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Scottsdale, Arizona

Lead Intake Counselor

CounselorIncludes callNo weekendsFull-Time

Compensation

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The week · per this posting · Monday – Friday

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Job Description

Responsibilities

Via Linda Behavioral Hospital 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

The Lead Intake Counselor is responsible for supporting the daily operations of the Intake Department, ensuring timely and appropriate patient assessment, coordination of care, and adherence to organizational policies and procedures. This position provides clinical and operational support while maintaining accountability for assigned responsibilities and assisting with oversight of staff within the Intake Department.

Schedule: Monday - Friday 3:00 PM - 11:30 PM

Qualifications

Required

Licensure issued by the Arizona Board of Behavioral Health Examiners to engage in the practice of behavioral health in Arizona. LAC, LPC, LMSW or LCSW Required.

Master’s degree from an accredited college or university in Social Work, Psychology, Mental Health or related field

Valid Level 1 Fingerprint Clearance or ability to obtain

About Universal Health Services

One of the nation’s largest and most respected hospital companies, Universal Health Services, Inc. (UHS) has built an impressive record of achievement and performance. Steadily growing from a startup to an esteemed Fortune 500 corporation, UHS today has annual revenue nearing $10 billion. UHS is recognized as one of the World’s Most Admired Companies by Fortune; ranked #276 on the Fortune 500, and listed #275 in Forbes inaugural ranking of America’s Top 500 Public Companies.

EEO Statement

All UHS subsidiaries are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and teammates. UHS subsidiaries are equal opportunity employers and as such, openly support and fully commit to recruitment, selection, placement, promotion and compensation of individuals without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), genetic information, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

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

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Clinical supportStaff oversightCrisis interventionPolicy adherence

Behavioral Health — Counselor Career Context

Of the 50 active Behavioral Health listings this role was benchmarked against, 58% are remote, 30% have no call, 64% 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).

Behavioral Health pay on WeekdayDoc is up 9.7% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

Top Counselor Jobs

31 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution27 jobs · 25 employers

11
<$75k
3
$75k-95k
8
$95k-115k
5
$115k-135k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks25 jobs

401k / retirement match
96% this job
CME allowance
32%
Sign-on bonus
24%
Loan repayment
8% this job
PSLF eligible
4%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

#1

Clinical Supervisor & Therapist

Mindfully Behavioral Health · Longmont, Colorado

#2

Licensed Clinical Mental Health Therapist - LICSW/LPCC/LMFT

LifeStance Health · Saint Louis Park, Minnesota

$74k-$126k
#3

Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT, LPC, LCSW)

$92k-$125k
#4

Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC)

$115k-$120k
+ 29 more · ranked by pay

Work-life snapshot

median 3.0this job 3.9
Better work-life than 60% of Behavioral Health (Counseling) listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 346 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • No weekends
  • Includes call

Living in Scottsdale

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$810k
Typical market rent
$2,127/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 (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 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.

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Benefits & Perks

Competitive Compensation
Generous Paid Time Off
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
Tuition Assistance after 90 days