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Intake Counselor - Per Diem

CounselorPer Diem

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Job Description

Responsibilities

We are looking for Intake Counselors to join our team!

Per Diem

Position Summary

The Intake Counselor provides telephonic and in person risk assessment and crisis intervention, initial contact with referral sources and potential patients, coordinates the referral and intake process, determines appropriate level of care, facilitates the admission process and maintains communication with referral sources, families, patients and unit staff. The Intake Clinician also assists the Physician by providing face to face clinical assessments, including the history of presenting illness, family dynamics and supporting psychosocial information.

Qualifications

Minimum Requirements

  • Master’s Degree in Counseling, Psychology, Human Services field, or Masters in Social Work required.
  • Licensure through the Arizona Board of Behavioral Health Examiners preferred.
  • Prior intake, assessment, admission, and crisis intervention experience with a psychiatric mental health population, preferably in an inpatient setting.
  • Must have or be able to obtain level one fingerprint clearance card.

Quail Run Hospital is a 102-bed, acute care psychiatric hospital located in Phoenix, Arizona. Quail Run features individual units for adolescents, adults, and seniors, and offers inpatient acute care, partial hospitalization, and intensive outpatient programs. On average, over 10,000 patients receive care from our compassionate health care team each year at Quail Run Behavioral Health.

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Qualifications

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

Key Skills

Clinical assessmentIntake coordinationPatient admissionPsychosocial assessment

Counselor Career Context

The cost-of-living index for Arizona is 100.7 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 60.3% of Arizona clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Of the 50 active Counseling listings this role was benchmarked against, 46% are remote, 20% have no call, 58% require no weekends.

Counseling pay on WeekdayDoc is up 18.8% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

Top contract/1099 Counselor Jobs

38 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution38 jobs · 32 employers

16
<$80k
8
$80k-105k
6
$105k-130k
5
$130k-155k
3
$155k+

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks31 jobs

401k / retirement match
87%
CME allowance
48%
Sign-on bonus
26%
Loan repayment
23%
PSLF eligible
19%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

#1

Mental Health Therapist, Contractor - WI / (Remote)Contract

Cartwheel · Remote - Nationwide

$65-$75/hr
#2

Mental Health Therapist, Contractor - IN / (Remote)Contract

Cartwheel · Remote - Nationwide

$65-$75/hr
#3

Dental Therapist

From $155k
#4

Licensed Therapist

$60-$70/hr
+ 36 more · ranked by pay

Work-life snapshot

median 6.1this job 4.8
Better work-life than 40% of Counseling listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 519 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

Living in Phoenix

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$406k
Typical market rent
$1,574/mo
Residents’ average commute
26 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
103.3
State income tax
Up to 2.5%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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