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Baptist Health
Richmond, Kentucky · Hybrid

Licensed Therapist (LPCC or LCSW)

Social WorkerFull-Time

Compensation

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Job Description

Summary Job Description: Behavioral Health Licensed Therapist - LCSW or LPCC Provides clinical services including psychosocial assessment, individual, family, and group therapies that meet the established standards of care and standards of practice.

Develops patient treatment plans with patient/family participation and reassess treatment plans appropriately. If assigned to Outpatient Behavioral Health and independently privileged, may provide for initial patient assessment.

Participates in performance improvement activities and assists in the interpretation of performance improvement data. If qualified, may provide clinical supervision. Expected to participate in consultation, set professional boundaries, maintain confidentiality and adhere to ethical conduct. Therapist will see all ages via telehealth and in-person visits.

Minimum Qualifications

Masters degree in social work or counselling and licensure as clinical social worker (LCSW). Must have knowledge of current theoretical approaches to the delivery of counseling services. Must have knowledge of strategies for examining, applying and evaluating cognitive/behavioral therapy concepts.

Additional skills required include thorough knowledge of the clinical aspects of the mental health field BENEFITS INCLUDE: Medical, Vision and Dental Insurance Competitive PTO Package 401K Retirement Match Tuition Reimbursement Maternity/Paternity Leave Licensed Therapist, Licensed Clinical Social Worker, LCSW, LPCC Work Experience Education If you would like to be part of a growing family focused on supporting clinical excellence, teamwork and innovation, we urge you to apply now!

Baptist Health is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. Founded in 1924 in Louisville, Kentucky, Baptist Health is a full-spectrum health system dedicated to improving the health of the communities it serves.

The Baptist Health family consists of 10 hospitals, employed and independent physicians, and more than 470 points of care, including outpatient facilities, physician practices and services, urgent care clinics, outpatient diagnostic and surgery centers, home care, fitness centers, and occupational medicine and physical therapy clinics.

Baptist Health’s eight owned hospitals include more than 2,300 licensed beds in Corbin, Elizabethtown, La Grange, Lexington, Louisville, Paducah, Richmond and New Albany, Indiana.

Baptist Health also operates two joint venture hospitals: the 410-bed Baptist Health Deaconess Madisonville in Madisonville, Kentucky with Deaconess Health System based in Evansville, Indiana, and the Baptist Health Rehabilitation Hospital, a 40-bed inpatient rehabilitation facility with Encompass Health, based in Birmingham, Alabama.

Baptist Health employs more than 24,000 people in Kentucky and surrounding states. Baptist Health is the first health system in the U.S. to have all of its hospitals recognized by the American Nursing Credentialing Center with either a Magnet® or Pathway to Excellence® designation for nursing excellence.

Baptist Health’s employed provider network, Baptist Health Medical Group, has more than 1,820 employed providers offering care in 78 specialties, including approximately 862 physicians and 958 advanced practice clinicians. Baptist Health’s physician network also includes more than 2,000 independent physicians.

EEO Statement

Baptist Health is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer, and seeks to employ individuals without regard to race, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, marital status, citizenship status, military status, religious or political beliefs, protected veteran status, employment status or any other protected class identified in any federal, state, or local law.

Baptist Health specifically encourages minority, female, disabled, veteran and other candidates from diverse backgrounds to apply and strengthen our team. Please note that Baptist Health is a drug-free workplace and employment with Baptist Health is subject to post offer, pre-employment drug testing.

NOTICE OF NONDISCRIMATION AND ACCESSIBILITY TO SERVICES Persons with hearing and speech impairments can contact Baptist Health facilities by using the Kentucky Relay Service, a toll-free telecommunication device for the deaf (TDD). For voice to TDD, call 800.648.6057. For TDD to voice, call 800.648.6056. Job Applicant Privacy Policy Statement - Job Applicant Privacy Policy

Key Responsibilities

Provide clinical services including psychosocial assessments and individual, family, and group therapies. Develop and reassess patient treatment plans while participating in performance improvement activities.

Requirements

Requires a Master's degree in social work or counseling and licensure as an LCSW or LPCC. Must possess knowledge of current theoretical counseling approaches and cognitive/behavioral therapy concepts.

Qualifications

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

Key Skills

Individual TherapyFamily TherapyGroup TherapyTreatment PlanningCase Management

Social Worker Career Context

Of the 50 active Social Work listings this role was benchmarked against, 38% are remote, 38% have no call, 76% require no weekends — this position is remote.

The cost-of-living index for Kentucky is 90.2 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 61.6% of Kentucky clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Social Work by the numbers
MeasureThis jobMarket
Listed paynot listedSocial Work median $75k (middle half $64k–$84k)302 comparable listings, Oct 2026
Cost of livingKentucky index 90.2US average = 100BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)
Social Work listings in Kentucky82 active6,454 nationallylive on WeekdayDoc, Oct 2026
Work settingremotepeers: 38% remote · 38% no call · 76% no weekends50 benchmarked listings
Sign-on & loan repaymentnot statedUS Social Worker listings: 7% state a sign-on bonus (median $5k) · 7% offer loan repayment1,000 active listings, Oct 2026
Sources: WeekdayDoc live listing index, BEA Regional Price Parities (2024); as of Oct 2026. Same values as the Weekday Verdict and Market Insights on this page.

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Benefits & Perks

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401k / retirement match
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Sign-on bonus
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CME allowance
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Loan repayment
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Relocation assistance
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Work-life snapshot

median 5.1this job 2.4
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About Baptist Health

Hospitals and Health Care
San Antonio, Texas
1,001-5,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Medical insurance
Vision insurance
Dental insurance
Competitive PTO
401K Retirement Match
Tuition Reimbursement
Maternity/Paternity Leave