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Lifepoint Health
Carrollton, Texas

Inpatient Therapist, Behavioral Health

CounselorFull-Time

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Job Description

Inpatient Therapist

Schedule: Full Time Days

Your Experience Matters

Carrollton Springs is part of Lifepoint Health, a diversified healthcare delivery network with facilities coast to coast. We are driven by a profound commitment to prioritize your well-being so you can provide exceptional care to others.

As an Inpatient Therapist joining our team, you’re embracing a vital mission dedicated to making communities healthier ®. Join us on this meaningful journey where your skills, compassion and dedication will make a remarkable difference in the lives of those we serve.

How you’ll contribute

An Inpatient Therapist Who Excels in This Role

  • Conducts individual and group therapy sessions to educate patients regarding psychological, emotional, or substance abuse problems
  • Displays active involvement in treatment planning process
  • Provides family session counseling to all patients to ensure appropriate communication and involvement of family members and support groups
  • Actively communicates with clients, families, and outside referral sources
  • Demonstrates proactive communication with those involved with the patient’s treatment
  • Works well with the interdisciplinary team including physicians, utilization review and nursing staff members
  • Demonstrates active communication with team members
  • Effectively communicates to UR on treatment and LOS issues
  • Completes appropriate paperwork for clients in a timely, accurate and complete manner
  • Demonstrates appropriate crisis intervention and de-escalation skills
  • Acts as a member of team with crisis situation occurs, assisting others to ensure patient safety
  • Completes accurate assessments of patients utilizing clinical skills
  • Assists care coordination department as requested
  • Completes all documentation thoroughly, timely, and in accordance with hospital standards
  • Displays a thorough knowledge of confidentiality
  • Completes releases appropriately
  • Demonstrates knowledge of HIPAA regulations and abides by those standards
  • Demonstrates a working knowledge of all clinical regulations, including TJC, Medicaid, and state and federal laws
  • Displays active involvement in the discharge, transition, and after-care planning treatment processes Other duties as assigned

What We’re Looking For

Applicants should hold a Master’s degree in Social Work, Counseling or equivalent (required). Additional requirements include:

  • Prior experience with psychiatric and chemical dependency patients
  • CPR and de-escalation certification is required within 30 days of employment and prior to any patient contact.
  • Current unencumbered Social Work or Counseling license as required by state regulations.

Why Join Us

We believe that investing in our employees is the first step to providing excellent patient care. In addition to your base compensation, this position

also offers:

  • Comprehensive Benefits: Multiple levels of medical, dental and vision coverage for full-time and part-time employees.
  • Financial Protection & PTO: Life, accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity insurance, short- and long-term disability, paid family leave and paid time off.
  • Financial & Career Growth: Higher education and certification tuition assistance, loan assistance and 401(k) retirement package and company match.
  • Employee Well-being: Mental, physical, and financial wellness programs (free gym memberships, virtual care appointments, mental health services and discount programs).
  • Professional Development: Ongoing learning and career advancement opportunities.

More About Carrollton Springs

Carrollton Springs is a 78-bed behavioral health hospital offering exceptional care to the Carrollton, TX community.

EEOC Statement

“Carrollton Springs is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Carrollton Springs is committed to Equal Employment Opportunity for all applicants and employees and complies with all applicable laws prohibiting discrimination and harassment in employment.”

Lifepoint Health is a leader in community-based care and driven by a mission of Making Communities Healthier.

Our diversified healthcare delivery network spans 29 states and includes 63 community hospital campuses, 32 rehabilitation and behavioral health hospitals, and more than 170 additional sites of care across the healthcare continuum, such as acute rehabilitation units, outpatient centers and post-acute care facilities.

We believe that success is achieved through talented people. We want to create places where employees want to work, with opportunities to pursue meaningful and satisfying careers that truly make a difference in communities across the country.

We employ and provide care to people from all walks of life. We are committed to promoting healing, providing hope, preserving dignity and producing value with an inclusive workforce in which diversity is leveraged, respected, and reflective of the patients, family members, customers and team members we serve.

Key Responsibilities

The Inpatient Therapist conducts individual, group, and family therapy sessions while actively participating in the interdisciplinary treatment planning process. They are responsible for maintaining accurate clinical documentation, ensuring patient safety through crisis intervention, and coordinating discharge and after-care planning.

Requirements

Applicants must hold a Master’s degree in Social Work, Counseling, or an equivalent field and possess a current, unencumbered license. Prior experience working with psychiatric and chemical dependency patients is required, along with the ability to obtain CPR and de-escalation certifications.

Qualifications

Education
Professional certificate or licensure
Experience
2+ years of experience

Key Skills

Individual therapyFamily counselingClinical assessmentHIPAA compliancePsychiatric careChemical dependency treatmentInterdisciplinary collaborationDischarge planning

Counselor Career Context

Of the 50 active Mental Health Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 34% are remote, 36% 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

Benefits & Perks36 jobs

401k / retirement match
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Loan repayment
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CME allowance
22%
Sign-on bonus
19%
PSLF eligible
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Work-life snapshot

median 6.1this job 3.0
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.

Living in Carrollton

Typical 3-bedroom home value
$373k
Typical market rent
$1,655/mo
Residents’ average commute
24 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 Lifepoint Health

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Benefits & Perks

Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage
Life, accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity insurance
Short- and long-term disability
Paid family leave
Paid time off
Higher education and certification tuition assistance
Loan assistance
401(k) retirement package with company match