportunity to make a meaningful impact in behavioral healthcare
  • Gain experience working with diverse patient populations
  • Be part of an organization dedicated to hope, healing, and recovery

Essential Functions

  • Apply psychotherapeutic techniques and interventions in the delivery of services to individuals and families for the purpose of treating such diagnosed emotional and behavioral disorders.
  • Conduct a psychosocial assessment and develop an initial discharge plan.
  • Conduct individual, group or family sessions as appropriate for the treatment plan of the patient.
  • Provide initial treatment planning for patient based on assessment and coordinate any additional services needed, revising as necessary.
  • Maintain documentation of therapy services provided to each patient according to facility and professional standards and revising as indicated by facility or professional standard.
  • Maintain a caseload as assigned.
  • Participate in treatment team meetings and collaborate with other staff to facilitate services for the patient, as appropriate to their treatment plan.
  • May provide these services in an inpatient or outpatient setting.
  • May perform case management, discharge or after care planning as needed.
  • Demonstrate a positive, empathetic and professional attitude towards customers always. When patient needs are not met, acknowledge and work to resolve complaints. Recognize that patient safety is a top priority.

Other Functions

  • Perform other functions and tasks as assigned.

Education/Experience/Skill Requirements

  • Master's degree in Social Work, Psychology, Counseling or Human Services field required.
  • One or more years’ experience working with comparable patient population required.

Licenses/Designations/Certifications

  • Requisite state or national licensure for professional therapy providers or eligible for state licensure as a professional therapy provider.
  • CPR and de-escalation/restraint certification required (training available upon hire and offered by facility).
  • First aid may be required based on state or facility.

While this job description is intended to be an accurate reflection of the requirements of the job, management reserves the right to add or remove duties from particular jobs when circumstances (e. g. emergencies, changes in workload, rush jobs or technological developments) dictate.

We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities to all applicants for employment regardless of an individual’s characteristics protected by applicable state, federal and local laws.

Qualifications

Education
Master's degree (postgraduate degree)

Key Skills

Individual therapyGroup therapyCrisis interventionMental health supportMultidisciplinary collaborationDe-escalation techniques

Counselor Career Context

Of the 50 active Mental Health Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 24% are remote, 32% have no call, 80% 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
Cost of livingMissouri index 90.8US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Mental Health Therapy listings in Missouri137 active7,878 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 24% remote · 32% no call · 80% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedMissouri Counselor listings: 11% state a sign-on bonus (median $9k) · 16% offer loan repayment221 active listings, Nov 2026
New Mental Health Therapy listings2,509 in the last 30 days1,511 the 30 days before (+66%)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, 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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About CenterPointe Hospital Columbia

Hospitals and Health Care
Columbia, Missouri
11-50 employees

Benefits & Perks

Flexible PRN scheduling
CPR certification training provided
De-escalation/restraint certification provided
Supportive team environment

Living in Columbia

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$287k
Typical market rent
$1,464/mo
Residents’ average commute
16 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
89.4
State income tax
Up to 5.3%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Columbia, MO metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

City-level figures. Not a cost-of-living guarantee.