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Outpatient Mental Health Therapist

Counselor 8.0 Work-LifeNo callNo weekendsFull-Time
Posted 15 days ago

About the Role

Outpatient mental health therapist for older adults. Monday-Friday, 8-5. No weekends, no call. Emporia, KS.

Join Psychiatric Medical Care as a Outpatient Mental Health Therapist – No Weekends in Emporia, Kansas.

Benefits & Compensation

  • 7 Paid Holidays Off Per Year
  • PTO accrual
  • Practically Free Vision & Dental
  • Practically Free Medical Starting As Low As $70/Month
  • Matching 401k - vested on day one
  • Furthering Education Assistance

Work Schedule

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

This position offers no call requirements, weekends off. Work with Psychiatric Medical Care in Emporia, Kansas.

Key Responsibilities

The therapist will collaborate with a multidisciplinary team to provide evidence-based group, individual, and family therapy to older adults. They are also responsible for developing personalized treatment plans and maintaining compliant documentation according to Medicare guidelines.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a valid state license in Social Work or Counseling, such as LISW, LCSW, LPC, or LMFT. A master's level education is required to fulfill the clinical duties of this role.

Qualifications

Education
Master's degree (postgraduate degree)

Key Skills

Mental health therapySocial workCounselingGroup therapyIndividual therapyFamily therapyTreatment planningClinical documentationGeriatric careCrisis interventionCollaborative careMedicare compliance

Work-Life Balance Analysis

WeekdayDoc's proprietary algorithm rates Outpatient Mental Health Therapist at Psychiatric Medical Care a 8.0 out of 10 for work-life balance — classified as excellent. This places the position in the top 25% in Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) — ranked against 7,673 active Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listings on WeekdayDoc. Contributing factors include no on-call duties, no weekend requirements.

Counselor Career Context

Of the 50 active Mental Health Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 44% are remote, 24% have no call, 54% require no weekends.

Mental Health Therapy pay on WeekdayDoc is down 2.9% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).

The cost-of-living index for Kansas is 90.1 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 61.0% of Kansas clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Position Insights

AI ANALYSIS

This role scores 8.0/10 on work-life balance for Counselor roles. No call coverage keeps hours predictable.

Career trajectory: This position offers advancement within 2-3 years. The compensation analysis shows this employer pays...

Benefits analysis: Compared to 96 similar roles, this listing's benefits package ranks...

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Sign-on bonus
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PSLF eligible
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About Psychiatric Medical Care

Mental Health Care
Brentwood, TN
201-500 employees

Benefits & Perks

7 Paid Holidays Off Per Year
PTO accrual
Practically Free Vision & Dental
Practically Free Medical Starting As Low As $70/Month
Matching 401k - vested on day one
Furthering Education Assistance