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Ottumwa, Iowa

Manager of Outpatient Services, Behavioral Health

Behavioral HealthFull-Time

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Job Description

Facility Name: Ottumwa Regional Medical Center

Schedule: Full-time/40 hours per week

Your Experience Matters

Lifepoint Behavioral Health is part of Lifepoint Health, a diversified healthcare delivery network with facilities coast to coast. We are driven by a profound commitment to prioritize your well-being so you can provide exceptional care to others.

As a Manager of Outpatient Services joining our team, you’re embracing a vital mission dedicated to making communities healthier ®. Join us on this meaningful journey where your skills, compassion and dedication will make a remarkable difference in the lives of those we serve.

How you’ll contribute

A Manager of Outpatient Services who excels in this role:

  • Ensures that company approved programs are implemented and being provided consistently.
  • Provides oversight to the therapists and provides feedback through the performance evaluation process, supervision, and training and, if necessary, through counseling.
  • Ensures that all interventions (individual, group, and family therapy) are performed and documented according to professional clinical standards.
  • Conducts regular audits on patient charts to ensure compliance with Lifepoint and regulatory agency requirements.
  • Actively participates in survey activities (TJC, Medicare, and licensing).
  • Ensures the timely completion of all required reporting needs, including but not limited to: weekly reports, monthly PI and financial audits, required engagement and action plans, and quarterly board reports.

Why Join Us

We believe that investing in our employees is the first step to providing excellent patient care. In addition to your base compensation, this position

also offers:

  • Comprehensive Benefits: Multiple levels of medical, dental and vision coverage for full-time and part-time employees.
  • Financial Protection & PTO: Life, accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity insurance, short- and long-term disability, paid family leave and paid time off.
  • Financial & Career Growth: Higher education and certification tuition assistance, loan assistance and 401(k) retirement package and company match.
  • Employee Well-being: Mental, physical, and financial wellness programs (free gym memberships, virtual care appointments, mental health services and discount programs).
  • Professional Development: Ongoing learning and career advancement opportunities.

What We’re Looking For

  • Education:
  • Master’s Degree from an accredited school of social work or is qualified by education and experience in the social services needs of patients with psychiatric and substance use issues.
  • Licenses/Certification:
  • Current unencumbered Clinical Social Work or Counseling License
  • CPR Certification and Crisis Prevention Training (CPI) or Handle with Care (HWC) within 30 days of employment and prior to any patient contact.
  • And any additional state-specific state license requirements.
  • Experience:
  • Previous experience in outpatient healthcare is required.
  • Knowledge of psychiatric and chemical dependency treatment principles is required.

EEOC Statement

“Lifepoint Behavioral Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Lifepoint Behavioral Health is committed to Equal Employment Opportunity for all applicants and employees and complies with all applicable laws prohibiting discrimination and harassment in employment.”

Lifepoint Health is a leader in community-based care and driven by a mission of Making Communities Healthier.

Our diversified healthcare delivery network spans 29 states and includes 63 community hospital campuses, 32 rehabilitation and behavioral health hospitals, and more than 170 additional sites of care across the healthcare continuum, such as acute rehabilitation units, outpatient centers and post-acute care facilities.

We believe that success is achieved through talented people. We want to create places where employees want to work, with opportunities to pursue meaningful and satisfying careers that truly make a difference in communities across the country.

We employ and provide care to people from all walks of life. We are committed to promoting healing, providing hope, preserving dignity and producing value with an inclusive workforce in which diversity is leveraged, respected, and reflective of the patients, family members, customers and team members we serve.

Key Responsibilities

The Manager of Outpatient Services oversees clinical programs, provides supervision to therapists, and ensures all therapeutic interventions meet professional standards. They are also responsible for conducting chart audits, managing regulatory compliance, and completing required financial and performance reports.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a Master's degree in social work or a related field and possess a current, unencumbered clinical social work or counseling license. Previous experience in outpatient healthcare is required, along with knowledge of psychiatric and chemical dependency treatment principles.

Qualifications

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

Key Skills

Clinical supervisionIndividual therapyGroup therapyChart auditingPsychiatric treatmentSubstance use treatmentClinical documentationFinancial reportingStaff training

Behavioral Health Career Context

The cost-of-living index for Iowa is 87.8 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 59.8% of Iowa clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Of the 50 active Behavioral Health listings this role was benchmarked against, 20% are remote, 28% have no call, 66% require no weekends.

What does the Behavioral Health market look like in Iowa?
MeasureThis jobMarket
Listed paynot listedBehavioral Health median $78k (middle half $65k–$99k)35 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Cost of livingIowa index 87.8US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Behavioral Health listings in Iowa18 active755 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 20% remote · 28% no call · 66% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
New Behavioral Health listings835 in the last 30 days473 the 30 days before (+77%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Behavioral Health pay trend−1.0% 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.

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Manager of Outpatient Services, Behavioral Health at Lifepoint Health a 7.2 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as very good. This places the position in the top 15% of all Behavioral Health healthcare professional listings evaluated on our platform.

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CME allowance
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Sign-on bonus
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PSLF eligible
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Loan repayment
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Work-life snapshot

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About Lifepoint Health

Hospitals and Health Care
Gallatin, Tennessee
201-500 employees

Benefits & Perks

Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage
Life, accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity insurance
Short- and long-term disability
Paid family leave
Paid time off
Tuition assistance
Loan assistance
401(k) retirement package with company match

Living in Ottumwa

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$152k
Median resident rent
$921/mo
Residents’ average commute
18 min
State income tax
Up to 6%
Sources & methodology

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

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