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Radcliff, Kentucky

Inpatient Therapist CSW, LCSW, LPCC, LMFT, Licensed Psychologist Full-Time

LMFTFull-Time

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Job Description

Responsibilities

INPATIENT THERAPIST OPPORTUNITY Full-Time

Now Offering $7,500 Sign-On Bonus for Full-time Therapists!

Lincoln Trail Behavioral Health System is a 140-bed hospital offering inpatient services for adolescents, adults, military, veterans and first responders.

Lincoln Trail Behavioral Health System has a spacious cafeteria, gymnasium, art/activity room, group rooms, classrooms and other areas to create a pleasant atmosphere for patients and their families.

Lincoln Trail Behavioral Health System’s quality services are provided by psychiatrists, licensed therapists, certified alcohol and drug counselors, activity therapists and teachers. Also, care is given by registered nurses 24 hours a day.

Since 1986, Lincoln Trail Behavioral Health System has been a proven psychiatric care provider in mental health and substance abuse.

Visit us online at: lincolnbehavioral.com

Benefit Highlights

  • Challenging and rewarding work environment
  • Competitive Compensation
  • Tuition Reimbursement Program
  • Excellent Medical, Dental, Vision and Prescription Drug Plan
  • 401(K) with company match and discounted stock plan
  • Generous Paid Time Off
  • Career development opportunities within UHS and its 300+ Subsidiaries

The Therapist is a key member of the Lincoln Trail Behavioral Health System social services team. The Clinician/Therapist/Counselor is responsible for performing a variety of direct clinical duties in the inpatient and/or outpatient setting. These include, but are not limited to, group, individual and family treatment modalities. Excellent judgment and clinical skills are essential for this position.

About Universal Health Services

One of the nation’s largest and most respected providers of hospital and healthcare services, Universal Health Services, Inc. (UHS) has built an impressive record of achievement and performance. Growing steadily since its inception into an esteemed Fortune 500 corporation, annual revenues were $13.4 billion in 2022.

During the year, UHS was again recognized as one of the World’s Most Admired Companies by Fortune; and listed in Forbes ranking of America’s Largest Public Companies. Headquartered in King of Prussia, PA, UHS has approximately 94,000 employees and continues to grow through its subsidiaries.

Operating acute care hospitals, behavioral health facilities, outpatient facilities and ambulatory care access points, an insurance offering, a physician network and various related services located all over the U.S. states, Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and the United Kingdom. uhs.com

Qualifications

Masters or Doctoral degree in human relations or clinical field such as social work, psychology, or marriage and family counseling. An active license (LCSW, LPCC, LMFT, CSW or LPCA) in the state of KY. Two years working in a human service organization with inpatient or outpatient psychiatric or chemical dependency populations preferred.

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.

Notice

At UHS and all our subsidiaries, our Human Resources departments and recruiters are here to help prospective candidates by matching skillset and experience with the best possible career path at UHS and our subsidiaries. We take pride in creating a highly efficient and best in class candidate experience.

During the recruitment process, no recruiter or employee will request financial or personal information (Social Security Number, credit card or bank information, etc.) from you via email.

The recruiters will not email you from a public webmail client like Hotmail, Gmail, Yahoo Mail, etc. If you are suspicious of a job posting or job-related email mentioning UHS or its subsidiaries, let us know by contacting us at: uhs.alertline.com or 1-800-852-3449.

Qualifications

Education
Doctoral or professional degree (postgraduate degree)
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Group TherapyIndividual TherapyFamily TherapyClinical JudgmentSubstance Abuse TreatmentCrisis InterventionCase Management

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Inpatient Therapist CSW, LCSW, LPCC, LMFT, Licensed Psychologist Full-Time at UHS a 7.2 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as very good. This places the position in the top 25% in Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) — ranked against 7,479 active Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listings on WeekdayDoc.

Counselor Career Context

Of the 50 active Mental Health Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 66% are remote, 12% have no call, 60% require no weekends.

Mental Health Therapy pay on WeekdayDoc is down 1.9% vs. the prior quarter (through Oct 2026).

Mental Health Therapy by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Work-life score7.2 / 10 · top 25% in mental health therapy (counseling)ranked against 7,479 Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listingslisting-based score, 0–10
Listed paynot listedMental Health Therapy median $95k (middle half $73k–$118k)11 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Cost of livingKentucky index 90.2US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Mental Health Therapy listings in Kentucky120 active7,509 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 66% remote · 12% no call · 60% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repayment$8k sign-onKentucky counselor listings (all specialties): 15% state a sign-on bonus (median $3k) · 13% offer loan repayment174 active listings, Nov 2026
New Mental Health Therapy listings2,561 in the last 30 days1,395 the 30 days before (+84%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Mental Health Therapy pay trend−1.9% vs prior quarter—through Oct 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index (7,479 Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listings), 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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CME allowance
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Loan repayment
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PSLF eligible
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Work-life snapshot

median 6.0this job 7.2
Better work-life than 80% of Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 7,479 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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About UHS

Hospitals and Health Care
Aiken, South Carolina
501-1,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
Prescription Drug Plan
401k with company match
Discounted Stock Plan
Paid Time Off
Tuition Reimbursement

Living in Radcliff

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$213k
Typical market rent
$934/mo
Residents’ average commute
25 min
State income tax
Up to 4.5%
Sources & methodology

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

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