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Mental Health Therapist, Peace Hospital

CounselorNo nightsFull-Time

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Job Description

Primary Location

Peace - Louisville

Address

2020 Newburg Rd. Louisville, KY 40205

Shift: First Shift (United States of America)

Job Description Summary

UofL Health is a fully integrated regional academic health system with five hospitals, four medical centers, nearly 200 physician practice locations, more than 700 providers, the Frazier Rehab Institute and Brown Cancer Center.

With more than 12,000 team members—physicians, surgeons, nurses, pharmacists and other highly skilled health care professionals—UofL Health is focused on one mission: delivering patient-centered care to each and every patient each and every day.

Job Description

This role will work with a population that has severe and persistent mental illness.

Essential Functions

Under the direct supervision of a board approved supervisor, this position will provide therapeutic and case management services, including:

Adheres to respective Board mandated professional development and CEU requirements needed to maintain active provisional licensure

Demonstrates screening and assessment skills needed to obtain essential information from patients, their families, or collateral sources to develop person-centered care and discharge plans

Documents and communicates key information needed to collaborate with physicians and interdisciplinary treatment team to develop individualized and developmentally appropriate care and discharge plans. Provides rational for prioritization and/or deferment of problems

Displays proficiency in providing therapeutic interventions to families, individuals, and groups. Offers specialized treatment interventions such as sexual offender therapy, play therapy, EMDR, or other if certified/credentialed to do so

Displays proficiency in clinical documentation to include development of care plan goals, objectives, and intervention strategies

Shift Length (In Hours)

8 hours

# Shifts/Week:

5

Overtime Required

Infrequently Sometimes Often n/a (exempt position)

Other Functions

  • Adheres to all clinical documentation requirements in an accurate and timely manner
  • Maintains compliance with all company policies, procedures and standards of conduct
  • Complies with HIPAA privacy and security requirements to maintain confidentiality at all times
  • Performs other duties as assigned

Additional Job Description

Education

Master’s degree in a behavioral health or human services related field (required)

Experience

Two years of clinical experience in a behavioral health or human service setting (preferred)

Licensure

Current independent licensure as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker (LCSW), Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor (LPCC), Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist (LMFT), or Licensed Clinical Alcohol & Drug Counselor (LCADC), in the state of KY (required)

Certification

  • Basic Life Support (BLS) accredited by the American Heart Association (AHA) (required)
  • Able to complete Crisis Prevention Institute (CPI) training and perform CPI techniques (required)

Key Responsibilities

Provide therapeutic and case management services to patients with severe and persistent mental illness. Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams to develop and document person-centered care and discharge plans.

Requirements

Requires a Master’s degree in a behavioral health field and current independent licensure in Kentucky (LCSW, LPCC, LMFT, or LCADC). Candidates must also hold BLS certification and be able to complete Crisis Prevention Institute training.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Patient assessmentCare planningInterdisciplinary collaborationHIPAA compliance

Counselor Career Context

Of the 50 active Mental Health Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 40% are remote, 32% have no call, 74% require no weekends.

Mental Health Therapy pay on WeekdayDoc is up 4.1% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

The cost-of-living index for Kentucky is 90.2 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 61.6% of Kentucky clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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Salary Distribution27 jobs

11
<$70k
8
$70k-85k
4
$85k-100k
4
$100k-115k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks26 jobs

401k / retirement match
85%
CME allowance
50% this job
Sign-on bonus
35%
Loan repayment
19%
PSLF eligible
19%

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Work-life snapshot

median 6.3this job 5.1
Better work-life than 40% of Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 8,100 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • No nights
  • On-site

Living in Louisville

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$277k
Typical market rent
$1,353/mo
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
93.1
State income tax
Up to 4.5%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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