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Savannah, Georgia

Therapist - Outpatient - Day Shift

CounselorNo nightsFull-Time

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Job Description

Responsibilities

Therapist (Outpatient)- FT Opportunity

Coastal Harbor Health System is comprised of a 145-bed hospital for children and adolescents, providing both short- and long-term inpatient care, and a 50-bed inpatient hospital serving men and women, ages 18 and up. We offer compassionate patient care to those who need it the most, serving not only local patients, but also those located across the country.

Our hospitals are conveniently located in beautiful, historic Savannah, GA in a quiet setting that provides unparalleled anonymity and privacy, enabling patients to concentrate on treatment.

Website: coastalharbor.com

The Licensed Therapist assesses and counsels patients regarding psychological or emotional problems and develops and implements a therapeutic treatment plan. The Therapist collaborates with all members of the treatment team and provides clinical supervision, guidance and developmental support for program staff, and clinical structure and guidance for the treatment team. The Therapist provides group, family and individual sessions for acute care patients as indicated.

Job Duties/Responsibilities

Ensure completion of all initial assessments for assigned patient group. Completes psychosocial history on all assigned patients. This may include notification of other disciplines when there are noticeable omissions in the record and contacting patient's support system to obtain additional information.

Assures that the master treatment plan is developed within 72 hours of admission of the assigned patient population.

  • Ensures that all assigned patients have an individualized crisis plan developed.
  • Provides clinical oversight to assure that treatment plan interventions are followed.

Maintains collaboration with Admission Department to provide clinical support for initial screenings. Provides appropriate back up for assessments when there is need.

Ensures that group therapy, individual therapy and family therapy coverage is provided in accordance with schedule and needs of assigned patients.

Benefit Highlights

  • Challenging and rewarding work environment
  • Competitive Compensation & Generous Paid Time Off
  • Excellent Medical, Dental, Vision and Prescription Drug Plans
  • 401(K) with company match and discounted stock plan

SoFi Student Loan Refinancing Program

  • Career development opportunities within UHS and its 300+ Subsidiaries!
  • More information is available on our Benefits Guest Website: 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.

During the year, UHS was again recognized as one of the World’s Most Admired Companies by Fortune; and listed in Forbes ranking of America’s Largest Public Companies.

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 all over the U.S. States, Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and the United Kingdom. uhs.com

Qualifications

Requirements

  • Licensed (or license eligible) Clinician in the state of GA
  • Must have experience of 1+ year
  • Computer proficient with previous heavy data entry experience
  • Experience in inpatient setting preferred

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We believe that diversity and inclusion among our teammates is critical to our success.

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Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Psychological assessmentCounselingTreatment planningCrisis interventionPsychosocial history documentationInterdisciplinary collaboration

Counselor Career Context

Of the 50 active Mental Health Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 48% are remote, 34% have no call, 68% require no weekends.

The cost-of-living index for Georgia is 96.3 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 59.8% of Georgia clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

Top Counselor Jobs

39 matches · ranked by pay

Salary Distribution33 jobs · 30 employers

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<$70k
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Annual compensation range

Benefits & Perks32 jobs · 30 employers

401k / retirement match
94% this job
CME allowance
41%
Sign-on bonus
31%
Loan repayment
13% this job
PSLF eligible
13%

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Work-life snapshot

median 6.0this job 5.1
Better work-life than 40% of Mental Health Therapy (Counseling) listings

Listing-based score, 0–10, across 8,002 comparable listings. Shaded area = the share scoring below this one.

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Living in Savannah

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$300k
Typical market rent
$1,757/mo
Residents’ average commute
21 min
Metro price indexU.S. average = 100
95.2
State income tax
Up to 5.8%
Sources & methodology

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

BEA 2024 · Savannah, GA metro prices. Housing figures are city-level.

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

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Benefits & Perks

Competitive Compensation
Generous Paid Time Off
Medical, Dental, Vision and Prescription Drug Plans
401(K) with company match
Discounted stock plan
SoFi Student Loan Refinancing Program
Career development opportunities