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West Columbia, South Carolina

Outpatient Counselor Part Time

CounselorPart-Time

Compensation

Pay not listed

The week · per this posting · Monday – Thursday

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Posted 3mo ago

Job Description

Responsibilities

Three Rivers Behavioral Health is a 136-bed treatment facility that specializes in quality behavioral health and substance abuse services for adolescents and adults. We offer a full continuum of care through an integrated system of inpatient, partial hospitalization and intensive outpatient programs.

Conveniently located between I-20 (Exit 61) and I-26 (Exit 110) in West Columbia, SC, our team of 300+ high quality employees describe working here as " family atmosphere," "supportive leadership," and "life-changing."

Progressive professionals in the fields of psychiatry, medicine, nursing, social services, and activity therapy serve hundreds of adults and adolescents each month with the common goal of creating new beginnings. Healthcare professionals have a unique opportunity to affect lives for the better each and every day. Choose Three Rivers and start your life-changing journey today.

This is a part time evening position. Monday - Thursday from 3pm - 9pm.

Job Summary

To provide quality case management and psychotherapeutic services to adolescent patients dealing with psychiatric and/or addiction issues. Support the organization's treatment program and philosophy and assure the deliverance of quality treatment to patients and their families.

Key Responsibilities

Develops and maintains effective working relationships with NARC, Admissions, the Business Office, Physicians, and Nursing staff.

Conducts psychosocial assessments to document history and identify preliminary issues for treatment focus by interviewing the patient and their family members.

Provides group and family process-oriented therapies as well as conducts educational and other didactic groups for patients and family members using various professional treatment modalities.

Benefits

  • Career development opportunities across UHS and our 300+ locations!
  • Generous Paid Time Off (PTO)
  • 401k Retirement Plans
  • Diverse programming to expand your experience
  • Employee Assistance Program
  • SoFi Student Loan Refinancing Program

Employee Referral Program

More information is available on our Benefits Guest Website: benefits.uhsguest.com

About Universal Health Services

One of the nation’s largest and most respected providers of hospital and healthcare services, Universal Health Services, Inc. (UHS) has built an impressive record of achievement and performance.

Growing steadily since its inception into an esteemed Fortune 500® corporation, annual revenues during 2025 were $17.4 billion. In 2026, UHS was again recognized as one of Fortune World’s Most Admired Companies™ and in 2025, was listed in Forbes ranking of America’s Largest Public Companies.

Headquartered in King of Prussia, PA, UHS has approximately 101,500 employees and continues to grow through its subsidiaries. Operating acute care hospitals, behavioral health facilities, outpatient facilities and ambulatory care access points, an insurance offering, a physician network and various related services located in 40 U.S. states, Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and the United Kingdom. For additional information visit uhs.com.

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Qualifications

Job Requirements

  • Master’s degree in Social Work or equivalent master’s degree in a recognized mental health field.
  • Strongly prefer one year experience.
  • LPC or LPCA in SC strongly preferred
  • CPI Certification (may be obtained during orientation)

EEO Statement

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Qualifications

Education
Master's degree (postgraduate degree)

Key Skills

Group therapyFamily therapyDidactic group facilitationTreatment planningCrisis intervention

Clinical Psychology — Counselor Career Context

The cost-of-living index for South Carolina is 93.7 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 60.6% of South Carolina clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Of the 50 active Clinical Psychology listings this role was benchmarked against, 48% are remote, 46% have no call, 62% require no weekends.

Clinical Psychology pay on WeekdayDoc is up 11.6% vs. the prior quarter (through Sep 2026).

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Outpatient Counselor Part Time at UHS a 7.7 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as very good. This places the position in the top 25% in Clinical Psychology (Counseling) — ranked against 353 active Clinical Psychology (Counseling) listings on WeekdayDoc.

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Salary Distribution31 jobs · 30 employers

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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks26 jobs

401k / retirement match
100% this job
CME allowance
27%
Loan repayment
19% this job
Sign-on bonus
15%
PSLF eligible
15%

Share of similar jobs offering each benefit

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Work-life snapshot

median 7.2this job 7.7
Better work-life than 80% of Clinical Psychology (Counseling) listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 353 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

  • On-site

Living in West Columbia

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$237k
Typical market rent
$1,684/mo
Residents’ average commute
20 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
93.7
State income tax
Up to 6.5%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Columbia, SC metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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

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About UHS

Hospitals and Health Care
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501-1,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Generous Paid Time Off (PTO)
401k Retirement Plans
Employee Assistance Program
SoFi Student Loan Refinancing Program
Employee Referral Program
Career development opportunities