Mental Health Therapist-Output Peds Mental Health-Independent

11 days ago
United StatesPsychologist
✓ No Call✓ No Weekends

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Job Description

About the Role

Join UnityPoint Health as a Mental Health Therapist-Output Peds Mental Health-Independent in United States.

Key Responsibilities

  • Perform psychosocial and diagnostic assessments
  • Diagnose patients in accordance with the current DSM
  • Involve collateral sources in patient’s treatment as clinically indicated (e. g., family, friends, etc.)
  • Develop individual treatment plans to help patients achieve their goals

Requirements

  • Education: Master of Science Degree in Social Work, Professional Counseling or Marriage and Family Therapy Required with a clinical/mental health concentration from an accredited school.
  • Experience: 2 years post graduate degree experience required.
  • 1 year of experience working with a site’s clientele is preferred.
  • (For example, if this job is a pediatric site of care experience with pediatrics is preferred.

Benefits & Compensation

  • Expect paid time off, parental leave, 401K matching and an employee recognition program.
  • Dental, health and vision insurance, paid holidays, short and long
  • term disability and more. We even offer pet insurance for your four
  • legged family members.

Work Schedule

  • Full-time position.
  • No explicit call, weekend, or night shift information provided.

Apply to join UnityPoint Health as a Mental Health Therapist-Output Peds Mental Health-Independent.

Key Skills

Psychosocial assessmentIndividual therapyGroup therapyBehavioral healthTreatment planningCrisis psychotherapyDiagnostic assessmentDSM diagnosisClinical documentationEvidence-based practicesPatient careCollaborationCase managementCrisis intervention
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Position Insights

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Mental Health Therapist-Output Peds Mental Health-Independent at UnityPoint Health a 6.0 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 35% of all Mental Health Therapy psychologist listings evaluated on our platform. Contributing factors include no on-call duties, no weekend requirements.

This score reflects a generally positive work environment with some areas for improvement. Clinicians should evaluate scheduling and workload expectations carefully.

Mental Health Therapy — Psychologist Career Context

This Mental Health Therapy position at UnityPoint Health is open to psychologist candidates.

Psychologists are seeing unprecedented demand driven by the mental health crisis, with telehealth dramatically expanding access and enabling fully remote practice.

Location & Logistics

This position is based in United States.

Why This Position Stands Out

  • No on-call requirements — clinicians are completely off-duty after hours
  • No weekend shifts — preserving personal and family time

Skills, Responsibilities & Benefits

Key skills and qualifications: Psychosocial assessment, Individual therapy, Group therapy, Behavioral health, Treatment planning, Crisis psychotherapy, Diagnostic assessment, DSM diagnosis. Candidates with experience in these areas may be especially well-suited for this Mental Health Therapy role.

Core responsibilities: The therapist is responsible for performing psychosocial assessments, diagnosing patients, and developing individualized treatment plans. They will provide individual, couples, family, and group psychotherapy services while maintaining accurate clinical documentation.

Benefits package: Paid time off, Parental leave, 401k matching, Employee recognition program, Dental insurance, Health insurance, Vision insurance, Paid holidays. A comprehensive benefits package is an important factor in evaluating total compensation beyond base salary.

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About UnityPoint Health

2-5

Benefits & Perks

Paid time off
Parental leave
401k matching
Employee recognition program
Dental insurance
Health insurance
Vision insurance
Paid holidays
6.0

Work-Life Balance Score

Top 50%

Protective Factors (2)

No on-call (β=6.95; p<0.001 for ↓ exhaustion)

No weekends (57% ↓ work-life conflict)

Interpretation: Position shows moderate burnout protection with 2 validated protective factors.

Job Details

Posted

11d ago