Behavioral Health Therapist (BHT) Weekend PRN

CounselorIncludes callIncludes weekendsPer Diem

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Posted 6mo ago

Job Description

Behavioral Health Therapist – Behavioral Health

Bring your passion to Texas Health so we are Better + Together

Work Location

Texas Health Plano, 6200 West Parker Road, Plano TX 75093

Work Hours

PRN, Weekends (two weekends per month; either two full Saturday/Sunday shifts or four Saturdays or four Sundays)

Behavioral Health Seay Center Highlights

  • Self-Scheduling that helps with work/life balance as well as opportunities for educational and career growth
  • Collaborative work environment
  • Great team
  • Robust Unit Based Council (UBC) and very engaged leadership team.
  • The professional nurse exhibits an understanding of basic human needs.
  • The professional nurse demonstrates recognition and understanding of patient’s affiliations

Here’s What You Need

  • Master's Degree Counseling or Social Work required
  • Two years of healthcare related Counseling or Social Work preferred
  • LMSW - Licensed Master Social Worker Upon Hire required Or

LCSW - Licensed Clinical Social Worker Upon Hire required Or

LPC - Licensed Professional Counselor Upon Hire required Or

LPC-A - Licensed Professional Counselor Associate Upon Hire required Or

LMFT - Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist Upon Hire required Or

LMFT-A - Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist Associate Upon Hire required

  • BCLS - Basic Cardiac Life Support prior to providing independent patient care and maintained quarterly required And
  • CPI - Crisis Prevention Intervention Training Upon Hire required And
  • ACPI - Advanced Crisis Prevention Intervention Training maintained annually 6 Months required
  • CPI - Crisis Prevention Intervention Training 30 Days required And
  • ACPI - Advanced Crisis Prevention Intervention Training maintained annually 12 Months required

What You Will Do

  • Provides individual, family, and group psychotherapy and counseling
  • Conducts unstructured individual, family, and group therapy as scheduled or ordered by physician to address goals identified on patient treatment plan
  • Provides didactic group therapy as scheduled and assigned.
  • Adapts treatment to reflect age-specific, developmental, and cultural considerations.
  • Demonstrates competence with adolescent treatment.
  • Demonstrates competency with cognitive behavioral therapy.

Additional perks of being a Texas Health Therapist

  • Benefits include 401k, Employee Assistance Program (EAP), Discount Programs, as well as other benefits.
  • Delivery of high-quality patient care
  • Strong Unit Based Council (UBC).
  • A supportive, team environment with outstanding opportunities for growth.

Texas Health Plano Highlights

Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Plano is a 366-bed, Magnet-designated hospital and recognized clinical leader, providing technologically advanced care to Plano, Frisco and surrounding communities since 1991.

This full-service facility features a full range of specialties including emergency medicine, cardiology, adult and adolescent behavioral health, pediatrics, an adult intensive care unit, state of the art and technologically advanced surgical services and a Level III NICU.

Texas Health Plano has more than 1,600 employees and over 1,360 physicians on its medical staff in more than 65 specialties.

The hospital is an Advanced Level III Trauma Facility, accredited Chest Pain Center by The Joint Commission, named “Best Place to Have a Baby” in Collin County and a Gold-Level Mother Friendly business.

Texas Health Plano is the recipient of the Disease Specific Care Certifications from the Joint Commission in Chest Pain, Joint Replacement – Hip and Joint Replacement – Knee and an Advanced Certification as a Primary Stroke Center.

We invite you to join us in furthering your career and our accomplishments and philosophy of excellence.

If you’re ready to join us in our mission to improve the health of our community, then let’s show the world how we’re even better together!

  • Learn more about our culture, benefits, and recent awards!
  • Do you still have questions or concerns? Email your questions to: recruitment@texashealth.org

Key Responsibilities

The therapist provides individual, family, and group psychotherapy to patients according to established treatment plans. They also adapt treatment strategies to meet age-specific, developmental, and cultural needs of the patients.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a Master's degree in Counseling or Social Work and possess a valid license such as LMSW, LCSW, LPC, or LMFT. Additionally, applicants are required to have BCLS and CPI certifications upon hire.

Qualifications

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

Key Skills

Family therapyIndividual therapyPatient treatment planningClinical documentation

Counselor Career Context

Of the 50 active Mental Health Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 52% are remote, 28% have no call, 60% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Texas is 97.1 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 57.7% of Texas clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Location & Logistics

Texas has no state income tax, which can significantly increase take-home pay compared to high-tax states.

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Annual compensation range

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401k / retirement match
84% this job
Sign-on bonus
35%
CME allowance
27%
Loan repayment
22%
PSLF eligible
8%

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Work-life snapshot

median 6.1this job 2.8
Better work-life than 20% of Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 7,961 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • Includes call
  • Includes weekends

Living in Plano

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$402k
Typical market rent
$1,742/mo
Residents’ average commute
25 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
103.1
State income tax
None
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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

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About Texas Health Resources

Hospitals and Health Care
Arlington, Texas
10,000+ employees

Benefits & Perks

401k
Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
Discount Programs
Self-scheduling