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Ephrata, Pennsylvania

Licensed Behavioral Health Professional - Ephrata Outpatient - Days / Evenings

Behavioral HealthNo weekendsNo nightsFull-Time

Compensation

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Job Description

Full-time (80 hour biweekly)

Weekdays, daytime hours and up to two evenings per week

Sign On Bonus Eligible

General Summary

Provides individual, group and/or family therapy. Provides preadmission screening to determine appropriateness for admission. Interviews patients and/or families to obtain psycho-social histories. Collaborates with the treatment team to develop a treatment plan and coordinates discharge planning.

Duties and Responsibilities

  • Conducts individual or group therapy sessions. Assesses patients' progress and modifies or extends treatment program accordingly.
  • Provides therapeutic intervention with patient and family including individual, marital, parental, family and group therapies.
  • Interviews patients and family members to obtain information about home environment, family relationships, health history, and patient's personality traits.
  • Documents current, accurate observations of care to the patient in appropriate records.
  • Coordinates care of assigned patients.
  • Assists in the implementation of education and training experience for interns and other designated students.
  • Prepares and maintains written documentation as required by the profession and the department.

Common Expectations

  • Demonstrates knowledge of the principles of growth and development over the life span of the assigned patient population. Assesses and interprets patient age specific data and provides appropriate, age specific treatment. Provides direct patient care to assigned patient age group(s).
  • Demonstrates a commitment to patient, visitor and staff by: complying with all applicable safety regulations; learning the impact of medical errors and methodology that will lead to reduction of errors; reporting actual and potential errors, as well as hazardous conditions; identifying opportunities to standardize processes and "error proof" systems that will lead to increased safety; and participating in safety education programs and root cause analyses as required.
  • Maintains established policies and procedures, objectives, quality assessment, safety, environmental and infection control standards.
  • Enhances professional growth and development through participation in educational programs, current literature, in-service meetings, and workshops.
  • Provides outstanding service to all customers; fosters teamwork; and practices fiscal responsibility through improvement and innovation.

Qualifications

Qualifications

Minimum Education

  • Master's Degree Required

Work Experience

  • More than 1-year related experience required

Licenses

  • Licensed Clinical Social Worker Upon Hire Required or
  • Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist Upon Hire Required or
  • Licensed Professional Counselor Upon Hire Required

Benefits Offered

  • Comprehensive health benefits
  • Retirement savings plan
  • Paid time off (PTO)
  • Education assistance
  • Financial education and support, including DailyPay
  • Expanded Paid Parental Leave

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Qualifications

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

Key Skills

Individual therapyPsycho-social history assessmentTreatment planningClinical documentationCare coordinationPatient assessmentCrisis intervention

Behavioral Health Career Context

The cost-of-living index for Pennsylvania is 97.6 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 61.7% of Pennsylvania clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Behavioral Health pay on WeekdayDoc is up 16.4% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Licensed Behavioral Health Professional - Ephrata Outpatient - Days / Evenings at WellSpan Health a 6.4 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the top 35% of all Behavioral Health healthcare professional listings evaluated on our platform. Contributing factors include no weekend requirements, no night shifts.

Work-life snapshot

6.4/ 10
Listing-based score
  • No weekends
  • No nights
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About WellSpan Health

Medical Practices
York, Pennsylvania
11-50 employees

Benefits & Perks

Comprehensive health benefits
Retirement savings plan
Paid time off (PTO)
Education assistance
Financial education and support, including DailyPay
Expanded Paid Parental Leave

Living in Ephrata

Typical market rent
$1,461/mo
Residents’ average commute
23 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
98.3
State income tax
Up to 3.1%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Lancaster, PA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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