Therapist - PRN As Needed

Counselor / TherapistNo nightsPer Diem

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Job Description

  • Level: Experienced
  • Job Location: Pasadena Villa Quad Cities OP - Davenport, IA
  • Position Type: Per Diem
  • Education Level: Graduate Degree
  • Salary Range: Undisclosed
  • Job Shift: Day
  • Job Category: Health Care

Why You Will Love Working With Us! At Pasadena Villa Outpatient, we are a dynamic, dedicated, and growing team of professionals deeply passionate about providing evidence-based and personalized clinical care for behavioral health conditions.

Pasadena Villa Outpatient is a leading provider of mental health treatment services across the region.

We are a part of Odyssey Behavioral Healthcare Network which offers a continuum of care within our Psychiatric Network, Eating Disorder Network, including inpatient, intensive residential, partial hospitalization, and intensive outpatient services nationwide.

Our team’s foundation is client centered care and clinical excellence through our 5-star service commitment – Respect, Accountability, Integrity, Flexibility, Collaboration, and Service. We are committed to our team and our team is committed to our clients!

Position Summary Associate Therapists provide individual, family and group therapy sessions for clients in an Intensive Outpatient and Partial Hospitalization mental health facility, under the supervision of fully licensed therapists.

Associate Therapists assess the therapeutic needs of clients, develop appropriate treatment plans, and facilitate group, family and individual therapy sessions.

Position collaborates with clients, team members, external clinical partners and family members, as appropriate, to coordinate care throughout the treatment process.

Relationships and Contacts Within the organization: Maintains frequent and close working relationships with clinical, admissions, and leadership team members throughout the organization.

Outside the organization: Initiates and maintains strong professional relationships with clients and families, clinical providers, referral partners and vendors, as needed. Essential

Responsibilities

Facilitates group and individual therapy sessions in accordance with the clinical program schedule. Completes session notes, contact logs, discharge plans and other reports in compliance with State, accrediting bodies, quality guidelines and payor source guidelines.

Completes all necessary documentation within prescribed format and timelines. Ensures documentation reflects ongoing assessments of client’s clinical presentation and behaviors. Facilitates specialized groups as assigned based on education, training, and experience.

Selects appropriate interventions to meet the clinical needs of individual clients. Maintains therapeutic relationships with clients using praise and other reinforcers to encourage appropriate behaviors and attitudes. Sets limits and holds boundaries in a kind and firm manner.

Conducts effective verbal crisis intervention and de-escalation involving other team members, as needed. Collaborates with an interdisciplinary treatment team to coordinate client care from admission through discharge.

Attends clinical, consultation, and operations meetings; serves as a clinical advocate for assigned cases. Communicates client progress with the referral sources, families, parents and/or guardians, as appropriate. Addresses clients, visitors, physicians, and co-workers in a welcoming and respectful manner.

Responds to clients and families with empathy and positive professional skills. Additional

Responsibilities

Can be relied upon to be at work as scheduled, proactively notifying supervisor of planned and unplanned time off needs. Reads, understands, and adheres to all company policy statements on ethics, conduct, and conflict of interests; adheres to facility policies, procedures, rules, and regulations. Maintains positive attitude and acts as a team player with others on the team. Attends and completes all trainings within assigned time frames. Completes other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

What We're Seeking Education and Experience Position requires a master’s degree in social work, marriage and family therapy, counseling or psychology. Holds a provisional or temporary clinical license, in good standing, within the state of Iowa. Requires minimum of 2 years of experience working with clients with a primary mental health diagnosis and/or substance use disorder. Must become fully licensed within two years from the date of hire. Other

Requires clearance of TB test, criminal background check clearance, and any other mandatory state/federal requirements. Current CPR and First Aid certification or willingness to complete within 30 days of start date.

Pasadena Villa Outpatient provides equal employment opportunities without regard to race, color, creed, ancestry, national origin, ethnicity, sex, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, religion, age, disability, gender identity, genetic information, service in the military, or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state, or local law.

Equal employment opportunity applies to all terms and conditions of employment. Pasadena Villa reserves the rights to modify, interpret, or apply this job description in any way the organization desires.

This job description in no way implies that these are the only duties, including essential duties, to be performed by the employee occupying this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to reasonably accommodate qualified individuals with disabilities.

This job description is not an employment contract, implied or otherwise. The employment relationship remains “At-Will.”

Key Responsibilities

Associate Therapists facilitate individual, family, and group therapy sessions while developing and implementing personalized treatment plans for clients. They also collaborate with an interdisciplinary team to coordinate care and maintain accurate clinical documentation in compliance with regulatory standards.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a master's degree in social work, marriage and family therapy, counseling, or psychology, along with a provisional or temporary clinical license in Iowa. A minimum of two years of experience working with mental health or substance use disorders is required.

Qualifications

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

Key Skills

Treatment planningMental health assessmentInterdisciplinary collaborationCase managementBoundary settingEvidence-based practice

Counselor Career Context

Of the 50 active Mental Health Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 56% are remote, 34% have no call, 56% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Iowa is 87.8 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 59.8% of Iowa clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Mental Health Therapy by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Cost of livingIowa index 87.8US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Mental Health Therapy listings in Iowa89 active7,493 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 56% remote · 34% no call · 56% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedIowa counselor listings (all specialties): 16% state a sign-on bonus (median $8k) · 10% offer loan repayment164 active listings, Nov 2026
New Mental Health Therapy listings2,575 in the last 30 days1,373 the 30 days before (+88%)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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About Odyssey Behavioral Group

Mental Health Care
Glen Allen, Virginia
51-200 employees

Living in Davenport

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$198k
Typical market rent
$965/mo
Residents’ average commute
19 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
89.1
State income tax
Up to 6%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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