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Carilion Clinic
Roanoke, Virginia

Mental Health Therapist- Weekends, Full Time

CounselorNo weekendsFull-Time

Compensation

Pay not disclosed

Employment & setting
Full-Time
Call expectations
Not specified
Weekends
No weekends
Posted 6mo ago

Job description

Join Carilion Clinic as a Mental Health Therapist – Weekends, 4-Day Workweek in Roanoke, Virginia.

Benefits & Compensation

  • Comprehensive Medical, Dental, & Vision Benefits
  • Employer Funded Pension Plan (vested after five years)
  • Paid Time Off (accrued from day one)
  • Onsite fitness studios and discounts to Carilion Wellness centers
  • Access to health and wellness app (Virgin Pulse)
  • Discounts on childcare
  • Continued education and training

Work Schedule

  • Full-Time position.
  • No weekends required.

This position offers weekends off. Work with Carilion Clinic in Roanoke, Virginia.

Key Responsibilities

The Mental Health Therapist provides therapeutic services including initial assessment, individual, family, and group therapy to patients from young adult through advanced adulthood, working as part of a multidisciplinary team. Responsibilities also include coordinating treatment, making discharge plans, and accurately recording all patient data in the medical record.

Requirements

Candidates must possess a Master's degree in Social Work, Counseling, or a related field, along with one to three years of related experience. Effective interpersonal, communication, and teamwork skills are also required minimum qualifications.

Qualifications

Education
Master's degree (postgraduate degree)

Key Skills

Individual TherapyFamily TherapyMultidisciplinary TeamworkTreatment PlanningCoordinationDischarge PlanningPsychosocial AssessmentProgress NotesInterpersonal SkillsCommunication Skills

Counselor Career Context

In Virginia, the Mental Health Therapy weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$79k (282 salary observations; 501 listings), vs ~$75k nationally (9,269 salary observations; 18,605 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2025-12-01 through 2026-09-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.

Of the 50 active Mental Health Therapy listings this role was benchmarked against, 42% are remote, 30% have no call, 62% require no weekends.

Mental Health Therapy pay on WeekdayDoc is up 3.4% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).

The cost-of-living index for Virginia is 101.1 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)). 61.1% of Virginia clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).

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401k / retirement match
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CME allowance
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Loan repayment
29%
Sign-on bonus
24%
PSLF eligible
13%

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3.9/ 10
Listing-based score

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About Carilion Clinic

Hospitals and Health Care
Roanoke, Virginia
5,001-10,000 employees

Benefits & Perks

Comprehensive Medical, Dental, & Vision Benefits
Employer Funded Pension Plan (vested after five years)
Voluntary 403B
Paid Time Off (accrued from day one)
Onsite fitness studios and discounts to Carilion Wellness centers
Access to health and wellness app (Virgin Pulse)
Discounts on childcare
Continued education and training