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Holy Cross Hospital West Valley
West Valley City, Utah

Behavioral Health Therapist

CounselorIncludes callFull-Time

Listed compensation

$60K–$87K

The week · per this posting

Ask the employer about the work setting, weekend coverage, nights and shift pattern and time off.

Posted 1mo ago

Job Description

Where You’ll Work

As one of the busiest ERs in Utah, Holy Cross Hospital - West Valley is known for offering a broad spectrum of medical services and specialty clinics to care for the diverse healthcare needs of our growing community.

We are on a mission to provide the highest quality health care services with compassion and respect and demonstrate this daily with proactive, focused, caring interactions that comfort, inform and promote healing among patients, families, and co-workers. We believe in doing what's right.

We treat our employees fairly, work hard, use resources wisely, and are constantly striving to improve the quality and safety of care we deliver to our patients.

We offer a Level III trauma center, STEMI cardiac receiving center, Certified stroke treatment center, and orthopedics specializing in helping athletes recover from sports related injuries.

Job Summary and Responsibilities

You have a purpose, unique talents and now is the time to embrace it, live it and put it to work. We value incredible people with incredible skills – but your commitment to a greater cause is something we value even more. This is the heartbeat of our organization and your time will be spent in a supportive, team environment with resources to help you flourish and leaders who care about your success.

Contributes towards the delivery of quality health care with a concern for the well-being of those served.

Provides high quality patient care by performing intake assessment, determining diagnosis, developing and maintaining a treatment plan, concurrent reviews and discharge planning for patients in the Behavioral Health Program.

Therapy may include individual, family, couples or group counseling as appropriate, using clinically sound and evidence-based practices as current with state of employment Mental Health laws, regulatory agencies, and policies and standards of care.

Job Requirements

In addition to bringing humankindness to the workplace each day, qualified candidates will need the following:

Master's degree in Counseling, Social Work or related field

Licensed Clinical Social Worker

Two years of direct behavioral clinical experience providing individual, group or family therapy in an inpatient or outpatient setting Competence with DSM diagnostic criteria and treatment planningDemonstrates clinical and ethical professionalism, conflict resolution and critical thinking skills

Sedentary work - prolonged periods of sitting and exert up to 10 lbs. force occasionally

Key Responsibilities

The therapist provides high-quality patient care by performing intake assessments, determining diagnoses, and developing treatment plans. They also conduct individual, family, and group counseling sessions while managing discharge planning and concurrent reviews.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a Master's degree in Counseling, Social Work, or a related field and be a Licensed Clinical Social Worker. At least two years of direct behavioral clinical experience in an inpatient or outpatient setting is required.

Qualifications

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

Key Skills

Behavioral health therapyTreatment planningIndividual counselingFamily counselingClinical professionalism

Counselor Career Context

Of the 50 active Mental Health Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 62% are remote, 28% have no call, 72% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Utah is 98.9 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$74k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $75k in an average-cost state. 58.6% of Utah clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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Salary Distribution36 jobs · 16 employers

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<$85k
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$85k-100k
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$100k-115k
16
$115k-130k
3
$130k+

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks34 jobs · 16 employers

401k / retirement match
97%
CME allowance
38%
Sign-on bonus
32%
Loan repayment
15%
PSLF eligible
6%

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Work-life snapshot

median 6.3this job 3.0
Better work-life than 20% of Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 7,885 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • Includes call

Living in West Valley City

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$449k
Typical market rent
$1,586/mo
State income tax
Up to 4.8%
Sources & methodology

Sources: Zillow home values (Aug 2026), Zillow market rents (Aug 2026).

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