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Scottsdale, Arizona

Inpatient Therapist - PRN/Per Diem

Counselor / TherapistPer Diem

Compensation

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Job Description

Responsibilities

Licensed Inpatient Therapist

PRN/Per Diem

Via Linda Behavioral Hospital is an innovative behavioral health hospital offering a full continuum of inpatient and outpatient services to the people of Scottsdale and the greater Phoenix, Arizona metro area. Our 120-bed facility will offer specialized mental health services and substance use treatment for teens, adults and older adults experiencing issues such as depression, anxiety, personality disorders and co-occurring addictions.

Visit the site virtually and much more online at: vialindabehavioral.com

Full-time Employee Benefits Include

  • Challenging and rewarding work environment
  • Competitive Compensation & Generous Paid Time Off
  • Excellent Medical, Dental, Vision and Prescription Drug Plans
  • Life Insurance
  • 401(K) with company match and discounted stock plan

SoFi Student Loan Refinancing Program

  • Career development opportunities within UHS and its 300+ Subsidiaries!
  • Tuition Assistance after 90 days of employment!

Student Loan Forgiveness Through AZ BHLRP

More information is available on our Benefits Guest Website: benefits.uhsguest.com

Job Description

The Inpatient Program Clinician provides clinical social services and therapeutic treatment skills to enable patients to achieve their optimal level of emotional and behavioral health. The Inpatient Program Clinician is responsible for psychosocial assessments, individual, group and family therapy, participation in treatment team planning, processing commitments, discharge planning/ case management services, making referrals, crisis intervention and acting as a liaison with referral sources and other departments within the hospital.

Qualifications

Minimum Education

Masters' Degree in Social Work, Psychology, or Professional Counseling

Minimum Experience

Requires a minimum of one-three (1-3) years’ experience working with a psychiatric behavioral health population, preferably in an inpatient setting. Prefer knowledge of case management, discharge planning, group leadership skills, age specific growth and development, crisis and behavior management, family therapy theory and practice. Must have strong clinical assessment and treatment planning skills.

Certification/ License: Licensure in area of specialty (i. e. LAC, LPC, LMSW or LCSW) required.

EEO Statement

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We believe that diversity and inclusion among our teammates is critical to our success.

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Job Type: Full-time

Benefits

  • 401(k)
  • 401(k) matching
  • Dental insurance
  • Employee assistance program
  • Flexible spending account
  • Health insurance
  • Health savings account
  • Life insurance
  • Paid time off
  • Referral program
  • Tuition reimbursement
  • Vision insurance

Qualifications

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

Key Skills

Individual therapyGroup therapyLiaison services

Counselor Career Context

Of the 50 active Mental Health Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 80% are remote, 28% have no call, 62% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Arizona is 100.7 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 60.3% of Arizona clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Mental Health Therapy by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Cost of livingArizona index 100.7US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Mental Health Therapy listings in Arizona211 active7,448 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 80% remote · 28% no call · 62% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentloan repaymentArizona counselor listings (all specialties): 14% state a sign-on bonus (median $5k) · 17% offer loan repayment331 active listings, Nov 2026
New Mental Health Therapy listings2,571 in the last 30 days1,373 the 30 days before (+87%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 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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Salary Distribution

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

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401k / retirement match
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CME allowance
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Sign-on bonus
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Loan repayment
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Visa sponsorship
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Work-life snapshot

median 6.0this job 3.0
Better work-life than 20% of Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 7,454 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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About UHS

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Aiken, South Carolina
501-1,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Medical, Dental, Vision and Prescription Drug Plans
Life Insurance
401(K) with company match and discounted stock plan
SoFi Student Loan Refinancing Program
Tuition Assistance after 90 days
Student Loan Forgiveness through AZ BHLRP
Paid Time Off

Living in Scottsdale

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$812k
Typical market rent
$2,114/mo
Residents’ average commute
22 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
103.3
State income tax
Up to 2.5%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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