Behavioral Health Therapist

4 days ago
United Statesstarting at $55,000Full TimeMental Health Therapy
✓ No Call✓ No Weekends

Job Description

About the Role

Join Iowa Primary Care Association as a Behavioral Health Therapist in United States. Description The Iowa Primary Care Association is actively recruiting a Behavioral Health Therapist to provide care at a brand new community health center (FQHC) in Spencer, IA! LISW and LMHC all encouraged to apply!

Key Responsibilities

  • Formulates, develops and implements a comprehensive psychosocial treatment plan utilizing appropriate clinical social work and/or counseling treatments and interventions.
  • Interventions may include crisis intervention, brief and long-term individual, marital, and family and/or group therapies.
  • Provides therapeutic crisis intervention and emergency behavioral health services as required.

Requirements

  • Graduation from accredited master’s social work, counseling, marriage/family therapy and/or behavioral health education program.
  • Licensed as behavioral health professional to practice as LISW in Iowa (LISW; LMSW; or LMHC).

Benefits & Compensation

  • Salary range: $50,000 to $50,000 annually.

Work Schedule

  • Full-time position.
  • No call required.
  • No weekends required.

Apply to join Iowa Primary Care Association as a Behavioral Health Therapist.

Key Skills

Psychosocial AssessmentCrisis InterventionIndividual TherapyMarital TherapyFamily TherapyGroup TherapyCase ManagementPatient EducationCommunity ResourcesBehavioral HealthCounselingTreatment PlanningEmergency ServicesCollaborationDocumentationTherapeutic Techniques
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Position Insights

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Behavioral Health Therapist at Iowa Primary Care Association a 4.0 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as below average. This places the position in the average range of all Mental Health Therapy psychologist listings evaluated on our platform. Contributing factors include no on-call duties, no weekend requirements.

Candidates should carefully assess workload expectations and scheduling demands before applying.

Mental Health Therapy — Psychologist Career Context

This Mental Health Therapy position at Iowa Primary Care Association is open to psychologist candidates.

Psychologists are seeing unprecedented demand driven by the mental health crisis, with telehealth dramatically expanding access and enabling fully remote practice.

Location & Logistics

This position is based in United States.

Why This Position Stands Out

  • No on-call requirements — clinicians are completely off-duty after hours
  • No weekend shifts — preserving personal and family time
  • Transparent compensation ($50k–$50k)

Skills, Responsibilities & Benefits

Key skills and qualifications: Psychosocial Assessment, Crisis Intervention, Individual Therapy, Marital Therapy, Family Therapy, Group Therapy, Case Management, Patient Education. Candidates with experience in these areas may be especially well-suited for this Mental Health Therapy role.

Core responsibilities: The Behavioral Health Therapist provides psychosocial assessments and develops comprehensive treatment plans for patients referred by primary care providers. They also participate in staff conferences and maintain case records while providing education to patients and families.

Benefits package: Student Loan Repayment Programs, Competitive Salary, Wellness Reimbursement Program, Comprehensive Insurance, Paid Time Off, Retirement Plans. A comprehensive benefits package is an important factor in evaluating total compensation beyond base salary.

About WeekdayDoc

WeekdayDoc is the only healthcare job board that scores every position for burnout risk and work-life balance. Every listing includes a proprietary burnout score, transparent salary data when available, and lifestyle filters for no-call, no-weekends, and remote positions. Browse more Mental Health Therapy psychologist jobs on WeekdayDoc to compare work-life balance scores and compensation across employers.

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About Iowa Primary Care Association

Hospitals and Health Care
Des Moines, Iowa
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Benefits & Perks

Student Loan Repayment Programs
Competitive Salary
Wellness Reimbursement Program
Comprehensive Insurance
Paid Time Off
Retirement Plans
4.0

Work-Life Balance Score

Below Average

Protective Factors (2)

No on-call (β=6.95; p<0.001 for ↓ exhaustion)

No weekends (57% ↓ work-life conflict)

Interpretation: Position shows moderate burnout protection with 2 validated protective factors.

Job Details

Employment Type

Full Time

Posted

4d ago

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