Outpatient Behavioral Health Therapist - PRN
Compensation
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Job Description
Responsibilities
Salt Lake Behavioral Health is seeking a passionate and talented Outpatient Therapist for our (IOP) Intensive Outpatient Program.
Shifts: Per Diem - Saturday and Sunday (8:30am - 2:00pm)
The Outpatient Therapist performs social services functions to include assisting patients in meeting their biopsychosocial needs while enabling them to access through therapeutic treatment skills to achieve their optimal level of emotional health, including providing basic consultation, teaching, complete specialized clinical work services for patients/families receiving care, crisis intervention, short-term and long-term therapy, and providing information and referrals as needed.
The Outpatient Therapist will be responsible for managing a set case load, providing mental health/chemical dependency treatment in a group setting, completing individualized treatment plans, and coordinating continuing care/discharge planning. The Outpatient Therapist works with at treatment team and multi-disciplinary team.
We understand that not all wounds are visible. Depression, anxiety, trauma, addiction and suicide affects millions of individuals and families. Our mission is to transform lives through exceptional patient care. Salt Lake Behavioral Health is a private 118 bed freestanding psychiatric hospital, located in Salt Lake City, specializing in mental health and substance abuse treatment for adults.
For more information about Salt Lake behavioral Health, go to our website at saltlakebehavioralhealth.com and you can also watch our video from staff at youtube.com
Benefits of joining the Salt Lake Behavioral Health team include:
- A challenging and rewarding work environment
- Growth and development opportunities within UHS and its 300+ facilities
- Competitive Compensation
- Discounted in-house meals
- Variety of Employee Benefits and Appreciation Programs
- Supportive administration and team
Qualifications
Education
Master's Degree from an accredited college or university, in Social Work or a clinical related mental health field required.
Experience: 2 years experience in a psychiatric health care facility, with direct experience in family and group therapies, crisis intervention, and treatment skills preferred; must have strong clinical assessment skills. 2 years experience in dual diagnosis and substance use disorder treatment.
License: CSW, LCSW, ACMHC, CMHC, AMFT, LMFT with the state of Utah
Additional Requirements
CPR certification is required. You will need to successfully complete our current training for restraints and seclusions. This training will need to be done prior to assisting in any patient restraints or seclusions and within 90 days of employment. May be required to work flexible hours.
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
- Master's degree (postgraduate degree)
- Experience
- 2+ years of experience
Key Skills
Work-Life Balance Analysis
WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Outpatient Behavioral Health Therapist - PRN at UHS a 6.9 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as good. This places the position in the Above average in Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) — ranked against 7,851 active Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listings on WeekdayDoc.
Counselor Career Context
UHS ranks #5 of 25 employers hiring contract/1099 Counselor on WeekdayDoc by average advertised pay.
Of the 50 active Mental Health Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 58% are remote, 20% have no call, 66% require no weekends.
| Measure | This job | Market |
|---|---|---|
| Work-life score | 6.9 / 10 · above average in mental health therapy (counseling) | ranked against 7,851 Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listingslisting-based score, 0–10 |
| Cost of living | Utah index 98.9 | US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024) |
| Mental Health Therapy listings in Utah | 82 active | 7,903 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026 |
| Work setting | on-site | peers: 58% remote · 20% no call · 66% no weekends50 benchmarked listings |
| UHS | #5 of 25 for pay | Top Employers work-life index |
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