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Raleigh, North Carolina

INTAKE COUNSELOR (DEGREED) - FULLTIME

LPC / LMHCIncludes callFull-Time

Compensation

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Job Description

Responsibilities

One of the nation’s largest and most respected providers of hospital and healthcare services, Universal

Health Services, Inc. has built an impressive record of achievement and performance. Growing steadily since its inception into an esteemed Fortune 500 corporation, our annual revenues were $11.4 billion in

2019. In 2020, UHS was again recognized as one of the World’s Most Admired Companies by Fortune; in

2019, ranked #293 on the Fortune 500; and in 2017, listed #275 in Forbes inaugural ranking of America’s

Top 500 Public Companies. Headquartered in King of Prussia, PA, UHS has more than 90,000 employees and through its subsidiaries operates 26 acute care hospitals, 328 behavioral health facilities, 42 outpatient facilities and ambulatory care access points, an insurance offering, a physician network and various related services located in 37 U.S. states, Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and the United

Kingdom.

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.

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Qualifications

Position Summary

Assist the Director of Admissions in providing staff supervision, clinical case consultation, coordination and organization of day-to-day activities, and administrative duties that will enhance effectiveness of the Admissions Department and Security to ensure smooth admissions processing for referral sources, families, staff and patients.

This includes participation in the timely processing of inquiry/referral calls and walk-in/scheduled emergency psychiatric clinical assessments and ensure their referral to the most appropriate level of care. Administrator on call duties will be required on a rotational schedule.

Required Experience

  • Master's Degree in Social Work, Counseling or Relative Human Services
  • At least 6 months experience in inpatient psychiatric treatment or relative experience completing clinical assessment and risk formulation preferred.
  • Clinical licensure preferred, not required.
  • Associate level accepted.
  • Job Responsibilities
  • Utilize electronic programs to admit patients and enter demographic information
  • Interview incoming patients to complete intake assessment and initial risk formulation
  • Use verbal de-escalation skills to manage patients experiencing psychiatric crisis
  • Perform patient observation to ensure safety while in the admissions department
  • Transfer patients and belongings to assigned unit
  • Complete all required documentation thoroughly

Qualifications

Education
Master's degree (postgraduate degree)

Key Skills

Patient intakeCrisis interventionElectronic medical recordsPatient safetyAdministrative support

Counselor Career Context

The cost-of-living index for North Carolina is 94.3 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 59.2% of North Carolina clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Of the 50 active Mental Health Counseling listings this role was benchmarked against, 48% are remote, 34% have no call, 72% require no weekends.

What does the Mental Health Counseling market look like in North Carolina?
MeasureThis jobMarket
Listed paynot listedMental Health Counseling median $55k (middle half $54k–$55k)13 comparable listings, Nov 2026
Cost of livingNorth Carolina index 94.3US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Mental Health Counseling listings in North Carolina21 active789 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Work settingon-sitepeers: 48% remote · 34% no call · 72% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedNorth Carolina Counselor listings: 13% state a sign-on bonus (median $5k) · 16% offer loan repayment490 active listings, Nov 2026
New Mental Health Counseling listings328 in the last 30 days229 the 30 days before (+43%)U.S., first seen on WeekdayDoc, Nov 2026
Mental Health Counseling pay trend−10.6% vs prior quarter—through Oct 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Nov 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

Top Counselor Jobs

50 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution

50 jobs · 37 employers
24
<$80k
10
$80k-95k
9
$95k-110k
3
$110k-125k
4
$125k+

Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks

36 jobs
401k / retirement match
89%
CME allowance
28%
Sign-on bonus
19%
Loan repayment
17%
PSLF eligible
6%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

#1

Behavioral Health Specialist Requires LCSW LPC or LMFT

CVS Health · Sun City, Arizona

$61k-$130k
#2

Remote Licensed Mental Health TherapistContract

Adjuvant Behavior Health · Huntington, West Virginia

$60-$62/hr
#3

Remote Licensed Professional Therapist

$60-$62/hr
#4

Licensed Clinical Mental Health Therapist - LICSW - LPCC - LMFT

$74k-$126k
+ 48 more · ranked by pay

Work-life snapshot

median 6.0this job 3.0
Better work-life than 20% of Mental Health Counseling listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 770 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • Includes call

Living in Raleigh

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$369k
Typical market rent
$1,572/mo
Residents’ average commute
23 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
98.2
State income tax
Up to 4.8%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Raleigh-Cary, NC metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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