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Pangburn, Arkansas

Mental Health Therapist - Pangburn/Heber Springs/FT

CounselorFull-Time

Compensation

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Posted 4mo ago

Job Description

Responsibilities

$3,000 Sign-on Bonus for 40 hour full-time positions!

Pinnacle Pointe Outpatient offers a wide range of outpatient services across the state of Arkansas with service delivery models to fit the various needs of patients as young as age 5. We address a variety of emotional/behavioral health needs for children, teens and adults in a traditional clinic-based setting, but we‘re also able to offer support by providing options for therapy sessions in the school or home. As a part of Pinnacle Pointe Behavioral Health System, we bring over 25 years of experience providing quality care to children and adolescents. At Pinnacle Pointe Outpatient, we bring that same experience and attention when treating our adult population.

The Pinnacle Pointe Outpatient Therapist provides behavioral health modalities and develops specific treatment goals to targeted client population; ensuring that delivery of high-quality and cost-effective health care is consistent with the mission, vision, and values of Universal Health Services and in accordance with government regulation, licensing and accreditation requirements.

Benefit Highlights

  • Challenging and rewarding work environment
  • Competitive Compensation & Generous Paid Time Off
  • Excellent Medical, Dental, Vision and Prescription Drug Plans
  • Professional development assistance
  • Employee Assistance Program
  • 401(K) with company match and discounted stock plan
  • Health savings account
  • Flexible spending account
  • SoFi Student Loan Refinancing Program
  • Flexible scheduling
  • Career development opportunities within UHS and its 300+ Subsidiaries!

Qualifications

  • Minimum of a Masters Degree in a Human Services field, preferably Social Work, from an accredited university.
  • Current licensure. (LAC, LPC, LMFT, LPE-I, PLMSW, LMSW, or LCSW)
  • A minimum of two years psychiatric treatment experience is preferred along with experience in individual, group, and family therapy.
  • Knowledge of regulatory requirements and Arkansas laws governing services to children, adolescent and adults preferred.
  • A basic knowledge of educational, psychological and social service systems as related to special education and behavior treatment preferred.

For additional information or assistance completing application, please contact Christy.Moore@uhsinc.com.

EEO Statement

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

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Qualifications

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

Key Skills

Treatment goal developmentIndividual therapyGroup therapyCase managementRegulatory compliance

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Mental Health Therapist - Pangburn/Heber Springs/FT 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 7,885 active Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listings on WeekdayDoc.

Counselor Career Context

Of the 50 active Mental Health Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 50% are remote, 24% have no call, 66% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Arkansas is 86.9 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 61.1% of Arkansas clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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41 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution38 jobs · 33 employers

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<$85k
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$85k-110k
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10
$135k-160k

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks30 jobs

401k / retirement match
90% this job
CME allowance
60%
Sign-on bonus
37% this job
Loan repayment
27% this job
PSLF eligible
7%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

#1

Licensed Therapist

BlueSky Telepsych · Massachusetts

$60-$70/hr
#2

Psychotherapist Outpatient Clinic – LCSW / LMHC / LMFT/Full-Time Employment/Signing Bonus 5000USDContract

Harmony United Psychiatric Care · Winter Garden, Florida

$60-$70/hr
#3

Licensed Mental Health Therapist

$123k-$141k
#4

Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist (LMFT)

$123k-$141k
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Work-life snapshot

median 6.3this job 7.2
Better work-life than 80% of Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listings

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

Living in Pangburn

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$241k
Median resident rent
$758/mo
Residents’ average commute
22 min
State income tax
Up to 4.9%
Sources & methodology

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

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

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About UHS

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Benefits & Perks

$3,000 Sign-on Bonus
Competitive Compensation
Generous Paid Time Off
Medical, Dental, Vision and Prescription Drug Plans
Professional Development Assistance
Employee Assistance Program
401(K) with Company Match
Discounted Stock Plan