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OSF HealthCare
Dixon, Illinois

Mental Health Therapist - Inpatient

CounselorFull-Time

Listed compensation

$31.49–$37.05 /hr

The week · per this posting · weekdays assumed

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Job Description

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Expected pay for this position is $31.49 - $37.05/hour. Actual pay will be determined by experience, skills and internal equity. This is an Hourly position.

Overview

Job Specifics

Clinical Assessment and Treatment

  • Conduct psychosocial assessments and behavioral health evaluations upon admission.
  • Develop individualized treatment plans based on patient needs, diagnoses, strengths, and goals.
  • Provide evidence-based individual, group, and family therapy services.
  • Evaluate patient progress and modify treatment interventions as appropriate.
  • Perform suicide risk, violence risk, and safety assessments.
  • Maintain timely and accurate clinical documentation in the electronic medical record (EMR).

Care Coordination

  • Collaborate with psychiatrists, advanced practice providers, nursing staff, case managers, social workers, and other members of the treatment team.
  • Participate in interdisciplinary treatment team meetings and patient care conferences.
  • Coordinate discharge planning and aftercare services, including referrals to outpatient providers, community resources, and support services.
  • Communicate treatment recommendations and progress with patients and family members when appropriate.

Crisis Intervention

  • Provide crisis assessment and intervention for patients experiencing acute psychiatric symptoms.
  • Assist with de-escalation and stabilization of patients exhibiting behavioral or emotional distress.
  • Support implementation of safety plans and therapeutic interventions.

Benefits & Perks

  • OSF HealthCare offers a comprehensive Compensation and Total Rewards Package which includes:
  • Generous paid time off!
  • Vacation and holiday time off to get away and recharge
  • Well-being time for self-care, mission trips, or whatever makes you happy!
  • Sick leave for you or to care for an ill-family member
  • Health, life, dental, and retirement plans
  • Paid occurrence based malpractice
  • Concierge relocation services

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Clinical base hourly pay range for this position: $31.49- $37.05 hr. This is a hourly position.

Range shown should be used as an estimate and can be impacted by many factors including but not limited to the critical need of the position, overall experience and qualifications, community need, and other considerations. Additional compensation components may be applicable such as bonuses or incentives which may or may not be based on metric achievement.

The OSF Community

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Qualifications

Required Qualifications

  • Education: Master’s Degree in counseling or social work
  • Licensure/Certifications: Illinois licensure as a LCPC or LCSW Other skills or knowledge:

Interpersonal skills necessary to effectively provide quality patient care. Required to demonstrate knowledge of the principles of growth and development as well as physical, emotional, and psycho-social needs of the patient population served Proven skills in written/verbal communications, problem solving, independent problem solving, decision making abilities, creativity, prioritization/delegation and necessary computer-related skill

Preferred Qualifications

Experience: 2 years of experience post master’s degree completion 2 years of experience working with the age and diagnoses of the population served Experience working in a multidisciplinary team setting

OSF HealthCare is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Key Responsibilities

The therapist will conduct psychosocial assessments, develop individualized treatment plans, and provide evidence-based therapy services to patients. They will also collaborate with an interdisciplinary team to coordinate care, manage discharge planning, and provide crisis intervention.

Qualifications

Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Psychosocial assessmentBehavioral health evaluationTreatment planningIndividual therapyGroup therapySuicide risk assessmentViolence risk assessmentInterdisciplinary collaboration

Counselor Career Context

Of the 50 active Mental Health Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 40% are remote, 24% have no call, 64% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Illinois is 100.0 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$71k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $71k in an average-cost state. 62.6% of Illinois clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks33 jobs · 28 employers

401k / retirement match
82% this job
Sign-on bonus
45%
CME allowance
33%
Loan repayment
27% this job
PSLF eligible
21%

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Work-life snapshot

median 6.1this job 1.5
Below most Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listings for work-life

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 8,026 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in Dixon

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$195k
Typical market rent
$1,010/mo
Residents’ average commute
21 min
State income tax
Up to 5%
Sources & methodology

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

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

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About OSF HealthCare

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Benefits & Perks

Generous paid time off
Vacation and holiday time off
Well-being time
Sick leave
Health, life, dental, and retirement plans
Paid occurrence based malpractice
Concierge relocation services
Student Loan repayment counseling